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KEY FACTS

Official name
Geelong West Football Club

Known as
Geelong West

Nickname
Red West

Formed
1878

Disbanded
1988

Colours
Red and white

Emblem
Roosters

Associated clubs
Geelong West Giants (GFNL)

Affiliations (Historical)
Geelong & District Football Netball League (GDFNL) 1879–1945; Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) 1946–1962; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1963–1988

Home Ground
West Oval

Senior Premierships
Geelong and District Football Association/League 25 premierships total; Ballarat Football League 1956-7-8-9 (4 total) VFA First Division 1975 (1 total); VFA Second Division 1964, 1968, 1972 (3 total)

Geelong West



The Roosters joined Division Two of the VFA in 1963 having been successful members of the Ballarat Football League since 1946. They quickly proved competitive, missing the finals in their first season by the merest whisker of percentage, and downing Sunshine by 21 points in the following year’s Grand Final.

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1965 Season (VFA Division 1) Fixture

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Geelong West's 1965 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Geelong West 2.04.37.510.9 69 LOST Yarraville 2.710.1014.1114.11 95 -26 YAR Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Geelong West 1.03.03.13.2 20 LOST Port Melbourne 5.411.814.2018.28 136 -116 WES Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Geelong West 2.44.106.118.16 64 LOST Brunswick 4.69.913.1415.20 110 -46 BWP May 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 H Geelong West 2.42.125.169.20 74 WON Coburg 0.11.25.58.6 54 20 WES May 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A Geelong West 2.33.47.49.8 62 LOST Sandringham 3.112.617.819.14 128 -66 BRO May 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Geelong West 4.06.17.110.6 66 LOST Dandenong 3.64.912.1315.14 104 -38 WES May 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Geelong West 2.42.46.910.10 70 LOST Williamstown 2.311.612.715.16 106 -36 WCG Jun 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 H Geelong West 3.16.111.316.9 105 WON Waverley 4.15.611.813.10 88 17 WES Jun 14 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong West 2.02.35.66.8 44 LOST Oakleigh 3.16.99.914.14 98 -54 WAR Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Geelong West 1.46.109.1111.12 78 LOST Yarraville 4.37.612.913.13 91 -13 WES Jun 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 A Geelong West 2.12.46.77.12 54 LOST Port Melbourne 4.212.817.1228.16 184 -130 NPO Jul 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H Geelong West 5.27.59.711.10 76 LOST Brunswick 5.26.610.1114.12 96 -20 WES Jul 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A Geelong West 2.05.35.69.13 67 LOST Coburg 3.95.1111.1411.15 81 -14 NPO Jul 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Geelong West 1.35.611.1214.15 99 LOST Sandringham 2.64.912.1115.13 103 -4 WES Aug 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Geelong West 0.41.92.117.15 57 LOST Dandenong 3.45.712.913.11 89 -32 SHE Aug 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 H Geelong West 1.11.14.34.5 29 LOST Williamstown 1.12.84.105.13 43 -14 WES Aug 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Geelong West 0.11.22.32.4 16 LOST Waverley 0.47.1311.1517.19 121 -105 CR2 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong West 6.27.711.1116.13 109 WON Oakleigh 4.38.88.912.13 85 24 WES Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.