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)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

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

CEO
Gibson, Ivor

President
Collins, B; Jennings, Jack

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

1945 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1945 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1945-04-21 1	H	Geelong	2.2	4.4	7.5	10.8	68	LOST	Fitzroy	2.0	6.5	11.11	15.16	106	-38	KAR	1945-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-04-28 2	A	Geelong	2.0	7.2	8.3	12.9	81	LOST	Footscray	8.1	11.1	18.7	18.9	117	-36	WES	1945-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-05-05 3	A	Geelong	3.7	6.8	7.11	10.15	75	LOST	North Melbourne	1.2	6.7	9.8	14.15	99	-24	ARD	1945-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-05-12 4	H	Geelong	3.6	5.9	8.11	9.13	67	LOST	South Melbourne	3.5	6.8	7.17	10.23	83	-16	KAR	1945-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-05-19 5	A	Geelong	2.1	8.3	13.6	15.10	100	LOST	Melbourne	6.2	11.3	12.5	18.12	120	-20	PUN	1945-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-05-26 6	H	Geelong	5.4	8.5	9.13	10.16	76	WON	Hawthorn	3.0	4.2	8.3	10.8	68	8	KAR	1945-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-06-02 7	A	Geelong	1.3	2.7	6.9	9.10	64	LOST	Essendon	6.7	6.15	8.22	14.28	112	-48	WIN	1945-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-06-09 8	H	Geelong	4.3	6.6	8.7	10.9	69	LOST	Carlton	5.6	9.11	11.15	14.21	105	-36	KAR	1945-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-06-16 9	A	Geelong	5.4	7.8	10.8	14.12	96	LOST	St. Kilda	3.3	6.9	11.14	14.17	101	-5	JUN	1945-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-06-23 10	H	Geelong	1.1	6.2	6.4	7.5	47	LOST	Collingwood	9.4	13.10	17.15	21.18	144	-97	KAR	1945-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-06-30 11	A	Geelong	1.0	5.3	6.3	8.8	56	LOST	Richmond	6.8	6.14	10.24	14.28	112	-56	PUN	1945-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-07-07 12	A	Geelong	2.1	2.4	3.7	4.9	33	LOST	Fitzroy	2.3	9.11	10.16	17.27	129	-96	BWS	1945-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-07-14 13	H	Geelong	4.3	7.9	9.12	11.14	80	LOST	Footscray	4.7	7.11	10.17	13.19	97	-17	KAR	1945-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-07-21 14	H	Geelong	4.1	8.5	9.6	9.9	63	LOST	North Melbourne	0.7	3.12	8.15	13.19	97	-34	KAR	1945-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-07-28 15	A	Geelong	1.1	7.5	8.5	10.7	67	LOST	South Melbourne	5.11	10.15	15.22	18.27	135	-68	JUN	1945-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1945-08-04 16	H	Geelong	4.2	5.3	7.7	7.14	56	LOST	Melbourne	5.2	6.8	10.10	17.13	115	-59	KAR	1945-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-08-11 17	A	Geelong	1.1	4.4	6.7	9.13	67	LOST	Hawthorn	4.11	5.16	11.18	14.21	105	-38	GLE	1945-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-08-18 18	H	Geelong	3.1	7.1	10.5	14.7	91	LOST	Essendon	8.4	11.9	14.10	16.13	109	-18	KAR	1945-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-08-25 19	A	Geelong	1.2	2.6	7.8	9.13	67	LOST	Carlton	5.3	12.9	14.13	23.23	161	-94	PRI	1945-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores
1945-09-01 20	H	Geelong	3.2	6.7	10.10	13.14	92	WON	St. Kilda	2.2	3.4	8.7	9.11	65	27	KAR	1945-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:45)	Scores

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1945 Player Stats

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