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

1954 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1954 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1954-04-17 1	A	Geelong	6.5	11.10	16.15	19.16	130	WON	Fitzroy	1.2	2.5	6.10	7.16	58	72	BWS	1954-04-17 Apr 17 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-04-24 2	H	Geelong	2.2	5.6	5.9	8.12	60	LOST	North Melbourne	1.2	1.3	8.12	9.15	69	-9	KAR	1954-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-05-01 3	A	Geelong	2.6	10.13	12.17	16.20	116	WON	Essendon	5.2	6.4	9.8	15.10	100	16	WIN	1954-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-05-08 4	H	Geelong	4.1	5.6	7.11	13.17	95	WON	St. Kilda	2.2	4.3	7.4	8.5	53	42	KAR	1954-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-05-15 5	A	Geelong	6.4	7.5	12.12	13.14	92	LOST	Hawthorn	3.5	8.11	8.12	14.13	97	-5	GLE	1954-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-05-22 6	H	Geelong	4.7	5.8	10.15	13.17	95	WON	Collingwood	1.0	2.6	4.6	9.8	62	33	KAR	1954-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-05-29 7	A	Geelong	3.2	7.6	10.14	11.16	82	LOST	Carlton	4.5	5.8	9.15	12.20	92	-10	PRI	1954-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-06-05 8	H	Geelong	4.0	5.1	9.4	11.5	71	LOST	Melbourne	5.4	7.11	8.14	10.20	80	-9	KAR	1954-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-06-14 9	H	Geelong	2.5	2.6	6.12	9.13	67	WON	Footscray	1.3	5.8	6.9	8.15	63	4	KAR	1954-06-14 Jun 14 (Mon, 2:15)	Scores
1954-06-26 10	A	Geelong	3.2	7.10	9.12	13.17	95	LOST	Richmond	5.7	7.7	15.8	18.12	120	-25	PUN	1954-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-07-03 11	A	Geelong	5.2	7.3	12.8	17.12	114	WON	South Melbourne	0.2	3.6	5.6	9.10	64	50	LAK	1954-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-07-10 12	H	Geelong	2.1	2.4	6.7	10.8	68	WON	Fitzroy	1.0	4.2	4.3	6.6	42	26	KAR	1954-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-07-17 13	A	Geelong	2.0	5.1	5.1	10.2	62	WON	North Melbourne	2.2	2.5	3.11	5.13	43	19	ARD	1954-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-07-31 14	H	Geelong	3.3	7.9	10.13	16.14	110	WON	Essendon	2.3	4.8	8.10	11.10	76	34	KAR	1954-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-08-07 15	A	Geelong	5.1	8.6	13.7	18.13	121	WON	St. Kilda	2.9	5.14	5.16	7.17	59	62	JUN	1954-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-08-14 16	H	Geelong	4.2	9.5	10.9	13.12	90	WON	Hawthorn	2.2	4.5	5.6	7.6	48	42	KAR	1954-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-08-21 17	A	Geelong	2.2	4.6	8.8	10.12	72	WON	Collingwood	3.4	3.7	5.12	6.14	50	22	VIC	1954-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-08-28 18	H	Geelong	5.3	9.8	11.9	13.12	90	WON	Carlton	1.2	2.4	5.11	6.13	49	41	KAR	1954-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1954-09-11 2SF	H	Geelong	4.5	4.8	7.10	8.14	62	LOST	Footscray	3.1	7.7	7.10	11.19	85	-23	MCG	1954-09-11 Sep 11 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1954-09-18 PF	A	Geelong	2.3	4.3	5.6	7.8	50	LOST	Melbourne	1.1	3.3	7.5	10.7	67	-17	MCG	1954-09-18 Sep 18 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores

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1954 Player Stats

Player	GP	K	Avg	M	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	TS
Baumgartner, Ivan	17	3	1.5	1	0.5	0	2	2	0.1	0	12
Borrack, Les	6	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0.2	0	6
Bow, Glen	3							2	0.7
Cameron, Ken	3							0	0.0
Davis, Bob	19	25	12.5	12	6.0	2	6	15	0.8	3	93
Flanagan, Fred	20	21	10.5	10	5.0	3	4	55	2.8	3	333
Fulton, Terry	5							0	0.0
Gazzard, Bob	1							0	0.0
Gear, Maurie	2							0	0.0
Goninon, George	11	18	9.0	4	2.0	4	0	23	2.1	5	143
Hawking, Howard	9							0	0.0
Herbert, Harry	10							5	0.5
Hovey, Ron	14	19	9.5	10	5.0	1	2	0	0.0	0	0
Hyde, John	13	8	8.0	2	2.0	1	3	7	0.5	0	42
McMahon, John	15	14	7.0	6	3.0	3	5	3	0.2	1	19
McMaster, Bill	12	6	6.0	4	4.0	1	1	9	0.8	2	56
Middlemiss, Russell	10	20	10.0	4	2.0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0
Morrison, Bruce	20	12	6.0	3	1.5	5	2	0	0.0	0	0
Murray, Bruce	2							0	0.0
O'Hara, Don	3							0	0.0
O'Neill, John	16							1	0.1
Palmer, Doug	16	14	7.0	3	1.5	2	1	3	0.2	0	18
Pianto, Peter	20	58	29.0	5	2.5	4	3	20	1.0	2	122
Rayson, Noel	16	21	10.5	7	3.5	2	2	29	1.8	3	177
Renfrey, Russ	20	33	16.5	5	2.5	2	5	6	0.3	0	36
Roberts, Jim	7							2	0.3
Sharp, Norm	18	27	13.5	9	4.5	4	5	18	1.0	0	108
Smith, Bernie	20	32	16.0	6	3.0	6	2	0	0.0	0	0
Trezise, Neil	20	25	12.5	6	3.0	6	3	37	1.9	1	223
Turner, Leo	19	34	17.0	11	5.5	1	3	3	0.2	1	19
Williams, Geoff	13	24	12.0	5	2.5	5	3	0	0.0	0	0
Wiltshire, Bob	9	10	5.0	1	0.5	2	4	6	0.7	0	36
Worner, Bert	11	10	10.0	1	1.0	0	3	1	0.1	0	6