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KEY FACTS

Official name
Werribee Football Club

Known as
Werribee

Nickname
Tigers

Formed
1964 (following the merger of Irish National Foresters, Metro Farm, Services and Werribee South)

Colours
Gold and black

Associated clubs
North Melbourne; Werribee Reserves

Affiliation (Current)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 1996–2025

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1965–1995

Home Ground
Chirnside Park

VFL Premierships
2024 (1 total)

VFA Premierships
1993 (1 total)

Senior Premierships
Victorian Premiers Cup - 1992 (1 total)

Most Games
169 - Robbie Castello

Most Goals
406 - Kevin Leece

Championships and Trophies
Liston Trophy - A.Eames 1991; P.Slattery 1995; M.Frost 1998; J.Podsiadly 2008; B.Ross 2012; T.Gribble 2019 (6 total); Field Trophy - S.Sells 1988 (1 total)

Headquarters
Watton St, Werribee, VIC 3030

Postal Address
PO Box 2049, Werribee, VIC, 3030

Phone: (03) 9741 6688 

Email
mpenaluna@werribeefc.com.au

Website
werribeefc.com.au

President
D. Brown

Werribee



"Whilst there are still no guarantees over future long term survival it appears that, in the twenty-first century, clubs can, in some cases, extend their lives by compromising their identities, as Werribee and a large number of their VFL compatriots have elected, or been forced, to do."

John Devaney surveys the Werribee Football Club.

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1997 Season (VFL) Fixture

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Werribee's 1997 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 Werribee       Bye        
2 A Werribee 3.35.79.109.12 66 LOST Preston 3.26.511.816.14 110 -44 PRE Apr 12 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
3 H Werribee 3.46.912.1517.19 121 WON Coburg 1.23.34.45.6 36 85 CHI Apr 20 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
4 A Werribee 4.47.79.1013.11 89 LOST Williamstown 6.49.514.1015.14 104 -15 WCG Apr 25 (Fri, 2:00) Scores
5 H Werribee 6.68.912.1216.14 110 WON North Ballarat 0.23.24.45.6 36 74 CHI May 4 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
6 A Werribee 4.35.87.128.12 60 LOST Frankston 5.47.912.1216.15 111 -51 FRA May 11 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
7 H Werribee 4.47.613.622.9 141 WON Port Melbourne 0.22.74.107.12 54 87 CHI May 17 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
8 A Werribee 3.46.710.1412.21 93 WON Traralgon 1.25.49.810.9 69 24 TRA May 25 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
9 Werribee       Bye        
10 H Werribee 2.25.57.913.11 89 LOST Springvale 4.59.913.1618.21 129 -40 CHI Jun 8 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
11 H Werribee 3.17.213.716.8 104 WON Sandringham 1.25.86.910.14 74 30 CHI Jun 21 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
12 A Werribee 4.86.1313.1817.22 124 WON Box Hill 1.34.45.65.7 37 87 BOX Jun 29 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
13 H Werribee 1.510.915.1424.16 160 WON Preston 3.44.59.511.7 73 87 CHI Jul 6 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
14 A Werribee 7.717.924.1229.15 189 WON Coburg 2.24.45.69.10 64 125 COB Jul 13 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
15 H Werribee 5.19.614.618.15 123 WON Williamstown 4.27.39.710.9 69 54 CHI Jul 20 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
16 A Werribee 6.512.815.1119.11 125 WON North Ballarat 3.15.410.614.11 95 30 NTO Jul 27 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
17 H Werribee 3.07.110.512.7 79 LOST Frankston 3.45.87.1111.15 81 -2 CHI Aug 3 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
18 A Werribee 1.47.58.612.9 81 WON Port Melbourne 1.21.45.107.14 56 25 NPO Aug 9 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
19 H Werribee 6.107.168.1813.22 100 WON Traralgon 1.07.48.912.10 82 18 CHI Aug 16 (Sat, 2:00) Scores
20 A Werribee 2.23.53.54.5 29 LOST Springvale 2.85.129.1811.20 86 -57 SPR Aug 24 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
EF H Werribee 2.66.1110.1414.16 100 LOST Port Melbourne 4.26.611.1017.14 116 -16 NPO Aug 31 (Sun, 2:00) Scores
 

Footnotes

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