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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

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"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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2001 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2001 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 3.47.712.917.13 115 WON West Coast 3.03.24.27.7 49 66 KAR Apr 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong 2.44.612.1017.13 115 WON St. Kilda 6.18.49.813.8 86 29 DOC Apr 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Geelong 6.38.711.1015.14 104 LOST Melbourne 4.39.813.1318.16 124 -20 MCG Apr 16 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 H Geelong 1.03.54.64.9 33 LOST North Melbourne 5.46.66.107.11 53 -20 KAR Apr 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 H Geelong 3.56.78.815.12 102 LOST Port Adelaide 3.411.519.1023.10 148 -46 KAR Apr 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 A Geelong 2.23.36.58.13 61 LOST Brisbane 6.212.715.1217.14 116 -55 GAB May 5 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
7 H Geelong 1.53.105.119.14 68 LOST Carlton 4.38.413.517.6 108 -40 MCG May 13 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
8 A Geelong 6.511.613.814.11 95 WON Fremantle 0.22.77.810.13 73 22 SUB May 20 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H Geelong 5.48.711.1017.16 118 WON Richmond 5.57.810.911.10 76 42 KAR May 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A Geelong 2.22.24.48.7 55 LOST Adelaide 2.44.97.109.12 66 -11 FBP Jun 3 (Sun, 1:40) Scores
11 H Geelong 2.55.510.814.9 93 WON Hawthorn 3.25.49.813.12 90 3 DOC Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Geelong 7.110.212.413.9 87 LOST Western Bulldogs 1.07.39.415.4 94 -7 KAR Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Geelong 2.55.1010.1212.12 84 WON Sydney 3.35.76.99.11 65 19 SCG Jul 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
14 H Geelong 3.29.714.1016.15 111 WON Collingwood 6.39.511.614.9 93 18 DOC Jul 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Geelong 1.29.513.517.10 112 LOST Essendon 5.710.815.1219.13 127 -15 DOC Jul 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong 3.28.814.1422.18 150 WON West Coast 3.37.711.712.8 80 70 SUB Jul 22 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 H Geelong 4.36.411.612.6 78 WON St. Kilda 2.04.37.410.6 66 12 KAR Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong 5.39.610.715.10 100 LOST Melbourne 4.17.312.616.7 103 -3 MCG Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Geelong 3.27.38.912.10 82 LOST North Melbourne 6.314.417.421.5 131 -49 DOC Aug 10 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
20 A Geelong 1.13.26.710.9 69 LOST Port Adelaide 4.610.912.1314.15 99 -30 FBP Aug 18 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
21 H Geelong 4.56.97.129.13 67 LOST Brisbane 2.28.515.1016.14 110 -43 KAR Aug 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
