What are the media saying about the Dogs' historic premiership triumph?
Herald Sun
ANY doubt the Doggies couldn’t pull off one of footy’s greatest fairytales quickly evaporated as thousands of fans rose to their feet.
Though some could barely manage that.
With tears in their eyes and sheer adulation written on their faces, some long-suffering Bulldog supporters simply fell to their knees and cried. The wait was over.
- Aaron Langmaid and Anthony Galloway,
They scrapped and scrapped and then danced, cried and hugged.
This was the hugging premiership.
This was 55 years of tears rolled out on one remarkable day for not only the Western Bulldogs, but for all who love football.
They say the happiest days in your life are when your children are born and when you get divorced. Now there’s a third for Western Bulldogs fans: October 1, 2016.
- Mark Robinson
The Age
On a feel-good day for Bulldogs supporters this was a moment to crown them all.
Addressing the crowd after the final siren marked a 13.11 (89) to 10.7 (67) win over Sydney, coach Luke Beveridge noted the bravery and support of the club's injured skipper Bob Murphy. And then he invited him on the stage.
In an emotional moment Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge gave his winner's medal to injured captain Bob Murphy. Vision courtesy Seven Network
With a collective intake of breath at the MCG and in front of TVs around the nation, Beveridge handed Murphy his premiership medallion.
"This is your's mate. You deserve it more than anyone," Beveridge said.
- Larissa Nicholson
An amazing result. Amazing scenes which followed it. But, appropriate to a moment of such historical magnitude, an amazing grand final in its own right.
The Western Bulldogs' breaking of a 62-year premiership drought is like some sort of fantasy, climbing from the hardly dizzy heights of seventh spot on the ladder.
But how they jumped the final hurdle should enter football folklore as well. Because this really was one of the great grand finals, not only of the modern era, but of 120 seasons of VFL and AFL football.
An amazing result. Amazing scenes which followed it. But, appropriate to a moment of such historical magnitude, an amazing grand final in its own right.
The Bulldogs celebrate a late Jake Stringer goal. Photo: Joa Armao
The Western Bulldogs' breaking of a 62-year premiership drought is like some sort of fantasy, climbing from the hardly dizzy heights of seventh spot on the ladder.
But how they jumped the final hurdle should enter football folklore as well. Because this really was one of the great grand finals, not only of the modern era, but of 120 seasons of VFL and AFL football.
- Rohan Connelly
AFL Media
"I wasn't going to miss this for the world."
Not even a broken back was going to prevent Western Bulldogs veteran Dale Morris from the greatest moment in his 230-game career.
It was revealed after Saturday's historic 22-point Grand Final victory over the Sydney Swans that Morris broke two vertebrae in his back in the round 23 loss to Fremantle.
"I may have (broken my back) in the last game against Freo, but who cares now," he told Channel 7.
"Everyone plays through injuries.
"I talked to the fitness staff, the (doctors) and all the rest of it and we go through things and they assured me nothing can get worse.
"It's a pain management thing and we go for it."
- Lee Gaskin and Dinny Navaratnam
