Australian Football

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

Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player | Most games | Most goals

"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

1937 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1937 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1937-04-24 1	A	Geelong	2.3	2.8	9.8	13.12	90	LOST	Collingwood	2.4	5.9	10.13	15.16	106	-16	VIC	1937-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-05-01 2	H	Geelong	2.4	2.7	5.11	8.12	60	WON	Carlton	0.1	3.7	4.9	6.13	49	11	COR	1937-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-05-08 3	A	Geelong	6.10	7.11	13.15	14.20	104	LOST	Essendon	2.1	8.9	11.9	18.13	121	-17	WIN	1937-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-05-15 4	H	Geelong	2.9	3.11	7.13	12.20	92	WON	South Melbourne	0.2	2.4	3.8	7.11	53	39	COR	1937-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-05-22 5	H	Geelong	2.4	8.10	16.16	21.23	149	WON	Hawthorn	2.5	4.5	4.8	7.11	53	96	COR	1937-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-05-29 6	A	Geelong	4.2	6.3	6.5	12.6	78	LOST	Richmond	0.1	6.5	11.11	15.19	109	-31	PUN	1937-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-06-05 7	H	Geelong	4.7	7.11	14.18	16.19	115	WON	Fitzroy	2.0	5.5	5.5	10.10	70	45	COR	1937-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-06-12 8	H	Geelong	2.1	9.7	14.9	16.13	109	WON	St. Kilda	1.5	3.6	8.10	11.15	81	28	COR	1937-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-06-19 9	A	Geelong	6.3	10.4	13.12	15.14	104	WON	Melbourne	1.2	6.7	6.10	9.17	71	33	MCG	1937-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-06-26 10	H	Geelong	2.3	7.13	10.15	18.16	124	WON	North Melbourne	1.6	2.6	3.10	4.14	38	86	COR	1937-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-07-03 11	A	Geelong	4.3	5.7	10.10	13.15	93	WON	Footscray	4.1	8.4	10.5	11.8	74	19	WES	1937-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-07-10 12	H	Geelong	4.1	7.5	10.9	13.16	94	WON	Collingwood	3.4	4.7	8.9	10.11	71	23	COR	1937-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-07-17 13	A	Geelong	5.2	8.5	9.7	13.14	92	WON	Carlton	2.1	5.5	6.9	9.13	67	25	PRI	1937-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-07-24 14	H	Geelong	4.7	7.12	12.17	13.22	100	WON	Essendon	0.0	5.4	6.5	9.12	66	34	COR	1937-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-07-31 15	A	Geelong	5.2	9.6	13.8	16.11	107	WON	South Melbourne	0.0	2.3	8.7	13.10	88	19	LAK	1937-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-08-14 16	A	Geelong	4.2	8.6	12.9	17.12	114	WON	Hawthorn	3.5	5.7	9.11	13.13	91	23	GLE	1937-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-08-21 17	H	Geelong	7.2	7.2	11.6	14.6	90	WON	Richmond	0.1	8.6	8.6	8.11	59	31	COR	1937-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-08-28 18	A	Geelong	4.6	7.8	10.11	16.13	109	WON	Fitzroy	5.5	8.7	10.8	12.9	81	28	BWS	1937-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1937-09-11 2SF	A	Geelong	5.3	11.5	13.9	19.11	125	WON	Melbourne	2.2	9.9	10.13	16.17	113	12	MCG	1937-09-11 Sep 11 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1937-09-25 GF	H	Geelong	3.3	8.5	12.8	18.14	122	WON	Collingwood	6.3	8.10	11.14	12.18	90	32	MCG	1937-09-25 Sep 25 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores

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1937 Player Stats

Player	GP	K	Avg	M	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	TS
Abbott, Gordon	12	65	16.3	27	6.8	9	19	9	0.8	2	56
Arklay, Tom	20	91	18.2	22	4.4	17	18	0	0.0	0	0
Coles, Clive	16	69	17.3	13	3.3	9	12	24	1.5	8	152
Dean, Leo	3							0	0.0
Dougherty, George	19	70	14.0	38	7.6	3	8	38	2.0	5	233
Dyer, Bill	2	18	18.0	3	3.0	1	3	0	0.0	0	0
Evans, Jack	19	63	12.6	36	7.2	4	8	27	1.4	6	168
Everett, Allan	18	50	12.5	10	2.5	7	5	3	0.2	0	18
Foley, Ashley	2							1	0.5
Glenister, Norm	16	67	16.8	13	3.3	11	13	25	1.6	3	153
Grant, Jack	17	53	13.3	13	3.3	5	6	2	0.1	0	12
Hardiman, Peter	16	53	13.3	11	2.8	9	15	1	0.1	1	7
Hardiman, Les	19	66	13.2	33	6.6	8	9	42	2.2	11	263
Hawking, Fred	19	116	23.2	34	6.8	6	6	2	0.1	1	13
Helmer, Clyde	8	18	18.0	4	4.0	1	3	5	0.6	2	32
Hickey, Reg	19	79	15.8	26	5.2	14	14	0	0.0	0	0
Hore, Bernie	19	75	15.0	26	5.2	14	17	1	0.1	1	7
Howard, Stan	3							0	0.0
Johnson, Frank	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mahon, Geoff	13	18	6.0	4	1.3	2	6	1	0.1	0	6
Metherell, Jack	19	63	12.6	23	4.6	8	16	71	3.7	8	434
Miller, Bernie	6	15	7.5	1	0.5	3	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mullane, Stan	1							0	0.0
Muller, Angie	17	110	22.0	29	5.8	23	16	1	0.1	0	6
Quinn, Tommy	20	110	22.0	36	7.2	9	10	18	0.9	4	112
Sellwood, Joe	20	73	14.6	25	5.0	7	5	12	0.6	2	74
Slack, Laurie	16	60	15.0	17	4.3	6	9	0	0.0	0	0
Tucker, Neil	3							1	0.3
Wills, Jim	16	51	12.8	11	2.8	7	6	13	0.8	0	78