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Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian football club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. The club formed on 13 April 1859, making it the second-oldest AFL side after Melbourne and one of the oldest football clubs in the world.[1]

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.[2] 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 wait time until it won its next premiership, a grand final record 119-point victory in 2007.[3][4][5] Geelong won a further three premierships in 2009, 2011 and 2022. The Cats have fierce competitive rivalries with Hawthorn and Collingwood.

Geelong play most of their home games at Kardinia Park in South Geelong (nicknamed the Cattery and known for sponsorship reasons as GMHBA Stadium) and play the remainder at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Geelong's traditional guernsey colours are white with navy blue hoops. The club's nickname was first used in 1923 after a run of losses prompted a local cartoonist to suggest that the club needed a black cat to bring it good luck. The club's official team song and anthem is "We Are Geelong".

Geelong fields 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.

History

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Main article: History of the Geelong Football Club
File:Performance Chart AFL GEE.svg
Chart of yearly ladder positions for Geelong in VFL/AFL

The club was founded in 1859 in the city of Geelong, Australia, and is the second oldest AFL club. It is believed to be the fourth oldest football club in Australia and one of the oldest in the world and among the most successful.[1] Initially playing under its own rules, some of which, notably, were permanently introduced into Australian Football, it adopted the Laws of Australian Football in the early 1860s after a series of compromises with the Melbourne Football Club.

Geelong went on to play for most of its existence in the premier competitions, the first competition, the Caledonian Society Cup, a foundation club of both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897.[2] The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers ten times, with four in the AFL era (since 1990) in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2022, to be the third most successful club over that stretch behind Brisbane and Hawthorn. They have also won ten McClelland Trophies, the most of any AFL/VFL club.[1][6]

Many of the club's official records before 1920 have disappeared.[7]

Club identity and culture

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Guernseys

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File:Jim McShane.jpg
Club attire in 1895 (Jim McShane pictured)

Geelong's traditional navy blue and white hooped guernsey has been worn since the club's inception in the mid-1800s. The design is said to represent the white seagulls and blue water of Corio Bay.[8]

The team has worn various away guernseys since 1998, all featuring the club's logo and traditional colours.[9]

Nickname

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Geelong has been nicknamed the Cats since 1923. Following a disappointing start to the season, the Melbourne Herald's sporting cartoonist, Samuel Garnet Wells, suggested that adopting a black cat as a mascot might bring the club good luck. A local entrepreneur seized on the idea, producing and selling badges featuring a black cat at games. Shortly afterward, Geelong won four consecutive games, cementing the cat in club folklore.[10]

In earlier years, Geelong was often referred to as the Pivotonians, a name derived from the city's nickname, the Pivot. They were also called the Seagulls, in reference to Geelong's seaside location.[11]

Songs

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Geelong's official club song, "We Are Geelong", is set to the tune of "Toreador" from Carmen, with lyrics written by former premiership player John Watts. For many years, only the first verse was performed at matches and following victories, but since the start of the 2025 season, the club has played both verses. The version used by the club was recorded by the Fable Singers in 1972.[12] The lyrics are as follows:

We are Geelong, the greatest team of all
We are Geelong; we're always on the ball
We play the game as it should be played
At home or far away
Our banners fly high, from dawn to dark
Down at Kardinia Park.
So! Stand up and fight, remember our tradition
Stand up and fight, it's always our ambition
Throughout the game to fight with all our might
Because we're the mighty blue and white
And when the ball is bounced, to the final bell
Stand up and fight like hell!

In the 1980s and 1990s, Geelong experimented with alternative club songs, starting with Barry Crocker's "C'mon the Cats!" and followed by "Cat Attack", which the team ran out to during the 1992 Grand Final. However, these received an indifferent response from fans at the time, and the club returned to its traditional anthem.[13][14] In 2022, the club revived "Cat Attack" for Retro Round and has continued to play it following victories at Kardinia Park.

