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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)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

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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1982 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1982 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Geelong 3.67.813.1421.20 146 WON Collingwood 2.25.96.107.16 58 88 VFL Mar 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong 1.32.58.811.12 78 LOST Hawthorn 3.77.99.1613.19 97 -19 PRI Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Geelong 3.110.416.721.12 138 WON Melbourne 0.41.73.105.16 46 92 KAR Apr 12 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 A Geelong 1.74.107.1213.14 92 LOST St. Kilda 4.211.212.516.9 105 -13 MOO Apr 17 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Geelong 2.33.67.1212.12 84 WON Sydney 2.75.137.1511.16 82 2 KAR Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Geelong 1.45.1011.1317.20 122 WON Footscray 0.60.113.167.22 64 58 KAR May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Geelong 1.13.37.67.7 49 LOST Carlton 2.94.148.1715.20 110 -61 PRI May 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Geelong 3.25.56.1112.15 87 LOST Richmond 1.85.1210.1711.23 89 -2 KAR May 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Geelong 6.38.713.1515.19 109 WON North Melbourne 2.45.77.79.9 63 46 VFL May 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Geelong 5.412.1015.1319.18 132 LOST Fitzroy 9.514.719.1025.11 161 -29 JUN May 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Geelong 1.33.56.1010.11 71 LOST Essendon 3.27.311.417.9 111 -40 KAR Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Geelong 2.42.66.86.17 53 LOST Hawthorn 2.36.615.917.10 112 -59 VFL Jun 14 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
13 A Geelong 1.24.55.610.10 70 LOST Melbourne 7.311.518.621.8 134 -64 MCG Jun 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H Geelong 2.28.210.517.8 110 WON St. Kilda 3.25.39.310.3 63 47 KAR Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A Geelong 4.47.69.1312.15 87 LOST Sydney 4.36.910.1418.18 126 -39 SCG Jul 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong 3.38.613.1117.13 115 LOST Footscray 3.19.215.625.7 157 -42 WES Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Geelong 2.27.813.1416.19 115 WON Carlton 4.45.67.611.9 75 40 KAR Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Geelong 1.13.43.611.13 79 LOST Richmond 7.612.1120.1824.19 163 -84 VFL Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Geelong 4.36.78.1311.16 82 LOST North Melbourne 2.57.1014.1422.18 150 -68 ARD Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Geelong 2.22.83.145.18 48 LOST Fitzroy 6.59.713.1015.15 105 -57 KAR Aug 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Geelong 4.26.69.1012.13 85 LOST Essendon 4.17.510.914.12 96 -11 WIN Aug 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Geelong 4.07.613.918.13 121 LOST Collingwood 7.410.916.1318.18 126 -5 KAR Aug 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
Player stats will return soon.
 

Footnotes

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