Bior Malual has called time on his Victorian Football League career after seven seasons and 101 games at Werribee.
Malual’s time at Avalon Airport Oval was highlighted by the 2024 premiership, where he became a first-time VFL premiership player.
His final season in 2025 was his strongest, averaging 16.3 disposals and a career-high 6.3 marks per game while earning his first selection in the VFL team of the year squad and finishing equal runner-up in the Bruce Montgomery Trophy alongside fellow retiree Hudson Garoni.
He brought up his 100th VFL game in his penultimate appearance, receiving Werribee life membership in the process, before finishing his career with a season-high 29 disposals and ten marks against the Northern Bullants.
“Thank you to the Werribee Football Club for the lifetime memories, the remarkable people, and the friendships that will stay with me forever,”he said. “I’m truly grateful for everything this club has given me and for an amazing 7 and half years, which I value greatly.”
Originally from South Sudan, Malual moved to Australia at just five years old with his five siblings. His journey is a famous one with his family walking 1500 kilometres to escape from South Sudan to Kenya, before eventually making their way to Australia in 2002.
After settling in Melbourne’s west, Bior’s path to the football club has become club folklore, thanks to a famous 3 kilometre time trial during the 2019 pre-season on the back of a best on ground performance for Airport West in the Essendon District Football League division 1 grand final.
Malual earned a spot on the 2019 list and the rest is history.
He played every game in 2024, averaging 17 disposals and seven marks, finishing top ten in the best and fairest for the third time and capping it off with a premiership medal.
Malual finished with 101 games, 44 goals and club life membership. He also created history, becoming the first South Sudanese player to reach 100 VFL games at a single club.
Malual has signed full time at Airport West for next season.
