Werribee Football Club

Werribee
Names
Full name Werribee Football Club
Nickname(s) The Tigers
Club details
Founded 1965
Colours      Black and      Gold
Competition Victorian Football League
Coach Simon Atkins
Captain(s) Dominic Gleeson
Ground(s) Chirnside Park (capacity: 5,000)
Other information
Official website www.werribeefc.com.au
Guernsey:

The Werribee Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club, based in Werribee, 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.

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History

The Werribee Football Club was established as a team in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1965. In those early years the team was in the 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 twenty years, being minor premiers in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1998, winning the premiership in 1993, and being runners up in 1991, 1998, 2001 and 2005.

AFL Affiliation

The Werribee Football Club shared an Australian Football League affiliation with the Western Bulldogs from 2000 to 2007. The alliance allowed the club to have access to players such as Brad Johnson, Daniel Cross, Scott West and Adam Cooney. The club is now affiliated with the North Melbourne Football Club.

Records

Premierships

Minor Premierships

Runner-Up

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