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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

CEO
Hocking, Steve

President
Drummond, Craig

Geelong



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Game records

"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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2023 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2023 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 H Geelong 6.012.116.316.7 103 LOST Collingwood 5.39.614.919.11 125 -22 MCG Mar 17 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
2 A Geelong 2.15.69.612.10 82 LOST Carlton 2.66.812.1113.12 90 -8 MCG Mar 23 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
3 A Geelong 3.43.65.107.12 54 LOST Gold Coast 2.33.96.1110.13 73 -19 CRR Apr 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 H Geelong 3.24.314.819.13 127 WON Hawthorn 3.35.65.66.9 45 82 MCG Apr 10 (Mon, 3:20) Scores
5 H Geelong 5.314.519.721.10 136 WON West Coast 2.33.79.813.11 89 47 ADO Apr 16 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
6 H Geelong 6.311.318.520.10 130 WON Sydney 2.05.45.55.7 37 93 KAR Apr 22 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
7 A Geelong 6.314.417.620.12 132 WON Essendon 2.07.211.616.8 104 28 MCG Apr 30 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
8 H Geelong 2.68.810.1114.14 98 WON Adelaide 2.46.48.511.6 72 26 KAR May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong 2.75.117.1111.12 78 LOST Richmond 6.08.311.516.6 102 -24 MCG May 12 (Fri, 7:20) Scores
10 A Geelong 3.46.711.811.11 77 LOST Fremantle 3.28.413.616.10 106 -29 PER May 20 (Sat, 2:35) Scores
11 H Geelong 2.43.66.910.14 74 LOST Greater Western Sydney 2.36.58.912.9 81 -7 KAR May 27 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
12 A Geelong 5.28.512.615.7 97 WON Western Bulldogs 5.48.710.1210.15 75 22 DOC Jun 3 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
13 Geelong       Bye        
14 A Geelong 6.27.310.411.6 72 LOST Port Adelaide 2.65.812.916.14 110 -38 ADO Jun 15 (Thu, 7:10) Scores
15 H Geelong 3.44.75.1011.12 78 WON Melbourne 2.14.86.118.15 63 15 KAR Jun 22 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
16 A Geelong 3.34.46.87.12 54 DRAW Sydney 1.64.125.156.18 54 0 SCG Jun 30 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
17 H Geelong 8.511.514.819.11 125 WON North Melbourne 2.02.45.79.9 63 62 KAR Jul 9 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
18 H Geelong 7.59.1014.1118.14 122 WON Essendon 0.13.24.27.3 45 77 KAR Jul 15 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
19 A Geelong 0.31.53.87.11 53 LOST Brisbane 2.54.87.99.10 64 -11 GAB Jul 22 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
20 H Geelong 2.25.46.109.10 64 LOST Fremantle 0.25.57.710.11 71 -7 KAR Jul 29 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
21 H Geelong 7.29.510.914.13 97 WON Port Adelaide 5.16.610.812.13 85 12 KAR Aug 5 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
22 A Geelong 6.28.310.515.11 101 LOST Collingwood 3.47.813.1116.13 109 -8 MCG Aug 11 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
23 A Geelong 2.34.46.58.7 55 LOST St. Kilda 4.36.89.1412.16 88 -33 DOC Aug 19 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
