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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
Cook, Brian

President
Carter, Colin

Geelong



Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player | Most games | Most goals
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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2015 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2015 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Geelong 4.35.36.68.13 61 LOST Hawthorn 3.39.716.1317.21 123 -62 MCG Apr 6 (Mon, 3:20) Scores
2 H Geelong 2.26.28.49.6 60 LOST Fremantle 3.37.814.915.14 104 -44 KAR Apr 12 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
3 H Geelong 5.37.613.816.9 105 WON Gold Coast 6.58.129.1513.18 96 9 KAR Apr 19 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
4 H Geelong 4.34.66.89.13 67 LOST North Melbourne 1.25.47.812.11 83 -16 KAR Apr 26 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
5 A Geelong 2.27.49.912.13 85 WON Richmond 0.52.66.811.10 76 9 MCG May 2 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
6 A Geelong 7.111.412.815.10 100 WON Collingwood 1.32.66.98.11 59 41 MCG May 8 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
7 A Geelong 4.49.710.1011.11 77 LOST Sydney 4.38.411.918.12 120 -43 STA May 16 (Sat, 7:20) Scores
8 H Geelong 6.111.518.622.8 140 WON Carlton 2.45.78.89.9 63 77 DOC May 22 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
9 A Geelong 3.15.29.310.4 64 LOST West Coast 2.64.179.2116.24 120 -56 SUB May 31 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
10 A Geelong 3.19.515.619.8 122 WON Essendon 0.50.63.97.11 53 69 DOC Jun 6 (Sat, 7:20) Scores
11 A Geelong 5.18.412.714.8 92 WON Port Adelaide 5.27.310.311.3 69 23 ADO Jun 12 (Fri, 7:20) Scores
12 H Geelong 3.16.411.513.11 89 LOST Melbourne 5.27.313.418.5 113 -24 KAR Jun 21 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
13 Geelong       Bye        
14 A Geelong ———— ABAN Adelaide ———— ADO Jul 5 (Sun, 2:50) Scores
15 A Geelong 3.34.87.1111.13 79 LOST North Melbourne 3.210.514.718.12 120 -41 DOC Jul 11 (Sat, 7:20) Scores
16 H Geelong 3.44.88.1010.12 72 WON Western Bulldogs 2.23.46.109.10 64 8 KAR Jul 18 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
17 A Geelong 3.65.106.109.15 69 WON Greater Western Sydney 1.12.34.66.6 42 27 MAN Jul 25 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
18 H Geelong 5.17.413.717.11 113 WON Brisbane 2.13.65.78.9 57 56 KAR Aug 1 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
19 H Geelong 3.46.49.914.11 95 WON Sydney 4.18.58.79.9 63 32 KAR Aug 8 (Sat, 7:20) Scores
20 H Geelong 3.26.710.812.13 85 LOST Hawthorn 7.29.415.719.7 121 -36 MCG Aug 15 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
21 A Geelong 5.19.213.415.7 97 DRAW St. Kilda 5.48.711.914.13 97 0 DOC Aug 22 (Sat, 7:20) Scores
22 H Geelong 1.13.36.69.8 62 LOST Collingwood 7.111.513.617.8 110 -48 MCG Aug 28 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
23 H Geelong 5.68.911.1117.17 119 WON Adelaide 1.33.89.1211.14 80 39 KAR Sep 5 (Sat, 1:05) Scores
