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The Season That Was: A Western Bulldogs Season Review

Alex Docherty

Sep 25, 20197 min read

The Season That Was: A Western Bulldogs Season Review

If you were a Western Bulldog supporter, consider 2019 a rollercoaster ride of sorts. Started off well enough, dipped towards the midway...

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Alex Docherty

Aug 28, 20196 min read

Predicting The 2019 All Australian Team

The 2019 All Australian Squad was announced on Monday and with the final cut of 22 players to be announced on Wednesday, it doesn’t leave...

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Alex Docherty

Jul 19, 20195 min read

What's In A Caretaker Coach?

With the news of Alan Richardson ‘stepping down’ as St. Kilda’s head coach on Tuesday, this makes it the third coach in the league this...

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Comparing State Of Origin Teams: My 2014 Victorian Side Or The 2019 Team?

Alex Docherty

Jun 8, 20196 min read

Comparing State Of Origin Teams: My 2014 Victorian Side Or The 2019 Team?

Five years ago – when I started writing about the AFL (Some milestone right?), during the first year I wrote who I believed would make...

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A 2019 Mid-Season Review Of The Western Bulldogs

Alex Docherty

Jun 5, 20196 min read

A 2019 Mid-Season Review Of The Western Bulldogs

Over the past few years, I have taken the Bulldogs’ week off during the year to write about their season so far and give it a thorough...

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He Was Worth Every Cent: A Tribute To The Career Of Tom Boyd

Alex Docherty

May 22, 20197 min read

He Was Worth Every Cent: A Tribute To The Career Of Tom Boyd

The story of Tom Boyd's football career can only be described as a tale of sadness and pondering of what could've been. A former number...

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Alex Docherty

May 1, 20196 min read

Weighing In On The Booing Debate

Anzac Day, 2019 – Scott Pendlebury walks up on the dais to accept his third Anzac Day Medal. He thoroughly deserved it, playing a massive...

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Alex Docherty

Apr 16, 20198 min read

Alex Docherty's Top 50 AFLW Players From 2019

It's that time again to announce my top 50 AFLW players of 2019. In what will be the third instalment of my AFLW top 50, this one was a...

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From Rookie To Premiership Hero: A Tribute To The Career Of Liam Picken

Alex Docherty

Apr 3, 20198 min read

From Rookie To Premiership Hero: A Tribute To The Career Of Liam Picken

March 3rd, 2018. A practice match between the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn in Mars Stadium, Ballarat is currently going on. It's late in...

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Predicting The 2019 AFLW All Australian Team

Alex Docherty

Mar 27, 20199 min read

Predicting The 2019 AFLW All Australian Team

As we approach the end of the third AFLW season, the AFLW released their All-Australian squad of 40 for the year. Only 21 of this group...

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Alex Docherty

Mar 19, 20198 min read

Alex Docherty's 2019 AFL Season Preview Part Three: The Top Six

The time has come for me to reveal where the last six sides finish. For those that have been keeping up, you'll know that Adelaide,...

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Alex Docherty

Mar 17, 20198 min read

Alex Docherty's 2019 AFL Season Preview Part 2: 12th-7th

With the 2019 AFL Season drawing ever so near, I have been working on getting my season predictions out before the season begins. On...

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Alex Docherty

Mar 14, 20197 min read

Alex Docherty's 2019 AFL Season Preview Part 1: 18th-13th

We're less than a week away from the 2019 AFL Season, and although it might be a little bit later than I was hoping to do it, I managed...

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Six Points To Take From The Bulldogs' Second JLT Game

Alex Docherty

Mar 13, 20195 min read

Six Points To Take From The Bulldogs' Second JLT Game

So the JLT Series is now finally done and dusted for another year and we focus now towards the 2019 AFL season. For the Western Bulldogs,...

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Four Big Talking Points Of AFLW After Four Rounds

Alex Docherty

Feb 27, 20196 min read

Four Big Talking Points Of AFLW After Four Rounds

Four rounds into the AFLW season and things are beginning to pick up as we begin to approach the business end of what is such a short...

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Eight AFLW Players That Are In Line For A Maiden All-Australian In 2019

Alex Docherty

Feb 19, 20195 min read

Eight AFLW Players That Are In Line For A Maiden All-Australian In 2019

We're three rounds into the AFLW season, and there's already a lot to discuss and plenty of surprises. Fremantle have emerged as one of...

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Nine Things I Liked About Round One Of AFLW Season Three

Alex Docherty

Feb 5, 20194 min read

Nine Things I Liked About Round One Of AFLW Season Three

AFLW returned to our screens over the weekend – and whether you are a fan of the game or not – how bloody good is it to have football...

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Alex Docherty

Jan 30, 20196 min read

Why I Stand By Women's Football

With the third season of AFLW drawing ever so near, the negative comments posted from the Average Joe grows. With every post about the...

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An In-Depth 2019 Season Preview Of The Western Bulldogs AFLW Team

Alex Docherty

Jan 27, 20196 min read

An In-Depth 2019 Season Preview Of The Western Bulldogs AFLW Team

In less than a week, the Western Bulldogs' AFLW team will begin their quest of winning back-to-back premierships and be the first team in...

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Points To Take From The AFLW Practice Matches

Alex Docherty

Jan 23, 20197 min read

Points To Take From The AFLW Practice Matches

On Saturday, we got our first taste of AFLW Football for the year. Sadly for me, I was unable to go to any of the games, but I was able...

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