The Western Jets is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Victorian premier U19 competition, the Talent League, since its inception in 1992. The club have developmental squads in the U16, however much of the attention is towards its U18 team.
The club is geographically set in Melbourne's West as part of a decision by AFL Victoria (formerly Football Victoria) to have clubs in all regions of the state.
The club trains in Melbourne's inner west at Crofts Reserve in Altona North and plays NAB League matches at Burbank Oval in Williamstown. Their current coach is Robbie Chancellor, who replaced Ryan O’Keefe at the end of the 2020 season.
Sponsors
The club is sponsored by TAC, Victoria University, Australia, Meat2U, Werribee Mazda, Master Dry Cleaners, Divella, Burbank Homes and KFC.
Statistics
Premierships: Nil Runners Up (2): 1992, 1993 Minor Premiers (1): 1993 Wooden Spoons (4): 1997, 1998, 2002, 2025
Games Record Holder: Darcy Weeks(76 games been there for 5 years)
Goals Record Holder: Lachlan Fitzgerald (59 goals)
TAC CUP Coach Award Winners: Paul Carson (2000), Bradley Miller (2001)
Talent League Girls Premierships (1): 2022 Runners-up (0): Nil
Draftees 1992: Dustin Fletcher, Paul Satterley, Mark Ballan, Brad Copeland, Craig Ellis, Brendan Duncan 1993: Brad Johnson, Robert Stevenson, Darryl Griffin, Aaron James, David Innella, Cain Liddle 1994: Matthew Lloyd, Shannon Grant, Robert Di Rosa, Shawn Lewfatt, Allen Nash, Matthew Belleville, Stephen Zavalas, Lee Fraser, Dean Helmers, Todd McHardy, David Nicholson 1995: - 1996: - 1997: Lance Picioane, Chris Obst, David Antonowicz, Anthony Aloi, 1998: Heath Scotland, Matthew Pearce 1999: Daniel Giansiracusa, Ty Zantuck, Ben Haynes, James Podsiadly 2000: Paul Chambers 2001: Brad D. Miller 2002: Callum Urch, Dale Carson 2003: Michael Rischitelli, Murray Boyd 2004: Brent Prismall, Ben Davies 2005: Jake Edwards 2006: Bachar Houli 2007: Callan Ward, Will Sullivan 2008: Jayden Post, Mitch Banner, Bryce Carroll 2009: Jack Fitzpatrick, Majak Daw 2011: Will Hoskin-Elliott, Elliott Kavanagh 2012: Spencer White, Lachie Hunter 2013: James Sicily 2014: Liam Duggan, Corey Ellis, Jayden Laverde, Dillon Viojo-Rainbow, Connor Menadue, Brenton Payne 2015: Luke Goetz 2016: Daniel Venables, Oscar Junker 2017: Cameron Rayner, Lachie Fogarty, Tristan Xerri 2018: Zak Butters, Xavier O'Halloran 2019: Josh Honey, Emerson Jeka 2020: Eddie Ford 2021: Paul Curtis, Cody Raak 2022: Massimo D'Ambrosio 2023: Logan Morris 2024: Lucca Greggo, Keighton Matofai-Forbes 2025: Finnegan Davis
Team of the Year 1992: Brad Copeland, Dustin Fletcher, Matthew Moylan 1993: Brad Johnson, David Weston, Mark Cheel 1994: Shannon Grant, Matthew Lloyd, Robert Di Rosa 1996: Dion Miles 1997: Lance Picioane 1998: Heath Scotland 1999: Ben Haynes 2000: Paul Chambers 2001: Brad D. Miller 2003: Cameron Gauci, Murray Boyd 2004: Brent Prismall 2006: Cameron Lockwood 2007: Callan Ward, Mitch Banner 2008: Mitch Banner 2009: Sean Tighe, Johnny Rayner 2010: Adam Kennedy 2011: Will Hoskin-Elliott, Adam Kennedy 2012: Lachie Hunter Source:1992-2010
Grand Finals Season Premiers GF Score Runner-up Best-on-ground 1992 Geelong Falcons 18.16 (124) - 12.10 (82) Western Jets Daniel Fletcher 1993 Northern Knights 32.10 (202) - 18.11 (119) Western Jets Shannon Gibson
References
External links
SportingPulse Homepage for Western Jets