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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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1956 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1956 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Geelong 1.34.48.811.11 77 WON South Melbourne 0.34.46.77.8 50 27 LAK Apr 14 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 H Geelong 2.16.79.916.14 110 WON North Melbourne 2.42.42.92.10 22 88 KAR Apr 21 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 A Geelong 4.59.912.1116.16 112 WON Hawthorn 3.08.312.615.10 100 12 GLE Apr 28 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 H Geelong 3.55.612.1115.13 103 WON Richmond 2.14.57.810.11 71 32 KAR May 5 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A Geelong 2.25.55.76.12 48 LOST Melbourne 2.73.135.186.20 56 -8 MCG May 12 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 A Geelong 0.31.101.132.14 26 LOST Collingwood 3.25.27.710.7 67 -41 VIC May 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 H Geelong 1.44.1210.1415.17 107 WON Essendon 4.24.47.68.9 57 50 KAR May 26 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H Geelong 4.65.88.1211.12 78 WON Fitzroy 3.04.46.58.8 56 22 KAR Jun 4 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
9 A Geelong 2.37.510.612.8 80 WON Carlton 2.25.49.911.13 79 1 PRI Jun 9 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 A Geelong 1.15.45.410.8 68 LOST Footscray 3.38.59.1113.12 90 -22 WES Jun 16 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Geelong 0.13.47.59.8 62 WON St. Kilda 1.62.64.88.9 57 5 KAR Jun 30 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 H Geelong 2.33.57.710.7 67 WON South Melbourne 1.21.22.43.8 26 41 KAR Jul 7 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 A Geelong 2.26.810.1319.15 129 WON North Melbourne 3.27.37.47.5 47 82 ARD Jul 14 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 H Geelong 2.35.58.912.13 85 WON Hawthorn 1.56.107.1210.14 74 11 KAR Jul 21 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 A Geelong 5.58.69.1011.13 79 WON Richmond 0.24.75.109.11 65 14 PUN Jul 28 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H Geelong 0.53.95.98.10 58 WON Melbourne 2.33.53.88.8 56 2 KAR Aug 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 H Geelong 3.25.37.610.9 69 LOST Collingwood 1.25.612.815.11 101 -32 KAR Aug 11 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 A Geelong 1.25.96.139.15 69 LOST Essendon 2.35.59.1014.13 97 -28 WIN Aug 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
1SF A Geelong 4.26.26.46.5 41 LOST Footscray 1.34.65.85.13 43 -2 MCG Aug 25 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1956 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Bartle, Bruce 13 8 8.0         2 2.0         1 2 3 0.2 0 18
Beardsley, Ken 5                             1 0.2    
Borrack, Les 18 13 13.0         3 3.0         1 2 3 0.2 0 18
Bow, Glen 5 5 5.0         0 0.0         0 1 1 0.2 0 6
Brown, Clive 7 11 11.0         3 3.0         2 2 0 0.0 0 0
Bullen, Roger 11 9 9.0         1 1.0         3 1 13 1.2 0 78
Cameron, Ken 2                             0 0.0    
Davis, Bob 19 25 25.0         6 6.0         2 0 17 0.9 0 102
Ferrari, Bruce 19 7 7.0         2 2.0         0 1 21 1.1 1 127
Gazzard, Bob 19 7 7.0         3 3.0         3 0 0 0.0 0 0
Goggin, Matt 7 0 0.0         0 0.0         0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Goldsmith, John 6                             0 0.0    
Haygarth, John 8 15 15.0         3 3.0         2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Helmer, John 2                             0 0.0    
Herbert, Harry 2                             2 1.0    
Hovey, Ron 19 15 15.0         2 2.0         2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Le Deux, Fred 6                             0 0.0    
May, Les 4                             0 0.0    
McGrath, George 6                             0 0.0    
Nicholls, Eric 1                             0 0.0    
O'Connell, John 19 11 11.0         2 2.0         1 0 29 1.5 0 174
O'Neill, John 17 15 15.0         3 3.0         2 2 2 0.1 0 12
Pianto, Peter 17 30 30.0         3 3.0         1 1 21 1.2 0 126
Rayson, Noel 16 9 9.0         1 1.0         1 2 41 2.6 1 247
Renfrey, Russ 14                             2 0.1    
Roberts, Jim 1                             0 0.0    
Ryan, Bernie 4                             1 0.3    
Sharp, Norm 17 15 15.0         5 5.0         4 1 5 0.3 0 30
Smith, Bernie 18 22 22.0         3 3.0         5 2 0 0.0 0 0
Sutcliffe, Max 9 8 8.0         2 2.0         1 2 2 0.2 0 12
Trezise, Neil 19 17 17.0         1 1.0         2 1 27 1.4 0 162
Umbers, Geoff 6                             2 0.3    
Williams, Geoff 18                             0 0.0    
Wiltshire, Bob 14                             5 0.4    
Wooller, Fred 12 9 9.0         2 2.0         1 1 10 0.8 2 62
 

Footnotes

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