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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) 1996–2024

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

Home Ground
Chirnside Park

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. J. Dove

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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1978 Season (VFA Division 2) Fixture

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Werribee's 1978 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Werribee 13.10 88 LOST Williamstown 21.14 140 -52 WCG Apr 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 H Werribee 3.410.511.514.13 97 LOST Oakleigh 7.510.617.1023.15 153 -56 CHI Apr 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Werribee 6.511.914.1320.17 137 WON Box Hill 3.18.515.917.10 112 25 BOX Apr 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 H Werribee 22.9 141 LOST Frankston 27.11 173 -32 CHI Apr 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A Werribee 2.66.1210.1715.19 109 WON Sunshine 3.66.78.812.10 82 27 SKI May 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Werribee 2.65.109.1312.19 91 LOST Yarraville 2.310.511.815.14 104 -13 CHI May 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Werribee 4.35.810.912.9 81 LOST Camberwell 7.313.825.1132.16 208 -127 CBW May 21 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 H Werribee 5.18.59.913.14 92 LOST Northcote 6.68.1117.1523.18 156 -64 CHI May 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 A Werribee 12.14 86 LOST Waverley 16.21 117 -31 CR2 Jun 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 H Werribee 19.23 137 WON Williamstown 15.9 99 38 CHI Jun 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 A Werribee 4.07.410.714.10 94 LOST Oakleigh 7.39.912.1717.24 126 -32 WAR Jun 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H Werribee 9.15 69 WON Box Hill 4.11 35 34 CHI Jul 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A Werribee 15.14 104 LOST Frankston 31.19 205 -101 FRA Jul 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Werribee 2.55.109.1915.23 113 WON Sunshine 3.410.911.1015.14 104 9 CHI Jul 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Werribee 14.12 96 LOST Yarraville 16.14 110 -14 YAR Jul 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 H Werribee 3.33.1010.1216.17 113 LOST Camberwell 6.411.916.1420.15 135 -22 CHI Jul 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Werribee 12.11 83 LOST Northcote 20.28 148 -65 NOR Aug 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Werribee 0.24.510.613.7 85 WON Waverley 4.47.79.910.12 72 13 CHI Aug 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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