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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

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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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1984 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 1984 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Geelong 3.510.521.923.10 148 WON Fitzroy 4.16.610.715.9 99 49 KAR Mar 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Geelong 4.310.413.816.9 105 WON Footscray 0.33.56.109.11 65 40 VFL Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Geelong 2.311.616.919.12 126 WON Carlton 2.19.312.715.7 97 29 PRI Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H Geelong 5.46.87.109.11 65 LOST North Melbourne 1.45.911.911.13 79 -14 KAR Apr 23 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
5 A Geelong 5.512.1014.1215.12 102 WON St. Kilda 2.22.35.810.11 71 31 MOO Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Geelong 2.33.68.912.13 85 LOST Melbourne 9.214.621.923.10 148 -63 MCG May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Geelong 3.56.711.1411.17 83 LOST Collingwood 4.49.913.1019.14 128 -45 KAR May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Geelong 2.17.29.414.6 90 LOST Essendon 4.28.612.1319.19 133 -43 VFL May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Geelong 1.74.125.187.27 69 LOST Sydney 4.47.1212.1416.15 111 -42 SCG May 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 H Geelong 4.28.513.717.11 113 WON Hawthorn 4.76.109.1711.19 85 28 KAR Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Geelong 5.511.813.1517.21 123 WON Richmond 1.75.1212.1316.15 111 12 MCG Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 A Geelong 4.16.610.910.13 73 LOST Footscray 6.68.811.1113.11 89 -16 WES Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Geelong 2.22.63.144.17 41 LOST Carlton 2.16.98.1010.18 78 -37 KAR Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Geelong 6.410.614.719.11 125 WON North Melbourne 3.38.615.916.11 107 18 MCG Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Geelong 8.39.512.1115.12 102 WON St. Kilda 1.29.511.813.11 89 13 KAR Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H Geelong 5.213.316.720.10 130 WON Melbourne 3.76.1212.1515.18 108 22 KAR Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A Geelong 1.32.34.34.5 29 LOST Collingwood 1.23.83.146.19 55 -26 VIC Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H Geelong 3.45.910.1412.17 89 LOST Essendon 5.68.1111.1819.22 136 -47 VFL Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Geelong 5.110.713.1316.17 113 WON Sydney 7.110.112.414.8 92 21 KAR Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Geelong 4.27.510.714.9 93 LOST Fitzroy 6.112.213.920.11 131 -38 JUN Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Geelong 6.149.1913.2514.29 113 WON Richmond 3.14.25.59.9 63 50 KAR Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Geelong 3.511.811.814.11 95 LOST Hawthorn 8.214.321.1025.14 164 -69 VFL Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1984 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ablett Snr, Gary 15 238 15.9 61 4.1 299 19.9 86 5.7 5 0.3     47 39 33 2.2 28 226
