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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

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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1988 Season (VFA Division 2) Fixture

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Geelong West's 1988 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong West 3.55.129.1612.19 91 LOST Oakleigh 6.310.914.1019.18 132 -41 WES Apr 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong West 5.27.716.1024.15 159 LOST Camberwell 10.815.920.1227.15 177 -18 CBW Apr 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Geelong West 5.39.412.922.10 142 WON Werribee 2.28.710.916.13 109 33 CHI Apr 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 Geelong West       Bye        
5 H Geelong West 7.19.317.418.7 115 WON Sunshine 3.49.911.1115.12 102 13 WES May 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Geelong West 6.28.716.1718.19 127 WON Camberwell 6.58.99.1112.17 89 38 WES May 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Geelong West 2.35.35.68.10 58 LOST Dandenong 5.28.412.715.8 98 -40 SHE May 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 A Geelong West 2.32.65.811.12 78 LOST Oakleigh 7.38.410.812.12 84 -6 WAR Jun 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Geelong West 2.36.117.137.15 57 LOST Dandenong 6.210.414.1021.12 138 -81 WES Jun 12 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Geelong West 4.16.27.49.5 59 LOST Oakleigh 1.34.76.1210.14 74 -15 WAR Jun 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Geelong West 4.46.89.1311.17 83 WON Camberwell 6.38.59.512.6 78 5 WES Jun 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Geelong West 4.25.37.611.10 76 LOST Werribee 3.68.811.1313.14 92 -16 CHI Jul 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A Geelong West 0.15.47.57.5 47 DRAW Dandenong 3.24.45.106.11 47 0 SHE Jul 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 A Geelong West 2.23.47.910.13 73 LOST Sunshine 1.23.47.712.10 82 -9 SKI Jul 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 H Geelong West 2.58.710.1013.12 90 WON Camberwell 0.21.53.74.10 34 56 WES Jul 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong West 1.33.58.711.12 78 LOST Oakleigh 3.16.29.915.14 104 -26 WAR Jul 31 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Geelong West 2.24.55.87.12 54 LOST Werribee 5.47.910.1813.20 98 -44 CHI Aug 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong West 5.56.1313.1822.20 152 WON Dandenong 6.410.616.1018.14 122 30 WES Aug 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
19 H Geelong West 4.46.57.1010.12 72 WON Sunshine 0.24.76.99.17 71 1 WES Aug 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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