Werribee secured its first four points of 2025 with a dominant second-half performance, running out 23-point winners over Essendon on Saturday.

Trailing by seven at halftime at the NEC Hangar, Werribee stormed out after the break, piling on seven goals in the third quarter to take control and claim an 11.12 (78) to 7.13 (55) win.

Bouncing back from a tough Round 1 Grand Final rematch, Werribee gets on the board for the season and sits 11th on the ladder after opening with two away games.