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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



"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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2020 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Geelong's 2020 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Geelong 4.26.68.711.7 73 LOST Greater Western Sydney 5.09.113.317.3 105 -32 SSH Mar 21 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
2 H Geelong 5.27.413.617.6 108 WON Hawthorn 4.16.47.57.5 47 61 KAR Jun 12 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
3 H Geelong 1.24.66.711.11 77 LOST Carlton 5.39.512.612.7 79 -2 KAR Jun 20 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
4 A Geelong 2.12.26.47.5 47 WON Melbourne 0.12.33.56.8 44 3 MCG Jun 28 (Sun, 3:35) Scores
5 H Geelong 4.35.610.713.11 89 WON Gold Coast 1.15.28.48.4 52 37 KAR Jul 4 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
6 H Geelong 1.43.410.711.7 73 WON Brisbane 1.64.84.96.10 46 27 SCG Jul 9 (Thu, 7:40) Scores
7 H Geelong 1.11.33.55.5 35 LOST Collingwood 2.24.35.78.9 57 -22 PER Jul 16 (Thu, 6:10) Scores
8 A Geelong 1.22.93.96.12 48 WON Fremantle 0.20.31.32.4 16 32 PER Jul 27 (Mon, 6:10) Scores
9 A Geelong 4.07.09.210.4 64 LOST West Coast 3.04.27.611.7 73 -9 PER Aug 1 (Sat, 6:10) Scores
10 H Geelong 4.25.88.1113.12 90 WON North Melbourne 3.13.25.29.3 57 33 GAB Aug 5 (Wed, 5:40) Scores
11 A Geelong 2.47.511.714.9 93 WON St. Kilda 2.14.64.84.10 34 59 GAB Aug 10 (Mon, 6:10) Scores
12 H Geelong 2.34.37.714.7 91 WON Port Adelaide 0.11.63.74.7 31 60 CRR Aug 14 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
13 A Geelong 3.24.56.99.11 65 WON Adelaide 1.33.45.65.7 37 28 ADO Aug 23 (Sun, 12:35) Scores
14 A Geelong 0.33.65.910.12 72 WON Western Bulldogs 6.36.67.79.7 61 11 CRR Aug 28 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
15 Geelong       Bye        
16 H Geelong 6.212.314.417.6 108 WON Essendon 1.22.43.85.12 42 66 GAB Sep 6 (Sun, 3:35) Scores
17 H Geelong 0.31.41.54.7 31 LOST Richmond 2.53.55.137.15 57 -26 CRR Sep 11 (Fri, 7:50) Scores
18 A Geelong 4.14.37.710.9 69 WON Sydney 5.45.87.99.9 63 6 CRR Sep 20 (Sun, 3:35) Scores
1QF A Geelong 1.43.74.85.12 42 LOST Port Adelaide 2.14.27.49.4 58 -16 ADO Oct 1 (Thu, 7:10) Scores
1SF H Geelong 4.49.69.815.10 100 WON Collingwood 1.01.01.15.2 32 68 GAB Oct 10 (Sat, 6:40) Scores
2PF A Geelong 2.54.87.1111.16 82 WON Brisbane 2.04.35.56.6 42 40 GAB Oct 17 (Sat, 6:40) Scores
GF A Geelong 2.25.56.87.8 50 LOST Richmond 2.13.27.412.9 81 -31 GAB Oct 24 (Sat, 6:30) Scores
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2020 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ablett Jnr, Gary 12 97 8.1 82 6.8 179 14.9 24 2.0 0 0.0 28 2.3 5 10 9 0.8 8 62
