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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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1995 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1995 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 3.17.69.912.15 87 WON Melbourne 3.05.39.511.7 73 14 KAR Apr 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong 3.54.87.1211.14 80 WON Sydney 3.24.76.1410.15 75 5 SCG Apr 9 (Sun, 4:15) Scores
3 H Geelong 4.58.913.1218.14 122 WON Collingwood 3.16.49.514.11 95 27 KAR Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Geelong 1.34.75.1010.15 75 LOST Fremantle 1.63.148.1912.22 94 -19 WAC Apr 21 (Fri, 8:40) Scores
5 H Geelong 6.114.420.928.13 181 WON Fitzroy 4.48.59.1013.14 92 89 KAR Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Geelong 6.412.817.1222.18 150 WON Footscray 2.14.25.88.14 62 88 WES May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Geelong 2.34.85.169.19 73 LOST Hawthorn 3.76.98.1111.12 78 -5 KAR May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Geelong 6.69.1017.1524.19 163 WON Richmond 5.17.411.514.7 91 72 MCG May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong 3.47.1014.1520.20 140 WON North Melbourne 4.48.59.512.7 79 61 MCG May 26 (Fri, 8:10) Scores
10 H Geelong 3.66.1112.1416.20 116 WON Adelaide 3.26.412.714.7 91 25 KAR Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Geelong 3.19.313.819.9 123 WON Essendon 5.411.614.917.10 112 11 MCG Jun 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Geelong 5.310.710.1215.19 109 LOST Carlton 5.49.912.1416.16 112 -3 PRI Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Geelong 0.46.414.1017.14 116 WON West Coast 3.25.65.69.10 64 52 KAR Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Geelong 4.47.1212.1615.21 111 WON Brisbane 4.18.412.615.8 98 13 KAR Jul 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Geelong 3.36.310.413.7 85 LOST St. Kilda 2.69.1012.1313.15 93 -8 MCG Jul 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong 4.610.1110.1615.21 111 WON Melbourne 2.44.67.912.10 82 29 PRI Jul 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Geelong 6.010.617.923.13 151 WON Sydney 3.35.68.711.8 74 77 KAR Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Geelong 2.36.510.914.11 95 LOST Collingwood 5.010.310.615.9 99 -4 MCG Aug 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
19 H Geelong 4.48.711.916.10 106 WON Fremantle 1.42.65.1112.11 83 23 KAR Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Geelong 2.66.711.1215.16 106 WON Fitzroy 3.26.66.98.17 65 41 WES Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Geelong 5.49.1112.1515.20 110 LOST Footscray 1.47.412.919.11 125 -15 KAR Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Geelong 7.313.420.923.10 148 WON Hawthorn 2.35.88.915.12 102 46 WAV Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3QF H Geelong 10.214.820.1024.11 155 WON Footscray 1.43.65.910.13 73 82 MCG Sep 9 (Sat, 7:45) Scores
2PF H Geelong 5.113.416.620.9 129 WON Richmond 1.13.25.36.4 40 89 WAV Sep 23 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Geelong 2.43.106.1211.14 80 LOST Carlton 4.510.816.1121.15 141 -61 MCG Sep 30 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1995 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ablett Snr, Gary 22 264 12.0 19 0.9 283 12.9 148 6.7 1 0.0 18 0.8 24 33 122 5.5 85 817
Allen, Tim 1 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Barnes, John 25 183 7.3 218 8.7 401 16.0 185 7.4 285 11.4 22 0.9 48 28 9 0.4 7 61
Biddiscombe, Craig 2 12 6.0 1 0.5 13 6.5 3 1.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Breuer, Shayne 25 215 8.6 125 5.0 340 13.6 81 3.2 5 0.2 60 2.4 17 26 40 1.6 24 264
Brown, Paul 25 180 7.2 114 4.6 294 11.8 90 3.6 1 0.0 22 0.9 19 8 13 0.5 9 87
Brownless, Bill 24 208 8.7 114 4.8 322 13.4 126 5.3 42 1.8 32 1.3 24 27 45 1.9 36 306
Colbert, Leigh 13 95 7.3 74 5.7 169 13.0 46 3.5 3 0.2 14 1.1 14 15 4 0.3 2 26
Couch, Paul 25 401 16.0 221 8.8 622 24.9 57 2.3 1 0.0 48 1.9 25 30 13 0.5 12 90
Crothers, Shane 2 1 0.5 1 0.5 2 1.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Cunningham, John 2 11 5.5 4 2.0 15 7.5 3 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0 0 0.0 1 1
Di Rosa, Robert 3 10 3.3 8 2.7 18 6.0 2 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.3 1 0 0 0.0 2 2
Graham, Ben 24 163 6.8 82 3.4 245 10.2 63 2.6 5 0.2 27 1.1 31 14 0 0.0 0 0
Hall, Derek 12 83 6.9 57 4.8 140 11.7 40 3.3 1 0.1 7 0.6 5 5 6 0.5 4 40
Handley, Steven 14 64 4.6 49 3.5 113 8.1 34 2.4 19 1.4 8 0.6 6 7 3 0.2 1 19
Hickmott, Adrian 19 131 6.9 101 5.3 232 12.2 92 4.8 2 0.1 21 1.1 6 11 10 0.5 15 75
Hinkley, Ken 14 137 9.8 59 4.2 196 14.0 37 2.6 1 0.1 8 0.6 8 14 13 0.9 14 92
Hocking, Garry 21 270 12.9 216 10.3 486 23.1 77 3.7 2 0.1 49 2.3 17 51 15 0.7 8 98
Lord, Aaron 20 167 8.4 106 5.3 273 13.7 61 3.1 0 0.0 9 0.5 10 19 14 0.7 13 97
Lynch, Paul 14 106 7.6 49 3.5 155 11.1 31 2.2 5 0.4 6 0.4 6 7 3 0.2 5 23
Mansfield, Michael 23 221 9.6 138 6.0 359 15.6 103 4.5 3 0.1 29 1.3 40 34 5 0.2 3 33
McGrath, Tim 25 305 12.2 103 4.1 408 16.3 122 4.9 10 0.4 34 1.4 26 18 5 0.2 5 35
McLure, James 3 13 4.3 8 2.7 21 7.0 2 0.7 0 0.0 7 2.3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Mensch, David 24 184 7.7 119 5.0 303 12.6 100 4.2 49 2.0 22 0.9 31 30 30 1.3 15 195
O'Brien, Cristian 1 0 0.0 4 4.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Pickering, Liam 25 415 16.6 214 8.6 629 25.2 105 4.2 0 0.0 59 2.4 24 20 9 0.4 10 64
Riccardi, Peter 22 243 11.0 115 5.2 358 16.3 85 3.9 1 0.0 39 1.8 26 8 27 1.2 22 184
Sanderson, Brenton 13 60 4.6 57 4.4 117 9.0 42 3.2 0 0.0 7 0.5 6 7 2 0.2 0 12
Sholl, Brad 25 304 12.2 172 6.9 476 19.0 98 3.9 0 0.0 32 1.3 23 18 1 0.0 1 7
Simpson, Sean 19 165 8.7 76 4.0 241 12.7 55 2.9 0 0.0 40 2.1 17 23 5 0.3 4 34
Tanner, Grant 18 132 7.3 108 6.0 240 13.3 44 2.4 0 0.0 41 2.3 17 18 9 0.5 6 60
Tudor, Leigh 20 175 8.8 94 4.7 269 13.5 31 1.6 0 0.0 32 1.6 17 7 22 1.1 15 147
 

Footnotes

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