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KEY FACTS

Official name
Geelong West Football Club

Known as
Geelong West

Nickname
Red West

Formed
1878

Disbanded
1988

Colours
Red and white

Emblem
Roosters

Associated clubs
Geelong West Giants (GFNL)

Affiliations (Historical)
Geelong & District Football Netball League (GDFNL) 1879–1945; Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) 1946–1962; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1963–1988

Home Ground
West Oval

Senior Premierships
Geelong and District Football Association/League 25 premierships total; Ballarat Football League 1956-7-8-9 (4 total) VFA First Division 1975 (1 total); VFA Second Division 1964, 1968, 1972 (3 total)

Geelong West



The Roosters joined Division Two of the VFA in 1963 having been successful members of the Ballarat Football League since 1946. They quickly proved competitive, missing the finals in their first season by the merest whisker of percentage, and downing Sunshine by 21 points in the following year’s Grand Final.

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1966 Season (VFA Division 2) Fixture

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Geelong West's 1966 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong West 3.45.77.910.13 73 LOST Northcote 6.38.515.817.19 121 -48 WES Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong West 3.34.75.107.10 52 LOST Mordialloc 2.17.68.810.13 73 -21 BKR Apr 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Geelong West 4.412.1519.2027.26 188 WON Camberwell 3.24.210.510.8 68 120 WES Apr 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Geelong West 2.27.87.912.15 87 LOST Caulfield 3.45.511.1513.16 94 -7 PPC May 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Geelong West 0.67.88.129.15 69 WON Prahran 2.13.18.210.5 65 4 WES May 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 A Geelong West 4.28.89.119.14 68 DRAW Box Hill 1.15.78.129.14 68 0 BOX May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Geelong West 2.56.810.1114.14 98 LOST Frankston 4.47.713.1217.14 116 -18 WES May 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Geelong West 4.411.515.724.10 154 WON Sunshine 4.28.513.1213.14 92 62 WES Jun 5 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong West 5.510.915.1421.21 147 WON Werribee 2.13.36.69.6 60 87 CHI Jun 12 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Geelong West 1.62.113.165.19 49 LOST Northcote 2.67.89.109.11 65 -16 NOR Jun 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 H Geelong West 1.35.98.1311.16 82 WON Mordialloc 5.25.59.712.9 81 1 WES Jun 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Geelong West 6.910.1113.1716.19 115 WON Camberwell 0.25.48.910.12 72 43 CBW Jul 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Geelong West 5.69.815.1319.14 128 WON Caulfield 0.13.26.611.6 72 56 WES Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Geelong West 5.48.610.912.9 81 WON Prahran 1.16.68.610.8 68 13 TOO Jul 17 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 H Geelong West 7.411.1016.1819.22 136 WON Box Hill 0.52.123.139.16 70 66 WES Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong West 4.37.109.1714.26 110 WON Frankston 1.33.66.99.12 66 44 FRA Jul 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Geelong West 3.28.411.417.8 110 WON Sunshine 3.63.104.137.15 57 53 SKI Aug 7 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong West 6.108.1515.2018.21 129 WON Werribee 1.44.95.1011.16 82 47 WES Aug 14 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2SF A Geelong West 4.46.119.1415.15 105 WON Northcote 3.54.126.168.19 67 38 TOO Aug 28 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
GF H Geelong West 2.93.133.145.15 45 LOST Prahran 1.06.49.917.12 114 -69 TOO Sep 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
 

Footnotes

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