Western Bulldogs have won 2 premierships (most recently 2016) and finished top of the ladder 0 times. In 2026 they finished 8th with 54 points and 95.4%.
2026 run home: Finals secured. Every club's run home ›
| Season | Pos | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 95.4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | Lost FW1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 23 | 56 | 137.0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | – |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 56 | 125.1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 108.7 | 12 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 108.9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 132.8 | 15 | 7 | 0 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 106.7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 107.2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 2018 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 77.3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | 22 | 44 | 97.1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 115.4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | Premiers |
| 2015 | 6 | 22 | 56 | 115.1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 2014 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 81.9 | 7 | 15 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 85.1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 67.0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 95.6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | 22 | 56 | 125.4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | Lost PF |
| 2009 | 3 | 22 | 60 | 122.6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | Lost PF |
| 2008 | 3 | 22 | 62 | 118.7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost PF |
| 2007 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 85.5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 106.4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | Lost SF |
| 2005 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 101.4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 79.6 | 5 | 17 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 74.8 | 3 | 18 | 1 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 104.0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 93.8 | 10 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 103.6 | 12 | 10 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 1999 | 4 | 22 | 62 | 118.6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost SF |
| 1998 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 116.5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | Lost PF |
| 1997 | 3 | 22 | 56 | 101.8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | Lost PF |
| 1996 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 77.3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 91.5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | Lost FW1 |
| 1994 | 5 | 22 | 52 | 110.6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | Lost SF |
| 1993 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 99.0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 129.8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | Lost PF |
| 1991 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 87.9 | 9 | 12 | 1 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 99.3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 87.0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 104.3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 95.7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 97.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 120.8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | Lost PF |
| 1984 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 93.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 86.6 | 10 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 68.1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 65.8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 75.1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 81.8 | 7 | 14 | 1 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 90.6 | 7 | 15 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 101.4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 96.8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | Lost FW1 |
| 1975 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 94.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 108.8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | Lost FW1 |
| 1973 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 88.2 | 7 | 14 | 1 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 94.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 88.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 91.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 85.5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 82.6 | 5 | 15 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 71.6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 68.9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 77.1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 88.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 87.8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 108.5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 109.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | Runner-up |
| 1960 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 90.4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 73.3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 97.3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 99.1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | – |
| 1956 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 114.2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | Lost PF |
| 1955 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 130.0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 130.0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | Premiers |
| 1953 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 136.5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost PF |
| 1952 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 77.1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 113.0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 1950 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 91.7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 83.9 | 7 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 103.2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 1947 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 96.1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | – |
| 1946 | 3 | 19 | 52 | 117.8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 1945 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 108.9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 106.9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost FW1 |
| 1943 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 93.6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 126.0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 1941 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 110.5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 108.9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 82.6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 124.3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost FW1 |
| 1937 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 81.8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 86.5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 73.5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 85.0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 97.7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 103.5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 110.2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 75.8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 86.6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 109.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 85.4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 69.9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 82.7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – |