Venue guide

Western Oval

Western Oval has hosted 665 VFL/AFL games since 1925.

665VFL/AFL games
1925First game
1997Latest game
0Grand Finals

Club records at Western Oval

ClubPWDLWin %
Western Bulldogs643348928654.1
Fitzroy792105826.6
Sydney682214532.4
Melbourne633113149.2
Richmond592803147.5
Hawthorn582313439.7
North Melbourne582902950.0
Geelong572712947.4
Essendon562912651.8
St Kilda562522944.6
Collingwood533501866.0
Carlton522922155.8
Brisbane Lions1010910.0
West Coast1060460.0
Adelaide410325.0
Fremantle410325.0

Records at Western Oval

Highest score Western Bulldogs 213 v St Kilda, Round 13 1978
Biggest margin Essendon by 146, 9.8 (62) – 32.16 (208), 1982
Highest combined score 319: Western Bulldogs v St Kilda, 1978

Recent results

YearRoundHomeScoreAwayResult
1997
23 Aug
Round 21 Western Bulldogs12.14 (86) – 10.8 (68) West CoastWestern Bulldogs by 18
1996
10 Aug
Round 19 Fitzroy5.5 (35) – 13.10 (88) St KildaSt Kilda by 53
1996
4 Aug
Round 18 Fitzroy6.9 (45) – 8.12 (60) Western BulldogsWestern Bulldogs by 15
1996
20 July
Round 16 Western Bulldogs3.4 (22) – 4.12 (36) Brisbane LionsBrisbane Lions by 14
1996
14 July
Round 15 Western Bulldogs18.9 (117) – 15.9 (99) FremantleWestern Bulldogs by 18
1996
30 June
Round 13 Western Bulldogs9.5 (59) – 11.5 (71) West CoastWest Coast by 12
1996
29 June
Round 13 Fitzroy6.3 (39) – 25.16 (166) GeelongGeelong by 127
1996
16 June
Round 11 Fitzroy8.8 (56) – 18.11 (119) MelbourneMelbourne by 63
1996
8 June
Round 10 Fitzroy10.7 (67) – 21.11 (137) SydneySydney by 70
1996
25 May
Round 9 Western Bulldogs18.11 (119) – 11.13 (79) AdelaideWestern Bulldogs by 40

Ground names follow the fixture; games under earlier names count here too (AFL Tables ground record).