Former Fremantle star Michael Barlow has been appointed the VFL senior coach of Werribee.

The club announced on Monday evening that the 33-year old would once again return to Chirnside Park.

Barlow departed Werribee as player-assistant coach at the start of the year - the club he played 38 VFL games for prior to being recruited to the Dockers - to take on a senior role at Western Region team Yarraville Seddon Eagles.

He will now return to Werribee for a second time in the new VFL east coast second-tier competition following Mark Williams' move to the Demons in a development-coach role.

โ€œFirstly, let me thank Yarraville for appointing me and now allowing me to take up this irresistible position at Avalon Airport Oval. I plan to still be involved with the Eagles, helping out where I can, Barlow told the club website.

โ€œObviously this wasn't planned, but what a golden opportunity.

โ€œI am excited with what I have inherited from 'Choco' (Mark Williams) and what I have learnt from him as well.

โ€œI can't wait for the players to come back so we can build on the foundation the club has laid in recent seasons.โ€

Barlow played 141 AFL games for Fremantle and Gold Coast from 2010-2018.