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==Individual awards==

===Brownlow Medal winners===
{{Main|Brownlow Medal}}
[[File:Allan Hopkins Footscray.jpg|thumb|upright|Allan Hopkins, the club's first Brownlow Medalist]]
[[File:Luke Darcy.jpg|thumb|upright|Leigh Matthews Trophy winner Luke Darcy]]
[[File:Marcus Bontempelli 2018.3.jpg|thumb|upright|3x Leigh Matthews Trophy winner most successful in Bulldogs History Marcus Bontempelli]]
* [[Allan Hopkins]] (1930)
* [[Norman Ware]] (1941)
* [[Peter Box]] (1956)
* [[John Schultz (footballer, born 1938)|John Schultz]] (1960)
* [[Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)|Gary Dempsey]] (1975)
* [[Kelvin Templeton]] (1980)
* [[Brad Hardie]] (1985)
* [[Tony Liberatore]] (1990)
* [[Scott Wynd]] (1992)
* [[Adam Cooney]] (2008)
<small>Note: [[Chris Grant (footballer)|Chris Grant]] gained the most votes in 1997 but was not eligible to win the award due to suspension</small>

===Norm Smith Medal winners===
{{Main|Norm Smith Medal}}
* [[Jason Johannisen]] (2016)

===AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of The Year winners===
{{Main|AFL Coaches Association awards}}
* [[Marcus Bontempelli]] (2019)

===Leigh Matthews Trophy winners===
{{Main|Leigh Matthews Trophy}}
* [[Luke Darcy]] (2002, with [[Michael Voss]])
* [[Marcus Bontempelli]] (2021, 2023, 2024)

===Coleman Medal winners===
{{Main|Coleman Medal}}
*[[Jack Collins (footballer, born 1930)|Jack Collins]] (1954, 1957)
*[[Kelvin Templeton]] (1978, 1979)
*[[Simon Beasley]] (1985)

===All-Australians===
{{Main|All-Australian}}

Leading All-Australians
*[[Marcus Bontempelli]] 6x (2016, 2019, 2020, 2021(v.c), 2023(v.c), 2024(c))
*[[Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)|Brad Johnson]]  6x (1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006(c), 2007)

Players Achieved All-Australian While playing for the Bulldogs:
*[[Ted Whitten]] (1958, 1961)
*[[John Schultz (footballer, born 1938)|John Schultz]] (1961)
*[[Ian Bryant (footballer)|Ian Bryant]] (1966)
*[[David Thorpe (footballer)|David Thorpe]] (1972)
*[[Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)|Gary Dempsey]] (1972)
*[[Brian Royal]] (1981)
*[[Brad Hardie]] (1981)
*[[Michael McLean (footballer)|Michael McLean]] (1988)
*[[Tony McGuinness (footballer)|Tony McGuinness]] (1988)
*[[Scott Wynd]] (1992)
*[[Chris Grant (footballer)|Chris Grant]] (1997, 1998, 1999)
*[[Rohan Smith]] (1997, 2003)
*[[Paul Hudson]] (1998)
*[[Scott West]] (1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006)
*[[Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)|Brad Johnson]] (1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006(c), 2007)
*[[Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1978)|Nathan Brown]] (2001, 2002)
*[[Luke Darcy]] (2002)
*[[Dale Morris]] (2008)
*[[Adam Cooney]] (2008)
*[[Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)|Matthew Boyd]] (2009, 2011, 2016)
*[[Brian Lake]] (2009, 2010)
*[[Barry Hall]] (2010)
*[[Robert Murphy (footballer)|Robert Murphy]] (2011, 2015(c))
*[[Will Minson]] (2013)
*[[Ryan Griffen]] (2013)
*[[Easton Wood]] (2015)
*[[Jake Stringer]] (2015)
*[[Marcus Bontempelli]] (2016, 2019, 2020, 2021(v.c), 2023(v.c), 2024(c))
*[[Jack Macrae]] (2019, 2020, 2021)
*[[Caleb Daniel]] (2020)
*[[Bailey Dale]] (2021)
*[[Tim English]] (2023)
*[[Adam Treloar]] (2024)

Coaches:
*[[Terry Wheeler]] (1992)
*[[Terry Wallace]] (1998)
*[[Luke Beveridge]] (2016)

===Club awards===
{{Main|Charles Sutton Medal}}
The Charles Sutton Medal is awarded annually to the Bulldogs player adjudged [[best and fairest]] by the coaches over an entire AFL season, including finals. 
Other club awards include the:
* Doug Hawkins Medal (awarded to the runner-up in the best and fairest count)<ref name="B&F">{{cite web|url=http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2016-10-05/sutton-medal-winner|title=Bontempelli caps stunning season with Sutton Medal|date=5 October 2016|publisher=westernbulldogs.com.au}}</ref>
* Gary Dempsey Medal (awarded to third place in the best and fairest count)<ref name="B&F"/>
* Scott West Most Courageous Player<ref name="B&F"/>
* Chris Grant Best First Year Player<ref name="B&F"/>
* Brad Johnson Best Team Player<ref name="B&F"/>
* Tony Liberatore Most Improved Player<ref name="B&F"/>
* John Schultz Community Award<ref name="B&F"/>
* Victoria University Education Award<ref name="B&F"/>
* John Van Groningen Domestique Award<ref name="B&F"/> – Established in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.sportschaplaincy.com.au/premiers-bulldogs-celebrate-morris-in-honour-of-chaplain-jvg/|title=Premiers Bulldog's Celebrate Morris in Honour of Chaplain John Van Groningen|date=6 October 2016}}</ref> this award is voted on by the players and named after the former club chaplain who died suddenly from cancer in 2012 at the age of 52.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/112855/john-van-groningen/|publisher=[[The Age]]|title=John Van Groningen Death Notice}}</ref> The term "[[domestique]]" is taken from the role of a rider in the [[Tour de France]] whose job is to support the team and the leader, thus the award is given to the footballer who best plays a sacrificial role for the team.
* Footscray Best and Fairest (awarded to the fairest and best player in the VFL competition)<ref name="B&F"/>
* Bulldogs Taskforce VFL Coaches Award<ref name="B&F"/>
* Best in Finals – only awarded in years when Bulldogs play in the finals<ref name="B&F"/>