2009 Western Bulldogs season

Western Bulldogs
2009 season
President	David Smorgon
Coach	Rodney Eade
Captain(s)	Brad Johnson
Home ground	Etihad Stadium
Pre-season competition	First round
AFL season	3rd
Finals series	Preliminary finalist
Best and Fairest	Matthew Boyd
Leading goalkicker	Jason Akermanis (43)
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The 2009 Western Bulldogs season was the club's 84th since their introduction to the AFL in 1925.

Season summary

The Western Bulldogs were coming off their most successful season in 10 years by making the preliminary final in 2008 and finished 3rd overall in 2009.

The club's only first round pick in the 2009 AFL Draft was at 15,^[1] and with it the Bulldogs selected Glenelg midfielder Christian Howard.

Fixtures

The bulldogs made two trips to Western Australia in the first four rounds, and then played three games at the MCG. They went on to also play a home game in Canberra against Sydney and a home game in Darwin against Port Adelaide.

The NAB Cup

Round 1
13 February 2009
8:40pm Local

Western Bulldogs	1.8.12 (69) - 1.8.13 (70)	Essendon Football Club
Goals:		Goals:

Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 35,123

ladder position = -

Regular season

Round 1
29 March 2009
6:10pm Local

Fremantle	13.16 (94) - 25.7 (157)	Western Bulldogs
Goals: Brett Peake 3, Michael Johnson 2, Stephen Hill, Rhys Palmer, Matthew Pavlich, Byron Schammer, Luke McPharlin, Ryan Murphy, Nic Suban		Goals: Mitch Hahn 5, Ryan Griffen 3, Lindsay Gilbee 3, Nathan Eagleton 3, Shaun Higgins 2, Jason Akermanis 2, Daniel Giansiracusa 2, Dylan Addison, Adam Cooney, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross, Callan Ward

Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 34,634

ladder position = 2

Round 2
5 April 2009
2:10pm Local

Western Bulldogs	11.14 (80) - 9.11 (65)	North Melbourne Football Club
Goals: Johnson 3, Hill 3, Giansiracusa, Minson, Addison, Griffen, Gilbee		Goals: Campbell 2, Thomas 2, Simpson, Wells, Swallow, Hale, McIntosh

MCG, Melbourne
Attendance: 34,466

ladder position = 2

Round 3
13 April 2009
2:10pm Local

Western Bulldogs	16.14 (110) - 8.15 (63)	Richmond Football Club
Goals: Akermanis 4, Higgins 2, Johnson 2, Giansiracusa 2, Gilbee, Hill, Hahn, Minson, Morris, Cooney		Goals: White 2, Foley, Riewoldt, Richardson, Brown, Morton, Tuck

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 46,261

ladder position = 2

Round 4
19 April 2009
2:10pm Local

West Coast Eagles	17.14 (116) - 12.11 (83)	Western Bulldogs
Goals: Hunter, Lynch 3, LeCras, McKinley 2, Embley, Hansen, Kerr, Rosa, Selwood, Staker, Wirrpanda		Goals: Higgins 4, Boyd 2, Gilbee, Griffen, Hill, Johnson, Lake, Ward

Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 37,758

ladder position = 3

Round 5
26 April 2009
2:10pm Local

Western Bulldogs	13.12 (90) - 21.7 (133)	Carlton Football Club
Goals: Johnson 4, Giansiracusa 2, Boyd 2, Hill, Griffen, Picken, Higgins, Hahn		Goals: Fevola 3, Betts 3, Kreuzer 2, Simpson 2, Russell 2, Cloke 2, Houlihan 2, Waite, Murphy, O'hAilpin, Carrazzo, Gibbs

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 44,268

ladder position = 5

Round 6
3 May 2009
2:10pm Local

Western Bulldogs	11.10 (76) - 14.20 (104)	St Kilda Football Club
Goals: Hill 3, Akermanis 2, Minson 2, Griffin, Gilbee, Higgins, Eagleton,		Goals: Riewodlt 4, Schneider 3, Goddard, Gardiner, Dal Santo, McQualter, Gram, Koschitzke, Gwilt

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 36,302

ladder position = 6

Round 7
10 May 2009
01:10pm Local

Adelaide Football Club	12.14 (86) - 17.16 (118)	Western Bulldogs
Goals: Walker 4, Knights 3, Porplyzia 2, Goodwin, Tippett, Edwards		Goals: Murphy 4, Akermanis 3, Eagleton 2, Hill 2, Johnson, Gilbee, Cooney, Giansiracusa, Minson, Hahn

