Team Loses Season
ABC South West Vic
Australian Rules Football
The Dennington Bulldogs lost a game by over 300 points.
In short:
The Dennington Dogs stopped their senior men's football team for the rest of the season.
The team lost its first four games by an average of 275 points.
What's next?
The club will have a reserves football team for the rest of the year.
A country Victorian football team stopped playing for the season after losing four games by 1,101 points.
The Dennington Dogs had a bad start to the 2026 season after many players left.
The team stopped playing for the season to help the club in the long run.
The league president said they had to make sure the competition was fair.
The decision was very hard and emotional for the Dennington Football Netball Club.
The Dogs played four games and lost to four different teams.
The Dogs were supposed to play the Timboon Demons.
The Dennington Dogs are a family-friendly club.
The fight continues
The Dennington Dogs will have a reserves team for the rest of the season.
The club stopped their senior game and had a reserves team play instead.
The netball and junior teams will keep playing.
The league president said it's a hard time for community sports.
Community sports are facing many challenges.
Dennington fans had a tough start to the season.
The club is still committed to its football and netball programs.
The club will keep having junior football, reserves football, and netball teams.
The league will tell the clubs about changes to the schedule.
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