List of Footscray / Western Bulldogs leaders

Players who were elected as a leader for Footscray / Western Bulldogs for a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the nominated captains.

Captain List

No. Captain Season(s)
1 Con McCarthy 1925-1926
2 Allan Hopkins 1926, 1929-1930
3 Paddy Scanlan 1927-1928
4 Bill Cubbins 1931-1932, 1934
5 Ivan McAlpine 1933
6 Alby Morrison 1934-1935, 1937
7 Stan Penberthy 1936
8 Sid Dockendorff 1937
9 Roy Evans 1938-1939
10 Norm Ware 1940-1942
11 Arthur Olliver 1943-1946, 1948-1950
12 Harry Hickey 1947
13 Charlie Sutton 1951-1956
14 Wally Donald 1956
15 Harvey Stevens 1957
16 Ted Whitten 1957-1970
17 Stuart Magee 1970
18 Gary Dempsey 1971-1972, 1977-1978
19 David Thorpe 1973
20 Laurie Sandilands 1974-1976
21 Geoff Jennings 1979-1981
22 Kelvin Templeton 1982
23 Jim Edmond 1983-1985
24 Rick Kennedy 1986-1988
25 Steve Wallis 1989
26 Doug Hawkins 1990-1993
27 Scott Wynd 1994-2000
28 Chris Grant 2001-2004
29 Luke Darcy 2005-2006
30 Brad Johnson 2007-2010
31 Matthew Boyd 2011-2013
32 Ryan Griffen 2014
33 Bob Murphy 2015-2017
34 Easton Wood 2018-2019
35 Marcus Bontempelli 2020-2022

Vice-Captain List

No. Vice-Captain Season(s)
1 Jack Macrae 2022

Season List

Season Role(s) Player(s)
1925 VFL Season Captain Con McCarthy
1926 VFL Season Captain Allan Hopkins
Con McCarthy
1927 VFL Season Captain Paddy Scanlan
1928 VFL Season Captain Paddy Scanlan
1929 VFL Season Captain Allan Hopkins
1930 VFL Season Captain Allan Hopkins
1931 VFL Season Captain Bill Cubbins
1932 VFL Season Captain Bill Cubbins
1933 VFL Season Captain Ivan McAlpine
1934 VFL Season Captain Bill Cubbins
Alby Morrison
1935 VFL Season Captain Alby Morrison
1936 VFL Season Captain Stan Penberthy
1937 VFL Season Captain Sid Dockendorff
Alby Morrison
1938 VFL Season Captain Roy Evans
1939 VFL Season Captain Roy Evans
1940 VFL Season Captain Norm Ware
1941 VFL Season Captain Norm Ware
1942 VFL Season Captain Norm Ware
1943 VFL Season Captain Arthur Olliver
1944 VFL Season Captain Arthur Olliver
1945 VFL Season Captain Arthur Olliver
1946 VFL Season Captain Arthur Olliver
1947 VFL Season Captain Harry Hickey
1948 VFL Season Captain Arthur Olliver
1949 VFL Season Captain Arthur Olliver
1950 VFL Season Captain Arthur Olliver
1951 VFL Season Captain Charlie Sutton
1952 VFL Season Captain Charlie Sutton
1953 VFL Season Captain Charlie Sutton
1954 VFL Season Captain Charlie Sutton
1955 VFL Season Captain Charlie Sutton
1956 VFL Season Captain Wally Donald
Charlie Sutton
1957 VFL Season Captain Harvey Stevens
Ted Whitten
1958 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1959 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1960 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1961 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1962 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1963 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1964 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1965 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1966 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1967 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1968 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1969 VFL Season Captain Ted Whitten
1970 VFL Season Captain Stuart Magee
Ted Whitten
1971 VFL Season Captain Gary Dempsey
1972 VFL Season Captain Gary Dempsey
1973 VFL Season Captain David Thorpe
1974 VFL Season Captain Laurie Sandilands
1975 VFL Season Captain Laurie Sandilands
1976 VFL Season Captain Laurie Sandilands
1977 VFL Season Captain Gary Dempsey
1978 VFL Season Captain Gary Dempsey
1979 VFL Season Captain Geoff Jennings
1980 VFL Season Captain Geoff Jennings
1981 VFL Season Captain Geoff Jennings
1982 VFL Season Captain Kelvin Templeton
1983 VFL Season Captain Jim Edmond
1984 VFL Season Captain Jim Edmond
1985 VFL Season Captain Jim Edmond
1986 VFL Season Captain Rick Kennedy
1987 VFL Season Captain Rick Kennedy
1988 VFL Season Captain Rick Kennedy
1989 VFL Season Captain Steve Wallis
1990 AFL Season Captain Doug Hawkins
1991 AFL Season Captain Doug Hawkins
1992 AFL Season Captain Doug Hawkins
1993 AFL Season Captain Doug Hawkins
1994 AFL Season Captain Scott Wynd
1995 AFL Season Captain Scott Wynd
1996 AFL Season Captain Scott Wynd
1997 AFL Season Captain Scott Wynd
1998 AFL Season Captain Scott Wynd
1999 AFL Season Captain Scott Wynd
2000 AFL Season Captain Scott Wynd
2001 AFL Season Captain Chris Grant
2002 AFL Season Captain Chris Grant
2003 AFL Season Captain Chris Grant
2004 AFL Season Captain Chris Grant
2005 AFL Season Captain Luke Darcy
2006 AFL Season Captain Luke Darcy
2007 AFL Season Captain Brad Johnson
2008 AFL Season Captain Brad Johnson
2009 AFL Season Captain Brad Johnson
2010 AFL Season Captain Brad Johnson
2011 AFL Season Captain Matthew Boyd
2012 AFL Season Captain Matthew Boyd
2013 AFL Season Captain Matthew Boyd
2014 AFL Season Captain Ryan Griffen
2015 AFL Season Captain Bob Murphy
2016 AFL Season Captain Bob Murphy
2017 AFL Season Captain Bob Murphy
2018 AFL Season Captain Easton Wood
2019 AFL Season Captain Easton Wood
2020 AFL Season Captain Marcus Bontempelli
2021 AFL Season Captain Marcus Bontempelli
2022 AFL Season Captain Marcus Bontempelli
Vice-Captain Jack Macrae
Leadership Group Caleb Daniel
Taylor Duryea
Aaron Naughton