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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

Geelong



"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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1955 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1955 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 2.27.513.915.14 104 WON South Melbourne 1.51.83.109.12 66 38 KAR Apr 16 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 A Geelong 4.14.34.78.14 62 LOST Melbourne 6.89.913.1216.15 111 -49 MCG Apr 23 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 H Geelong 5.36.79.1215.13 103 WON Richmond 0.15.37.69.11 65 38 KAR Apr 30 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 A Geelong 1.55.118.1411.17 83 WON Fitzroy 2.83.97.1110.13 73 10 BWS May 7 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 H Geelong 3.57.710.912.12 84 WON Footscray 0.24.57.810.12 72 12 KAR May 14 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 A Geelong 2.33.33.76.12 48 WON St. Kilda 0.12.13.34.5 29 19 JUN May 21 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 H Geelong 3.15.58.712.12 84 WON Carlton 3.34.58.810.9 69 15 KAR May 28 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 A Geelong 4.07.28.510.7 67 LOST Collingwood 1.13.37.711.11 77 -10 VIC Jun 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
9 A Geelong 3.46.99.1613.17 95 WON North Melbourne 2.25.78.712.9 81 14 ARD Jun 13 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
10 H Geelong 4.46.48.410.5 65 WON Essendon 2.04.34.97.10 52 13 KAR Jun 25 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Geelong 1.55.711.916.13 109 WON Hawthorn 1.12.36.67.8 50 59 KAR Jul 2 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 A Geelong 4.08.210.515.9 99 WON South Melbourne 3.47.59.1013.10 88 11 LAK Jul 9 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 H Geelong 0.13.65.910.11 71 WON Melbourne 4.44.96.136.16 52 19 KAR Jul 16 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 A Geelong 5.47.712.714.13 97 LOST Richmond 4.310.910.1214.16 100 -3 PUN Jul 23 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 H Geelong 4.36.89.1312.14 86 WON Fitzroy 2.35.67.79.11 65 21 KAR Jul 30 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 A Geelong 4.76.710.1410.16 76 WON Footscray 0.26.77.710.13 73 3 WES Aug 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 H Geelong 5.49.715.1419.17 131 WON St. Kilda 4.16.56.77.10 52 79 KAR Aug 13 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 A Geelong 0.14.56.78.12 60 LOST Carlton 5.27.37.610.6 66 -6 PRI Aug 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
1SF H Geelong 3.16.47.69.7 61 WON Essendon 0.21.42.77.11 53 8 MCG Aug 27 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
PF A Geelong 3.35.39.613.6 84 LOST Collingwood 5.18.410.914.12 96 -12 MCG Sep 10 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1955 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Barton, Colin 8                             0 0.0    
Baumgartner, Ivan 3                             1 0.3    
Beardsley, Ken 20                             14 0.7    
Borrack, Les 17                             5 0.3    
Bow, Glen 6                             0 0.0    
Brown, Clive 17                             2 0.1    
Bullen, Roger 9                             3 0.3    
Cameron, Ken 17                             0 0.0    
Davis, Bob 14                             8 0.6    
Ferrari, Bruce 8                             1 0.1    
Flanagan, Fred 4                             9 2.3    
Gazzard, Bob 10                             0 0.0    
Goggin, Matt 14                             2 0.1    
Hawking, Howard 2                             0 0.0    
Haygarth, John 5                             2 0.4    
Herbert, Harry 12                             3 0.3    
Hovey, Ron 19                             0 0.0    
McMahon, John 17                             8 0.5    
Middlemiss, Russell 2                             0 0.0    
O'Connell, John 14                             20 1.4    
O'Neill, John 19                             5 0.3    
Pianto, Peter 16                             19 1.2    
Rayson, Noel 20                             80 4.0    
Renfrey, Russ 20                             7 0.4    
Roberts, Jim 5                             0 0.0    
Sharp, Norm 20                             3 0.2    
Smith, Bernie 20                             0 0.0    
Sutcliffe, Max 15                             11 0.7    
Trezise, Neil 20                             33 1.7    
Umbers, Geoff 1                             0 0.0    
Williams, Geoff 16                             0 0.0    
Wiltshire, Bob 5                             1 0.2    
Worner, Bert 5                             1 0.2    
 

Footnotes

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