AAMI Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 31,742

ladder position = 3

Round 8
16 May 2009
02:10pm Local

Melbourne Football Club	15.7 (97) - 15.14 (104)	Western Bulldogs
Goals: Bate 4, Robertson 3, Maric 2, Jones, Davey, McLean, Sylvia, Valenti, Pettard		Goals: Akermanis 4, Welsh 3, Gilbee 2, Johnson, Murphy, Addison, Hahn, Cooney, Boyd

MCG, Melbourne
Attendance: 28,279

ladder position = 3

Round 9
22 May 2009
07:40pm Local

Geelong Football Club	17.14 (116) - 17.12 (114)	Western Bulldogs
Goals: Johnson 5, Stokes 4, Chapman 3, Selwood, Bartel, Varcoe, Gamble, Rooke,		Goals: Akermanis 4, Johnson 4, Griffin 2, Giansiracusa 2, Eagleton, Minson, Hill, Picken, Cooney

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 44,620

ladder position = 3

Round 10
30 May 2009
02:10pm Local

Western Bulldogs	18.9 (117) - 12.5 (77)	Sydney Swans
Goals: Welsh 4, Giansiracusa 3, Hahn 3, Ward 3, Cooney 2, Harbrow, Higgins, Boyd		Goals: Hall 6, Goodes 2, Malceski, Ablett, Jack, J Bolton

Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 12,457

ladder position = 3

Round 11
5 June 2009
07:40pm Local

Richmond Football Club	14.5 (89) - 24.13 (157)	Western Bulldogs
Goals: Morton 3, Riewoldt 3, Pattison 2, Tuck 2, McMahon, Collins, Polo, Deledio		Goals: Hill 4, Higgins 3, Picken 2, Hahn 2, Giansiracusa 2, Johnson 2, Gilbee 2, Ward, Akermanis, Boyd, Hargrave, Griffen, Cooney, Eagleton

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 36,483

ladder position = 3

Round 12
13 June 2009
06:40pm Local

Western Bulldogs	21.11 (137) - 7.2 (44)	Port Adelaide Football Club
Goals: Hill 3, Johnson 3, Minson 3, Giansiracusa 2, Hahn 2, Gilbee, Griffen, Picken, Akermanis, Boyd, Ward, Hudson, Higgins		Goals: Ebert 2, D. Motlop, Rodan, Tredrea, J. Westhoff, Cassisi

TIO Stadium, Darwin
Attendance: 12,457

ladder position = 3

Round 13
28 June 2009
02:10pm Local

North Melbourne Football Club	12.14 (86) - 17.6 (108)	Western Bulldogs
Goals: Petrie 3, Harding 3, Garlett, Swallow, Hansen, McIntosh, Jones, Hale		Goals: Giansiracusa 3, Welsh 2, Higgins 2, Akermanis 2, Hill 2, Eagleton 2, Ward, Gilbee, Hahn, Cross

MCG, Melbourne
Attendance: 31,470

ladder position = 3

Round 14
4 July 2009
7:10pm Local

Western Bulldogs	19.19 (133) - 6.9 (45)	Hawthorn Football Club
Goals: Johnson 3, Welsh 3, Higgins 3, Akermanis 2, Hill 2, Boyd 2, Gilbee, Hahn, Griffen, Minson		Goals: Lewis 3, Roughead 2, Ladson

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 36,827

ladder position = 3

Ladder

2009 AFL ladder
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	St Kilda	22	20	2	0	2197	1411	155.7	80	Finals series
2	Geelong (P)	22	18	4	0	2312	1815	127.4	72
3	Western Bulldogs	22	15	7	0	2378	1940	122.6	60
4	Collingwood	22	15	7	0	2174	1778	122.3	60
5	Adelaide	22	14	8	0	2104	1789	117.6	56
6	Brisbane Lions	22	13	8	1	2017	1890	106.7	54
7	Carlton	22	13	9	0	2270	2055	110.5	52
8	Essendon	22	10	11	1	2080	2127	97.8	42
9	Hawthorn	22	9	13	0	1962	2120	92.5	36
10	Port Adelaide	22	9	13	0	1990	2244	88.7	36
11	West Coast	22	8	14	0	1893	2029	93.3	32
12	Sydney	22	8	14	0	1888	2027	93.1	32
13	North Melbourne	22	7	14	1	1680	2015	83.4	30
14	Fremantle	22	6	16	0	1747	2259	77.3	24
15	Richmond	22	5	16	1	1774	2388	74.3	22
16	Melbourne	22	4	18	0	1706	2285	74.7	16

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References

^ "Bulldogs draft years: 2009". Archived from the original on 18 June 2020.

External links

Western Bulldogs Official Site

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[1] "Bulldogs draft years: 2009". Archived from the original on 18 June 2020.

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v t e 2009 AFL season
Events	NAB Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final National Draft
Awards	AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Army Award Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Michael Tuck Medal Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
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Player changes	Debuts Retirements and delistings Trades