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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) 1996–2025

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

Home Ground
Chirnside Park

VFL Premierships
2024 (1 total)

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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1979 Season (VFA Division 2) Fixture

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Werribee's 1979 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Werribee 9.9 63 LOST Oakleigh 19.21 135 -72 CHI Apr 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Werribee 15.12 102 LOST Mordialloc 33.11 209 -107 BKR Apr 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Werribee 11.13 79 LOST Northcote 33.23 221 -142 NOR Apr 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 H Werribee 17.14 116 LOST Yarraville 29.20 194 -78 CHI Apr 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A Werribee 1.27.39.516.8 104 LOST Camberwell 9.719.828.1532.21 213 -109 CBW May 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Werribee 22.15 147 WON Waverley 22.13 145 2 CHI May 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 A Werribee 15.16 106 LOST Sunshine 22.22 154 -48 SKI May 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 H Werribee 3.57.87.1013.11 89 LOST Williamstown 7.512.916.1120.18 138 -49 CHI May 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 A Werribee 18.15 123 LOST Box Hill 19.17 131 -8 BOX Jun 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Werribee 13.6 84 LOST Oakleigh 18.28 136 -52 WAR Jun 10 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Werribee 19.20 134 LOST Mordialloc 28.13 181 -47 CHI Jun 24 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H Werribee 3.27.68.1011.16 82 LOST Northcote 7.413.517.1124.16 160 -78 CHI Jul 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 A Werribee 8.8 56 LOST Yarraville 17.26 128 -72 YAR Jul 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Werribee 3.74.78.99.11 65 LOST Camberwell 1.47.1012.1317.16 118 -53 CHI Jul 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Werribee 15.11 101 LOST Waverley 13.27 105 -4 CR2 Jul 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 H Werribee 16.18 114 WON Sunshine 10.28 88 26 CHI Jul 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Werribee 12.4 76 LOST Williamstown 27.22 184 -108 WCG Aug 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Werribee 7.10 52 LOST Box Hill 13.12 90 -38 CHI Aug 12 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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