Almanac People: Meeting Mohamed

Mohamed Omar El-Qadi is a passionate Western Bulldogs fan who never misses a match. So what? Well, he lives in Cairo, has never met another Doggies’ fan and dreams of one day making it to Australia to see his heroes in the flesh. [Excellent story – ed]

2015: The Dogs and Our Unfinished Journey. In Bevo we trust.

Hoping that there’s still more footy to come after Saturday night’s Elimination Final against the Crows, Simon McInerney looks back on the Bulldogs’ 2015 season to date. It’s fair to say that Simon doesn’t write the material for the Coodabeen Champions’ Dan from Droop Street.

AFL Round 9 – St.Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Good for the soul

There is something brilliant about winning a match a) against the odds and b) when your team is ordinary and you don’t expect it, writes Simon McInerney. Losses grind away at the soul but a win like that on Saturday can restore your belief in your club and remind you why you fell in love with footy in the first place.