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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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1898 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1898 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Geelong 0.41.42.93.9 27 LOST Collingwood 3.23.46.47.6 48 -21 VIC May 14 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
2 H Geelong 4.85.118.1511.19 85 WON St. Kilda 0.12.22.32.5 17 68 COR May 21 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
3 H Geelong 1.04.76.97.18 60 WON South Melbourne 1.21.21.21.2 8 52 COR May 24 (Tue, 3:00) Scores
4 A Geelong 0.31.91.123.12 30 WON Carlton 1.11.23.44.5 29 1 PRI May 28 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
5 H Geelong 1.22.52.84.10 34 LOST Fitzroy 2.13.25.26.3 39 -5 COR Jun 4 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
6 H Geelong 1.22.23.54.7 31 WON Essendon 2.03.33.33.6 24 7 COR Jun 11 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
7 A Geelong 0.23.44.45.9 39 LOST Melbourne 1.15.19.49.5 59 -20 MCG Jun 18 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
8 H Geelong 3.13.26.46.5 41 WON Collingwood 0.10.41.52.10 22 19 COR Jun 25 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
9 A Geelong 4.67.99.1313.15 93 WON St. Kilda 2.13.43.53.7 25 68 JUN Jul 9 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
10 A Geelong 0.21.32.63.11 29 WON South Melbourne 1.21.21.31.3 9 20 LAK Jul 16 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
11 H Geelong 4.24.26.98.10 58 WON Carlton 0.03.03.05.2 32 26 COR Jul 23 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
12 A Geelong 2.32.43.54.6 30 LOST Fitzroy 1.11.41.75.9 39 -9 BWS Jul 30 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
13 A Geelong 1.34.35.75.7 37 LOST Essendon 0.12.73.77.13 55 -18 EME Aug 13 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
14 H Geelong 2.14.66.77.9 51 WON Melbourne 0.00.12.42.7 19 32 COR Aug 20 (Sat, 3:00) Scores
SR1 H Geelong 1.26.68.1111.12 78 WON Melbourne 1.31.31.32.4 16 62 COR Aug 27 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
SR2 A Geelong 2.13.24.34.6 30 LOST Collingwood 1.33.45.56.9 45 -15 VIC Sep 3 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
SR3 H Geelong 6.48.913.1414.18 102 WON St. Kilda 0.00.12.24.3 27 75 COR Sep 10 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1898 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Anderson, Ernie 1                             0 0.0    
Bailiff, Les 9                             0 0.0    
Barling, Bert 8                             1 0.1    
Brockwell, Sam 15                             0 0.0    
Burns, Peter 17                             3 0.2    
Calvert, Ossie 2                             0 0.0    
Coles, Charlie 3                             1 0.3    
Conway, Jack 17                             0 0.0    
Cooke, Walter 9                             1 0.1    
Dear, Alf 13                             2 0.2    
Dore, Jack 5                             0 0.0    
Flynn, Jim 17                             2 0.1    
Greeves, Ted 4                             0 0.0    
Holligan, Teddy 17                             7 0.4    
James, Eddy 13                             26 2.0    
King, Alec 6                             3 0.5    
Leahy, Paddy 3                             0 0.0    
Leighton, Ernie 13                             13 1.0    
Maguire, Tom 1                             0 0.0    
McCallum, Firth 16                             9 0.6    
McKenzie, Arthur 4                             0 0.0    
McShane, Joe 17                             4 0.2    
McShane, Jim 16                             5 0.3    
McShane, Harry 15                             1 0.1    
O'Loughlin, Jack 12                             0 0.0    
Parkin, Jack 16                             4 0.3    
Pincott, Arthur 17                             0 0.0    
Quinn, Jack 5                             2 0.4    
Robertson, Bill 1                             0 0.0    
Sandford, Cecil 1                             1 1.0    
Thompson, Archie 16                             3 0.2    
Walker, Dick 14                             10 0.7    
White, Fred 16                             13 0.8    
Young, Henry 1                             1 1.0    
 

Footnotes

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