Werribee is excited to announce its first signings of the new year with talented youngsters Mace Cousins and Ryan Eyers joining the Big W.

The two defenders, who spent the past two seasons together at Geelong’s VFL side, will make the move to Melbourne’s Avalon Airport Oval for the 2025 campaign. 

The Geelong are the 11th and 12th confirmed new signings to the squad that won last year’s VFL premiership. 

Mace Cousins brings exciting potential after being named Geelong’s Best First-Year Player in 2023. The 22-year-old arrives at Werribee with 12 games of VFL football where the dashing defender averaged over 13 disposals and five marks per game.

A graduate of the Western Jets, Cousins is the second player out of Darley to join Werribee this off-season, following promising key forward Brady Wright. 

Cousins has shown his ability to impact the game both offensively and defensively as a part of that back six. In his first full season of senior footy with Darley Cousins ranked top ten in the league for both intercept possessions and intercept marks, with his strong local form earning him a spot in the BFNL Interleague squad and ultimately securing a VFL position with the Cats.

Teammates for the previous two seasons, Eyers had nine games for the Cats across 2023 and 2024. The 21-year-old key defender joined Geelong’s VFL list after a best-and-fairest winning season with the Murray Bushrangers.

Eyers’ signing also carries on Werribee’s famously strong connection with the Ovens and Murray Football League, with the defender playing for Corowa-Rutherglen and winning their 2024 club best-and-fairest, being named in the best in 13 of his 16 matches.