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

1957 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1957 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1957-04-22 1	H	Geelong	3.1	3.5	11.8	11.11	77	DRAW	Footscray	3.4	7.7	8.11	10.17	77	0	KAR	1957-04-22 Apr 22 (Mon, 2:15)	Scores
1957-04-27 2	A	Geelong	2.3	5.6	7.8	10.13	73	WON	North Melbourne	5.3	6.5	9.10	9.13	67	6	ARD	1957-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-05-04 3	H	Geelong	2.1	5.2	8.2	12.5	77	LOST	Collingwood	4.4	6.6	9.12	12.15	87	-10	KAR	1957-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-05-11 4	A	Geelong	3.4	6.8	9.11	13.11	89	LOST	Carlton	4.2	8.5	11.9	15.12	102	-13	PRI	1957-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-05-18 5	H	Geelong	1.2	6.6	8.8	9.10	64	WON	Hawthorn	0.7	1.7	1.17	3.19	37	27	KAR	1957-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-05-25 6	A	Geelong	1.0	6.3	9.5	13.5	83	WON	St. Kilda	1.3	2.6	6.11	10.13	73	10	JUN	1957-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-06-01 7	H	Geelong	4.3	6.10	10.15	14.15	99	LOST	Fitzroy	6.1	9.5	12.7	17.11	113	-14	KAR	1957-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-06-08 8	A	Geelong	5.4	7.8	12.9	15.12	102	LOST	Essendon	4.2	8.8	12.9	21.12	138	-36	WIN	1957-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-06-17 9	A	Geelong	3.1	5.4	11.6	14.10	94	LOST	Melbourne	4.5	10.9	16.13	23.16	154	-60	MCG	1957-06-17 Jun 17 (Mon, 2:15)	Scores
1957-06-22 10	H	Geelong	3.2	4.5	7.6	10.8	68	LOST	South Melbourne	0.3	7.5	9.6	10.10	70	-2	KAR	1957-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-06-29 11	H	Geelong	0.1	1.2	6.6	10.9	69	LOST	Richmond	8.2	9.5	11.6	14.8	92	-23	KAR	1957-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-07-06 12	A	Geelong	4.1	5.3	7.9	9.10	64	LOST	Footscray	0.2	5.7	7.7	9.11	65	-1	WES	1957-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-07-13 13	H	Geelong	4.4	4.8	9.13	12.15	87	WON	North Melbourne	1.4	4.6	4.11	8.13	61	26	KAR	1957-07-13 Jul 13 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-07-27 14	A	Geelong	1.2	3.4	6.7	6.8	44	LOST	Collingwood	3.6	7.7	10.12	13.14	92	-48	VIC	1957-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-08-03 15	H	Geelong	0.1	3.8	6.16	11.19	85	WON	Carlton	2.2	2.3	4.6	6.7	43	42	KAR	1957-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-08-10 16	A	Geelong	2.1	5.2	7.6	8.7	55	LOST	Hawthorn	3.6	7.13	9.15	14.19	103	-48	GLE	1957-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-08-17 17	H	Geelong	1.3	4.6	6.7	8.10	58	LOST	St. Kilda	5.2	6.3	6.7	10.13	73	-15	KAR	1957-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1957-08-24 18	A	Geelong	4.4	5.7	7.14	10.20	80	LOST	Fitzroy	1.2	9.7	12.10	15.14	104	-24	BWS	1957-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores

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1957 Player Stats

Player	GP	G	Avg
Barran, Peter	5	0	0.0
Bartle, Bruce	4	0	0.0
Barton, Colin	7	0	0.0
Borrack, Les	12	2	0.2
Bourke, Martin	2	0	0.0
Brown, Clive	16	1	0.1
Bullen, Roger	6	6	1.0
Byron, Alan	9	0	0.0
Crowe, Bernie	9	3	0.3
Davis, Bob	16	5	0.3
Ferrari, Bruce	14	11	0.8
Fisher, Reg	1	0	0.0
Gazzard, Bob	12	1	0.1
Goggin, Matt	10	1	0.1
Harrip, Ray	4	0	0.0
Haygarth, John	18	0	0.0
Helmer, John	7	7	1.0
Herbert, Harry	9	5	0.6
Hetherington, Max	9	1	0.1
Hovey, Ron	7	0	0.0
James, Bill	3	1	0.3
Laird, John	3	0	0.0
Le Deux, Fred	7	0	0.0
Long, Doug	17	14	0.8
Nicholls, Eric	4	0	0.0
O'Connell, John	12	10	0.8
O'Halloran, Ian	3	0	0.0
O'Neill, John	13	2	0.2
Pianto, Peter	15	23	1.5
Rayson, Noel	8	15	1.9
Rice, Colin	11	9	0.8
Ryan, Bernie	5	3	0.6
Sharp, Norm	3	0	0.0
Smith, Ron	2	1	0.5
Smith, Bernie	18	0	0.0
Trezise, Neil	18	17	0.9
West, Rod	3	0	0.0
Williams, Geoff	17	1	0.1
Wiltshire, Bob	2	0	0.0
Wooller, Fred	15	56	3.7
Worland, John	4	0	0.0