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Dogs add dash with Hrovat

The Western Bulldogs are set to blood their third debutant in season 2013 on Saturday, with first round draft pick Nathan Hrovat given the nod for the St Kilda clash.

6:25pm  May 23, 2013

Dogs ‘Join & Unite’ For Indigenous Round

30 Koori young people from Melbourne’s West involved in the Western Bulldogs’ Nallei-Jerring (Join and Unite) program will form a guard of honour before the round nine St Kilda clash, as part of Indigenous Round celebrations.

10:23am  May 23, 2013

Cooney to miss two

Western Bulldogs veteran Adam Cooney will be restricted to the sidelines for the next two weeks after scans confirmed a small hamstring bleed.

8:31am  May 23, 2013

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WorkSafe Team Announcement (Rd9)

6:22pm  May 23, 2013

Red Time - Brett Goodes

3:35pm  May 23, 2013

Dogs training hard for round 9

10:15am  May 23, 2013

Whitten Oval News

Dogs to field VFL side in 2014

The Western Bulldogs have announced they will field a stand-alone VFL team from 2014.

9:01am  Sep 21, 2012

2012 Family Day

The Western Bulldogs Family Day will be held at Whitten Oval on Sunday 26th February, 2012. More details...

10:53am  Feb 9, 2012

Whitten Oval Community Sports Hall declared open

The Western Bulldogs’ today opened the Whitten Oval Community Sports Hall.

1:19pm  Sep 9, 2011

Vote for your most memorable moment

You are invited to join us to celebrate the proud history of Whitten Oval

6:23pm  May 31, 2011

Community Information Session

The Western Bulldogs in partnership with HomeGround Services will be hosting a community information evening on Tuesday 15 December 2009

11:37am  Dec 9, 2009

417 Barkly Street, Footscray West, Melbourne, VIC 3012

Phone: 61 3 9680 6100
Fax: 61 3 9680 6103
Email: godogs@westernbulldogs.com.au

Whitten Oval was the Bulldogs' home for generations and remains the squad's training base and administrative headquarters. Formerly known as the Western Oval, the ground was renamed in honour of legendary Bulldogs player and coach Ted Whitten Sr. The Bulldogs played their last home and away match at the ground in round 21, 1997, when they took on West Coast.

How to get there: 

Train: Whitten Oval is a short stroll from West Footscray station - on the Sydneham/Watergardens line.

Tram: By tram from the city, catch the #57 West Maribyrnong service. The #57 links at Maribyrnong Road with the #82, which passes within a block of the ground.

Bus: Routes: 409; Yarraville – Footscray, 410; Sunshine – Footscray, 411; Laverton Railway Station - Altona Meadows – Altona – Footscray (via Millers Road), 412; Altona Meadows – Altona – Footscray (via Mills Street), 414; Laverton South – Laverton - Footscray.