Bulldogs trio Marcus Bontempelli, Ed Richards and Bailey Dale have been rewarded for outstanding individual seasons by being selected in the 2025 All-Australian team.
All three were presented with a blazer during the AFL Awards on Thursday night.
The skipper has become just the 11th player in AFL history to collect a seventh All-Australian jacket, joining the likes of Wayne Carey, Stephen Silvagni and Nathan Buckley.
Bontempelli played 18 times this season, averaging 27 touches and nine score involvements per game.
The 29-year-old kicked 21 goals and reached his 250-game milestone in Round 16.
Bontempelli has been part of the All-Australian team in 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 as captain and now 2025.
Defender Bailey Dale’s excellent season has secured a second team jacket for the 29-year-old after his 2021 selection. Dale was also a member of the All-Australian squad last year.
Dale averaged 27 disposals at 81% efficiency per game, regularly using his kicking ability to propel the side from the back half.
It caps an exciting few weeks for Dale after he signed a new two-year deal that extended his time at the Kennel until the end of 2029.
Ed Richards was the third Bulldog to be selected in the All-Australian side, earning his first jacket after a career-best season in the midfield, averaging 26 touches and almost a goal per game.
The 26-year-old had never previously been in the All-Australian squad, however a move to the midfield midway through last season has propelled the onballer to new heights in 2025.
Richards has formed a powerful midfield unit with likes of Bontempelli, Tom Liberatore, Tim English and Matt Kennedy.
Liberatore and Sam Darcy were also named in the All-Australian squad for 2025.
2025 statistics:
Marcus Bontempelli, Western Bulldogs
2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 (vice captain), 2023 (vice captain), 2024 (captain) All-Australian Team.
2017, 2022 Extended Squad.
18 matches this season, 21 goals, 17 behinds.
Averages 27.1 disposals, 76.0% disposal efficiency, 11.6 contested possessions, 6.3 clearances, 2.4 centre clearances, 5.4 tackles, 9.1 score involvements and 6.3 inside 50s.
Bailey Dale, Western Bulldogs
2021 All-Australian Team.
2024 Extended Squad.
23 matches this season, 4 goals, 3 behinds.
Averages 27.0 disposals, 81.4% disposal efficiency, 4.7 marks, 1.5 intercept marks, 0.7 spoils and 5.3 rebound 50s.
Ed Richards, Western Bulldogs
Never Previously All Australian.
23 matches this season, 22 goals, 15 behinds.
Averages 25.8 disposals, 68.3% disposal efficiency, 11.0 contested possessions, 5.7 clearances, 2.5 centre clearances, 3.7 tackles, 8.3 score involvements and 6.4 inside 50s.
