The Mighty West: The Bulldogs' Journey from Daydream Believers to Premiership Heroes

<p>In 2016 the Western Bulldogs stunned the AFL world by winning the premiership - the club's first in 62 years. It was an unprecedented rise to success, capped by a stunning grand final victory that left players and fans alike shedding tears of joy.</p> <p>Just two years earlier the Dogs had been in chaos, without a captain or a coach. But under the leadership of Luke Beveridge, Robert Murphy and Easton Wood, and boasting a team filled with talented youngsters, the club came together in spectacular fashion, overcoming serious injuries and storming to the flag from seventh on the ladder.</p> <p><em>The Mighty West</em> chronicles the Bulldogs' remarkable journey from cellar-dwellers to champions - a journey their fans shared every step of the way. It's a story that goes beyond football, a tale of family and belonging, of western-suburbs tribalism, and of the romance of sport.</p> <p>Kerrie Soraghan (@bulldogstragic) is a lifelong supporter of Footscray/Western Bulldogs. She is the author of <em>Too Tough to Die</em>, which documented the 1989 fundraising effort to save the Doggies from extinction, and she blogs as the Bulldog Tragician.</p>

• The Mighty West, (Paperback)
• Author: Nero
• ISBN: 9781863959254
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Page Count: 256