Year of the Dogs is a 1997 documentary film detailing the 1996 season of the Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs).

Directed by Michael Cordell and Stewart Young, it stars Alan Joyce, Tony Liberatore, Stephen Wallis, Terry Wallace, Chris Grant, Pat Hodgson, Jenny Hodgson, and Peter Gordon.

Filmed during the turbulent 1996 season where they finished second-last (15th) in the Australian Football League, the documentary follows the club and two dedicated fans, Pat and Jenny Hogson.

The Bulldogs have a horror run of losses; senior coach Alan Joyce is sacked and replaced by Terry Wallace.

In addition to this, youngest player (Shaun Baxter) is fighting cancer and the club veteran, Stephen Wallis, knows his playing days are numbered.