Stadium and training facilities

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Geelong's administrative headquarters is its home stadium, GMHBA Stadium or also called Kardinia Park. The club trains here during the season, however it also trains at its alternate training venue, the Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct. The latter features an MCG-sized oval and is often used by the club in the pre-season, when Kardinia Park is being used for other events.[15]

Rivalries

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Hawthorn

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Further information: Kennett curse

The rivalry between Hawthorn and Geelong is defined by two Grand Finals: those of 1989 and 2008. In the 1989 Grand Final, Geelong played the man, resulting in major injuries for several Hawks players, including Mark Yeates knocking out Dermott Brereton at the opening bounce. Hawthorn controlled the game, leading by approximately 40 points for most of the match. In the last quarter, Geelong almost managed to come from behind to win, but fell short by six points. In the 2008 Grand Final, Geelong was the heavily backed favourite and had lost only one match for the season, but lost by 26 points; Geelong then won its next eleven matches against Hawthorn over the following five years, under a curse, which was dubbed the "Kennett curse" that was attributed to disrespectful comments made by Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett following the 2008 Grand Final. It was later revealed that after the 2008 grand final, Paul Chapman initiated a pact between other Geelong players to never lose to Hawthorn again. The curse was broken in a preliminary final in 2013, after Paul Chapman played his last match for Geelong the previous week. Hawthorn went on to win the next three premierships. In 2016, Geelong again defeated Hawthorn in the qualifying final. In twenty matches among the two sides between 2008 and 2017, twelve were decided by less than ten points, with Geelong emerging victorious in eleven of those twelve matches.[16]

Collingwood

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In 1925, Geelong won their first flag over Collingwood. In 1930, Collingwood defeated Geelong in the grand final making it four flags in-a-row for the Pies. Geelong later denied Collingwood three successive premierships in 1937, winning a famous grand final by 32 points.

The two sides played against each other in six finals between 1951 and 1955, including the 1952 Grand Final when Geelong easily beat Collingwood by 46 points. In 1953, Collingwood ended Geelong's record 23-game winning streak in the home and away season, and later defeated them by 12 points in the grand final, denying the Cats a third successive premiership.

Since 2007, the clubs have again both been at the top of the ladder and have met regularly in finals. Geelong won a memorable preliminary final by five points on their way to their first flag in 44 years. In 2008, Collingwood inflicted Geelong's only home-and-away loss, by a massive 86 points, but the teams did not meet in the finals. They met in preliminary finals in 2009 and 2010, each winning one en route to a premiership. They finally met again in a Grand Final in 2011, which Geelong won by 38 points; Geelong inflicted Collingwood's only three losses for the 2011 season.[17]

Brisbane

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In the 2020s, Geelong and Brisbane have played each other in five finals (2020 Preliminary final, 2022 Preliminary Final, 2024 Preliminary final, 2025 2nd Qualifying Final and 2025 Grand Final). The current record in this time frame stands at 3 wins for Geelong and Brisbane with 2 wins. This includes Brisbane's most recent premiership in 2025, beating Geelong by 47 points in what was a dominant fashion during the 2nd half of play in front of a crowd of 100,022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[18]

Corporate

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Sponsorship

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At 100 years as of 2025, Geelong's sponsorship with the Ford Motor Company is one of the longest active sports sponsorship of any sports team in the world, with continuous sponsorship dating back to 1925. The sponsorship had previously been ratified as the longest in the world by the Guinness World Records,[19] until a change in definitions.

In recent years, Geelong-based retail company Cotton On Group has become synonymous with the club. The company has manufactured on-field and other team merchandise since 2016.[20]

AFL

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Year Kit Manufacturer Major Sponsor Shorts Sponsor Bottom Back Sponsor Top Back Sponsor
1925–1992 — Ford[lower-alpha 1] — — —
1993 — Ford —
1994–1996 — Ford
1997–1998 Adidas
1999–2002 Fila
2003–2006 Slazenger
2007 nib
2008–2016 ISC
2017–2021 Cotton On GMHBA
2022–2023 Ford
2024–present Simonds

AFL Women's

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Year Kit Manufacturer Major Sponsor Shorts Sponsor Bottom Back Sponsor Top Back Sponsor
2019-21 Cotton On Ford Viva Energy Deakin University —
2022 (S6) Geelong Dairy
2022 (S7)–2023 Bulla Dairy Foods
2024–present Viva Energy

