Werribee got off to the perfect start, with Dom Brew kicking the opening goal, and his first of the 2025 season, just two minutes into the match. Usual suspects Hudson Garoni and Jay Dahlhaus also hit the scoreboard early, before a long bomb from Flynn Young, launched from 70 metres out, gave Werribee a 19-point buffer at quarter time. 

It was then a dominant second quarter from Werribee which put the game beyond reach at half-time. 

Young repeated the feat with another goal from well beyond the arc in the opening minute of the term, before Werribee added six more majors before the main break, including goals to forwards Zac Banch, Jack Riding and Harry Maguire.

Dom Brew snapped a goal to match his career-best tally with two goals, while Hudson Garoni also drilled home his second of the day, extending his streak to 31 consecutive games with a goal.

Debutant Harry Miller, Werribee FC’s 977th player, snapped truly late in the second quarter for his first career goal, sparking a full-team celebration in the forward line.

Sandringham came out strong after halftime, kicking the first two goals of the third term inside two minutes. From there, the game entered a stalemate, with neither side scoring for over 20 minutes, with veteran defender Louis Pinnuck standing tall, collecting three intercept marks for the quarter.

Anthony Depasquale eventually broke the deadlock, slotting a set shot from a tight angle late in the term to restore Werribee's momentum and extend the margin to 39 points at the final change.

Werribee finished strongly, booting another five goals in the last quarter to seal a 51-point win heading into the bye with momentum and a return to the top eight.

Garoni's four-goal haul sees him move to third in the Frosty Miller Medal race at the end of Round 8, while Maguire’s goal after the siren took his tally to 10 goals from his first five games in yellow and black.

FINAL SCORE:
Werribee: 4.3 11.4 12.8 17.10 (112)
Sandringham: 1.2 4.4 6.5 9.7 (61) 

BEST PLAYERS:
Werribee: Flynn Young, Hudson Garoni, Louis Pinnuck, Zac Banch, Jesse Clark, Cooper Whyte
Sandringham: Zak Jones, Hunter Clark, Max Heath, Hugh Boxshall, Billy Richardson, Alex Dodson 

GOAL SCORERS:
Werribee: H. Garoni (4), F. Young (3), Z. Banch (2), D. Brew (2), H. Maguire (2), J. Dahlhaus, A. Depasquale, H. Miller, J. Riding
Sandringham: D. Butler (2), J. Campigli (2), B. Richardson (2), H. Boxshall, H. Clark, M. Heath