Western Bulldogs forward Bonnie Toogood is excited about the journey the AFLW Bulldogs are on at the moment.
After contributing with three majors and five marks in the Dogs’ 25-point triumph over GWS in Indigenous Round, Toogood said while having a scoreboard impact was rewarding, it wasn’t the most important thing.
“I just wanted to make an impact, whether it was on the scoreboard or just being a marking target,” Toogood told Bulldogs Media post-match.
“I’m pretty happy that (the marks) finally stuck today, because there’s been a couple of weeks where they’ve just been slipping through the fingers.
“I couldn’t have done it without the girls putting blocks on and all of that kind of stuff so I’m pretty happy that I could impact in that way, but it’s not the only thing that matters.
“We’ve never (won four straight) before, so we set ourselves a milestone to try and hit four in a row, so the fact we have now – I’m very, very excited about that.”
As part of the inaugural AFLW Indigenous Round, the Bulldogs wore guernseys designed by 18-year-old Aboriginal artist Ky-Ya Nicholson-Ward.
Toogood said being able to celebrate an Indigenous Round is special.
“I think the greatest thing about being able to pull on the jumper and have an Indigenous Round is that social impact - allowing people to go and get education about what our history is, is really important stuff and the only way we’re going to be able to work together,” she said.
“I think there’s things within the Indigenous culture that will help heal and empower, and I think to have representation in AFLW now is a real honour.”
The Bulldogs will travel to Victoria Park next Sunday to face Collingwood in round six.