Werribee Football Club

Infobox aus sport club | clubname = Werribee Tigers


fullname = Werribee Football Club
emblem = 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
capacity = 20,000
song = The boys from Werribee
president = John Nicol
coach = Simon Atkins
captain = James Podsiadly
season = 2007
position = 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.

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 minor premiers in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998 and 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 affliated with the North Melbourne Football Club.

Records

Premierships

*1993

Minor Premierships

*1991
*1992
*1993
*1998
*2001
*2005

Runner-Up

*1991
*1998
*2001
*2005

External links

* [http://www.werribeefc.com.au/ Werribee Football Club website]
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Werribee.htm Full Points Footy Profile of the Werribee Tigers]