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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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1987 Season (VFA Division 1) Fixture

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Geelong West's 1987 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Geelong West 2.73.87.139.17 71 LOST Frankston 1.47.1113.1521.19 145 -74 WES Apr 12 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong West 1.43.43.44.6 30 LOST Springvale 5.49.714.1120.14 134 -104 SPR Apr 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 H Geelong West 2.73.144.176.20 56 LOST Port Melbourne 4.710.919.1623.21 159 -103 WES Apr 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 A Geelong West 5.18.210.713.12 90 LOST Coburg 10.114.420.824.13 157 -67 COB May 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 H Geelong West 1.06.56.612.7 79 LOST Williamstown 11.511.1122.1627.18 180 -101 WES May 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 A Geelong West 2.23.69.611.13 79 LOST Box Hill 8.412.618.1423.17 155 -76 BOX May 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 H Geelong West LOST Sandringham WES May 31 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 H Geelong West LOST Brunswick WES Jun 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong West LOST Preston PRE Jun 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Geelong West 3.55.1210.1413.20 98 DRAW Frankston 6.88.812.1214.14 98 0 FRA Jun 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Geelong West 5.66.108.1211.13 79 LOST Springvale 4.511.1015.1622.20 152 -73 WES Jul 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Geelong West 4.68.811.1016.12 108 LOST Port Melbourne 9.913.1420.2228.27 195 -87 NPO Jul 12 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Geelong West 3.37.611.1015.16 106 LOST Coburg 6.38.713.1617.19 121 -15 WES Jul 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 A Geelong West 1.18.111.215.3 93 LOST Williamstown 6.910.1221.1728.21 189 -96 WCG Jul 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 H Geelong West 4.48.49.515.12 102 WON Box Hill 4.27.510.710.8 68 34 WES Aug 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong West 4.08.812.814.12 96 LOST Sandringham 3.74.1211.1815.24 114 -18 BRO Aug 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Geelong West 2.64.117.1512.17 89 LOST Brunswick 7.79.914.1221.18 144 -55 AGO Aug 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong West 1.34.65.118.17 65 LOST Preston 4.610.714.1414.15 99 -34 WES Aug 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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