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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) 1897–2025

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



"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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1999 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1999 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Geelong 5.08.714.822.9 141 WON North Melbourne 8.315.519.721.9 135 6 MCG Mar 26 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
2 A Geelong 5.011.716.824.11 155 WON Western Bulldogs 4.811.815.1120.14 134 21 PRI Apr 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Geelong 1.49.610.1014.13 97 WON Melbourne 2.73.107.1512.19 91 6 KAR Apr 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Geelong 3.58.614.917.13 115 WON Port Adelaide 2.44.76.1210.14 74 41 FBP Apr 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 A Geelong 4.19.713.1017.13 115 WON Carlton 4.34.78.99.11 65 50 PRI Apr 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Geelong 2.58.811.1114.14 98 LOST Hawthorn 5.47.810.1214.16 100 -2 KAR May 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Geelong 6.49.413.815.9 99 LOST Fremantle 1.36.119.1516.20 116 -17 SUB May 9 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
8 H Geelong 4.48.109.1414.16 100 LOST Sydney 6.311.517.1221.15 141 -41 KAR May 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong 4.56.99.1311.21 87 LOST Brisbane 8.313.718.1022.12 144 -57 GAB May 23 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
10 H Geelong 5.312.715.816.12 108 LOST St. Kilda 6.28.412.718.10 118 -10 KAR Jun 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Geelong 5.48.913.1115.14 104 LOST Essendon 9.213.518.821.11 137 -33 MCG Jun 11 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
12 A Geelong 4.46.58.79.12 66 LOST Richmond 3.28.59.1015.11 101 -35 MCG Jun 18 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
13 H Geelong 1.34.96.109.14 68 LOST West Coast 6.69.913.1116.16 112 -44 KAR Jun 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Geelong 2.14.39.714.12 96 LOST Adelaide 7.310.517.825.9 159 -63 FBP Jul 4 (Sun, 3:10) Scores
15 H Geelong 5.48.714.1119.14 128 WON Collingwood 7.111.418.719.11 125 3 KAR Jul 10 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Geelong 5.39.412.813.10 88 LOST North Melbourne 6.411.816.1122.11 143 -55 SCG Jul 17 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
17 H Geelong 3.26.810.1013.13 91 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.36.59.1114.14 98 -7 KAR Jul 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Geelong 4.07.212.615.11 101 WON Melbourne 4.17.510.712.8 80 21 MCG Jul 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Geelong 7.310.614.718.10 118 WON Port Adelaide 5.17.79.812.14 86 32 KAR Aug 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H Geelong 8.211.614.917.11 113 WON Carlton 3.36.711.915.14 104 9 MCG Aug 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 A Geelong 5.411.514.715.11 101 LOST Hawthorn 2.210.614.1115.13 103 -2 WAV Aug 21 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
