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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

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"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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2003 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2003 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Geelong 3.36.89.1113.13 91 LOST Western Bulldogs 7.59.714.1319.16 130 -39 DOC Mar 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 H Geelong 4.66.108.149.17 71 LOST North Melbourne 4.48.710.1313.16 94 -23 KAR Apr 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
3 A Geelong 4.46.510.810.9 69 LOST Collingwood 4.25.410.518.8 116 -47 MCG Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Geelong 2.04.57.913.12 90 WON Melbourne 3.14.66.76.8 44 46 KAR Apr 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Geelong 6.27.510.811.8 74 LOST St. Kilda 5.17.711.918.11 119 -45 DOC Apr 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
6 H Geelong 4.14.28.412.6 78 LOST Brisbane 2.38.610.1013.14 92 -14 KAR May 4 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
7 A Geelong 2.56.811.1214.13 97 LOST West Coast 3.47.711.817.11 113 -16 SUB May 10 (Sat, 1:40) Scores
8 A Geelong 1.04.18.611.7 73 LOST Sydney 5.210.812.917.10 112 -39 SCG May 18 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
9 H Geelong 5.38.612.916.13 109 WON Hawthorn 3.18.310.411.9 75 34 DOC May 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 H Geelong 3.73.87.108.11 59 LOST Adelaide 1.26.48.611.10 76 -17 KAR Jun 1 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
11 H Geelong 3.17.311.817.13 115 WON Carlton 3.26.29.212.3 75 40 DOC Jun 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Geelong 2.34.55.1010.12 72 LOST Fremantle 3.36.410.613.10 88 -16 SUB Jun 14 (Sat, 5:40) Scores
13 A Geelong 4.08.112.215.3 93 LOST Essendon 8.313.516.620.9 129 -36 DOC Jun 27 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
14 H Geelong 3.46.78.810.10 70 WON Port Adelaide 3.14.26.610.9 69 1 KAR Jul 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Geelong 4.38.711.915.11 101 WON Richmond 1.34.48.715.7 97 4 DOC Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Geelong 1.12.75.1211.15 81 LOST Western Bulldogs 5.28.515.815.9 99 -18 KAR Jul 20 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
17 A Geelong 4.17.510.812.14 86 LOST North Melbourne 3.48.511.616.8 104 -18 MAN Jul 26 (Sat, 1:40) Scores
18 H Geelong 4.37.88.1210.13 73 LOST Collingwood 2.54.810.1014.13 97 -24 DOC Aug 2 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
19 A Geelong 4.46.88.1411.18 84 WON Melbourne 1.43.83.86.9 45 39 MCG Aug 8 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
20 H Geelong 4.46.77.89.9 63 DRAW West Coast 2.14.37.59.9 63 0 KAR Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Geelong 1.23.59.613.8 86 LOST Brisbane 3.411.514.819.9 123 -37 GAB Aug 23 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
