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

1998 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1998 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1998-03-28 1	A	Geelong	2.2	8.4	8.8	13.13	91	LOST	St. Kilda	7.1	10.2	15.7	17.7	109	-18	WAV	1998-03-28 Mar 28 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-04-04 2	H	Geelong	4.2	8.8	10.8	14.15	99	WON	Richmond	4.3	6.5	9.9	11.14	80	19	KAR	1998-04-04 Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-04-12 3	A	Geelong	0.5	2.11	3.14	7.15	57	LOST	Sydney	5.4	10.6	15.14	24.16	160	-103	SCG	1998-04-12 Apr 12 (Sun, 2:40)	Scores
1998-04-18 4	H	Geelong	2.4	8.6	10.8	11.13	79	LOST	Western Bulldogs	5.4	8.6	12.7	14.10	94	-15	KAR	1998-04-18 Apr 18 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-04-26 5	A	Geelong	2.6	4.9	5.12	8.13	61	LOST	Adelaide	3.3	4.8	8.12	12.15	87	-26	FBP	1998-04-26 Apr 26 (Sun, 3:20)	Scores
1998-05-02 6	H	Geelong	5.0	7.4	11.9	13.12	90	WON	Hawthorn	3.5	4.11	7.12	10.13	73	17	KAR	1998-05-02 May 2 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-05-09 7	A	Geelong	2.1	5.4	9.7	12.7	79	WON	Essendon	3.0	6.0	7.1	11.4	70	9	MCG	1998-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 7:40)	Scores
1998-05-16 8	H	Geelong	2.0	7.1	8.4	12.4	76	WON	Fremantle	1.4	1.8	5.11	6.18	54	22	KAR	1998-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-05-23 9	H	Geelong	0.3	2.6	4.10	5.14	44	LOST	West Coast	0.3	5.7	6.8	9.11	65	-21	KAR	1998-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-05-31 10	A	Geelong	4.2	9.5	12.9	17.12	114	WON	North Melbourne	3.0	5.2	9.8	13.13	91	23	MCG	1998-05-31 May 31 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1998-06-06 11	H	Geelong	4.3	5.6	9.6	12.8	80	WON	Carlton	3.1	3.5	6.8	9.9	63	17	MCG	1998-06-06 Jun 6 (Sat, 3:40)	Scores
1998-06-13 12	A	Geelong	7.2	15.3	18.7	22.9	141	WON	Melbourne	0.1	1.3	4.4	7.4	46	95	MCG	1998-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-06-20 13	H	Geelong	2.1	7.4	8.5	12.8	80	LOST	Brisbane	5.8	8.9	13.12	15.16	106	-26	KAR	1998-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-06-27 14	A	Geelong	4.5	6.8	8.12	10.13	73	LOST	Port Adelaide	1.4	7.7	9.9	13.13	91	-18	FBP	1998-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 8:40)	Scores
1998-07-05 15	A	Geelong	2.1	3.2	6.6	9.7	61	LOST	Collingwood	1.5	5.10	6.10	10.11	71	-10	MCG	1998-07-05 Jul 5 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1998-07-18 16	H	Geelong	3.3	4.7	7.13	10.16	76	LOST	St. Kilda	3.2	7.3	9.7	15.10	100	-24	KAR	1998-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-07-26 17	A	Geelong	3.6	6.8	6.9	8.10	58	LOST	Richmond	2.1	4.4	7.6	10.7	67	-9	MCG	1998-07-26 Jul 26 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1998-08-01 18	H	Geelong	1.2	2.5	8.14	12.15	87	LOST	Sydney	7.1	15.3	16.4	19.7	121	-34	KAR	1998-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-08-08 19	A	Geelong	2.4	8.5	9.9	14.13	97	WON	Western Bulldogs	2.5	8.8	10.14	13.18	96	1	PRI	1998-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-08-15 20	H	Geelong	1.1	3.2	4.5	6.8	44	LOST	Adelaide	2.1	4.5	9.8	18.10	118	-74	KAR	1998-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1998-08-23 21	A	Geelong	2.3	4.7	5.11	8.15	63	LOST	Hawthorn	2.2	5.9	8.12	11.18	84	-21	WAV	1998-08-23 Aug 23 (Sun, 2:10)	Scores
1998-08-29 22	H	Geelong	4.5	9.8	14.9	19.13	127	WON	Essendon	6.0	10.3	15.6	18.9	117	10	MCG	1998-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores

