Western Jets

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title: "Western Jets" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["talent-league-clubs", "1991-establishments-in-australia", "sport-in-the-city-of-hobsons-bay", "williamstown,-victoria", "australian-rules-football-clubs-established-in-1991", "australian-rules-football-clubs-in-melbourne"] topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Jets" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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clubnameWestern Jets
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fullnameWestern Jets Football Club
nicknamesJets, Jettas
season2025
home&away13th
afterfinals13th
founded
coloursBlue Yellow
leagueTalent League
coachTrent Dennis Lane
captainLucca greggo (2023)
premiershipsTalent League (0)
groundBurbank Oval, Williamstown
urlWJFC
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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

Team of the Year

Grand Finals

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SeasonPremiersGF ScoreRunner-upBest-on-ground
1992Geelong Falcons18.16 (124) - 12.10 (82)Western JetsDaniel Fletcher
1993Northern Knights32.10 (202) - 18.11 (119)Western JetsShannon Gibson
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References

References

  1. Edmund, Sam. (8 July 2009). "TAC Cup delivers most AFL players of any competition".
  2. D'Anello, Luke. (1 October 2012). "Baker to pilot Jets".
  3. "2011 TAC Cup Team of the Year".
  4. "2012 TAC Cup Team of the Year".

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