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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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1967 Season (VFA Division 2) Fixture

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Geelong West's 1967 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong West 17.14 116 WON Frankston 9.13 67 49 WES Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong West 13.20 98 WON Caulfield 9.12 66 32 PPC Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Geelong West 1.46.913.1719.22 136 WON Northcote 5.25.39.511.8 74 62 WES Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Geelong West 17.23 125 WON Werribee 10.13 73 52 CHI May 5 (Fri, 2:10) Scores
5 A Geelong West 8.511.1118.2220.25 145 WON Camberwell 2.27.310.311.10 76 69 CBW Apr 13 (Thu, 2:10) Scores
6 H Geelong West 0.55.76.1014.15 99 WON Mordialloc 0.08.512.714.9 93 6 WES May 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Geelong West 4.56.1211.1614.19 103 WON Sunshine 2.23.46.79.12 66 37 SKI May 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 H Geelong West 2.27.511.817.12 114 WON Oakleigh 4.67.79.1112.12 84 30 WES Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong West 6.311.414.717.10 112 WON Box Hill 3.05.58.712.12 84 28 BOX Jun 12 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 A Geelong West 1.23.58.611.6 72 LOST Frankston 1.34.76.1012.14 86 -14 FRA Jun 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Geelong West 5.511.916.1322.18 150 WON Caulfield 3.65.107.1613.20 98 52 WES Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Geelong West 2.55.810.910.11 71 LOST Northcote 2.17.210.812.8 80 -9 NOR Jul 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Geelong West 5.410.615.819.10 124 WON Werribee 4.55.65.1010.12 72 52 WES Jul 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Geelong West 6.112.418.928.12 180 WON Camberwell 1.21.45.57.7 49 131 WES Jul 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Geelong West 13.11 89 LOST Mordialloc 16.10 106 -17 BKR Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Geelong West 4.48.513.914.9 93 WON Sunshine 1.14.75.97.11 53 40 WES Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Geelong West 6.36.39.611.9 75 LOST Oakleigh 1.18.713.1119.14 128 -53 WAR Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong West 2.33.88.119.12 66 LOST Box Hill 4.17.59.810.10 70 -4 WES Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Geelong West 3.08.29.211.4 70 LOST Oakleigh 4.66.1010.1215.17 107 -37 COB Aug 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
PF H Geelong West 2.17.512.717.13 115 WON Frankston 5.67.89.1512.20 92 23 COB Sep 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
GF A Geelong West 3.16.49.511.7 73 LOST Oakleigh 3.35.49.1012.14 86 -13 COB Sep 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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