West Brunswick Amateur Football Club

West Brunswick as we know them now, commenced in the VAFA in 1959, with the club’s senior team winning the 1960 E Section the premiership in their second year.

Prior to this, a West Brunswick club played in the VAFA from 1932-36, winning the D Section premiership in their first season (1932) before disbanding.

Fast forward again, and the 1960 success was followed up with the Magpies playing in back-to-back grand finals, losing both the 1961 (D Section) and 1962 (C Section) deciders. The club was in B Section, but they could only hang on for two seasons before being relegated back.

The club surged in the mid-2010s, winning back-to-back premierships in Division 4 (2014) and Division 3 (2015), working their way up to Division 1 in 2018.

In 2017, the Westies entered a team in Development Division 1 of the inaugural VAFA Women’s competition and went devastatingly close to premiership success, but fell one point short in the decider against St Mary’s Salesian before another heartbreaking loss to the Saints in 2018.

However, their women’s Reserves have 3 premiership cups in the cabinet, winning flags in 2018, 2019 and 2022, followed by their Thirds Women saluting in 2023.

Premierships

Competition Best and Fairest Winners – Senior Men’s

Premier C / C Section – LS Zachariah Medal – 1

Division 1 / D Section – LS Pepper Medal – 1

Division 2 Men’s – 1

Division 3  – P Hutchinson Medal – 1

Division 4 – OJ Meehan Medal – 1

Competition Best and Fairest Winners – Senior Women’s

Premier B (Blue) – 1