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KEY FACTS

Official name
Geelong Football Club

Known as
Geelong

Nickname
Cats

Formed
1859

Colours
Navy blue and white

Associated clubs
Geelong Reserves; Geelong WFC; Geelong WFC (VFLW); Geelong U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1877–1896

Home Ground
Kardinia Park

AFL Premierships
2007, 2009, 2011, 2022 (4 total)

VFL Premierships
1925, 1931, 1937, 1951-2, 1963 (6 total)

VFA Premierships
1878-9-80, 1882-3-4, 1886 (7 total)

Senior Premierships
V/AFL Night Series - 1961, 2006, 2009 (3 total); McClelland Trophy: 1952, 1954, 1962-63, 1980-81, 1992, 2007-8, 2019, 2022 (11 total)

Most Games
355 - Joel Selwood (2007-2022)

Most Goals
1021 - Gary Ablett Snr (1984-1996)

League Top Goalkickers
E.James (27) 1897 & (31) 1899; L.Hagger (78) 1925; G.Moloney (109) 1932; L.White (86) 1948; G.Goninon (86) 1951; N.Rayson (80) 1955; D.Wade (68) 1962, (96) 1967 & (127) 1969; L.Donohue (105) 1976; G.Ablett senior (129) 1994 & (122) 1995; T. Hawkins (42) 2020 (10 winners/14 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Edward 'Carji' Greeves 1924; Bernie Smith 1951; Alistair Lord 1962; Paul Couch 1989; Jimmy Bartel 2007; Gary Ablett jnr 2009; Patrick Dangerfield 2016 (7 total)

Headquarters
Kardinia Park (GMHBA) La Trobe Terrace, Geelong, VIC 3220

Postal Address
PO Box 461, Geelong, VIC, 3220

Phone: 1300 462 287 

Website
geelongcats.com.au

Geelong



"Inspired by Dick Reynolds, Essendon got within five points late in the final term of the 1951 Grand Final, but Geelong was able to steady and pull away to secure an 11-point victory, 11.15 (81) to 10.10 (70). Under Reg Hickey, Geelong has developed into a marvellous team. Indeed, with Bernie Smith having won the Brownlow, and George Goninon having been the league's top goal kicker, the Cats had secured a prestigious treble which only Collingwood had previously accomplished ... "

John Devaney assesses the Cats from Kardinia Park, forever football's great entertainers

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2024 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2024 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 2.36.76.1310.16 76 WON St. Kilda 1.54.65.99.14 68 8 KAR Mar 16 (Sat, 7:32) Scores
2 A Geelong        vs Adelaide          ADO Mar 22 (Fri, 7:10)  
3 A Geelong        vs Hawthorn          MCG Apr 1 (Mon, 3:20)  
4 A Geelong        vs Western Bulldogs          ADO Apr 6 (Sat, 7:40)  
5 H Geelong        vs North Melbourne          KAR Apr 14 (Sun, 1:00)  
6 A Geelong        vs Brisbane          GAB Apr 20 (Sat, 7:30)  
7 H Geelong        vs Carlton          MCG Apr 27 (Sat, 4:35)  
8 A Geelong        vs Melbourne          MCG May 4 (Sat, 7:30)  
9 H Geelong        vs Port Adelaide          KAR May 10 (Fri, 7:10)  
10 A Geelong        vs Gold Coast          MAR May 16 (Thu, 7:00)  
11 H Geelong        vs Greater Western Sydney          KAR May 25 (Sat, 4:35)  
12 H Geelong        vs Richmond          KAR Jun 1 (Sat, 7:30)  
13 A Geelong        vs Sydney          SCG Jun 9 (Sun, 3:20)  
14 Geelong       Bye        
15 A Geelong        vs Carlton          MCG Jun 21 (Fri, 7:40)  
16 H Geelong        vs Essendon          MCG Jun 29 (Sat, 2:10)  
17 H Geelong        vs Hawthorn          KAR Jul 6 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 A Geelong        vs Collingwood          MCG Jul 13 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H Geelong        vs Western Bulldogs          KAR Jul 20 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 A Geelong        vs North Melbourne          BEL Jul 27 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 H Geelong        vs Adelaide          KAR Aug 3 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 A Geelong        vs Fremantle          PER Aug 10 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 A Geelong        vs St. Kilda          DOC Aug 17 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 H Geelong        vs West Coast          KAR Aug 24 (Sat, 2:10)  
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2024 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Atkins, Tom 1 7 7.0 14 14.0 21 21.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Blicavs, Mark 1 8 8.0 9 9.0 17 17.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 5 5.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Bruhn, Tanner 1 10 10.0 10 10.0 20 20.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 8 8.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Cameron, Jeremy 1 13 13.0 8 8.0 21 21.0 7 7.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2.0 3 15
Clark, Jhye 1 7 7.0 6 6.0 13 13.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Close, Brad 1 4 4.0 7 7.0 11 11.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 0 0 1 1.0 0 6
Dangerfield, Patrick 1 16 16.0 9 9.0 25 25.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 6 6.0 2 0 1 1.0 1 7
De Koning, Sam 1 10 10.0 4 4.0 14 14.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
Dempsey, Oliver 1 13 13.0 2 2.0 15 15.0 7 7.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 0 3 3.0 1 19
Duncan, Mitch 1 18 18.0 5 5.0 23 23.0 11 11.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 1 0 0.0 1 1
Guthrie, Zach 1 14 14.0 4 4.0 18 18.0 7 7.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
Hawkins, Tom 1 6 6.0 3 3.0 9 9.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 0 1 1 1.0 1 7
Henry, Oliver 1 6 6.0 3 3.0 9 9.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 3 0 1 1.0 2 8
Henry, Jack 1 5 5.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Holmes, Max 1 14 14.0 9 9.0 23 23.0 10 10.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Kolodjashnij, Jake 1 12 12.0 5 5.0 17 17.0 9 9.0 0 0.0 5 5.0 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Mannagh, Shaun 1 5 5.0 0 0.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Miers, Gryan 1 15 15.0 5 5.0 20 20.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
O'Connor, Mark 1 9 9.0 8 8.0 17 17.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1
Stanley, Rhys 1 6 6.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 2 2.0 25 25.0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Stengle, Tyson 1 5 5.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 2
Stewart, Tom 1 17 17.0 5 5.0 22 22.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
Tuohy, Zach 1 11 11.0 4 4.0 15 15.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 5 5.0 0 0 1 1.0 1 7
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.