Atkins, Tom 12 43 3.6 74 6.2 117 9.8 11 0.9 0 0.0 38 3.2 5 6 4 0.3 1 25
Bews, Jed 20 146 7.3 72 3.6 218 10.9 65 3.3 0 0.0 35 1.8 12 10 3 0.2 2 20
Blicavs, Mark 21 132 6.3 132 6.3 264 12.6 70 3.3 180 8.6 59 2.8 22 22 3 0.1 1 19
Clark, Jordan 3 24 8.0 14 4.7 38 12.7 12 4.0 0 0.0 10 3.3 1 4 1 0.3 1 7
Close, Brad 8 29 3.6 41 5.1 70 8.8 13 1.6 0 0.0 24 3.0 8 1 2 0.3 2 14
Constable, Charlie 2 13 6.5 22 11.0 35 17.5 4 2.0 0 0.0 8 4.0 2 2 0 0.0 1 1
Dahlhaus, Luke 16 89 5.6 125 7.8 214 13.4 44 2.8 0 0.0 37 2.3 7 5 7 0.4 0 42
Dangerfield, Patrick 21 280 13.3 157 7.5 437 20.8 78 3.7 0 0.0 54 2.6 34 27 17 0.8 17 119
Duncan, Mitch 20 262 13.1 144 7.2 406 20.3 123 6.2 0 0.0 68 3.4 13 14 13 0.7 8 86
Fogarty, Lachie 6 52 8.7 29 4.8 81 13.5 17 2.8 0 0.0 19 3.2 10 3 1 0.2 1 7
Fort, Darcy 5 31 6.2 16 3.2 47 9.4 9 1.8 106 21.2 9 1.8 3 13 1 0.2 0 6
Guthrie, Zach 3 22 7.3 10 3.3 32 10.7 7 2.3 0 0.0 2 0.7 2 3 2 0.7 0 12
Guthrie, Cameron 21 225 10.7 222 10.6 447 21.3 94 4.5 0 0.0 86 4.1 17 18 7 0.3 2 44
Hawkins, Tom 21 172 8.2 87 4.1 259 12.3 113 5.4 45 2.1 40 1.9 8 18 49 2.3 36 330
Henderson, Lachie 14 137 9.8 46 3.3 183 13.1 90 6.4 0 0.0 17 1.2 3 13 1 0.1 0 6
Henry, Jack 21 157 7.5 48 2.3 205 9.8 82 3.9 0 0.0 36 1.7 7 19 1 0.0 0 6
Jarvis, Ben 1 3 3.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1
Jenkins, Josh 1 8 8.0 6 6.0 14 14.0 3 3.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kolodjashnij, Jake 17 125 7.4 52 3.1 177 10.4 77 4.5 0 0.0 25 1.5 2 11 0 0.0 3 3
Menegola, Sam 21 261 12.4 183 8.7 444 21.1 118 5.6 0 0.0 33 1.6 4 14 16 0.8 5 101
Miers, Gryan 21 188 9.0 97 4.6 285 13.6 93 4.4 0 0.0 33 1.6 12 8 19 0.9 7 121
Narkle, Quinton 5 27 5.4 30 6.0 57 11.4 9 1.8 0 0.0 18 3.6 4 4 0 0.0 1 1
O'Connor, Mark 21 158 7.5 79 3.8 237 11.3 87 4.1 0 0.0 30 1.4 11 11 2 0.1 0 12
Parfitt, Brandan 18 148 8.2 131 7.3 279 15.5 31 1.7 0 0.0 106 5.9 13 21 8 0.4 6 54
Ratugolea, Esava 12 60 5.0 44 3.7 104 8.7 32 2.7 72 6.0 30 2.5 14 8 5 0.4 5 35
Rohan, Gary 19 123 6.5 41 2.2 164 8.6 61 3.2 0 0.0 36 1.9 15 9 22 1.2 17 149
Selwood, Joel 15 138 9.2 120 8.0 258 17.2 37 2.5 0 0.0 63 4.2 20 20 4 0.3 4 28
Simpson, Sam 9 60 6.7 66 7.3 126 14.0 23 2.6 0 0.0 27 3.0 7 8 3 0.3 2 20
Stanley, Rhys 11 72 6.5 68 6.2 140 12.7 32 2.9 206 18.7 14 1.3 12 12 10 0.9 5 65
Steven, Jack 9 84 9.3 63 7.0 147 16.3 33 3.7 0 0.0 34 3.8 12 6 1 0.1 2 8
Stewart, Tom 18 263 14.6 81 4.5 344 19.1 125 6.9 0 0.0 23 1.3 4 12 0 0.0 1 1
Taylor, Harry 19 113 5.9 73 3.8 186 9.8 61 3.2 1 0.1 26 1.4 13 10 1 0.1 0 6
Tuohy, Zach 19 234 12.3 82 4.3 316 16.6 74 3.9 0 0.0 17 0.9 6 7 8 0.4 8 56
 

Footnotes

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