22 H Geelong 4.77.1115.1221.13 139 WON Fremantle 4.210.213.713.10 88 51 KAR Aug 29 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
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1999 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Arnott, Simon 22 274 12.5 165 7.5 439 20.0 98 4.5 5 0.2 22 1.0 12 7 16 0.7 15 111
Bamford, Scott 13 77 5.9 23 1.8 100 7.7 25 1.9 0 0.0 8 0.6 5 5 10 0.8 4 64
Barnes, John 15 126 8.4 81 5.4 207 13.8 77 5.1 216 14.4 8 0.5 22 22 9 0.6 1 55
Bizzell, Clint 13 102 7.8 73 5.6 175 13.5 53 4.1 12 0.9 10 0.8 17 6 2 0.2 2 14
Burns, Ronnie 20 170 8.5 132 6.6 302 15.1 61 3.1 0 0.0 15 0.8 10 24 34 1.7 22 226
Clarke Jnr, David 13 105 8.1 49 3.8 154 11.8 37 2.8 0 0.0 15 1.2 15 8 8 0.6 3 51
Corrigan, Paul 15 128 8.5 48 3.2 176 11.7 42 2.8 0 0.0 16 1.1 10 5 2 0.1 1 13
Finocchiaro, Tim 4 11 2.8 7 1.8 18 4.5 2 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0.3 0 6
Graham, Ben 22 223 10.1 79 3.6 302 13.7 101 4.6 21 1.0 29 1.3 27 21 18 0.8 11 119
Hall, Derek 4 24 6.0 15 3.8 39 9.8 23 5.8 0 0.0 5 1.3 2 3 2 0.5 1 13
Harley, Tom 9 59 6.6 19 2.1 78 8.7 27 3.0 2 0.2 7 0.8 8 2 0 0.0 0 0
Hocking, Garry 12 158 13.2 105 8.8 263 21.9 48 4.0 0 0.0 18 1.5 12 22 7 0.6 4 46
Houlihan, Adam 10 53 5.3 38 3.8 91 9.1 33 3.3 0 0.0 5 0.5 3 4 9 0.9 3 57
Kilpatrick, Glenn 14 187 13.4 79 5.6 266 19.0 58 4.1 2 0.1 32 2.3 9 13 5 0.4 7 37
King, Steven 17 134 7.9 60 3.5 194 11.4 63 3.7 193 11.4 29 1.7 13 31 14 0.8 12 96
Lindsay, Paul 2 4 2.0 9 4.5 13 6.5 1 0.5 21 10.5 3 1.5 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Lowther, Daniel 15 82 5.5 54 3.6 136 9.1 33 2.2 0 0.0 22 1.5 6 8 5 0.3 3 33
Lynch, Paul 2 9 4.5 4 2.0 13 6.5 4 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2 1 0.5 1 7
Lynch, Tristan 13 99 7.6 66 5.1 165 12.7 59 4.5 1 0.1 20 1.5 14 6 4 0.3 2 26
Mansfield, Michael 18 142 7.9 74 4.1 216 12.0 77 4.3 1 0.1 15 0.8 20 20 14 0.8 8 92
McGrath, Tim 22 272 12.4 113 5.1 385 17.5 119 5.4 11 0.5 20 0.9 27 9 3 0.1 2 20
Mensch, David 21 146 7.0 112 5.3 258 12.3 83 4.0 34 1.6 19 0.9 22 17 29 1.4 18 192
Milburn, Darren 21 240 11.4 150 7.1 390 18.6 91 4.3 37 1.8 50 2.4 35 20 15 0.7 8 98
Mooney, Jason 15 119 7.9 49 3.3 168 11.2 71 4.7 39 2.6 24 1.6 19 17 33 2.2 13 211
Pickering, Liam 14 141 10.1 84 6.0 225 16.1 54 3.9 3 0.2 14 1.0 5 10 4 0.3 4 28
Rahilly, James 11 101 9.2 48 4.4 149 13.5 43 3.9 0 0.0 12 1.1 8 8 4 0.4 2 26
Riccardi, Peter 21 309 14.7 105 5.0 414 19.7 79 3.8 1 0.0 45 2.1 25 15 26 1.2 24 180
Sanderson, Brenton 15 204 13.6 55 3.7 259 17.3 81 5.4 3 0.2 14 0.9 10 6 4 0.3 5 29
Scarlett, Matthew 5 15 3.0 2 0.4 17 3.4 9 1.8 0 0.0 3 0.6 3 1 1 0.2 1 7
Sholl, Brad 21 254 12.1 130 6.2 384 18.3 88 4.2 0 0.0 10 0.5 30 19 9 0.4 6 60
Simpson, Hamish 9 30 3.3 54 6.0 84 9.3 33 3.7 9 1.0 11 1.2 7 9 0 0.0 2 2
Snell, Jason 21 174 8.3 79 3.8 253 12.0 90 4.3 0 0.0 20 1.0 13 7 16 0.8 10 106
Steinfort, Carl 12 97 8.1 73 6.1 170 14.2 56 4.7 0 0.0 18 1.5 11 9 4 0.3 6 30
Stoneham, Barry 18 135 7.5 69 3.8 204 11.3 86 4.8 27 1.5 38 2.1 17 24 32 1.8 12 204
Wojcinski, David 5 7 1.4 9 1.8 16 3.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 1.0 1 0 1 0.2 1 7
 

Footnotes

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