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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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1932 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1932 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 2.35.1012.1314.21 105 WON North Melbourne 3.56.79.1111.12 78 27 COR Apr 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 A Geelong 2.23.108.1513.16 94 WON Collingwood 2.34.37.612.11 83 11 VIC May 7 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 H Geelong 7.612.618.825.10 160 WON St. Kilda 1.33.66.76.9 45 115 COR May 14 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 A Geelong 8.314.517.820.13 133 WON Melbourne 1.38.410.714.11 95 38 MOT May 21 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 A Geelong 5.28.415.920.10 130 WON Fitzroy 6.19.111.112.6 78 52 BWS May 28 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 H Geelong 3.55.78.129.15 69 DRAW Richmond 0.62.85.129.15 69 0 COR Jun 4 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 A Geelong 2.94.119.1214.12 96 LOST South Melbourne 2.38.159.1814.21 105 -9 LAK Jun 18 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
8 H Geelong 3.23.48.79.9 63 LOST Essendon 2.45.78.1111.12 78 -15 COR Jun 25 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
9 A Geelong 4.49.711.914.11 95 WON Hawthorn 0.22.73.127.12 54 41 GLE Jul 2 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
10 A Geelong 3.34.46.78.8 56 LOST Footscray 0.31.91.107.15 57 -1 WES Jul 9 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
11 H Geelong 5.95.137.198.20 68 LOST Carlton 1.45.106.1410.23 83 -15 COR Jul 16 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
12 A Geelong 3.26.48.614.10 94 WON North Melbourne 2.13.74.96.14 50 44 ARD Jul 23 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
13 H Geelong 2.26.810.1413.17 95 WON Collingwood 4.24.36.510.10 70 25 COR Jul 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
14 A Geelong 7.47.712.1713.18 96 LOST St. Kilda 2.27.139.1415.19 109 -13 JUN Aug 6 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
15 H Geelong 4.610.712.1315.14 104 WON Melbourne 1.22.53.75.13 43 61 COR Aug 13 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 H Geelong 3.412.921.1125.18 168 WON Fitzroy 0.31.36.58.6 54 114 COR Aug 20 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 A Geelong 4.65.126.169.20 74 LOST Richmond 2.04.47.813.8 86 -12 PUN Aug 27 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
18 H Geelong 5.67.913.1617.23 125 WON South Melbourne 2.16.76.89.15 69 56 COR Sep 3 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1932 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Anderson, Bill 6 0 0.0         0 0.0         0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Baker, Ted 5                             7 1.4    
Carney, Jack 18 40 13.3         8 2.7         3 7 1 0.1 0 6
Coghlan, Arthur 13 32 10.7         5 1.7         5 20 1 0.1 0 6
Collins, Jack 18 56 18.7         31 10.3         6 13 23 1.3 7 145
Evans, Jack 11 10 10.0         5 5.0         2 6 7 0.6 0 42
Harbison, Jim 5 8 8.0         2 2.0         1 1 3 0.6 1 19
Hardiman, Peter 15 28 14.0         9 4.5         4 9 6 0.4 1 37
Hardiman, Les 12 20 20.0         7 7.0         4 2 10 0.8 2 62
Hawking, Fred 10 20 10.0         3 1.5         1 6 3 0.3 0 18
Hickey, Reg 17 56 18.7         18 6.0         9 7 0 0.0 0 0
Kuhlken, Bill 8 14 14.0         8 8.0         2 5 14 1.8 1 85
Lamb, Milton 15 22 11.0         4 2.0         9 5 0 0.0 0 0
Lancaster, Ralph 7 13 13.0         2 2.0         1 1 4 0.6 1 25
Laver, Les 1                             0 0.0    
Lavery, Alan 1                             0 0.0    
Leishman, Gus 9 22 11.0         6 3.0         2 6 5 0.6 0 30
MacKay, Tom 1                             0 0.0    
Maskell, Harold 9 18 9.0         4 2.0         3 2 0 0.0 0 0
McDonald, Rupe 18 36 12.0         8 2.7         8 8 0 0.0 0 0
Metherell, Jack 3                             3 1.0    
Metherell, Len 12 48 16.0         11 3.7         3 11 14 1.2 4 88
Moloney, George 18 41 13.7         18 6.0         3 10 109 6.1 8 662
Quinn, Tommy 18 52 17.3         19 6.3         5 14 15 0.8 6 96
Sellwood, Joe 15 24 8.0         11 3.7         1 4 13 0.9 2 80
Todd, George 18 40 13.3         11 3.7         16 2 0 0.0 0 0
Troughton, Bob 18 81 27.0         7 2.3         19 20 21 1.2 8 134
Turner, Clete 5 8 4.0         3 1.5         1 6 0 0.0 0 0
Vautier, Len 1                             0 0.0    
Walker, Jack 18 65 21.7         15 5.0         9 10 1 0.1 0 6
Williams, Jack 17 36 12.0         4 1.3         8 8 0 0.0 0 0
 

Footnotes

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