Year of the Dogs

The high drama and tragedy surrounding the struggling Footscray Football Club.

• Rated 4.8 out of 10
• Movie
• 1997
• 1h 25m
• Documentary

The people of Footscray are battlers and so is their football team. The 'mighty' Bulldogs haven't won a premiership since 1954. The club is close to broke and the AFL keeps trying to kill them off for the sake of the national competition. Year of the Dogs is a documentary following the fortunes of the Footscray Football club, its players, fans and staff as the club struggles to survive the 1996 Australian Football League season.

Director

Michael Cordell

Starring

Peter Gordon, Terry Wallace