Supporter base

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File:Geelong Cats supporters.jpg
Geelong's supporters came out in force in the 2009 Grand Final against St Kilda
File:Geelong FC's one-man cheer squad.jpg
Well-known supporter Troy West, nicknamed "Catman"
File:Geelong Cats Banner 2013.jpg
Geelong players prepare to break a banner, which is created by its supporters, before a match against Template:AFL GWS in June 2013.
Table of club membership, with home attendance figures (since 1984)
Season Members Average home
attendance[21] 		Ref
1984 7,709 20,577
1985 7,718 19,463
1986 6,985 15,319
1987 6,981 20,462
1988 9,667 20,790
1989 7,760 29,296
1990 15,087 24,711
1991 11,356 23,525
1992 13,535 27,698
1993 15,500 26,920
1994 14,312 26,461
1995 15,922 25,317
1996 17,346 25,161
1997 18,858 28,324
1998 19,971 28,371
1999 21,032 24,840
2000 25,595 27,729
2001 25,420 27,093
2002 23,756 27,040
2003 24,017 25,971
2004 25,021 25,747
2005 30,821 27,783
2006 32,290 27,428
2007 30,169 31,547 [22]
2008 36,850 29,474 [23]
2009 37,160 30,069 [24]
2010 40,326 39,129 [25]
2011 39,343 35,401 [26]
2012 40,200 31,508
2013 42,884 36,650
2014 43,803 33,915 [27]
2015 44,312 29,582 [28]
2016 50,571 30,497 [29]
2017 54,854 35,111 [30]
2018 63,818 34,207 [31]
2019 65,063 33,405 [32]
2020 60,066 4,569 [33]
2021 70,293 14,262 [34]
2022 71,943 26,875 [35]
2023 82,155 31,271 [36][37][38]
2024 90,798 38,861 [39]
2025 92,379 35,439 [40]

Players and staff

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Further information: List of Geelong Football Club players, Geelong Football Club draft and trade history, List of Geelong Football Club coaches, and List of Geelong Football Club captains
File:Chris Scott 2018.1.jpg
Chris Scott is the club's current head coach.
File:Patrick Dangerfield May 2019.jpg
Patrick Dangerfield is the club's current captain.

Current playing list and coaches

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Template:Geelong Football Club AFL personnel

Officials

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  • President: Craig Drummond
  • Vice President: Diana Taylor
  • Chief Executive Officer: Steve Hocking

Club records

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Further information: List of Geelong Football Club seasons

Premierships and awards

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See also: List of Geelong Football Club individual awards and records
Premierships
Competition Level Wins Years won
Australian Football League Seniors 10 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022
Reserves (1919–1999) 13 1923, 1924, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982
Under-19s (1946–1991) 1 1962
Victorian Football League Seniors (1877–1896) 7 1878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886
Reserves (2000–present) 3 2002, 2007, 2012
Other titles and honours
McClelland Trophy Seniors 11 1952, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1980, 1981, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2022
Challenge Cup Seniors 1 1863–64
VFL Night Series Seniors 1 1961
AFL pre-season competition Seniors 2 2006, 2009
Finishing positions
Australian Football League Minor premiership 15 1897, 1901, 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1980, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2022
Grand Finalist 10 1930, 1953, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2020, 2025
Wooden spoons 5 1908, 1915, 1944, 1957, 1958
Victorian Football League
(Since 2000)		 Minor premiership 2 2002, 2013
Grand Finalist 2 2006, 2013
Wooden spoon 1 2005
VFL Women's Grand Finalist 2 2018, 2021[lower-alpha 2]
Wooden spoon 1 2024

Win–loss record

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File:Chas Brownlow.jpg
Awarded to the "best and fairest" player during the AFL's home-and-away season, the Brownlow Medal, football's most prestigious award, is named after Geelong player and administrator Charles "Chas" Brownlow.
File:Carji Greeves.jpg
Geelong footballer Edward "Carji" Greeves, winner of the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924, and namesake of the Carji Greeves Medal, awarded to Geelong's best and fairest player of the season
Statistics are correct to end of the 2025 season[41]
Geelong's win–loss record against other VFL/AFL clubs
Club T W L D Win%
Template:AFL Ade 52 31 21 0 59.6
Template:AFL BB 15 10 4 1 70.0
Template:AFL BL 47 26 21 0 55.3
Template:AFL Car 227 104 121 2 46.3
Template:AFL Col 243 106 136 1 43.8
Template:AFL Ess 226 106 115 5 48.0
Template:AFL Fit 183 103 79 1 56.6
Template:AFL Fre 46 30 16 0 65.2
Template:AFL GC 17 13 4 0 76.5
Template:AFL GWS 18 9 8 1 52.8
Template:AFL Haw 174 97 76 1 56.0
Template:AFL Mel 226 135 89 2 60.2
Template:AFL NM 173 109 63 1 63.3
Template:AFL 45 30 14 1 67.8
Template:AFL Ric 205 110 92 3 54.4
Template:AFL StK 225 136 88 1 60.7
Template:AFL Syd 233 128 104 1 55.2
Template:AFL Uni 14 8 6 0 57.1
Template:AFL WC 60 32 27 1 54.2
Template:AFL WB 170 109 59 2 64.7
Totals 2599 1432 1143 24 55.6
Key
W Wins L Losses D Draws T Total
Win% Winning percentage