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1998 Player Stats

Player	GP	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	TS
Barnes, John	15	114	7.6	83	5.5	197	13.1	69	4.6	173	11.5	15	1.0	21	8	9	0.6	4	58
Biddiscombe, Craig	12	48	4.0	37	3.1	85	7.1	15	1.3	1	0.1	11	0.9	3	5	3	0.3	1	19
Bizzell, Clint	17	127	7.5	97	5.7	224	13.2	74	4.4	6	0.4	16	0.9	14	12	7	0.4	12	54
Brockman, Leigh	2	5	2.5	1	0.5	6	3.0	3	1.5	2	1.0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0.5	0	6
Brown, Paul	1	1	1.0	1	1.0	2	2.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Burns, Ronnie	21	120	5.7	83	4.0	203	9.7	41	2.0	0	0.0	30	1.4	14	27	35	1.7	30	240
Colbert, Leigh	20	218	10.9	148	7.4	366	18.3	83	4.2	45	2.3	51	2.6	30	24	9	0.5	3	57
Corrigan, Paul	17	142	8.4	65	3.8	207	12.2	40	2.4	5	0.3	23	1.4	11	11	2	0.1	2	14
Finocchiaro, Tim	6	31	5.2	32	5.3	63	10.5	6	1.0	1	0.2	4	0.7	2	2	0	0.0	2	2
Graham, Ben	12	91	7.6	38	3.2	129	10.8	37	3.1	7	0.6	19	1.6	10	6	0	0.0	1	1
Hall, Derek	16	142	8.9	79	4.9	221	13.8	83	5.2	0	0.0	13	0.8	10	9	13	0.8	10	88
Hargreaves, Tim	9	38	4.2	33	3.7	71	7.9	10	1.1	1	0.1	15	1.7	7	11	1	0.1	1	7
Hocking, Garry	17	234	13.8	170	10.0	404	23.8	61	3.6	0	0.0	40	2.4	16	26	12	0.7	4	76
Houlihan, Adam	1	2	2.0	3	3.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	2.0	1	2	0	0.0	0	0
Kilpatrick, Glenn	18	213	11.8	118	6.6	331	18.4	60	3.3	2	0.1	43	2.4	13	13	4	0.2	5	29
King, Steven	11	89	8.1	47	4.3	136	12.4	60	5.5	130	11.8	9	0.8	6	25	1	0.1	2	8
Lowther, Daniel	15	118	7.9	41	2.7	159	10.6	40	2.7	0	0.0	20	1.3	19	5	4	0.3	4	28
Lynch, Paul	8	92	11.5	34	4.3	126	15.8	35	4.4	1	0.1	8	1.0	11	8	13	1.6	10	88
Mansfield, Michael	22	208	9.5	119	5.4	327	14.9	119	5.4	3	0.1	24	1.1	28	27	5	0.2	13	43
McGrath, Tim	17	190	11.2	75	4.4	265	15.6	59	3.5	17	1.0	31	1.8	11	10	1	0.1	1	7
McKay, Joel	2	5	2.5	5	2.5	10	5.0	3	1.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
McKinnon, Martin	11	76	6.9	29	2.6	105	9.5	39	3.5	0	0.0	5	0.5	2	7	7	0.6	5	47
Mensch, David	21	200	9.5	148	7.0	348	16.6	103	4.9	155	7.4	32	1.5	22	22	10	0.5	11	71
Milburn, Darren	15	118	7.9	78	5.2	196	13.1	55	3.7	15	1.0	35	2.3	13	6	5	0.3	5	35
Pickering, Liam	3	49	16.3	28	9.3	77	25.7	11	3.7	0	0.0	7	2.3	6	1	0	0.0	0	0
Rahilly, James	17	101	5.9	96	5.6	197	11.6	28	1.6	0	0.0	16	0.9	18	8	2	0.1	2	14
Riccardi, Peter	20	258	12.9	125	6.3	383	19.2	64	3.2	3	0.2	43	2.2	24	6	20	1.0	16	136
Roberts, Cameron	8	37	4.6	10	1.3	47	5.9	13	1.6	7	0.9	8	1.0	9	4	2	0.3	1	13
Sanderson, Brenton	22	291	13.2	98	4.5	389	17.7	102	4.6	1	0.0	33	1.5	23	16	5	0.2	3	33
Scarlett, Matthew	1	5	5.0	1	1.0	6	6.0	2	2.0	0	0.0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Sholl, Brad	18	255	14.2	87	4.8	342	19.0	84	4.7	0	0.0	27	1.5	16	13	11	0.6	3	69
Simpson, Hamish	8	36	4.5	23	2.9	59	7.4	20	2.5	2	0.3	8	1.0	3	6	0	0.0	1	1
Simpson, Sean	14	88	6.3	64	4.6	152	10.9	36	2.6	2	0.1	23	1.6	8	9	2	0.1	0	12
Snell, Jason	16	81	5.1	42	2.6	123	7.7	36	2.3	0	0.0	13	0.8	3	10	15	0.9	9	99
Spinks, Brett	19	97	5.1	39	2.1	136	7.2	74	3.9	11	0.6	13	0.7	7	17	35	1.8	21	231
Steinfort, Carl	9	52	5.8	50	5.6	102	11.3	36	4.0	3	0.3	13	1.4	7	3	1	0.1	0	6
Stoneham, Barry	14	101	7.2	50	3.6	151	10.8	51	3.6	39	2.8	28	2.0	19	17	13	0.9	5	83
Wood, Justin	7	45	6.4	11	1.6	56	8.0	19	2.7	1	0.1	8	1.1	5	1	5	0.7	2	32
Woolnough, Marc	2	9	4.5	3	1.5	12	6.0	5	2.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	1	1	0.5	0	6