Bews, Andrew 15 165 11.0 81 5.4 246 16.4 30 2.0 0 0.0     26 30 10 0.7 16 76
Bolton, David 10 75 7.5 63 6.3 138 13.8 13 1.3 0 0.0     14 16 5 0.5 4 34
Bos, Mark 22 245 11.1 111 5.0 356 16.2 57 2.6 6 0.3     36 35 1 0.0 4 10
Bourke, Damian 8 16 2.0 15 1.9 31 3.9 12 1.5 80 10.0     5 10 0 0.0 1 1
Bright, Terry 20 235 11.8 93 4.7 328 16.4 94 4.7 5 0.3     24 33 32 1.6 25 217
Bruns, Neville 22 386 17.5 65 3.0 451 20.5 62 2.8 3 0.1     50 34 12 0.5 12 84
Byrne, Ray 17 153 9.0 79 4.6 232 13.6 29 1.7 2 0.1     28 10 0 0.0 0 0
Card, Ray 10 97 9.7 26 2.6 123 12.3 26 2.6 0 0.0     30 14 0 0.0 1 1
Christensen, Damien 1 8 8.0 9 9.0 17 17.0 2 2.0 0 0.0     0 1 0 0.0 2 2
Cleave, Craig 8 51 6.4 28 3.5 79 9.9 33 4.1 17 2.1     9 17 6 0.8 4 40
Drum, Damian 9 63 7.0 48 5.3 111 12.3 14 1.6 2 0.2     21 28 3 0.3 4 22
Flanigan, Darren 13 59 4.5 38 2.9 97 7.5 25 1.9 116 8.9     19 12 7 0.5 5 47
Flynn, Basil 3 28 9.3 13 4.3 41 13.7 4 1.3 0 0.0     4 3 0 0.0 0 0
Hawkins, Robb 3 3 1.0 3 1.0 6 2.0 0 0.0 14 4.7     1 3 0 0.0 0 0
Hocking, Steve 2 11 5.5 5 2.5 16 8.0 4 2.0 0 0.0     3 3 0 0.0 0 0
Jackson, Mark 19 160 8.4 45 2.4 205 10.8 67 3.5 31 1.6     26 56 74 3.9 44 488
Jackson, Darren 2 10 5.0 5 2.5 15 7.5 9 4.5 0 0.0     1 3 1 0.5 2 8
Jeffreys, Paul 14 95 6.8 63 4.5 158 11.3 34 2.4 13 0.9     34 16 0 0.0 2 2
Johns, Garry 2 19 9.5 3 1.5 22 11.0 6 3.0 0 0.0     6 0 0 0.0 0 0
Johnston, Peter 11 65 5.9 48 4.4 113 10.3 48 4.4 20 1.8     13 26 14 1.3 4 88
Kol, Michael 8 100 12.5 38 4.8 138 17.3 23 2.9 1 0.1     15 12 7 0.9 8 50
Lenaghan, Michael 5 41 8.2 16 3.2 57 11.4 11 2.2 0 0.0     4 10 6 1.2 2 38
Lenaghan, Denis 3 20 6.7 5 1.7 25 8.3 3 1.0 0 0.0     3 1 1 0.3 1 7
Malarkey, Gary 11 94 8.5 26 2.4 120 10.9 24 2.2 2 0.2     24 10 0 0.0 0 0
Morgan, Darren 14 168 12.0 54 3.9 222 15.9 35 2.5 0 0.0     16 21 16 1.1 26 122
Mossop, John 20 163 8.2 162 8.1 325 16.3 88 4.4 550 27.5     63 40 9 0.5 5 59
Neal, Robert 8 73 9.1 52 6.5 125 15.6 8 1.0 2 0.3     13 15 4 0.5 4 28
O'Keeffe, David 19 201 10.6 73 3.8 274 14.4 70 3.7 11 0.6     24 37 4 0.2 5 29
Peake, Brian 19 297 15.6 104 5.5 401 21.1 64 3.4 3 0.2     35 40 9 0.5 7 61
Reed, Malcolm 16 145 9.1 94 5.9 239 14.9 45 2.8 0 0.0     30 18 0 0.0 2 2
Reynoldson, Steve 10 96 9.6 50 5.0 146 14.6 42 4.2 8 0.8     18 17 3 0.3 2 20
Sarcevic, Ray 3 12 4.0 7 2.3 19 6.3 3 1.0 0 0.0     2 3 0 0.0 1 1
Simpson, David 3 31 10.3 8 2.7 39 13.0 11 3.7 3 1.0     7 1 0 0.0 0 0
Toohey, Bernard 15 157 10.5 47 3.1 204 13.6 34 2.3 6 0.4     43 29 2 0.1 1 13
Turner, Mick 17 246 14.5 58 3.4 304 17.9 55 3.2 1 0.1     28 28 20 1.2 14 134
Waddell, Rod 2 22 11.0 17 8.5 39 19.5 8 4.0 0 0.0     3 3 1 0.5 7 13
Watt, Ron 2 6 3.0 6 3.0 12 6.0 1 0.5 0 0.0     2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Williams, Greg 12 154 12.8 158 13.2 312 26.0 37 3.1 1 0.1     30 22 4 0.3 5 29
Witcombe, Murray 10 136 13.6 64 6.4 200 20.0 30 3.0 0 0.0     22 13 8 0.8 4 52
Yeates, Mark 17 151 8.9 103 6.1 254 14.9 41 2.4 1 0.1     30 19 10 0.6 3 63
 

Footnotes

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