Match records

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Table of club VFL/AFL match records
Club record Round Venue Opponent Details Ref
Highest score Round 7, 1992 Carrara Template:AFL BB Geelong 37.17 (239) v Brisbane Bears 11.9 (75) [42]
Lowest score Round 3, 1899 Corio Oval Template:AFL Fit Geelong 0.8 (8) v Fitzroy 4.8 (32) [43]
Highest losing score Round 6, 1989 Princes Park Template:AFL Haw Geelong 25.13 (163) v Hawthorn 26.15 (171) [44]
Lowest winning score Round 9, 1897 Corio Oval Template:AFL Mel Geelong 1.9 (15) v Melbourne 0.10 (10) [45]
Biggest winning margin Round 19, 2011 Kardinia Park Template:AFL Mel 186 points Geelong 37.11 (233) v Melbourne 7.5 (47) [46]
Biggest losing margin Round 21, 1986 Princes Park Template:AFL Haw 135 points – Geelong 13.12 (90) v Hawthorn 35.15 (225) [47]
Record attendance (home and away game) Round 6, 2025 Melbourne Cricket Ground Template:AFL Haw 88,746 [48]
Record attendance (finals matches, excluding Grand Finals) 1968 VFL season preliminary final Melbourne Cricket Ground Template:AFL Ess 103,649
Record attendance (finals match) 1967 VFL Grand Final Melbourne Cricket Ground Template:AFL Ric 109,396

Team of the Century

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Template:Geelong Team of the Century

Reserves team

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See also: List of Geelong Football Club reserves team seasons

The Geelong reserves (also known as the Bendigo Bank Cats for sponsorship reasons) are the reserves side of the club, playing in the Victorian Football League.

History

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Geelong's reserves side began competing in the Victorian Junior Football League, later known as the VFL/AFL reserves, in 1922. The team won thirteen premierships during that time (1923, 1924, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1980, 1981 and 1982), the most of any club.

Since the demise of the AFL reserves competition, the Geelong reserves have competed in the Victorian Football League. Unlike all other Victorian AFL clubs, Geelong has never operated in a reserves affiliation with an existing VFL club, having instead operated its stand-alone reserves team continuously. The team is composed of both reserves players from the club's primary and rookie AFL lists, and a separately maintained list of players only eligible for VFL matches. Home games are played at GMHBA Stadium, with some played as curtain-raisers to senior AFL matches.

The side is also known as the Bendigo Bank Cats, referring to the club's commercial partnership with Bendigo Bank.[49]

Club honours

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Women's teams

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Further information: List of Geelong Football Club women's seasons

In 2017, following the inaugural AFL Women's (AFLW) season, Geelong was among eight clubs that applied for licences to enter the competition from 2019 onwards.[50] In September 2017, the club was announced as one of two clubs, along with Template:AFLW, to receive a licence to join the competition in 2019.[51] The club has also had a team in the second-tier VFL Women's league since 2017.

The club has qualified for the AFL Women's finals on three occasions, making it through the preliminary final in 2023 before losing to eventual premiers Template:AFLW.

AFL Women's team

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Template:Geelong Football Club AFL Women's personnel

Match records

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Table of club AFLW match records
Club record Round Venue Opponent Details Ref
Highest score Round 10, 2022 (S7) Kardinia Park Template:AFLW Geelong 15.12 (102) v Sydney 4.3 (27) [52]
Lowest score Week 3, 2024 Princes Park Template:AFLW Geelong 0.5 (5) v Carlton 4.5 (29) [53]
Highest losing score Week 5, 2024 Kardinia Park Template:AFLW Geelong 9.7 (61) v Hawthorn 12.7 (79)
Lowest winning score Round 1, 2022 (S7) Kardinia Park Template:AFLW Geelong 2.3 (15) v Richmond 1.5 (11)
Biggest winning margin Round 10, 2022 (S7) Kardinia Park Template:AFLW 75 points – Geelong 15.12 (102) v Sydney 4.3 (27) [54]
Biggest losing margin Preliminary final, 2019 Adelaide Oval Template:AFLW 66 points – Geelong 1.1 (7) v Adelaide 11.7 (73) [55]
Record attendance (home and away game) Round 1, 2019 Kardinia Park Template:AFLW 18,429 [56]
Record attendance (finals matches, excluding Grand Finals) Preliminary final, 2019 Adelaide Oval Template:AFLW 13,429 [56]
Record attendance (finals match) Preliminary final, 2019 Adelaide Oval Template:AFLW 13,429 [56]

