Werribee Football Club
Encyclopedia
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
.
(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.
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
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club, based in Werribee, was formed in 1965 and currently plays in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
. Werribee was defeated by the Sandringham Football Club in the 2005 VFL Grand Final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
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History
The Werribee Football Club was established as a team in the Victorian Football AssociationVictorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former 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 LeagueAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
affiliation with the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
from 2000 to 2007. The alliance allowed the club to have access to players such as Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson (Australian rules footballer)
Brad Johnson is a former Australian rules footballer who was the captain of Australian Football League team Western Bulldogs...
, Daniel Cross, Scott West
Scott West
Scott West is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League...
and Adam Cooney
Adam Cooney
Adam Cooney is an Australian rules footballer, playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL. Cooney, recruited from West Adelaide in the SANFL, won the 2008 Brownlow Medal with 24 votes becoming the 10th Footscray/Western Bulldog player to win the AFL's highest individual honor.He attended...
. The club is now affiliated with the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
.