Introducing the current committee of the Geelong Past Players & Officials Club for 2019: President Ray Card Vice President Mark Yeates Secretary Marty Christensen Treasurer Nick Walsh General Committee Brian Chirgwin Wayne Hovey Neville Bruns History [91] The Cats were excellent in the first half of the season, winning 11 of their first 12 matches. However, the club then lost its next 9 to finish the season with 10 wins and tenth position. It adopted the Laws of Australian Football in the early 1860s after a series of compromises with the Melbourne Football Club. Former Geelong player Greg Williams, now a superstar at Carlton, was named best on ground with his five goals. The Cats won by seven points. Geelong then proceeded to win its qualifying and preliminary finals in succession, earning a place in the 2008 AFL Grand Final against Hawthorn and the chance for a second-consecutive premiership. He joined the Geelong board in the . III. The club finished second on the ladder to Carlton. Pushing with the hands or body is allowed when any Player is in rapid motion, or in possession of the Ball, except in the case provided for in rule VI In the finals the club met 7th placed Footscray and won by 82 points. Consistent with the close finish of 1989, Hawthorn won the match by two points. Mangan (1992) states that Geelong introduced the running bounce due to an ongoing dispute between the two clubs which came to a head during a match in 1862. [25] Gary Ablett was awarded the Norm Smith Medal after kicking nine goals and one behind, equaling the record set by Collingwood's Gordon Coventry for most goals kicked in a Grand Final. [72] As a result, Geelong were highly active in the offseason's free agency and trade period, opting to recruit established AFL players Patrick Dangerfield (from Adelaide), Lachie Henderson (Carlton), Scott Selwood (West Coast) and Zac Smith (Gold Coast) in a bid to return to premiership contention in 2016. 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He played on, although he was clearly dealing with pain all night, and left the field beside a guard of honour from both sides while carrying son Levi. 1994 proved to be a successful although ultimately hard year for the club. Remembering the past gives power to the present. 2. [citation needed], These two victories ensured Geelong a place in the 2007 AFL Grand Final against Port Adelaide, which Geelong won by a record margin of 119 points. The winning streak was broken when Geelong was defeated by St Kilda in Round 14 by six points. The club was highly consistent, its biggest losing margin being less than 20 points, and never losing two matches in a row the only club to do so for the year. The first meeting of the past players was held a week later on 17 August 1933, where a motion was moved for a Past Players Association to be formed. Geelong took both this record and that for the highest score from Fitzroy. Following this unexpected loss at their home ground, player Paul Chapman publicly criticised the club's culture, expressing frustration at the lack of team mentality present with many of the players, and urging the club as a whole to change this underachieving culture for the better. [14], Geelong's administrative headquarters is its home stadium, GMHBA Stadium or also known as Kardinia Park. It was a disappointing end to a season of high hope, but the club could still hold its head high, as they gave their all in the finals of 1997 - but unfortunately just suffered some terrible bad luck. "They include having co-founded and run for 15 years Geelong's original YMCA little league football competition, working on the YMCA board for a decade including two years as president . However, North Melbourne came back strongly in the last quarter and took the lead late in the match. Hocking will commence in the role at the completion of the 2021 season. John and Jill Holt celebrated 65 years of marriage in 2018 . They would meet in preliminary finals in 2009 and 2010, each winning one en route to a premiership. It was not until late in the season when Geelong reverted to its all-out attacking style of play. They have also won ten McClelland Trophies, the most of any AFL/VFL club. The author, Susan Kruss, has devoted a significant amount of time in pursuit of an accurate appraisal of events over the last 80 years of existence of the GPPOC. Tenure Geelong Football Club Limited Director appointed 15 June 2007, and Vice President for five years Experience Bob has been a Director of the Geelong Cats since 2007, Vice President since 2014, chair of the Geelong Cats Honouring the Past Management Committee, a Foundation Member of the Geelong Cats Forever Bequest Club, Chair of the Geelong Malcolm Blight, dispirited by three Grand Final losses under his tenure, announced his resignation. The club would start the season well, making the pre season competition grand final (for the first time since 1989) against Carlton. The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers ten times, with four in the AFL era (since 1990) in 2007, 2009, 2011, and most recently, 2022, to be the most successful club over that period (sharing that title with Hawthorn). [62], Geelong were unsuccessful in defending their premiership in 2012, finishing the regular season in sixth position and subsequently losing its elimination final against Fremantle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [2], VFL and continues in the elite Australian Football League (AFL). The name of the company is the GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED ('the Club'). Geelong also field teams in other competitions; a reserves men's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL), a senior women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and a reserves women's team in the VFL Women's (VFLW) competitions. Season 1991 started ominously. Even more frustratingly, the club finished only one and a half games off top spot on the ladder, but finished seventh in what was a very even year and also the last season that featured a final 'six' (it was reverted to a final 'eight' in 1994). The win was Geelong's first premiership since 1963, and broke the club's 44-season premiership drought. Having won the premiership, players were more eagerly looking forward to their trip to Adelaide. The team then won its first two matches of the finals series to qualify for the 2011 AFL Grand Final against reigning premier Collingwood, where Geelong proceeded to win the match by 38 points to claim its third premiership in the space of five seasons, and the club's ninth VFL/AFL premiership overall. [6] The club won the Western District Challenge Cup in 1875, a then-record seven VFA premierships between 1878 and 1886, and six VFL premierships by 1963, after which it experienced a 44-year waiting period until it won its next premiership, a Grand Final-record 119-point victory in 2007. Colin stepped down in 1993 as a result of being appointed to the AFL Commission, a role he held until early 2008. [53] Its success with the tactic was revolutionary: as recently as 2003, having fewer kicks than handpasses was universally seen as a sign of a struggling team; but Geelong's teams were able to turn it into an attacking weapon and become the highest scoring team in the league. 1994 saw another best-and-fairest win to Garry Hocking, who also won 20 votes in the Brownlow Medal to finish third to eventual winner Greg Williams on 30 votes and Peter Matera on 28 votes. [41], After winning the 2006 pre-season competition,[42] Geelong opened the regular season with two wins before losing seven of its next eight games. Geelong finished second to Essendon in its inaugural season after a round-robin finals system was used to determine the premier instead of the traditional Grand Final. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 reigning premiers. Contact: Damien on 0418 171 955 or damien.dillon@gcc.tas.gov.au. [citation needed], It appeared Geelong would repeat the outcome of the previous season after five rounds of the 2007 season, where Geelong was positioned tenth on the ladder with two wins and three losses, with the latest loss being against the Kangaroos at Skilled Stadium. [96], The Cats finished fourth on the ladder at the end of the COVID effected 2020 regular season and, despite losing to Port Adelaide by 16 points in the qualifying final, they would finally end their losing run in preliminary finals and book their first grand final place in nine years after defeating Collingwood and Brisbane by 68 and 40 points in the semi final and prelim respectively. Particularly notable was the 2001 AFL Draft, where future premiership players Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly, Steve Johnson and Gary Ablett Jr. (under the fatherson rule) were all selected by Geelong. He then has a free kick: no player from the opposite side being allowed to come inside the spot marked Ablett's most notable performances of this year included 11 goals against Melbourne, 14 against Essendon and 10 against the Adelaide Crows all in losing sides. Geelong met North Melbourne in the Preliminary Final in a match which proved even more nailbiting than their match with Footscray 2 weeks prior. Bob's fascination with and commitment to Australian football spans over six decades. [43] Ultimately, the club finished tenth on the ladder and failed to make the finals. "The same as the other 19 in the team." . The club finished second on the ladder. 1979 Clarence FC - 40 year anniversary stubby holders available. The Geelong Football Club's rich history is all around us. [9] These reprinted rules, which appeared to differ only slightly from Melbourne Football Club's rules, notably do not mention a requirement to bounce the ball which was to feature early in Geelong's rules, however the scrimmage rule showed more influence of rugby football than Melbourne's rules. Gary Ablett played his worst game for years, he was goalless for the afternoon and was blanketed by Carlton's Stephen Silvagni. The idea of the GFCPPA originated after a match between past and present players of the Geelong Football Club on 12 August 19331. The Best and Fairest was won by Paul Couch, who narrowly missed out on winning his second Brownlow Medal. In 1924, following the death of VFL and Geelong administrator Charles Brownlow, the league named its award for the best and fairest player in a season the Brownlow Medal. In the lead-up to the club's Round 9 clash against favourites Carlton, the Herald Sun published a depiction of the match by cartoonist Sam Wells, featuring a black cat wandering onto the field to give Geelong good luck. [50] Although he cited burnout from coaching as the primary reason for his departure, Thompson joined Essendon one month later as a senior assistant coach to James Hird. [4], Records of football matches in Geelong date to 1858. Costa was at that stage one of Australia's most successful businessmen, and famously turned down a $1 million cash . The Geelong Football Club Past Players Association (GFCPPA) was established in 1933, two years after Geelong had won its second VFL Premiership in 1931. [1] The club continued to excel over the following twenty years in the VFA, and established itself as one of the dominant clubs in the association by winning a total of seven premierships up to the birth of the (Victorian Football League) (VFL) in 1897.