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BUNBURY (Bunbury Railways)Current Affiliation: South West Football League since the league's inception in 1957 Colours: Black and gold Emblem: Bulldogs Senior Premierships: 1961-2, 1970, 1982-3, 2001 (6 total) Originally known as Bunbury Railways, the Tigers were founder members of the Bunbury-Collie Football League in 1953 as well as of its subsequent incarnation, the South West National Football League, in 1957. Premiership victories have been intermittent, with the club's most recent success in 2001 ending an eighteen season drought. The Tigers contested the grand final again the following year, but lost badly to South Bunbury. Three consecutive unsuccessful finals campaigns followed, but then in 2006 the side managed just 5 wins from 18 matches to finish a distant seventh (of nine). The 2007 season brought considerable improvement as the Bulldogs' seniors qualified for the finals for an eventual finishing position of third, the reserves meanwhile making it as far as the grand final only to lose to South Bunbury. After the promise shown in 2007 the 2008 season proved immensely disappointing as the seniors plummeted to the bottom of the list after managing just 2 wins from 18 matches for the year while the reserves also finished well off the pace in seventh. Where now? or
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