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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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1971 Season (VFA Division 1) Fixture

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Geelong West's 1971 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 2.314.617.820.10 130 WON Waverley 3.126.1410.2413.28 106 24 CR2 Apr 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 H Geelong West 0.02.44.59.12 66 LOST Preston 8.68.712.1413.14 92 -26 WES Apr 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 H Geelong West 5.69.1111.1217.16 118 WON Coburg 1.34.710.1312.18 90 28 WES May 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 A Geelong West 3.47.1010.1613.17 95 LOST Sandringham 7.412.813.1221.20 146 -51 BRO May 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 H Geelong West 2.69.912.1116.15 111 LOST Dandenong 5.28.513.1319.16 130 -19 WES May 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 A Geelong West 0.05.77.99.15 69 LOST Williamstown 6.66.610.1112.12 84 -15 WCG May 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 H Geelong West 4.611.812.1115.14 104 LOST Oakleigh 5.510.716.1020.13 133 -29 WES Jun 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 H Geelong West 1.57.812.914.17 101 LOST Port Melbourne 7.412.417.721.9 135 -34 WES Jun 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Geelong West 2.49.1015.1021.13 139 WON Prahran 4.85.1210.1214.14 98 41 WES Jun 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 H Geelong West 5.59.815.1421.16 142 WON Waverley 6.412.814.1218.15 123 19 WES Jun 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 A Geelong West 1.17.611.812.10 82 LOST Preston 4.47.613.1018.13 121 -39 PRE Jul 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Geelong West 5.36.59.612.6 78 LOST Coburg 1.58.1112.1421.15 141 -63 COB Jul 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Geelong West 4.17.413.1118.14 122 LOST Sandringham 6.611.1115.1319.14 128 -6 WES Jul 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 A Geelong West 6.67.810.1411.14 80 LOST Dandenong 3.38.812.922.13 145 -65 SHE Aug 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 H Geelong West 2.03.45.97.16 58 LOST Williamstown 4.38.510.1213.13 91 -33 WES Aug 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong West 4.58.510.1114.16 100 LOST Oakleigh 5.412.918.1322.19 151 -51 WAR Aug 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Geelong West 1.35.511.617.9 111 WON Port Melbourne 3.08.710.814.10 94 17 NPO Aug 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong West 4.39.614.1019.13 127 WON Prahran 5.46.59.913.14 92 35 WES Aug 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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