Complex sentence: Formed in 1878, Geelong West began in the Geelong & District Football Association and were a consistently strong club winnig 25 premierships before joining the Ballarat Football League in 1946.
Split into simpler sentences: Formed in 1878, Geelong West began in the Geelong & District Football Association. The "Roosters" and were a consistently strong club winning 25 premierships before joining the Ballarat Football League in 1946.