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Female Australian rules football league

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2021 Ellie Blackburn was selected to the All-Australian team on the half forward flank and awarded the Best Captain Award by the AFL Players Association.
2021 Jess Fitzgerald and Katie Lynch shared the Best Young Player award for the Western Bulldogs.
2021 Western Bulldogs began their AFLW season with a 9-point loss to an unnamed team in a Friday night prime time fixture. Captain Ellie Blackburn kicked 2 goals and collected 21 disposals, earning three Best and Fairest votes despite the loss.
2021 The Bulldogs secured their first win of the season during the league's inaugural Pride Round, defeating Carlton in a close match. Ellie Blackburn and Kirsten McLeod kicked crucial goals in the final quarter, leading to an 8-point victory.
2021 Western Bulldogs achieved their second consecutive win in a low-scoring game. Jess Fitzgerald and Kirsten McLeod kicked final quarter goals to secure the victory, with the team's total score overcoming early inaccuracy challenges.
2021 Marcus Abney-Hastings joined the coaching panel as an assistant coach for the Western Bulldogs women's team.
2021 The team broke their AFLW membership record, gaining a total of 2,177 members for the 2021 season.
2021 Brooke Lochland was appointed as vice-captain of the Western Bulldogs women's team for the season.
2021 Isabel Huntington became the club's leading goal-kicker for the first time, scoring 12 goals in the season.
2021 Western Bulldogs finished the home-and-away season in eighth place with a 5-4 win-loss record, narrowly missing the finals.
2021 Ellie Blackburn was selected in the All-Australian team.
2021 Ellie Blackburn served as team captain for the third consecutive season.
2021 Nathan Burke continued as the team's coach for the second consecutive season, leading the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.
April 24 2021 Western Bulldogs held their AFLW awards night, where captain Ellie Blackburn won the Best and Fairest award with 72 votes, defeating teammates Kirsty Lamb (63 votes) and others.
2020 Aisling McCarthy was traded from the Western Bulldogs to another team in exchange for picks 2 and 16.
2020 Hannah Munyard was traded to another team in a three-way deal involving multiple clubs.
2020 The Western Bulldogs drafted Sarah Hartwig from Sandringham Dragons at pick 11 in the AFL Women's national draft.
2020 Annabelle Strahan was brought in as a replacement player for Katy Herron, who was placed on the inactive list.
2020 The Western Bulldogs drafted Jess Fitzgerald from Northern Knights at pick 2 in the AFL Women's national draft.
2020 The Western Bulldogs drafted Isabelle Pritchard from Western Jets at pick 16 in the AFL Women's national draft.
2020 Nicole Callinan, a 2018 premiership player, retired from the Western Bulldogs Women's team after her playing career.

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