[14]. VI. Geelong would later deny Collingwood three successive premierships in 1937, winning a famous grand final by 32 points. The club had also won the 2007 VFL premiership against Coburg the weekend before. They have also won ten McClelland Trophies, the most of any AFL/VFL club.[1][3]. In 1966, the club board decided to re-open the coaching position for application and eventually settled on Peter Pianto to replace Davis. The club then bounced back to beat Footscray again in the preliminary final by 64 points to set up another matchup with the West Coast Eagles - this time in the grand final. [13], Following the formation of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877, Geelong joined the association as one of its foundation clubs. Read about the top Cats on Geelong Past Players & Officials Club's website. The objectives of the association were put: to assist [the Geelong Football] Club in general, and give past players opportunities to meet. A sub-committee of five men was elected to devise a constitution and consider a joining fee. An iconic figure in the Geelong region, Costa has long been a community leader. The dark blue and white hooped uniform still worn today represents the blue water of Corio Bay and the white seagulls so numerous in the Bay. [12], The team has worn various away guernseys since 1998, all featuring the club's logo and traditional colours.[13]. Sam Newman played 300 games for Geelong and went on to become a prominent, if controversial, media personality. [44] Responding to member anger, the Board ordered a comprehensive review of all aspects of the administration of the club and of the club's personnel. [71], After finishing tenth on the ladder in 2015, Geelong failed to qualify for the finals series; it was the first time the club had not played in the finals since the 2006 season. ^ Denotes the ladder was split into two conferences. In late 1921, the VFA granted the Geelong & District Junior Football Association permission to establish a new senior club to be admitted to the Association. However, in 1881 the club was evicted from the ground by the private owner who ploughed up the paddock because the club had neglected to pay its rent. [11], Geelong's traditional navy blue and white hooped guernsey has been worn since the club's inception in the mid-1800s. [12], Geelong played most of its early home games at the Argyle Square, situated between Aberdeen Street and Pakington Street. [17] Credit was given to the cat when Geelong recorded an upset win. [64] In the reserves however, Geelong won its third VFL premiership, defeating Port Melbourne by 33 points in the 2012 VFL Grand Final. Blight agreed and Geelong began to play like champions again. The two sides played against each other in 6 finals between 1951 and 1955, including the 1952 Grand Final when Geelong easily beat Collingwood by 46 points. [46] This was the beginning of a winning-streak where the club won 15 games in succession before losing to the second-placed Port Adelaide in round 21. [8] Rules allegedly used by the Geelong Football Club in 1859 were originally written down by hand. The club's sole loss occurred in Round 9 with an 86-point deficit against Collingwood. IV. Both were present at the inaugural dinner in 1980 at which Noel gave the founding speech. [54][55] It was not until teams began adopting full field defensive presses, pioneered by St Kilda in 2009, that Geelong's dominance was matched. [citation needed], In addition to the premierships and Norm Smith Medallists, this era of success for the Geelong Football Club was capped by supplying Brownlow Medallists (Bartel and Gary Ablett, Jr. in 2007 and 2009 respectively). [70] It was the first time a match had been abandoned in VFL/AFL history. VII. Following the victory team was an impromptu public parade in South Melbourne. Frank Costa was president of the Geelong Football Club for more than a decade. [33] Post season, Geelong signed Nathan Ablett under the fatherson rule,[34] just as the club had done with older brother Gary in 2001. [81][82][83], Geelong improved remarkably from the prior year in 2016, finishing the regular season in second position and progressing to the preliminary finals, where the team lost to Sydney by 37 points. In 2019, the team captaincy rotated through the following 5 players: Kate Darby, Danielle Higgins, Jordan Ivey, Maddy Keryk, Amy McDonald. The team is composed of both reserves players from the club's primary and rookie AFL lists, and a separately maintained list of players eligible only for VFL matches. However the club's poor performances on the field continued under Hafey, who failed to lead Geelong to a finals series during his tenure. Our stands could tell a thousand stories of competition, of friendship and loyalty, key milestones, frustration and celebration and of sponsors, partners, members and supporters proudly passing on the legacy of their "special place" from grandparents to grandchildren. In 1990, the league was expanded to a national level and became known as the Australian Football League (AFL). Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian football, played exclusively for Geelong from 1865 until his retirement from football in 1874. [51][52], Through the 20072010 period of success under Thompson, Geelong perfected a style of high-possession and, in particular, high-handpassing football. However, in the final round of the season, the semi finals and the grand final (the only instance of a team playing three matches in a row against one other team Hawthorn does not have that claim as it played Melbourne in the intervening Preliminary Final), Geelong defeated John Kennedy's Hawthorn (the Hawks). $16 each or 2 any 2 for $30. Thompson was publicly outraged by the ordeal which he considered poorly handled. Geelong has been nicknamed the 'Cats' since 1923. "We Are Geelong" is the song sung after a game won by the Geelong Football Club. The history of the Geelong Football Club, begun in 1859 in the city of Geelong, Australia, is significant as the club is the second oldest AFL club, is believed to be the fourth oldest football club in Australia and one of the oldest in the world and one of the most successful. 1998 was a season best forgotten. "Serving the Geelong Football Club over the past 10 years as a director has been a huge honour, and I look forward to continuing with this work while moving into the role of vice president. [15] This affiliation would continue until the 1950s. The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers ten times, with four in the AFL era (since 1990). However, the review accepted that Thompson should continue as coach. In 1941, the club was forced to relocate from its Corio Oval base due to the oval being required for military training during World War II. 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In 1953, Collingwood defeated Geelong in the Grand Final. may have a free kick from the place where the breach of Rule was made; the two Captains in all cases, save where Umpires are appointed, to be The stadium is currently undergoing construction, which has reduced the stadium's capacity to around 26,000. Geelong officials asserted that the game was "not meant to be played like rugby", began to enforce its rule of bouncing the ball at a certain distance (the exact distance is unknown) while carrying it for matches between the two clubs. In 1999 the club won five games straight to open the season. The game shall be played within a space of no more than 200 yards wide the same to be measured equally on each side of a line drawn through the centres of the two goals and two posts to be called the "kick off posts" shall be erected at a distance of 20 yards on each side of the goal posts at both ends and in a straight line with them in case the ball is kicked behind Any player who played in the first or second eighteen could join, and the committee could appoint life members. The club's official team song and anthem is "We Are Geelong". Nevertheless, Geelong won some games. In the 1860s, Geelong participated in a series of Challenge Cup competitions, and was a foundation member of both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897, now the national AFL. During this era the "Coulter Law" discouraged club administrators from poaching players from each other's clubs. The appointment follows a thorough recruitment process led by Egon Zehnder. Any player catching the ball directly from the foot may call 'mark'. Key points: Cook replaces Cain Liddle, who left the position of chief executive last week The appointment will fuel speculation Alastair Clarkson may join the Blues as senior coach in the future Since the demise of the AFL reserves competition, the Geelong reserves team has competed in the new Victorian Football League, having won three premierships in that time. Tripping, holding and hacking are strictly prohibited. [citation needed], Geelong's season began strongly in 2009, with the club winning the 2009 NAB Cup and managing a successive run of victories for the opening 13 rounds of the season. However, the club failed to make the finals during Devine's tenure and replaced him as coach with Malcolm Blight. Colbert then kicked long, where ruckman John Barnes dropped the mark, allowing Leigh Tudor, a former North Melbourne player to swoop, and kick the ball over Martyn's head to land in the hand of Gary Ablett. With four premierships since the league changed its name to the AFL in 1990, Geelong is the second most successful team since that time. The club met North Melbourne in a "home" final at the MCG at night. As Geelong's captain, he pioneered the Australian football tactic of flooding. Garry Hocking would once again win the Best and Fairest award, and miss out on the Brownlow Medal by a vote in the process. [45] This session proved to be a catalyst for the club to begin a transformation of the club's culture, and resulted in a 157-point defeat of Richmond, with Geelong's score of 222 points the club's third-highest overall. The club relocated to Corio Oval as its main home ground in time for the 1878 season, coinciding with the club's first VFA premiership in the VFA's second season. The club qualified for the AFLW finals series for the first time since Geelong's inaugural season in the competition in 2019. Responding to member anger, the Board ordered a comprehensive review of all aspects of the administration of the club and of the club's personnel. [5] Initially playing under its own rules, some of which, notably, were permanently introduced into Australian Football. In 1949, the club's former premiership captain Reg Hickey was appointed as coach for the third time. During the 1989 season, Geelong were the only club to win matches by 100 points for three weeks in succession.
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