Our Heritage

Our Club has a rich and powerful history.

Since the mid-1880’s, the Bulldogs have shown a tenacity a passion and determination that has inspired the community in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.
Whitten Oval is the spiritual home of the Western Bulldogs. In the moments of turmoil and triumph, it has been a magnetising meeting place for those made of red, white and blue.

But as much as Whitten Oval is central to our past, it is pivotal to our future. Through an $80 million redevelopment, the reimagined Whitten Oval will be the centrepiece of Melbourne’s west, a home for an elite sporting club and a meeting place for the community. 

It is with an eye to the future, that the club can preserve and celebrate the past.