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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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Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player
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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2025 Season (AFL) Fixture

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Geelong's 2025 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Geelong        vs Brisbane          GAB Mar 6 (Thu, 6:50)  
1 H Geelong        vs Fremantle          KAR Mar 15 (Sat, 1:20)  
2 A Geelong        vs St. Kilda          DOC Mar 22 (Sat, 7:35)  
3 Geelong       Bye        
4 H Geelong        vs Melbourne          KAR Apr 4 (Fri, 7:40)  
5 A Geelong        vs Adelaide          ADO Apr 10 (Thu, 7:10)  
6 H Geelong        vs Hawthorn          MCG Apr 21 (Mon, 3:20)  
7 A Geelong        vs Carlton          MCG Apr 27 (Sun, 3:20)  
8 A Geelong        vs Collingwood          MCG May 3 (Sat, 7:35)  
9 H Geelong        vs Greater Western Sydney          KAR May 11 (Sun, 3:20)  
10 A Geelong        vs Port Adelaide          ADO May 17 (Sat, 3:45)  
11 H Geelong        vs Western Bulldogs          KAR May 22 (Thu, 7:30)  
12 A Geelong        vs West Coast          PER Jun 1 (Sun, 5:20)  
13 H Geelong        vs Gold Coast          KAR Jun 7 (Sat, 4:15)  
14 A Geelong        vs Essendon          MCG Jun 14 (Sat, 4:15)  
15 H Geelong        vs Brisbane          KAR Jun 20 (Fri, 7:40)  
16 Geelong       Bye        
17 H Geelong        vs Richmond          KAR Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10)  
18 A Geelong        vs Greater Western Sydney          SSH Jul 12 (Sat, 2:10)  
19 H Geelong        vs St. Kilda          KAR Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10)  
20 A Geelong        vs North Melbourne          DOC Jul 26 (Sat, 2:10)  
21 H Geelong        vs Port Adelaide          KAR Aug 2 (Sat, 2:10)  
22 H Geelong        vs Essendon          KAR Aug 9 (Sat, 2:10)  
23 A Geelong        vs Sydney          SCG Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10)  
24 A Geelong        vs Richmond          MCG Aug 23 (Sat, 2:10)  
 

Footnotes

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