Werribee continues to lock in its premiership stars, with Jesse Clark and Cooper Whyte re-signing for the 2025 season.

Clark and Whyte, who are cousins, played together for the first time this season, and both played crucial roles in the premiership-winning campaign, appearing in 20 games each.

Jesse Clark, who was elevated into the leadership group ahead of the 2024 season, played his 50th appearance for the club in the preliminary final, and celebrated a career-best season with a premiership and third placed finish in the best-and-fairest. 

In his fifth season at the club, the defender compiled a personal-best 20 games, after a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and an ACL injury meant that Clark had been limited to only 13 matches in his first three seasons. Across his 20 games, he averaged 15 disposals and seven marks a game, including a strong finals series which saw him climb from equal 8th in the best-and-fairest count after Round 20 to his third placed finish.  

Commenting on the success of the season and his enthusiasm for the future, Clark shared he is, “So grateful and excited to be locked in for 2025. The success we achieved this year as a group was an awesome feeling.”

He added, “No doubt we’ll continue to soak up that feeling, but I’m sure all involved will have the hunger to continue to improve heading into 2025.”

Cooper Whyte joined Werribee ahead of the 2024 season after two seasons with Geelong in the AFL. 

One of six debutants in Round 1 Whyte  made an immediate impact against his former club at GMHBA Stadium, collecting 11 disposals, six marks, and seven tackles, earning a spot among the best players.