22 H Geelong 0.24.79.1112.12 84 WON St. Kilda 2.33.65.79.11 65 19 KAR Aug 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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2003 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ablett Jnr, Gary 22 189 8.6 138 6.3 327 14.9 61 2.8 0 0.0 77 3.5 21 11 26 1.2 20 176
Bartel, Jimmy 13 71 5.5 86 6.6 157 12.1 37 2.8 0 0.0 31 2.4 11 5 5 0.4 2 32
Callan, Tim 1 4 4.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Chambers, Paul 13 26 2.0 30 2.3 56 4.3 12 0.9 129 9.9 26 2.0 14 6 3 0.2 0 18
Chapman, Paul 22 239 10.9 103 4.7 342 15.5 85 3.9 2 0.1 58 2.6 44 23 22 1.0 15 147
Clarke Jnr, David 10 80 8.0 47 4.7 127 12.7 27 2.7 0 0.0 16 1.6 7 7 7 0.7 4 46
Corey, Joel 22 250 11.4 156 7.1 406 18.5 78 3.5 7 0.3 70 3.2 19 17 9 0.4 6 60
Enright, Corey 22 240 10.9 174 7.9 414 18.8 117 5.3 2 0.1 40 1.8 10 13 3 0.1 6 24
Gardiner, Charlie 8 28 3.5 15 1.9 43 5.4 20 2.5 1 0.1 2 0.3 4 4 4 0.5 3 27
Graham, Ben 22 181 8.2 85 3.9 266 12.1 110 5.0 23 1.0 42 1.9 15 17 20 0.9 24 144
Grgic, Brent 8 46 5.8 24 3.0 70 8.8 27 3.4 1 0.1 5 0.6 1 2 2 0.3 1 13
Harley, Tom 14 126 9.0 70 5.0 196 14.0 69 4.9 0 0.0 14 1.0 7 7 0 0.0 0 0
Hunt, Josh 2 13 6.5 8 4.0 21 10.5 6 3.0 0 0.0 6 3.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Johnson, Steve 15 122 8.1 49 3.3 171 11.4 54 3.6 0 0.0 29 1.9 11 11 23 1.5 12 150
Johnson, David 11 57 5.2 32 2.9 89 8.1 24 2.2 2 0.2 21 1.9 9 7 3 0.3 2 20
Kelly, James 18 129 7.2 109 6.1 238 13.2 43 2.4 1 0.1 55 3.1 9 16 6 0.3 8 44
King, Steven 13 95 7.3 80 6.2 175 13.5 49 3.8 341 26.2 29 2.2 14 25 2 0.2 4 16
Kingsley, Kent 15 99 6.6 27 1.8 126 8.4 66 4.4 1 0.1 12 0.8 6 3 33 2.2 21 219
Ling, Cameron 21 280 13.3 242 11.5 522 24.9 112 5.3 0 0.0 53 2.5 11 13 4 0.2 5 29
Lord, Aaron 8 30 3.8 33 4.1 63 7.9 16 2.0 0 0.0 10 1.3 4 4 9 1.1 3 57
McCarthy, Matthew 13 54 4.2 32 2.5 86 6.6 45 3.5 0 0.0 12 0.9 4 6 15 1.2 10 100
Milburn, Darren 20 144 7.2 153 7.7 297 14.9 73 3.7 15 0.8 40 2.0 12 13 5 0.3 4 34
Moloney, Brent 8 56 7.0 18 2.3 74 9.3 21 2.6 0 0.0 8 1.0 4 6 1 0.1 5 11
Mooney, Cam 14 83 5.9 34 2.4 117 8.4 55 3.9 24 1.7 8 0.6 5 12 10 0.7 14 74
Playfair, Henry 6 20 3.3 7 1.2 27 4.5 12 2.0 10 1.7 6 1.0 2 4 1 0.2 1 7
Rahilly, James 10 80 8.0 55 5.5 135 13.5 29 2.9 0 0.0 29 2.9 4 4 0 0.0 1 1
Riccardi, Peter 20 182 9.1 93 4.7 275 13.8 60 3.0 0 0.0 55 2.8 13 4 25 1.3 13 163
Rooke, Max 18 134 7.4 103 5.7 237 13.2 74 4.1 1 0.1 38 2.1 23 18 3 0.2 3 21
Sanderson, Brenton 22 264 12.0 120 5.5 384 17.5 116 5.3 2 0.1 38 1.7 13 15 2 0.1 0 12
Scarlett, Matthew 22 206 9.4 105 4.8 311 14.1 134 6.1 3 0.1 29 1.3 18 17 0 0.0 2 2
Slade, Will 7 30 4.3 30 4.3 60 8.6 20 2.9 0 0.0 12 1.7 2 0 1 0.1 0 6
Spriggs, David 16 115 7.2 94 5.9 209 13.1 36 2.3 0 0.0 39 2.4 10 14 5 0.3 7 37
Street, Peter 8 23 2.9 24 3.0 47 5.9 19 2.4 168 21.0 9 1.1 2 8 3 0.4 2 20
White, Mitchell 2 13 6.5 2 1.0 15 7.5 8 4.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 2 3 1.5 0 18
Wojcinski, David 18 152 8.4 71 3.9 223 12.4 38 2.1 1 0.1 25 1.4 11 17 7 0.4 4 46
 

Footnotes

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