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

1963 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1963 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1963-04-20 1	H	Geelong	5.9	5.14	11.23	16.26	122	WON	South Melbourne	0.1	3.5	4.6	9.9	63	59	KAR	1963-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-04-27 2	A	Geelong	1.2	3.6	5.11	6.14	50	LOST	Essendon	3.2	5.5	12.9	16.13	109	-59	WIN	1963-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-05-04 3	H	Geelong	3.6	3.14	7.24	10.25	85	WON	Footscray	2.1	5.2	6.2	10.4	64	21	KAR	1963-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-05-11 4	A	Geelong	1.2	3.8	4.11	7.19	61	WON	North Melbourne	0.1	0.3	3.7	3.7	25	36	ARD	1963-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-05-18 5	H	Geelong	2.4	5.6	7.7	10.12	72	WON	St. Kilda	1.4	1.7	2.10	3.11	29	43	KAR	1963-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-05-25 6	A	Geelong	2.4	4.11	5.15	7.22	64	WON	Carlton	3.2	3.4	4.13	7.16	58	6	PRI	1963-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-06-01 7	H	Geelong	3.3	3.5	6.11	9.12	66	DRAW	Hawthorn	4.1	6.4	7.6	9.12	66	0	KAR	1963-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-06-10 8	A	Geelong	3.2	3.3	3.8	4.11	35	LOST	Melbourne	2.4	5.11	7.12	11.16	82	-47	MCG	1963-06-10 Jun 10 (Mon, 2:15)	Scores
1963-06-22 9	H	Geelong	1.3	6.10	8.13	16.13	109	WON	Richmond	4.2	5.3	6.10	10.11	71	38	KAR	1963-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-07-06 10	A	Geelong	0.6	1.6	2.9	3.13	31	LOST	Fitzroy	3.4	3.7	8.11	9.13	67	-36	BWS	1963-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-07-20 11	H	Geelong	2.3	4.6	6.8	7.13	55	WON	Collingwood	1.3	3.6	4.9	5.13	43	12	KAR	1963-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-07-27 12	A	Geelong	5.1	6.4	9.9	14.11	95	WON	South Melbourne	0.2	2.6	4.9	8.12	60	35	LAK	1963-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-08-03 13	H	Geelong	2.4	7.9	9.11	14.15	99	WON	Essendon	2.1	4.3	7.6	9.8	62	37	KAR	1963-08-03 Aug 3 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-08-10 14	A	Geelong	5.2	5.4	8.7	8.10	58	WON	Footscray	0.1	2.7	4.7	5.8	38	20	WES	1963-08-10 Aug 10 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-08-17 15	H	Geelong	4.1	6.3	14.6	15.8	98	WON	North Melbourne	0.1	1.8	3.8	5.13	43	55	KAR	1963-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-08-24 16	A	Geelong	0.5	6.14	7.15	8.21	69	LOST	St. Kilda	4.9	5.9	8.16	12.18	90	-21	JUN	1963-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-08-31 17	H	Geelong	4.4	5.6	9.13	13.17	95	WON	Carlton	1.1	2.2	3.3	5.4	34	61	KAR	1963-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-09-07 18	A	Geelong	2.3	6.6	8.7	13.12	90	WON	Hawthorn	3.5	3.9	6.14	6.16	52	38	GLE	1963-09-07 Sep 7 (Sat, 2:15)	Scores
1963-09-21 2SF	H	Geelong	4.4	9.6	12.12	14.17	101	WON	Hawthorn	2.7	7.10	8.13	11.16	82	19	MCG	1963-09-21 Sep 21 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1963-10-05 GF	H	Geelong	3.3	7.10	9.13	15.19	109	WON	Hawthorn	3.6	5.6	8.9	8.12	60	49	MCG	1963-10-05 Oct 5 (Sat, 2:50)	Scores

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1963 Player Stats

Player	GP	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg
Brown, John	12	25	12.5	3	3.0	13	13.0	2	1.0	2	5	2	0.2
Brushfield, Brian	6											2	0.3
Callan, Terry	17											0	0.0
Devine, John	19	39	19.5	3	3.0	22	22.0	7	3.5	1	3	0	0.0
Eales, Colin	3											0	0.0
Farmer, Graham 'Polly'	19	20	10.0	11	11.0	22	22.0	13	6.5	6	5	15	0.8
Fox, John	5											0	0.0
Goggin, Bill	18	36	18.0	7	7.0	23	23.0	6	3.0	7	3	18	1.0
Goodland, Ken	13	23	11.5	0	0.0	9	9.0	2	1.0	4	2	3	0.2
Hamer, Garry	8											3	0.4
Hynes, Gordon	9	26	13.0	0	0.0	12	12.0	1	0.5	3	1	10	1.1
Lord, Stewart	20	24	12.0	1	1.0	21	21.0	6	3.0	3	3	0	0.0
Lord, Alistair	18	19	19.0	0	0.0	19	19.0	3	3.0	2	0	11	0.6
Lowe, Brian	8	8	8.0					5	5.0	0	2	1	0.1
Miller, Bill	1											1	1.0
Nicholls, Eric	6											0	0.0
Polinelli, Tony	15	3	1.5	0	0.0	2	2.0	0	0.0	0	0	4	0.3
Rice, Colin	19	25	12.5	4	4.0	13	13.0	4	2.0	1	4	25	1.3
Rosenow, Geoff	12											1	0.1
Routley, Hugh	13	23	11.5	0	0.0	10	10.0	3	1.5	2	3	0	0.0
Ryan, Bill	5											6	1.2
Scott, Ian	4	28	14.0	1	1.0	14	14.0	9	4.5	0	5	0	0.0
Sharrock, John	20	23	11.5	3	3.0	13	13.0	10	5.0	2	1	18	0.9
Stephens, Darryl	6											0	0.0
Sutherland, Neil	1											0	0.0
Vinar, Paul	19	15	7.5	1	1.0	7	7.0	3	1.5	2	2	8	0.4
Wade, Doug	16	16	8.0	3	3.0	10	10.0	6	3.0	3	6	48	3.0
Walker, Peter	20	25	12.5	4	4.0	16	16.0	12	6.0	1	6	1	0.1
Watts, John	14	29	14.5	1	1.0	15	15.0	17	8.5	1	2	2	0.1
West, Roy	20	14	7.0	2	2.0	7	7.0	2	1.0	3	4	0	0.0
Williams, Ian	2											0	0.0
Wooller, Fred	18	27	13.5	0	0.0	11	11.0	10	5.0	4	1	20	1.1
Yeates, John	14	11	5.5	0	0.0	6	6.0	4	2.0	2	2	10	0.7