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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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1967 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1967 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 3.17.510.813.13 91 WON Collingwood 2.46.79.1013.12 90 1 KAR Apr 15 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 A Geelong 6.18.311.614.11 95 WON Melbourne 1.34.57.79.8 62 33 MCG Apr 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 H Geelong 2.45.98.1111.15 81 WON Hawthorn 1.12.24.47.5 47 34 KAR Apr 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 A Geelong 6.29.514.1022.13 145 WON Fitzroy 1.25.59.99.10 64 81 PRI May 6 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A Geelong 3.36.67.710.12 72 WON Essendon 3.04.57.108.13 61 11 WIN May 13 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H Geelong 3.210.814.916.12 108 WON South Melbourne 3.75.711.1013.11 89 19 KAR May 20 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 A Geelong 4.48.59.712.9 81 LOST Richmond 4.38.516.818.11 119 -38 MCG May 27 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 A Geelong 1.34.58.512.9 81 LOST Carlton 3.53.119.1511.19 85 -4 PRI Jun 3 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
9 H Geelong 4.37.811.1015.12 102 WON Footscray 3.24.25.89.8 62 40 KAR Jun 12 (Mon, 2:15) Scores
10 A Geelong 1.04.37.710.10 70 LOST St. Kilda 5.712.716.1218.14 122 -52 MOO Jun 24 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Geelong 3.25.57.612.6 78 WON North Melbourne 2.85.118.139.18 72 6 KAR Jul 1 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 A Geelong 1.45.95.1212.16 88 WON Collingwood 3.43.75.136.15 51 37 VIC Jul 8 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 H Geelong 2.17.48.613.12 90 WON Melbourne 2.24.45.88.9 57 33 KAR Jul 22 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 A Geelong 1.24.54.117.16 58 LOST Hawthorn 5.57.79.1111.12 78 -20 GLE Jul 29 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 H Geelong 2.44.69.139.14 68 WON Fitzroy 1.02.35.37.8 50 18 KAR Aug 5 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H Geelong 4.38.1010.1010.13 73 WON Essendon 2.13.13.24.10 34 39 KAR Aug 12 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A Geelong 3.28.718.1121.13 139 WON South Melbourne 3.24.34.59.9 63 76 LAK Aug 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H Geelong 2.17.510.715.15 105 LOST Richmond 9.410.616.818.9 117 -12 KAR Aug 26 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
1SF H Geelong 4.58.710.1016.12 108 WON Collingwood 4.28.310.911.12 78 30 MCG Sep 2 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
PF H Geelong 1.06.214.317.6 108 WON Carlton 5.210.511.711.13 79 29 MCG Sep 16 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Geelong 3.37.613.715.15 105 LOST Richmond 4.39.1012.1516.18 114 -9 MCG Sep 23 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1967 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ainsworth, Geoff 21 264 12.6 32 1.5 296 14.1 46 2.2 0 0.0     24 27 0 0.0 1 1
Andrews, Gareth 12 101 8.4 32 2.7 133 11.1 38 3.2 4 0.3     12 10 15 1.3 7 97
Barr, Alan 12 106 8.8 27 2.3 133 11.1 21 1.8 0 0.0     16 22 11 0.9 8 74
Brown, John 5 53 10.6 12 2.4 65 13.0 7 1.4 0 0.0     4 7 1 0.2 9 15
Closter, Wayne 21 448 21.3 35 1.7 483 23.0 121 5.8 0 0.0     56 29 3 0.1 3 21
Davies, John 5 31 6.2 5 1.0 36 7.2 5 1.0 0 0.0     1 1 1 0.2 1 7
Eales, Colin 21 274 13.0 43 2.0 317 15.1 50 2.4 0 0.0     35 29 13 0.6 24 102
Farman, Terry 21 265 12.6 57 2.7 322 15.3 55 2.6 0 0.0     26 42 0 0.0 0 0
Farmer, Graham 'Polly' 21 247 11.8 262 12.5 509 24.2 119 5.7 351 16.7     54 76 3 0.1 3 21
Gladman, Ken 4 5 1.3 0 0.0 5 1.3 2 0.5 0 0.0     2 0 1 0.3 0 6
Goggin, Bill 21 537 25.6 87 4.1 624 29.7 59 2.8 3 0.1     47 46 20 1.0 31 151
Graham, Ricky 7 20 2.9 2 0.3 22 3.1 4 0.6 0 0.0     1 4 0 0.0 1 1
Herrod, Darryl 2 2 1.0 1 0.5 3 1.5 1 0.5 0 0.0     0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Hosking, Ron 9 111 12.3 13 1.4 124 13.8 25 2.8 0 0.0     5 16 0 0.0 0 0
Hynes, Gordon 6 83 13.8 8 1.3 91 15.2 12 2.0 0 0.0     8 16 3 0.5 8 26
Marsden, Rodger 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0     0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Marshall, Denis 20 389 19.5 59 3.0 448 22.4 101 5.1 1 0.1     36 41 7 0.4 6 48
Mitchell, Chris 21 295 14.0 50 2.4 345 16.4 111 5.3 254 12.1     40 31 23 1.1 20 158
Nankervis, Ian 1 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 0 0.0     0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Newland, Ken 20 258 12.9 73 3.7 331 16.6 107 5.4 3 0.2     20 35 27 1.4 19 181
Newman, John 'Sam' 15 190 12.7 89 5.9 279 18.6 80 5.3 285 19.0     35 38 8 0.5 6 54
Noack, John 1 6 6.0 0 0.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 0 0.0     0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Polinelli, Tony 21 378 18.0 21 1.0 399 19.0 107 5.1 0 0.0     29 26 7 0.3 10 52
Primmer, Barry 8 59 7.4 13 1.6 72 9.0 12 1.5 0 0.0     13 5 0 0.0 1 1
Reid, Gordon 3 20 6.7 6 2.0 26 8.7 5 1.7 0 0.0     0 1 0 0.0 1 1
Rosenow, Geoff 21 332 15.8 34 1.6 366 17.4 105 5.0 14 0.7     15 34 0 0.0 0 0
Ryan, Bill 20 211 10.6 79 4.0 290 14.5 99 5.0 29 1.5     24 27 23 1.2 21 159
Scarlett, John 5 19 3.8 1 0.2 20 4.0 3 0.6 0 0.0     2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Sharrock, John 7 110 15.7 17 2.4 127 18.1 46 6.6 0 0.0     14 15 16 2.3 9 105
Strahan, Hugh 6 58 9.7 16 2.7 74 12.3 21 3.5 10 1.7     8 4 4 0.7 2 26
Wade, Doug 20 197 9.9 36 1.8 233 11.7 118 5.9 1 0.1     30 50 96 4.8 60 636
Walker, Peter 20 280 14.0 81 4.1 361 18.1 79 4.0 1 0.1     30 49 0 0.0 0 0
West, Roy 21 200 9.5 38 1.8 238 11.3 59 2.8 0 0.0     17 21 0 0.0 0 0
 

Footnotes

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