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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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1975 Season (VFA Division 1) Fixture

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Geelong West's 1975 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong West 6.312.1116.1519.20 134 WON Oakleigh 1.35.67.1011.10 76 58 WES Apr 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong West 6.510.1012.1316.14 110 WON Dandenong 3.36.99.1813.22 100 10 SHE Apr 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Geelong West 5.210.717.1625.21 171 WON Williamstown 1.25.68.912.16 88 83 WCG May 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 H Geelong West 6.29.812.1123.19 157 WON Prahran 3.46.614.1015.11 101 56 WES May 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A Geelong West 2.57.915.1520.19 139 WON Sandringham 2.14.45.58.9 57 82 BRO May 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Geelong West 0.44.911.1014.14 98 WON Caulfield 3.66.119.1111.14 80 18 WES May 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Geelong West 3.25.714.1718.20 128 WON Coburg 7.211.713.1116.15 111 17 COB Jun 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 A Geelong West 7.311.616.1216.15 111 WON Preston 5.19.313.616.13 109 2 PRE Jun 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Geelong West 4.15.910.1115.18 108 WON Port Melbourne 4.56.89.1310.15 75 33 WES Jun 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Geelong West 4.18.512.616.9 105 LOST Oakleigh 5.36.311.717.10 112 -7 WAR Jun 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Geelong West 3.85.1210.1412.16 88 WON Dandenong 1.06.27.612.9 81 7 WES Jul 7 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 H Geelong West 2.64.65.109.11 65 WON Williamstown 0.00.61.73.11 29 36 WES Jul 14 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
13 A Geelong West 9.413.418.824.10 154 WON Prahran 1.37.712.816.14 110 44 TOO Jul 21 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
14 H Geelong West 2.26.510.816.11 107 WON Sandringham 1.15.55.59.13 67 40 WES Jul 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Geelong West 3.67.911.1317.17 119 LOST Caulfield 4.412.816.1323.13 151 -32 PPC Aug 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 H Geelong West 1.75.128.2011.24 90 WON Coburg 3.24.64.79.10 64 26 WES Aug 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 H Geelong West 22.16 148 WON Preston 7.12 54 94 WES Aug 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Geelong West 3.85.119.1213.16 94 LOST Port Melbourne 2.57.1114.1317.18 120 -26 NPO Aug 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2SF H Geelong West 4.19.611.1016.17 113 WON Port Melbourne 4.65.88.1311.15 81 32 JUN Sep 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
GF H Geelong West 7.410.515.1218.13 121 WON Dandenong 1.26.77.714.9 93 28 JUN Sep 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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