24 H Geelong 2.57.1110.1311.13 79 LOST Western Bulldogs 3.16.210.516.8 104 -25 KAR Aug 26 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
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2023 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Atkins, Tom 23 195 8.5 251 10.9 446 19.4 33 1.4 0 0.0 175 7.6 29 34 4 0.2 1 25
Bews, Jed 15 79 5.3 78 5.2 157 10.5 36 2.4 0 0.0 30 2.0 3 8 0 0.0 1 1
Blicavs, Mark 19 154 8.1 147 7.7 301 15.8 65 3.4 202 10.6 88 4.6 21 19 12 0.6 7 79
Bowes, Jack 17 156 9.2 105 6.2 261 15.4 66 3.9 0 0.0 40 2.4 8 14 4 0.2 6 30
Bruhn, Tanner 19 176 9.3 134 7.1 310 16.3 56 2.9 0 0.0 92 4.8 13 17 8 0.4 1 49
Cameron, Jeremy 20 255 12.8 66 3.3 321 16.1 114 5.7 1 0.1 27 1.4 22 21 53 2.7 34 352
Ceglar, Jonathon 6 34 5.7 42 7.0 76 12.7 21 3.5 153 25.5 8 1.3 6 8 0 0.0 0 0
Clark, Jhye 1 4 4.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 5.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Clohesy, Ted 1 1 1.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Close, Brad 21 124 5.9 153 7.3 277 13.2 53 2.5 0 0.0 56 2.7 19 13 21 1.0 6 132
Conway, Toby 1 2 2.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 24 24.0 3 3.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Dangerfield, Patrick 18 213 11.8 156 8.7 369 20.5 59 3.3 0 0.0 67 3.7 25 19 11 0.6 8 74
De Koning, Sam 19 129 6.8 105 5.5 234 12.3 86 4.5 32 1.7 11 0.6 10 10 0 0.0 0 0
Dempsey, Oliver 5 16 3.2 22 4.4 38 7.6 8 1.6 0 0.0 10 2.0 2 1 1 0.2 3 9
Duncan, Mitch 16 224 14.0 135 8.4 359 22.4 110 6.9 0 0.0 40 2.5 11 6 5 0.3 5 35
Guthrie, Zach 23 251 10.9 120 5.2 371 16.1 128 5.6 0 0.0 59 2.6 10 10 3 0.1 2 20
Guthrie, Cameron 6 77 12.8 57 9.5 134 22.3 25 4.2 0 0.0 31 5.2 4 9 0 0.0 0 0
Hawkins, Tom 20 146 7.3 68 3.4 214 10.7 91 4.6 63 3.2 18 0.9 9 17 49 2.5 26 320
Henry, Oliver 22 139 6.3 86 3.9 225 10.2 82 3.7 0 0.0 35 1.6 18 10 41 1.9 20 266
Henry, Jack 11 81 7.4 37 3.4 118 10.7 47 4.3 6 0.5 15 1.4 9 4 4 0.4 0 24
Holmes, Max 21 228 10.9 172 8.2 400 19.0 69 3.3 0 0.0 88 4.2 19 20 7 0.3 5 47
Knevitt, Mitch 8 61 7.6 34 4.3 95 11.9 24 3.0 0 0.0 19 2.4 5 3 2 0.3 3 15
Kolodjashnij, Jake 19 136 7.2 82 4.3 218 11.5 89 4.7 0 0.0 29 1.5 6 9 0 0.0 3 3
Menegola, Sam 1 17 17.0 10 10.0 27 27.0 6 6.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 0 1 0 0.0 1 1
Miers, Gryan 23 259 11.3 179 7.8 438 19.0 108 4.7 0 0.0 67 2.9 14 20 7 0.3 13 55
Mullin, Oisin 6 22 3.7 27 4.5 49 8.2 12 2.0 0 0.0 9 1.5 1 3 0 0.0 1 1
Neale, Shannon 3 9 3.0 12 4.0 21 7.0 12 4.0 19 6.3 9 3.0 0 2 1 0.3 2 8
O'Connor, Mark 22 186 8.5 123 5.6 309 14.0 96 4.4 0 0.0 68 3.1 26 16 3 0.1 2 20
Parfitt, Brandan 9 58 6.4 56 6.2 114 12.7 6 0.7 0 0.0 50 5.6 6 7 1 0.1 1 7
Ratugolea, Esava 16 93 5.8 49 3.1 142 8.9 70 4.4 2 0.1 22 1.4 10 13 0 0.0 0 0
Rohan, Gary 15 89 5.9 45 3.0 134 8.9 45 3.0 5 0.3 35 2.3 11 4 18 1.2 9 117
Simpson, Sam 6 26 4.3 29 4.8 55 9.2 12 2.0 0 0.0 7 1.2 2 3 7 1.2 3 45
Smith, Isaac 22 326 14.8 147 6.7 473 21.5 139 6.3 0 0.0 36 1.6 8 9 10 0.5 12 72
Stanley, Rhys 13 78 6.0 77 5.9 155 11.9 30 2.3 368 28.3 32 2.5 22 24 0 0.0 3 3
Stengle, Tyson 19 146 7.7 71 3.7 217 11.4 48 2.5 0 0.0 42 2.2 10 16 27 1.4 9 171
Stewart, Tom 22 408 18.5 99 4.5 507 23.0 182 8.3 0 0.0 43 2.0 21 16 1 0.0 0 6
Tuohy, Zach 20 248 12.4 115 5.8 363 18.2 71 3.6 0 0.0 32 1.6 9 12 6 0.3 9 45
Whyte, Cooper 1 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
 

Footnotes

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