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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)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2022

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1877–1896

Home Ground
Kardinia Park

AFL Premierships
2007, 2009, 2011 (3 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 (10 total)

Most Games
334 - Joel Selwood (2007-current)

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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Game records

"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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2022 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2022 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 7.512.917.1420.18 138 WON Essendon 2.13.36.311.6 72 66 MCG Mar 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong 2.46.78.1310.17 77 LOST Sydney 4.311.315.417.5 107 -30 SCG Mar 25 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
3 A Geelong 2.36.49.616.8 104 WON Collingwood 3.74.1113.1213.13 91 13 MCG Apr 2 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
4 H Geelong 2.27.69.811.14 80 WON Brisbane 2.26.310.311.4 70 10 KAR Apr 8 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
5 A Geelong 1.46.611.1011.14 80 LOST Hawthorn 5.38.410.414.8 92 -12 MCG Apr 18 (Mon, 3:20) Scores
6 A Geelong 3.77.1113.1517.19 121 WON North Melbourne 1.22.44.59.7 61 60 BEL Apr 24 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
7 H Geelong 5.05.16.310.6 66 LOST Fremantle 3.34.78.810.9 69 -3 KAR Apr 30 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
8 A Geelong 4.36.78.1112.16 88 WON Greater Western Sydney 2.23.53.94.11 35 53 MAN May 7 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
9 A Geelong 4.36.88.1011.14 80 LOST St. Kilda 2.24.411.813.12 90 -10 DOC May 14 (Sat, 4:05) Scores
10 H Geelong 3.64.89.1111.16 82 WON Port Adelaide 2.15.36.37.5 47 35 KAR May 21 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
11 H Geelong 2.48.511.515.7 97 WON Adelaide 0.63.76.117.13 55 42 KAR May 28 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
12 A Geelong 7.28.68.812.11 83 WON Western Bulldogs 1.54.66.910.10 70 13 DOC Jun 3 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
13 Geelong       Bye        
14 A Geelong 4.46.511.612.9 81 WON West Coast 2.36.58.69.9 63 18 PER Jun 18 (Sat, 2:35) Scores
15 H Geelong 5.28.59.813.11 89 WON Richmond 2.05.310.713.8 86 3 MCG Jun 25 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
16 H Geelong 3.58.815.1221.18 144 WON North Melbourne 3.14.15.15.2 32 112 KAR Jul 2 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
17 H Geelong        vs Melbourne          KAR Jul 7 (Thu, 7:20)  
18 A Geelong        vs Carlton          MCG Jul 16 (Sat, 7:25)  
19 A Geelong        vs Port Adelaide          ADO Jul 23 (Sat, 4:05)  
20 H Geelong        vs Western Bulldogs          KAR Jul 30 (Sat, 7:25)  
21 H Geelong        vs St. Kilda          KAR Aug 6 (Sat, 7:25)  
22 A Geelong        vs Gold Coast          CRR Aug 13 (Sat, 4:35)  
23 H Geelong        vs West Coast          KAR Aug 20 (Sat, 2:10)  
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2022 Player Stats

# Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
30 Atkins, Tom 15 149 9.9 128 8.5 277 18.5 53 3.5 0 0.0 78 5.2 22 11 2 0.1 1 13
24 Bews, Jed 13 72 5.5 62 4.8 134 10.3 35 2.7 0 0.0 24 1.8 6 10 1 0.1 1 7
46 Blicavs, Mark 15 129 8.6 131 8.7 260 17.3 69 4.6 228 15.2 73 4.9 23 20 5 0.3 4 34
5 Cameron, Jeremy 15 167 11.1 75 5.0 242 16.1 89 5.9 1 0.1 21 1.4 16 19 46 3.1 22 298
45 Close, Brad 15 104 6.9 117 7.8 221 14.7 50 3.3 0 0.0 47 3.1 19 9 16 1.1 13 109
40 Dahlhaus, Luke 9 35 3.9 51 5.7 86 9.6 18 2.0 0 0.0 15 1.7 6 2 3 0.3 2 20
35 Dangerfield, Patrick 9 99 11.0 92 10.2 191 21.2 30 3.3 0 0.0 26 2.9 12 13 4 0.4 4 28
16 De Koning, Sam 13 70 5.4 96 7.4 166 12.8 64 4.9 4 0.3 4 0.3 16 5 0 0.0 0 0
28 Dempsey, Oliver 2 5 2.5 14 7.0 19 9.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 4 1 1 0.5 1 7
22 Duncan, Mitch 14 213 15.2 104 7.4 317 22.6 112 8.0 0 0.0 22 1.6 11 13 4 0.3 4 28
31 Evans, Francis 5 14 2.8 24 4.8 38 7.6 8 1.6 0 0.0 7 1.4 3 0 1 0.2 0 6
39 Guthrie, Zach 11 121 11.0 52 4.7 173 15.7 71 6.5 0 0.0 22 2.0 13 6 2 0.2 1 13
29 Guthrie, Cameron 15 190 12.7 202 13.5 392 26.1 61 4.1 0 0.0 84 5.6 16 15 4 0.3 6 30
26 Hawkins, Tom 15 132 8.8 60 4.0 192 12.8 87 5.8 52 3.5 22 1.5 9 18 42 2.8 26 278
38 Henry, Jack 7 39 5.6 28 4.0 67 9.6 25 3.6 0 0.0 12 1.7 5 6 2 0.3 1 13
4 Higgins, Shaun 5 41 8.2 42 8.4 83 16.6 15 3.0 0 0.0 19 3.8 7 5 1 0.2 1 7
9 Holmes, Max 9 63 7.0 58 6.4 121 13.4 24 2.7 0 0.0 20 2.2 1 7 4 0.4 2 26
10 Knevitt, Mitch 2 10 5.0 12 6.0 22 11.0 8 4.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 1 1 0 0.0 2 2
8 Kolodjashnij, Jake 14 103 7.4 66 4.7 169 12.1 57 4.1 0 0.0 22 1.6 12 16 2 0.1 0 12
27 Menegola, Sam 3 42 14.0 18 6.0 60 20.0 15 5.0 0 0.0 3 1.0 2 4 3 1.0 3 21
32 Miers, Gryan 12 86 7.2 71 5.9 157 13.1 46 3.8 0 0.0 31 2.6 7 8 5 0.4 8 38
19 Narkle, Quinton 7 40 5.7 28 4.0 68 9.7 21 3.0 0 0.0 8 1.1 1 4 4 0.6 3 27
33 Neale, Shannon 1 3 3.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 2 2.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0
42 O'Connor, Mark 12 100 8.3 68 5.7 168 14.0 46 3.8 0 0.0 35 2.9 7 5 0 0.0 4 4
3 Parfitt, Brandan 12 120 10.0 135 11.3 255 21.3 22 1.8 0 0.0 64 5.3 17 20 2 0.2 4 16
17 Ratugolea, Esava 3 11 3.7 8 2.7 19 6.3 6 2.0 13 4.3 7 2.3 2 2 0 0.0 0 0
23 Rohan, Gary 3 16 5.3 11 3.7 27 9.0 7 2.3 0 0.0 13 4.3 3 1 1 0.3 2 8
14 Selwood, Joel 12 137 11.4 136 11.3 273 22.8 31 2.6 0 0.0 58 4.8 23 25 3 0.3 1 19
7 Smith, Isaac 15 208 13.9 116 7.7 324 21.6 97 6.5 0 0.0 20 1.3 6 7 5 0.3 11 41
1 Stanley, Rhys 12 94 7.8 67 5.6 161 13.4 45 3.8 258 21.5 18 1.5 21 21 2 0.2 1 13
18 Stengle, Tyson 15 151 10.1 62 4.1 213 14.2 48 3.2 0 0.0 33 2.2 12 12 31 2.1 17 203
12 Stephens, Cooper 7 36 5.1 40 5.7 76 10.9 14 2.0 0 0.0 11 1.6 3 6 0 0.0 0 0
44 Stewart, Tom 13 246 18.9 83 6.4 329 25.3 105 8.1 1 0.1 26 2.0 13 16 0 0.0 0 0
2 Tuohy, Zach 15 219 14.6 108 7.2 327 21.8 74 4.9 0 0.0 24 1.6 11 7 6 0.4 2 38
Totals 345 3265 9.5 2369 6.9 5634 16.3 1455 4.2 560 1.6 877 2.5 331 316 202 0.6 147 1359
 

Footnotes

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