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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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2007 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2007 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Geelong 5.37.98.1313.15 93 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.511.715.817.11 113 -20 DOC Apr 1 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 H Geelong 4.610.819.1324.18 162 WON Carlton 3.25.67.912.12 84 78 DOC Apr 7 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
3 A Geelong 5.811.814.1015.19 109 WON Melbourne 2.14.45.98.9 57 52 MCG Apr 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 A Geelong 3.34.88.139.18 72 LOST Hawthorn 0.34.78.910.16 76 -4 YOR Apr 22 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
5 H Geelong 4.36.810.1015.12 102 LOST North Melbourne 6.312.515.718.10 118 -16 KAR Apr 29 (Sun, 2:15) Scores
6 A Geelong 10.220.629.935.12 222 WON Richmond 1.12.75.99.11 65 157 DOC May 6 (Sun, 5:10) Scores
7 H Geelong 4.46.811.1216.13 109 WON West Coast 4.25.55.910.10 70 39 KAR May 13 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
8 H Geelong 6.09.511.914.10 94 WON Fremantle 3.24.65.710.9 69 25 KAR May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong 5.413.914.1516.20 116 WON Port Adelaide 1.32.44.108.12 60 56 FBP May 27 (Sun, 4:10) Scores
10 A Geelong 7.210.515.819.11 125 WON St. Kilda 4.17.69.89.11 65 60 DOC Jun 3 (Sun, 5:10) Scores
11 A Geelong 2.24.117.139.15 69 WON Adelaide 3.45.58.69.8 62 7 FBP Jun 10 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
12 H Geelong 1.44.86.1212.13 85 WON Brisbane 0.20.44.55.5 35 50 KAR Jun 17 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
13 H Geelong 5.19.411.813.9 87 WON Sydney 2.12.55.810.9 69 18 KAR Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Geelong 4.37.912.1419.19 133 WON Essendon 3.46.911.1012.11 83 50 DOC Jul 6 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
15 H Geelong 4.37.59.1011.14 80 WON Collingwood 2.46.57.89.10 64 16 MCG Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Geelong 8.213.615.1120.18 138 WON Western Bulldogs 3.14.46.89.9 63 75 DOC Jul 20 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
17 A Geelong 6.48.1112.1820.20 140 WON Fremantle 1.34.58.910.12 72 68 SUB Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong 5.39.613.1021.13 139 WON Richmond 2.15.27.311.3 69 70 KAR Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Geelong 5.36.511.815.13 103 WON Adelaide 1.04.26.710.10 70 33 KAR Aug 12 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
20 A Geelong 5.66.1013.1217.16 118 WON North Melbourne 2.84.107.1113.13 91 27 DOC Aug 19 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
21 H Geelong 2.18.410.715.11 101 LOST Port Adelaide 5.29.313.816.10 106 -5 KAR Aug 26 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
22 A Geelong 5.29.415.1022.13 145 WON Brisbane 2.16.69.1015.13 103 42 GAB Sep 1 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
