After joining Werribee for the 2024 season, local product Daly Andrews has committed for a second season with his hometown club, with the midfielder re-signing for 2025.

After three seasons with westside rivals Williamstown as a Western Jets graduate, Andrews returned to his hometown club Werribee for the 2024 season. He reached his 50th VFL game milestone during the year and has now put pen to paper for a second season with the Tigers in 2025.

Andrews called his move to Werribee “pretty seamless,” saying, “I grew up in Werribee; it’s always been home and has always been in the back of my mind,” and in his first pre-season with the club, impressed on the training track and in practice matches, earning a well-deserved spot in Werribee’s Round 1 lineup. Coach Jimmy Allan, in his pre-game guernsey presentation, described the new recruit as a “tough inside mid who’s given us a lot of drive in practice matches,” and Andrews was part of the starting midfield quartet, where he went on to collect 27 disposals and five clearances in a standout club debut at GMHBA Stadium.

Carrying his ball-winning form into the season, Andrews averaged over 21 disposals in his first five games, including a 25-disposal game against Richmond, where he also kicked the first goal of his Werribee career with a centre square clearance goal. However, a foot injury sustained against his former side, Williamstown, in Round 5 sidelined him for over a month. Upon his return, Andrews played for his local side, Werribee Centrals, where he showed he was a class above local level to earn his spot back in the team for the Round 11 clash against Frankston, in Dom Brew’s 100th.

In his second game back from injury, following a tough nine-goal loss to Williamstown in Round 5, Andrews faced off against his former side for the second time and had an unforgettable moment, kicking the game-sealing goal in the final quarter as Werribee ran out with the John Pyne Memorial Trophy.

The midfielder strung together seven games, showing great form, with two games being selected in the best players, before a season-ending injury against Southport in Round 19, requiring surgery, sidelined him for finals. He finished the year with 12 games, averaging 18 disposals and five clearances per game.

Looking ahead to 2025, Andrews will be entering his fifth VFL season and sixth year of state league football after heading to play in the SANFL in 2020 when the VFL was interrupted by the COVID pandemic and will look to build on his career-high disposal and clearances averages from his debut campaign with Werribee.