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2015 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Bartel, Jimmy 11 127 11.5 132 12.0 259 23.5 69 6.3 1 0.1 43 3.9 6 17 0 0.0 1 1
Bews, Jed 16 70 4.4 85 5.3 155 9.7 35 2.2 0 0.0 50 3.1 9 9 1 0.1 2 8
Blease, Sam 1 4 4.0 3 3.0 7 7.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Blicavs, Mark 21 156 7.4 226 10.8 382 18.2 96 4.6 343 16.3 126 6.0 26 22 4 0.2 6 30
Caddy, Josh 19 200 10.5 188 9.9 388 20.4 70 3.7 28 1.5 106 5.6 22 24 16 0.8 17 113
Clark, Mitch 8 59 7.4 28 3.5 87 10.9 35 4.4 15 1.9 16 2.0 6 15 14 1.8 6 90
Cockatoo, Nakia 11 47 4.3 37 3.4 84 7.6 29 2.6 0 0.0 19 1.7 4 3 3 0.3 5 23
Cowan, Josh 2 8 4.0 10 5.0 18 9.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 1 1 0.5 1 7
Duncan, Mitch 11 105 9.5 130 11.8 235 21.4 62 5.6 0 0.0 26 2.4 10 16 8 0.7 3 51
Enright, Corey 21 301 14.3 183 8.7 484 23.0 148 7.0 0 0.0 60 2.9 9 16 0 0.0 1 1
Gregson, Cory 20 133 6.7 113 5.7 246 12.3 66 3.3 0 0.0 63 3.2 9 15 13 0.7 8 86
Guthrie, Cameron 21 192 9.1 261 12.4 453 21.6 69 3.3 8 0.4 110 5.2 14 25 13 0.6 7 85
Hawkins, Tom 19 145 7.6 51 2.7 196 10.3 93 4.9 1 0.1 43 2.3 23 20 46 2.4 20 296
Horlin-Smith, George 7 29 4.1 70 10.0 99 14.1 15 2.1 0 0.0 21 3.0 4 1 2 0.3 1 13
Johnson, Steve 20 256 12.8 156 7.8 412 20.6 99 5.0 1 0.1 47 2.4 15 18 30 1.5 25 205
Kelly, James 17 185 10.9 164 9.6 349 20.5 80 4.7 0 0.0 71 4.2 17 15 1 0.1 7 13
Kersten, Shane 11 47 4.3 40 3.6 87 7.9 37 3.4 1 0.1 28 2.5 4 8 9 0.8 7 61
Kolodjashnij, Jake 9 58 6.4 68 7.6 126 14.0 34 3.8 0 0.0 25 2.8 5 4 0 0.0 1 1
Lang, Darcy 20 151 7.6 120 6.0 271 13.6 63 3.2 1 0.1 55 2.8 6 12 14 0.7 5 89
Lonergan, Tom 19 162 8.5 113 5.9 275 14.5 119 6.3 3 0.2 25 1.3 9 15 2 0.1 1 13
Luxford, Michael 2 3 1.5 5 2.5 8 4.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 3 1.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Mackie, Andrew 15 203 13.5 112 7.5 315 21.0 104 6.9 0 0.0 27 1.8 8 8 6 0.4 0 36
Menzel, Daniel 2 13 6.5 12 6.0 25 12.5 6 3.0 0 0.0 2 1.0 2 1 4 2.0 2 26
Motlop, Steven 20 299 15.0 142 7.1 441 22.1 78 3.9 0 0.0 68 3.4 10 25 26 1.3 16 172
Murdoch, Jordan 18 168 9.3 114 6.3 282 15.7 69 3.8 0 0.0 53 2.9 13 4 8 0.4 3 51
Rivers, Jared 12 99 8.3 66 5.5 165 13.8 77 6.4 0 0.0 25 2.1 5 10 0 0.0 0 0
Selwood, Joel 20 237 11.9 254 12.7 491 24.6 61 3.1 13 0.7 124 6.2 64 37 14 0.7 8 92
Simpson, Dawson 4 8 2.0 18 4.5 26 6.5 2 0.5 78 19.5 11 2.8 2 6 0 0.0 0 0
Smedts, Billie 4 19 4.8 23 5.8 42 10.5 16 4.0 0 0.0 11 2.8 3 8 0 0.0 0 0
Stanley, Rhys 8 53 6.6 46 5.8 99 12.4 26 3.3 124 15.5 22 2.8 3 14 6 0.8 2 38
Stokes, Mathew 14 135 9.6 132 9.4 267 19.1 58 4.1 0 0.0 33 2.4 13 8 4 0.3 2 26
Taylor, Harry 21 207 9.9 161 7.7 368 17.5 159 7.6 0 0.0 39 1.9 10 11 1 0.0 3 9
Thurlow, Jackson 19 189 9.9 140 7.4 329 17.3 84 4.4 0 0.0 42 2.2 7 6 2 0.1 0 12
Vardy, Nathan 3 19 6.3 20 6.7 39 13.0 13 4.3 42 14.0 8 2.7 5 4 5 1.7 0 30
Walker, Josh 16 88 5.5 67 4.2 155 9.7 61 3.8 66 4.1 26 1.6 8 13 19 1.2 10 124
 

Footnotes

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