The Western Bulldogs will wear the clash iteration of their 2024 AFLW Indigenous Guernsey this Sunday against Walyalup.
The 2024 design, inspired by the communities and the land in Victoria’s west, was created by Tarni Jarvis, a proud Djab Wurrong, Kirrae Wurrong and Peak Wurrong woman who lives on Wadawurrung country in Ballarat.
It is the same guernsey design that the AFL, VFL and VFLW teams wore earlier this season during their respective Indigenous Rounds.
Check out all of the AFLW Bulldogs’ past Indigenous guernseys below.
2021
Designed by: Ky-ya Nicholson-Ward (Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung)
The Bulldogs’ first ever AFLW Indigenous guernsey was designed by 18-year-old Aboriginal artist Ky-ya Nicholson-Ward, a Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung woman. Celebrating ‘coming together as one’, the design focuses on female empowerment and the importance of reaching a goal and moving forward in life.
2022 (S6)
Designed by: Rubii Red (Lama Lama)
Rubii Red, in collaboration with participants from the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation’s Nallei Jerring program, designed the Season 6 Indigenous guernsey. A proud Lama Lama woman from Cape York in Queensland, the guernsey highlights connection and growth.
2022 (S7)
Designed by: Kirby Bentley (Noongar)
Designed by former Bulldogs development coach and proud Noongar woman Kirby Bentley, the Season 7 Indigenous guernsey highlights connection, support and empowerment. The front of the jumper features four brown mounds, representing the leadership group, with the Aboriginal art symbol for ‘woman’ repeated around the top alongside boomerangs, stars and white arches representing tracks.
2023
Designed by: Jason Walker (Kerrup-Mara Gunditjmara and Yorta Yorta)
The 2023 Indigenous guernsey was designed by Kerrup-Mara Gunditjmara and Yorta Yorta man Jason Walker. It marked the first time in Club history all four programs had worn the same design in their respective round. The design represents Mirring country on Gunditjmara, where the Bulldogs are affiliated with in south-west Victoria, and is inspired by the Lake Condah Possum Skin Cloak.
2024
Designed by: Tarni Jarvis (Djab Wurrong, Kirrae Wurrong and Peak Wurrong)
The Bulldogs’ 2024 indigenous guernsey is inspired by the communities and land in Victoria’s west, designed by proud, Djab Wurrong, Kirrae Wurrong and Peak Wurrong woman Tarni Jarvis who lives in Ballarat on Wadawurrung country. This design marked the second time all four programs had worn the same design across their respective Indigenous rounds. For the first time however, a traditional home kit in the Bulldogs’ blue, plus a predominately white clash kit has been made. The AFLW Bulldogs will wear the clash kit against Walyalup (Fremantle) this weekend.
Learn more at our First Nations Hub.
