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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) 1897–2025

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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1925 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1925 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Geelong 3.54.66.98.11 59 LOST North Melbourne 1.15.87.89.13 67 -8 COR May 2 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2 A Geelong 2.56.98.1013.14 92 WON Richmond 0.23.46.49.5 59 33 PUN May 9 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
3 H Geelong 3.23.58.79.8 62 WON St. Kilda 2.32.52.63.12 30 32 COR May 16 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
4 A Geelong 4.75.910.1113.12 90 WON Collingwood 1.14.69.713.9 87 3 VIC May 23 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
5 H Geelong 5.210.418.722.12 144 WON Carlton 2.16.59.910.12 72 72 COR May 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
6 A Geelong 7.48.511.812.11 83 WON Footscray 1.35.45.59.8 62 21 WES Jun 6 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
7 H Geelong 3.06.69.815.11 101 WON Hawthorn 2.23.24.57.7 49 52 COR Jun 13 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
8 A Geelong 2.24.66.159.15 69 WON Fitzroy 2.52.84.97.15 57 12 BWS Jun 20 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
9 H Geelong 6.49.513.815.9 99 WON Melbourne 0.14.56.1010.15 75 24 COR Jun 27 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
10 H Geelong 11.411.516.1318.13 121 WON South Melbourne 0.01.31.43.10 28 93 COR Jul 11 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
11 A Geelong 1.56.68.711.10 76 WON Essendon 2.64.87.89.11 65 11 WIN Jul 18 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
12 A Geelong 4.87.1116.1622.22 154 WON North Melbourne 3.06.18.29.5 59 95 ARD Aug 1 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
13 H Geelong 1.84.910.1311.20 86 WON Richmond 1.02.33.44.8 32 54 COR Aug 8 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
14 A Geelong 1.21.56.67.9 51 LOST St. Kilda 2.36.47.79.8 62 -11 JUN Aug 22 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
15 H Geelong 4.26.411.711.8 74 WON Collingwood 2.34.96.128.17 65 9 COR Aug 29 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
16 A Geelong 2.55.710.1115.13 103 WON Carlton 2.37.512.914.10 94 9 PRI Sep 5 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
17 H Geelong 3.65.118.1514.16 100 WON Footscray 1.12.26.39.7 61 39 COR Sep 12 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
2SF A Geelong 1.15.29.513.8 86 LOST Melbourne 3.98.1013.1314.17 101 -15 MCG Sep 26 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Geelong 3.27.810.1310.19 79 WON Collingwood 2.54.96.129.15 69 10 MCG Oct 10 (Sat, 2:50) Scores
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1925 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Brushfield, Nick 16                             2 0.1    
Chambers, Jack 13                             5 0.4    
Coghlan, Arthur 11                             0 0.0    
Ferguson, Dave 18                             2 0.1    
Fitzmaurice, Tom 15                             1 0.1    
Fleming, Eric 19                             19 1.0    
Greeves, Edward 'Carji' 19                             2 0.1    
Hagger, Lloyd 19                             78 4.1    
Hall, Syd 16                             3 0.2    
Heagney, Denis 4                             1 0.3    
Hudd, Bill 8                             0 0.0    
Johns, Keith 14                             0 0.0    
Jones, Jockie 4                             3 0.8    
Leahy, Ken 13                             3 0.2    
Mockridge, Frank 6                             0 0.0    
Murrells, Frank 2                             1 0.5    
Paterson, Jack 6                             4 0.7    
Pink, Arthur 3                             3 1.0    
Plane, Charlie 2                             0 0.0    
Profitt, Vic 1                             0 0.0    
Rankin, Cliff 19                             43 2.3    
Rayson, Arthur 17                             23 1.4    
Sharland, Wally 4                             3 0.8    
Smith, Les 19                             7 0.4    
Stevenson, Ted 13                             5 0.4    
Thomas, Stan 11                             0 0.0    
Todd, George 18                             16 0.9    
Warren, Jim 18                             24 1.3    
Williams, Jack 14                             0 0.0    
 

Footnotes

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