Werribee head into the bye round with a win, defeating Frankston by 28 points at home.

At Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday Werribee made it five wins in a row defeating the Dolphins 13.9.87 to 8.11.59.

It was a memorable day as the club celebrated reigning Bruce Montgomery Trophy winner Dom Brew’s 100th game. The midfielder marked this milestone in classic Dom Brew style, amassing 36 disposals, 21 contested possessions, and eight tackles.

Werribee got off to the perfect start, booting two goals in the opening five minutes courtesy of Nick Hayes and Jay Dahlhaus. Zac Banch popped up for a goal, capping off a solid month of football since breaking into the side in round 8. An Aidan Johnson major on the edge of quarter time gave the Tigers a 13-point lead at the first break. 

Dom Brew led all possession winners on the field in the first quarter of game 100, with 11 disposals plus a goal assist for Banch’s goal. Louis Pinnuck was everywhere with 10 disposals and seven marks while Kobe Annand was dominant in the ruck, winning 11 hitouts and laying six tackles.

Frankston had several early shots on goal in the second quarter, but it was Jay Dahlhaus who struck first. The small forward kicked his second goal after a strong contested mark. It was a scrappy quarter with just three goals kicked. The last, a sharp left-foot snap from Flynn Young, made the halftime lead 14 points.

Riley Bice had a standout quarter bringing his total to 16 disposals by halftime. In his return Daly Andrews was also impressive picking up 14 touches and four clearances.

Werribee began the second half perfectly when Jack Riding scored a running goal less than a minute into the quarter. Angus Hicks, who was having a strong game, added another shortly after. Hudson Garoni booted back to back goals and with a four goal to one quarter, the Werribee lead was a more comfortable 34 points at three quarter time.

Frankston kicked the first two goals of the last quarter, but key forward Hudson Garoni was able to stem the flow and calmly convert a set shot for his third goal of the day. Werribee’s leading goalkickers Garoni and Dahlhaus each added one more ending the afternoon with four and three goals respectively.Garoni ended the clash sitting third in the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal at the halfway point of the season.

Brew led all possession winners in his milestone game with Louis Pinnuck, who has been in great form, not far behind with 29 disposals and a huge 16 marks. Jack Henderson is relishing his midfield role and picked up another 25 disposals and five marks. 

Defender Jesse Clark enjoyed career highs in both disposals and marks, with the defender gathering 21 disposals and 14 marks. Additionally, Jack Riding had another two goal assists to take his season tally to 12 as he continues to lead the competition in the stat. 

Dom Brew will become the first Werribee player of the 2024 season to reach the 100 games milestone when he runs out in Saturday’s Round 11 clash against Frankston.

Brew becomes the latest player to reach 100 club games, and achieve Werribee Life Membership.

Brew’s form has continued from his career best 2023 campaign where he won his first Bruce Montgomery Trophy and earnt VFL Team of the Year honours.

Earlier this year the inside midfielder was named Victorian captain as the Big V returned to state of origin footy against the SANFL. Brew is also currently sitting second in the Rebel Coaches MVP Award, two votes behind Geelong’s Mitch Hardie. 

Brew arrived at Werribee in 2017 from North Albury where he shared the playing field with Shaun Mannagh. Their coach, former AFL star Jason Akermanis, advised the pair to give VFL a go.

He broke into the senior side Round 9 2017 debuting against the Northern Bullants and making an immediate impact for John Lamont’s side, picking up 22 disposals, seven clearances and laying nine tackles. Brew never looked back after that point, playing the remainder of the season and averaging 17 disposals and 12 tackles. 

When long-standing captain Michael Sodomaco stood down as a leader after seven years of captaincy following the 2021 campaign, Dom Brew was voted co-captain alongside Tom Gribble for the 2022 season. Coach Michael Barlow at the time saying that “In all my time in football clubs I’ve never seen someone invest in others as much as Dom Brew does”. Brew has since remained in the leadership group, being named vice-captain under Nick Coughlan for 2023 and 2024. 

Senior coach Jimmy Allan spoke highly of the impact that Brew has had on the club in the short time they have worked together; “He lives and breathes the Werribee Football Club. He epitomises the trademark values of the club, and sets the standard every training session and game.”

Werribee will return home to Avalon Airport Oval for a Round 11 showdown against fellow standalone club Frankston.

Werribee are sitting third on the ladder and are running hot with four consecutive wins. This sets the stage for a highly anticipated showdown but the excitement goes beyond the game itself. Werribee is gearing up for our annual Big Freeze Day to help Neale Daniher raise money to fight the beast - MND.  

Neale is a past player for the Werribee Football Club notably kicking 44 goals in our 1991 Grand Final season. Neale’s Werribee teammate Ian Wilson (past player #366)  wrote about the importance of Fight MND to the club in this piece earlier in the year.

To help fight the beast, the pre-game President’s function will be transformed into a fundraiser for MND, consisting of an auction, beanies for sale and multiple guest speakers. Purchase your tickets to the function here.

Werribee come into the clash fresh off defeating the reigning premiers the Gold Coast Suns at their People Fight Stadium on Sunday. 

Frankston are sitting ninth on the ladder the Dolphins will be looking to bounce back after a narrow one-point loss to Sandringham at home last week, conceding the match winning goal in time-on of the last quarter. 

It promises to be a great contest and even more exciting, with no local footy this King’s Birthday weekend in Melbourne, entry will be FREE. Gates open at 12:30pm.