Werribee is home for the second consecutive week this week hosting the Coburg Lions. 

This Saturday’s clash is particularly special as it marks the annual Member and Volunteer Appreciation Game providing the club an opportunity to celebrate the ongoing support of two of its most vital bodies.

Werribee come into the clash after overcoming Footscray in a top-of-the-table clash eventually running out  23-point victors. 

Coburg sits 18th on the ladder but are a much improved side this season already securing three more wins than last year. After a bye in Round 15 Coburg comes into this game well-rested from a 14-day break. Their most recent outing resulting in a 48-point loss to second-placed Brisbane away from home.

It will be the first time the two standalone clubs have faced off since Round 11 last season, where Werribee ran out as 10 goal winners at Coburg’s Piranha Park.

An added reason for members and supporters to be at Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday is to help star defender Louis Pinnuck celebrate his 100th game. The milestone has been a long time coming with the defender playing in his eighth season for the club, debuting in 2017. The popular Pinnuck is playing career best football and sits second in the competition for marks and earlier this season was selected to represent the VFL against the SANFL.