Werribee Football Club

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**Werribee Tigers**

Full name	Werribee Football Club
Nickname	The Tigers
Strip	Black guernsey with a yellow sash, black shorts, black and yellow hooped socks
Founded	1965
Sport	Australian rules football
League	Victorian Football League
Ground	Chirnside Park
Club song	'Tigerland'
President/Chair	John Nicol
Coach	Simon Atkins
Captain	Travis Robertson
2005	2nd of 15

Werribee Football Club was formed in 1965 and currently plays in the Victorian Football League. Werribee was defeated by the Sandringham Football Club in the 2005 VFL Grand Final.

1 History
2 AFL Affiliation
3 Records
4 External links

[edit] History

The Werribee Football Club was established as a team in the VFA in 1965. In those early years the team was in 2nd division, and although success was not immediate over the past ten years the Tigers have come of age. The club has played a major role in the finals for the past eight years, being club champions in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998 and winning the championship in 1993, and being runners up in 1991 and 1998.

[edit] AFL Affiliation

The Werribee Football Club has shared and Australian Football League affiliation with the Western Bulldogs since 2000. This has allowed the club to have access to players such as Chris Grant, Jade Rawings, Scott West and Adam Cooney.