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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

CEO
Hocking, Steve

President
Drummond, Craig

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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2022 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2022 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 7.512.917.1420.18 138 WON Essendon 2.13.36.311.6 72 66 MCG Mar 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A Geelong 2.46.78.1310.17 77 LOST Sydney 4.311.315.417.5 107 -30 SCG Mar 25 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
3 A Geelong 2.36.49.616.8 104 WON Collingwood 3.74.1113.1213.13 91 13 MCG Apr 2 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
4 H Geelong 2.27.69.811.14 80 WON Brisbane 2.26.310.311.4 70 10 KAR Apr 8 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
5 A Geelong 1.46.611.1011.14 80 LOST Hawthorn 5.38.410.414.8 92 -12 MCG Apr 18 (Mon, 3:20) Scores
6 A Geelong 3.77.1113.1517.19 121 WON North Melbourne 1.22.44.59.7 61 60 BEL Apr 24 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
7 H Geelong 5.05.16.310.6 66 LOST Fremantle 3.34.78.810.9 69 -3 KAR Apr 30 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
8 A Geelong 4.36.78.1112.16 88 WON Greater Western Sydney 2.23.53.94.11 35 53 MAN May 7 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
9 A Geelong 4.36.88.1011.14 80 LOST St. Kilda 2.24.411.813.12 90 -10 DOC May 14 (Sat, 4:05) Scores
10 H Geelong 3.64.89.1111.16 82 WON Port Adelaide 2.15.36.37.5 47 35 KAR May 21 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
11 H Geelong 2.48.511.515.7 97 WON Adelaide 0.63.76.117.13 55 42 KAR May 28 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
12 A Geelong 7.28.68.812.11 83 WON Western Bulldogs 1.54.66.910.10 70 13 DOC Jun 3 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
13 Geelong       Bye        
14 A Geelong 4.46.511.612.9 81 WON West Coast 2.36.58.69.9 63 18 PER Jun 18 (Sat, 2:35) Scores
15 H Geelong 5.28.59.813.11 89 WON Richmond 2.05.310.713.8 86 3 MCG Jun 25 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
16 H Geelong 3.58.815.1221.18 144 WON North Melbourne 3.14.15.15.2 32 112 KAR Jul 2 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
17 H Geelong 3.35.88.1212.19 91 WON Melbourne 3.15.47.69.9 63 28 KAR Jul 7 (Thu, 7:20) Scores
18 A Geelong 3.47.610.812.13 85 WON Carlton 4.15.16.38.7 55 30 MCG Jul 16 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
19 A Geelong 5.111.312.616.10 106 WON Port Adelaide 4.35.513.714.10 94 12 ADO Jul 23 (Sat, 4:05) Scores
20 H Geelong 1.24.612.814.10 94 WON Western Bulldogs 4.36.56.89.12 66 28 KAR Jul 30 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
21 H Geelong 6.48.512.717.8 110 WON St. Kilda 3.07.17.410.5 65 45 KAR Aug 6 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
22 A Geelong 7.312.515.918.11 119 WON Gold Coast 2.24.27.29.5 59 60 CRR Aug 13 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
23 H Geelong 6.412.715.1219.17 131 WON West Coast 3.24.46.47.4 46 85 KAR Aug 20 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
1QF H Geelong 1.34.77.1011.12 78 WON Collingwood 3.54.88.1110.12 72 6 MCG Sep 3 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