1QF H Geelong 3.510.1016.1623.18 156 WON North Melbourne 3.04.16.18.2 50 106 MCG Sep 9 (Sun, 2:45) Scores
1PF H Geelong 4.47.69.1313.14 92 WON Collingwood 2.56.79.813.9 87 5 MCG Sep 21 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
GF H Geelong 5.711.1318.1724.19 163 WON Port Adelaide 2.24.35.56.8 44 119 MCG Sep 29 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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2007 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Ablett, Nathan 21 117 5.6 74 3.5 191 9.1 86 4.1 4 0.2 28 1.3 18 11 34 1.6 18 222
Ablett Jnr, Gary 25 358 14.3 309 12.4 667 26.7 98 3.9 0 0.0 86 3.4 42 22 30 1.2 26 206
Bartel, Jimmy 23 341 14.8 291 12.7 632 27.5 143 6.2 16 0.7 122 5.3 34 16 18 0.8 8 116
Blake, Mark 22 62 2.8 147 6.7 209 9.5 65 3.0 379 17.2 26 1.2 12 19 2 0.1 6 18
Byrnes, Shannon 12 90 7.5 107 8.9 197 16.4 53 4.4 0 0.0 40 3.3 14 9 7 0.6 11 53
Chapman, Paul 19 289 15.2 127 6.7 416 21.9 112 5.9 1 0.1 75 3.9 21 23 30 1.6 15 195
Corey, Joel 25 338 13.5 312 12.5 650 26.0 118 4.7 22 0.9 134 5.4 47 29 7 0.3 9 51
Egan, Matthew 22 115 5.2 142 6.5 257 11.7 79 3.6 1 0.0 29 1.3 11 21 0 0.0 0 0
Enright, Corey 24 323 13.5 226 9.4 549 22.9 139 5.8 4 0.2 51 2.1 15 27 9 0.4 5 59
Gardiner, Charlie 2 15 7.5 15 7.5 30 15.0 15 7.5 0 0.0 2 1.0 2 4 1 0.5 1 7
Harley, Tom 17 134 7.9 100 5.9 234 13.8 92 5.4 0 0.0 19 1.1 18 11 1 0.1 0 6
Hawkins, Tom 9 52 5.8 25 2.8 77 8.6 32 3.6 0 0.0 9 1.0 5 7 12 1.3 10 82
Hunt, Josh 16 143 8.9 132 8.3 275 17.2 72 4.5 0 0.0 43 2.7 3 13 3 0.2 1 19
Johnson, Steve 20 286 14.3 86 4.3 372 18.6 143 7.2 0 0.0 44 2.2 33 21 49 2.5 33 327
Johnson, David 12 87 7.3 66 5.5 153 12.8 34 2.8 0 0.0 23 1.9 12 8 3 0.3 1 19
Kelly, James 23 201 8.7 246 10.7 447 19.4 85 3.7 0 0.0 84 3.7 15 16 11 0.5 10 76
King, Steven 6 18 3.0 40 6.7 58 9.7 18 3.0 81 13.5 22 3.7 6 9 0 0.0 1 1
Ling, Cameron 24 215 9.0 261 10.9 476 19.8 107 4.5 0 0.0 69 2.9 21 28 28 1.2 6 174
Mackie, Andrew 24 315 13.1 162 6.8 477 19.9 153 6.4 0 0.0 39 1.6 22 9 13 0.5 14 92
Milburn, Darren 25 274 11.0 288 11.5 562 22.5 179 7.2 3 0.1 58 2.3 27 20 5 0.2 8 38
Mooney, Cam 25 242 9.7 88 3.5 330 13.2 190 7.6 2 0.1 25 1.0 27 29 67 2.7 38 440
Ottens, Brad 22 133 6.0 163 7.4 296 13.5 115 5.2 417 19.0 69 3.1 32 27 21 1.0 16 142
Playfair, Henry 1 2 2.0 6 6.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Prismall, Brent 5 48 9.6 41 8.2 89 17.8 23 4.6 0 0.0 12 2.4 4 3 3 0.6 3 21
Rooke, Max 8 38 4.8 45 5.6 83 10.4 26 3.3 1 0.1 27 3.4 6 8 6 0.8 3 39
Scarlett, Matthew 24 278 11.6 137 5.7 415 17.3 111 4.6 1 0.0 40 1.7 19 20 1 0.0 5 11
Selwood, Joel 21 215 10.2 189 9.0 404 19.2 109 5.2 0 0.0 94 4.5 35 20 7 0.3 8 50
Stokes, Mathew 21 195 9.3 159 7.6 354 16.9 112 5.3 0 0.0 58 2.8 25 16 32 1.5 15 207
Tenace, Kane 9 96 10.7 62 6.9 158 17.6 39 4.3 0 0.0 14 1.6 3 6 1 0.1 1 7
Varcoe, Travis 18 72 4.0 72 4.0 144 8.0 35 1.9 0 0.0 57 3.2 5 10 15 0.8 7 97
Wojcinski, David 25 196 7.8 185 7.4 381 15.2 77 3.1 1 0.0 52 2.1 15 30 14 0.6 9 93
 

Footnotes

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