Mission Whitten Oval
Melbourne, VIC · capacity 7,000 · last AFL game 1997
Formerly VU Whitten Oval 2014 to 2024 · Whitten Oval 1995 to 2013 · Western Oval
- games
- 665
- average score
- 79.6
- average crowd
- 17,345
- First game
- Western Bulldogs10 goals 10 behinds, 70 pointsvSydney8 goals 12 behinds, 60 pointsR2 9 May 1925
- Last game
- Western Bulldogs12 goals 14 behinds, 86 pointsvWest Coast10 goals 8 behinds, 68 pointsR21 23 Aug 1997
- Record crowd
- 42,354Western Bulldogs5 goals 13 behinds, 43 pointsvCollingwood5 goals 7 behinds, 37 pointsR12 9 Jul 1955
Clubs
| Western Bulldogs | 643 | 348 | 286 | 9 | 54.8 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 79 | 21 | 58 | 0 | 26.6 | 1996 |
| Sydney | 68 | 22 | 45 | 1 | 33.1 | 1996 |
| Melbourne | 63 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 50.0 | 1996 |
| Richmond | 59 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 47.5 | 1996 |
| Hawthorn | 58 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 40.5 | 1996 |
| North Melbourne | 58 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 50.0 | 1995 |
| Geelong | 57 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 48.2 | 1996 |
| Essendon | 56 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 52.7 | 1995 |
| St Kilda | 56 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 46.4 | 1996 |
| Collingwood | 53 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 66.0 | 1994 |
| Carlton | 52 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 57.7 | 1991 |
| Brisbane Bears | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10.0 | 1996 |
| West Coast | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0 | 1997 |
| Adelaide | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 1996 |
| Fremantle | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 1996 |
Last games
- Round 21 · 23 Aug 1997Western Bulldogs12 goals 14 behinds, 86 pointsWest Coast10 goals 8 behinds, 68 points
- Round 19 · 10 Aug 1996Fitzroy5 goals 5 behinds, 35 pointsSt Kilda13 goals 10 behinds, 88 points
- Round 18 · 4 Aug 1996Fitzroy6 goals 9 behinds, 45 pointsWestern Bulldogs8 goals 12 behinds, 60 points
- Round 16 · 20 Jul 1996Western Bulldogs3 goals 4 behinds, 22 pointsBrisbane Bears4 goals 12 behinds, 36 points
- Round 15 · 14 Jul 1996Western Bulldogs18 goals 9 behinds, 117 pointsFremantle15 goals 9 behinds, 99 points
- Round 13 · 30 Jun 1996Western Bulldogs9 goals 5 behinds, 59 pointsWest Coast11 goals 5 behinds, 71 points
- Round 13 · 29 Jun 1996Fitzroy6 goals 3 behinds, 39 pointsGeelong25 goals 16 behinds, 166 points
- Round 11 · 16 Jun 1996Fitzroy8 goals 8 behinds, 56 pointsMelbourne18 goals 11 behinds, 119 points
- Round 10 · 8 Jun 1996Fitzroy10 goals 7 behinds, 67 pointsSydney21 goals 11 behinds, 137 points
- Round 9 · 25 May 1996Western Bulldogs18 goals 11 behinds, 119 pointsAdelaide11 goals 13 behinds, 79 points
Records
Highest scores
- 33 goals 15 behinds, 213 pointsWestern Bulldogs v St KildaR13 1978
- 32 goals 16 behinds, 208 pointsEssendon v Western BulldogsR22 1982
- 27 goals 18 behinds, 180 pointsRichmond v Western BulldogsR7 1980
- 26 goals 14 behinds, 170 pointsWestern Bulldogs v GeelongR3 1985
- 27 goals 8 behinds, 170 pointsSydney v FitzroyR19 1995
Lowest scores
- 1 goal 0 behinds, 6 pointsFitzroy v Western BulldogsR5 1953
- 1 goal 8 behinds, 14 pointsWestern Bulldogs v GeelongR12 1965
- 1 goal 10 behinds, 16 pointsCarlton v Western BulldogsR11 1991
- 3 goals 4 behinds, 22 pointsWestern Bulldogs v Brisbane BearsR16 1996
- 2 goals 11 behinds, 23 pointsEssendon v Western BulldogsR4 1955
Biggest wins
Players
Most games
- 155Ted Whitten snr177 goals
- 140Doug Hawkins80 goals
- 126Arthur Olliver173 goals
- 106Alby Morrison188 goals
- 100Steven Wallis23 goals
- 96Wally Donald0 goals
- 94Norm Ware90 goals
- 94Gary Dempsey49 goals
- 94John Jillard1 goal
- 93A. John Schultz17 goals
Most goals
- 225Kelvin Templeton59 games
- 219Simon Beasley62 games
- 193Jack Charles Collins73 games
- 188Alby Morrison106 games
- 177Ted Whitten snr155 games
- 173Arthur Olliver126 games
- 162Bill Wood55 games
- 130Brian Royal80 games
- 126George Bisset80 games
- 121Joe Ryan75 games