1PF H Geelong 4.27.714.1118.12 120 WON Brisbane 2.03.15.27.7 49 71 MCG Sep 16 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
GF H Geelong 6.59.815.1120.13 133 WON Sydney 1.04.24.38.4 52 81 MCG Sep 24 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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2022 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Atkins, Tom 25 238 9.5 214 8.6 452 18.1 65 2.6 0 0.0 157 6.3 33 22 4 0.2 3 27
Bews, Jed 23 134 5.8 115 5.0 249 10.8 79 3.4 0 0.0 43 1.9 8 13 1 0.0 2 8
Blicavs, Mark 24 186 7.8 239 10.0 425 17.7 97 4.0 350 14.6 121 5.0 30 31 8 0.3 5 53
Cameron, Jeremy 24 272 11.3 116 4.8 388 16.2 141 5.9 1 0.0 34 1.4 24 28 65 2.7 37 427
Ceglar, Jonathon 3 16 5.3 19 6.3 35 11.7 2 0.7 47 15.7 2 0.7 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Close, Brad 25 181 7.2 213 8.5 394 15.8 85 3.4 0 0.0 93 3.7 27 12 26 1.0 20 176
Dahlhaus, Luke 10 40 4.0 64 6.4 104 10.4 20 2.0 0 0.0 19 1.9 10 2 3 0.3 2 20
Dangerfield, Patrick 18 226 12.6 178 9.9 404 22.4 70 3.9 0 0.0 49 2.7 21 26 8 0.4 12 60
De Koning, Sam 23 143 6.2 138 6.0 281 12.2 120 5.2 4 0.2 6 0.3 24 10 1 0.0 0 6
Dempsey, Oliver 2 5 2.5 14 7.0 19 9.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 4 1 1 0.5 1 7
Duncan, Mitch 22 342 15.5 173 7.9 515 23.4 184 8.4 0 0.0 35 1.6 14 17 9 0.4 7 61
Evans, Francis 5 14 2.8 24 4.8 38 7.6 8 1.6 0 0.0 7 1.4 3 0 1 0.2 0 6
Guthrie, Zach 21 224 10.7 97 4.6 321 15.3 116 5.5 0 0.0 48 2.3 20 15 5 0.2 3 33
Guthrie, Cameron 25 316 12.6 297 11.9 613 24.5 90 3.6 0 0.0 124 5.0 26 22 12 0.5 12 84
Hawkins, Tom 25 221 8.8 107 4.3 328 13.1 142 5.7 85 3.4 39 1.6 17 26 67 2.7 43 445
Henry, Jack 17 119 7.0 65 3.8 184 10.8 82 4.8 6 0.4 24 1.4 8 9 4 0.2 1 25
Higgins, Shaun 5 41 8.2 42 8.4 83 16.6 15 3.0 0 0.0 19 3.8 7 5 1 0.2 1 7
Holmes, Max 18 161 8.9 119 6.6 280 15.6 68 3.8 0 0.0 42 2.3 8 14 13 0.7 6 84
Knevitt, Mitch 2 10 5.0 12 6.0 22 11.0 8 4.0 0 0.0 3 1.5 1 1 0 0.0 2 2
Kolodjashnij, Jake 23 165 7.2 111 4.8 276 12.0 107 4.7 0 0.0 33 1.4 16 20 2 0.1 0 12
Menegola, Sam 7 87 12.4 38 5.4 125 17.9 28 4.0 0 0.0 8 1.1 4 6 5 0.7 4 34
Miers, Gryan 22 174 7.9 153 7.0 327 14.9 80 3.6 0 0.0 47 2.1 12 12 13 0.6 13 91
Narkle, Quinton 8 40 5.0 28 3.5 68 8.5 21 2.6 0 0.0 8 1.0 1 4 4 0.5 3 27
Neale, Shannon 2 4 2.0 9 4.5 13 6.5 3 1.5 14 7.0 4 2.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
O'Connor, Mark 22 171 7.8 106 4.8 277 12.6 84 3.8 0 0.0 56 2.5 16 10 0 0.0 4 4
Parfitt, Brandan 17 168 9.9 180 10.6 348 20.5 32 1.9 0 0.0 80 4.7 20 24 5 0.3 4 34
Ratugolea, Esava 4 17 4.3 9 2.3 26 6.5 9 2.3 13 3.3 8 2.0 2 3 0 0.0 0 0
Rohan, Gary 12 71 5.9 37 3.1 108 9.0 31 2.6 0 0.0 29 2.4 11 10 14 1.2 6 90
Selwood, Joel 21 238 11.3 221 10.5 459 21.9 67 3.2 0 0.0 91 4.3 41 32 7 0.3 3 45
Smith, Isaac 24 339 14.1 178 7.4 517 21.5 161 6.7 0 0.0 31 1.3 7 11 15 0.6 22 112
Stanley, Rhys 20 146 7.3 111 5.6 257 12.9 64 3.2 418 20.9 36 1.8 29 35 3 0.2 2 20
Stengle, Tyson 25 247 9.9 114 4.6 361 14.4 82 3.3 0 0.0 64 2.6 17 22 53 2.1 27 345
Stephens, Cooper 7 36 5.1 40 5.7 76 10.9 14 2.0 0 0.0 11 1.6 3 6 0 0.0 0 0
Stewart, Tom 20 354 17.7 111 5.6 465 23.3 146 7.3 1 0.1 40 2.0 17 28 0 0.0 1 1
Tuohy, Zach 24 351 14.6 169 7.0 520 21.7 120 5.0 0 0.0 44 1.8 15 10 9 0.4 6 60
 

Footnotes

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