After seven seasons as Werribee captain Michael Sodomaco will hand over the reins in 2022.

Sodomaco informed the playing group of his decision to pass on the role on Monday night and said it was time for the club’s next leader to take the club forward.

“First and foremost, I think it’s the right time for a fresh voice, fresh set of ideas and all those kinds of things,” he said.

“I’ve had the honour of captaining the club for seven years and gave it my best shot.

“It’s a great time for someone new to take on the role, make it their own and hopefully were standing here in a couple of years’ time talking about the amazing success they’ve had.”

Sodomaco took over from Jared Moore ahead of the 2015 season and is now the club’s longest serving captain. He said his tenure has been a rewarding one.  

“It’s been a privilege having the chance to influence the on-field performance for the better, improve the club culture, overall, I think you just aim to leave it in a better place to how you found it,” he said.

“I’m really looking forward to being a Werribee player and sort of taking a bit of that weight off my shoulders and also dipping my toe in the coaching side of things as well.

“I’ll obviously be the same person around the club but I’m looking forward to playing under another captain because I haven’t done it for a long time either.”

As for who the club’s next captain will be, Sodomaco said there are several quality candidates.

“When I made the decision that was at the forefront of my mind, there are a lot of guys that deserve the opportunity, will be here for a number of years and will do the job really well,” he said.

“I’m sure we’ll be in good hands and hopefully by me sticking around and playing this year I can sort of offer some help when they feel they need it and help make it a really smooth transition.”

The Werribee Football Club wishes to advise it will hold its 2021 Annual General Meeting on Monday 28th February at Chirnsides by the River.

The meeting will commence at 6:00pm and is open to all 2021 financial members.

The agenda will cover confirmation of the 2020 AGM minutes, presentation of financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2021, the presentation of the 2021 Annual Report, the election of Directors and general business.

All nominations should be in writing; signed by the candidate; signed by two club members (full member or life member); and delivered to the CEO by no later than Monday 14th February.

Nomination forms are available by contacting the Werribee Football Club office on (03) 9741 6688. Proxy voting is also available by sending a written nomination to the club by no later than Wednesday 19th February at the below address:

WERRIBEE FOOTBALL CLUB
PO BOX 2049
WERRIBEE VIC 3030

The 2022 VFL season is fast approaching and Werribee will have three opportunities to get in some valuable match practice ahead of round one.

The club has locked in trial games against some of its closest rivals with all three games to played on consecutive Friday nights in March.

First up we’ll take on Footscray at Whitten Oval on March 4 and then the following week we’ll play two matches against Williamstown at Deakin University in Geelong.

The final preseason hit out is against Coburg at Craigieburn’s Highgate Recreation Reserve on March 18.

Practice Match Schedule

vs Footscray, Friday 4 March
Whitten Oval, Footscray
Time: 6pm

vs Williamstown, Friday 11 March
Deakin University, Geelong (Waurn Ponds campus)
Time: G1 - 6pm, G2 - 7.30pm

vs Coburg, Friday 18 March
Highgate Recreation Reserve, Craigieburn
Time: 7pm

After what feels like an eternity since we last had football at Avalon Airport Oval, 2022 Werribee FC memberships are now on sale.

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