The 2022 VFL season is fast approaching and Werribee will have three opportunities to get in some valuable match practice ahead of round one.

The club has locked in trial games against some of its closest rivals with all three games to played on consecutive Friday nights in March.

First up we’ll take on Footscray at Whitten Oval on March 4 and then the following week we’ll play two matches against Williamstown at Deakin University in Geelong.

The final preseason hit out is against Coburg at Craigieburn’s Highgate Recreation Reserve on March 18.

Practice Match Schedule

vs Footscray, Friday 4 March
Whitten Oval, Footscray
Time: 6pm

vs Williamstown, Friday 11 March
Deakin University, Geelong (Waurn Ponds campus)
Time: G1 - 6pm, G2 - 7.30pm

vs Coburg, Friday 18 March
Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn
Time: 7pm

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Werribee has strengthened its key defensive stocks signing young backman Sam Witherden.  

Witherden is another who returned to the NAB League for his 19^th year in 2021 while also getting a taste of VFL football during the middle part of the season.  

After appearing in the opening three games for the Geelong Falcons, a knee injury kept Witherden out for eight weeks before he returned and made two appearances for the Sydney Swans as a top-up player.  

Witherden, who was also hindered by injury in 2019 with a six-month long hip issue, hopes to put those troubles behind him now and enjoy an injury free run with Werribee.

“Having missed a fair few games over the last couple of years I’m just looking for consistency with my game and body and see where I can take my footy in 2022,” he said. 

“I came down for the trial week and ever since have fallen in love with the place, the boys have made it feel like home.   

“Whenever we do our defensive craft, I’ve kind of clung on to Coops (Nathan Cooper) whether he likes it or not, and it’s been good to just bounce ideas of each other and it has made it a lot easier to kind of find my feet.”  

Werribee football manager Mark Micallef said there is plenty of potential in the 19-year-old Witherden.  

“Sam’s had an injury interrupted last few years, but we think his best football is all in front of him and we’re really excited to see what he can do at Werribee this season,” he said.  

“He’s the younger brother of West Coast Eagle Alex Witherden and has really impressed us so far. 

“He’s a great character, displays leadership and direction and provides a lot of energy for the whole playing group.”  

Last year’s Western Region Football League Rookie of the Year, Saad El-Hawli has signed with Werribee for the upcoming season.   

The former Western Jets player impressed in his first season of senior football finishing as Altona’s leading goal kicking with 26 majors while earning selection in the 2021 WRFL Team of the Year.  

Werribee football manager Mark Micallef said El-Hawli deserved his spot on the list after standing out among the group of players that trialed with the club early this preseason.  

“Saad is a hard running and quick player who has got really good bounce and foot skills,” he said. 

“He has the ability to play multiple roles but will start as a forward with us.  

“Saad’s story is great one, he actually approached Choco Williams a couple of years ago about the opportunity to train with the club, he got his chance this preseason and hasn’t put a foot wrong. 

“We look forward to seeing what he can develop into over the course of the 2022 season.” 

El-Hawli, 20 said he is looking to make the most of his opportunity at Avalon Airport Oval. 

“A lot of setbacks along the way but I just had faith in myself and what I’m capable of and thankful that Werribee sees my potential and gives me a crack at it this year,” he said. 

“It’s all been smooth sailing so far; the club makes everything pretty simple and the coaches and boys get around you a lot which I appreciate. 

“I’m just going about things day-by-day and session to session trying to get better as we go, and hopefully I can be an asset to the team. 

“The coaches want me to use my speed as my strong point and I’m just trying to make sure my work at training is top notch.”