22 A Geelong 3.23.53.63.9 27 LOST Carlton 3.47.99.1813.19 97 -70 PRI Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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2001 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Baldwin, Marcus 3 8 2.7 4 1.3 12 4.0 4 1.3 1 0.3 3 1.0 2 0 2 0.7 2 14
Bizzell, Clint 21 138 6.6 81 3.9 219 10.4 79 3.8 10 0.5 30 1.4 17 15 29 1.4 19 193
Burns, Ronnie 14 105 7.5 55 3.9 160 11.4 47 3.4 0 0.0 27 1.9 2 16 33 2.4 24 222
Chapman, Paul 9 56 6.2 22 2.4 78 8.7 18 2.0 0 0.0 24 2.7 12 3 4 0.4 4 28
Clarke Jnr, David 22 246 11.2 130 5.9 376 17.1 83 3.8 1 0.0 29 1.3 17 20 13 0.6 5 83
Corey, Joel 14 102 7.3 36 2.6 138 9.9 39 2.8 2 0.1 26 1.9 8 6 3 0.2 4 22
Enright, Corey 17 116 6.8 87 5.1 203 11.9 56 3.3 0 0.0 20 1.2 3 10 5 0.3 5 35
Foster, Daniel 3 14 4.7 7 2.3 21 7.0 4 1.3 0 0.0 2 0.7 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Graham, Ben 22 216 9.8 98 4.5 314 14.3 152 6.9 40 1.8 45 2.0 18 23 33 1.5 16 214
Harley, Tom 22 154 7.0 85 3.9 239 10.9 81 3.7 3 0.1 20 0.9 13 15 3 0.1 1 19
Hocking, Garry 17 122 7.2 128 7.5 250 14.7 45 2.6 0 0.0 53 3.1 16 24 10 0.6 9 69
Houlihan, Adam 14 114 8.1 54 3.9 168 12.0 64 4.6 1 0.1 14 1.0 6 8 13 0.9 5 83
Hunt, Josh 6 16 2.7 15 2.5 31 5.2 7 1.2 0 0.0 8 1.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kilpatrick, Glenn 20 228 11.4 94 4.7 322 16.1 78 3.9 2 0.1 51 2.6 13 12 7 0.4 9 51
King, Steven 16 161 10.1 81 5.1 242 15.1 76 4.8 328 20.5 40 2.5 26 26 11 0.7 3 69
Kingsley, Kent 16 129 8.1 39 2.4 168 10.5 83 5.2 1 0.1 8 0.5 9 5 22 1.4 21 153
Ling, Cameron 13 104 8.0 61 4.7 165 12.7 43 3.3 0 0.0 30 2.3 8 8 8 0.6 3 51
Lowther, Daniel 1 3 3.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
McGrath, Tim 17 144 8.5 109 6.4 253 14.9 62 3.6 1 0.1 20 1.2 9 8 2 0.1 3 15
Mensch, David 18 113 6.3 83 4.6 196 10.9 65 3.6 39 2.2 28 1.6 16 15 15 0.8 9 99
Milburn, Darren 22 227 10.3 172 7.8 399 18.1 131 6.0 24 1.1 53 2.4 38 23 5 0.2 4 34
Mooney, Jason 5 37 7.4 18 3.6 55 11.0 15 3.0 3 0.6 4 0.8 5 6 4 0.8 3 27
Mooney, Cam 11 43 3.9 39 3.5 82 7.5 25 2.3 59 5.4 16 1.5 4 24 3 0.3 2 20
Murphy, Justin 18 220 12.2 152 8.4 372 20.7 74 4.1 0 0.0 21 1.2 13 24 9 0.5 7 61
Rahilly, James 16 94 5.9 75 4.7 169 10.6 35 2.2 0 0.0 21 1.3 11 12 1 0.1 3 9
Riccardi, Peter 15 159 10.6 75 5.0 234 15.6 39 2.6 1 0.1 38 2.5 11 4 10 0.7 9 69
Sanderson, Brenton 22 240 10.9 98 4.5 338 15.4 104 4.7 1 0.0 30 1.4 7 12 2 0.1 1 13
Scarlett, Matthew 20 189 9.5 88 4.4 277 13.9 112 5.6 5 0.3 33 1.7 13 11 2 0.1 2 14
Sholl, Brad 19 207 10.9 85 4.5 292 15.4 71 3.7 0 0.0 16 0.8 8 18 3 0.2 2 20
Snell, Jason 3 22 7.3 20 6.7 42 14.0 13 4.3 0 0.0 9 3.0 1 1 4 1.3 1 25
Spriggs, David 22 225 10.2 103 4.7 328 14.9 60 2.7 0 0.0 39 1.8 25 24 7 0.3 14 56
Street, Peter 4 3 0.8 9 2.3 12 3.0 5 1.3 35 8.8 6 1.5 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
White, Mitchell 16 116 7.3 87 5.4 203 12.7 78 4.9 5 0.3 22 1.4 4 12 16 1.0 12 108
Wojcinski, David 6 32 5.3 18 3.0 50 8.3 4 0.7 0 0.0 10 1.7 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
 

Footnotes

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