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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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1986 Season (VFA Division 1) Fixture

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Geelong West's 1986 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Geelong West 5.410.518.1027.15 177 WON Springvale 4.210.415.617.7 109 68 SPR Apr 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 H Geelong West 3.24.88.149.16 70 LOST Frankston 2.37.811.1418.19 127 -57 WES Apr 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Geelong West 3.77.89.1411.19 85 LOST Brunswick 8.411.613.716.10 106 -21 AGO Apr 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 H Geelong West 5.59.714.1018.17 125 WON Preston 5.38.711.1312.15 87 38 WES May 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A Geelong West 2.47.98.1012.12 84 LOST Williamstown 3.14.511.717.13 115 -31 WCG May 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 A Geelong West 5.811.1213.1721.22 148 WON Camberwell 2.15.28.410.6 66 82 CBW May 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 H Geelong West 4.37.78.912.10 82 LOST Sandringham 5.39.716.1223.16 154 -72 WES Jun 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 A Geelong West 2.46.108.1112.15 87 LOST Coburg 4.46.1014.1619.18 132 -45 COB Jun 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Geelong West 2.64.96.1111.15 81 LOST Port Melbourne 3.47.139.1920.23 143 -62 WES Jun 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 H Geelong West 2.34.59.612.13 85 LOST Springvale 6.47.612.1012.15 87 -2 WES Jun 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 A Geelong West 3.49.711.814.9 93 LOST Frankston 5.310.616.722.11 143 -50 FRA Jul 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H Geelong West 3.610.915.1121.14 140 WON Brunswick 4.45.79.99.9 63 77 WES Jul 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H Geelong West 3.79.912.1015.11 101 LOST Williamstown 2.46.812.1020.15 135 -34 WES Jul 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 A Geelong West 2.22.34.56.8 44 LOST Preston 1.83.116.129.12 66 -22 PRE Jul 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 H Geelong West 10.813.1222.2229.27 201 WON Camberwell 0.02.33.45.4 34 167 WES Aug 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong West 5.16.96.1011.16 82 LOST Sandringham 3.78.1116.1517.20 122 -40 BRO Aug 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 H Geelong West 7.412.915.1319.17 131 WON Coburg 2.310.714.1016.12 108 23 WES Aug 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Geelong West 6.610.1114.1315.16 106 WON Port Melbourne 2.43.97.1210.13 73 33 NPO Aug 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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