Win–loss record

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Statistics are correct to end of the 2025 season[57]
Geelong's win–loss record against other AFL Women's clubs
Club P W L D Win%
Template:AFLW 6 0 6 0 0.0
Template:AFLW 5 2 3 0 40.0
Template:AFLW 5 1 4 0 20.0
Template:AFLW 5 1 4 0 20.0
Template:AFLW 4 3 1 0 75.0
Template:AFLW 5 2 3 0 40.0
Template:AFLW 4 3 1 0 75.0
Template:AFLW 4 1 3 0 25.0
Template:AFLW 3 1 2 0 33.3
Template:AFLW 4 1 3 0 25.0
Template:AFLW 8 0 7 1 0.0
Template:AFLW 2 1 1 0 50.0
Template:AFLW 7 5 2 0 71.4
Template:AFLW 3 1 2 0 33.3
Template:AFLW 4 3 1 0 75.0
Template:AFLW 5 3 2 0 60.0
Template:AFLW 6 3 3 0 50.0
Totals 80 32 47 1 40.0

Activism

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Same-Sex Marriage

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During the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, Geelong Football Club supported the Yes vote.[58]

Voice to Parliament

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Geelong Football Club was a supporter of the Voice to Parliament.[59]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Logo first appeared on Geelong guernseys during the 1970s
  2. ↑ After qualifying for the 2021 VFLW Grand Final, the match was postponed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.

Footnotes

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official Website of the Geelong Football Club Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine GFC History Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 10 June 2007.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rodgers, Stephen (1983) Every Game Ever Played p. i. Melbourne: Lloyd O'Neil
  3. ↑ "AFL Tables". afltables.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "AFL Tables – Season Summary". afltables.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. ↑ The Bulletin publishes for the last time
  6. ↑ AFL Tables Finishing Summary 1897–2006.
  7. ↑ McClure, Geoff. "UNEARTHING HISTORY: THE LOST BROWNLOW FILES". fullpointsfooty.net. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2010.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Official AFL Website of the Geelong Cats Football Club". gfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "www.footyjumpers.com". footyjumpers.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Webb, Carolyn (6 September 2019). "How the Geelong Cats got their nickname, and other stories". The Age. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Pollard, Kyle. "Kyle Pollard: The five footy club nicknames that just didn't stick". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  12. ↑ AFL Tunes to Remember The Melbourne Age, 23 July 2010
  13. ↑ Crocker, Barry (2003). Bazza: The Adventures of Barry Crocker. Pan Macmillan Australia. pp. 62–63. ISBN 9780732911751.
  14. ↑ Darling, Alexander (27 May 2024). "Your AFL club has probably experimented with different theme songs — will Tasmania get its right first go?". ABC News. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Deakin welcomes Cats as MCG blockbuster looms". Deakin University. 19 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Head to Head Between Geelong and Hawthorn". finalsiren.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "An epic rivalry". collingwoodfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "AFL rivalry to fire in overdue date after dominant decades". www.espn.com.au. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  19. ↑ admin (3 May 2022). "The most enduring sponsorships of all time". Elevent. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  20. ↑ Edwards, Aimee (15 February 2024). "Spotlight On Sponsors: Geelong Maintains Record Breaking Sponsorship Despite Dramatic Fall From Grace In 2023". bandt.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "Geelong Attendances". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  22. ↑ Pierik, Jon (13 July 2007). "Club members post record". Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited. p. 106.
  23. ↑ Ralph, Jon (16 July 2008). "Bid to keep new Kanga members". Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited. p. 77.
  24. ↑ Rucci, Michelangelo (24 July 2009). "Fans are quitting SA seats". The Advertiser. Adelaide: News Limited. p. 109.
  25. ↑ Warner, Michael (17 July 2010). "Roos lose support". Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited. p. 39.
  26. ↑ Williams, Bruce (31 July 2011). "Magpie army leads charge on AFL membership". Sunday Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited. p. 78.
  27. ↑ "Record AFL club membership in 2014". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  28. ↑ Siracusa, Claire (26 August 2015). "AFL club membership grows, but three clubs dropped off". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  29. ↑ Bowen, Nick (25 August 2016). "The membership ladder: Hawks overtake Pies, Dons slide". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  30. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (16 August 2017). "AFL club membership heads towards a million". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  31. ↑ King, Travis (2 August 2018). "Thanks a million: New membership benchmark". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  32. ↑ "AFL CLUB MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS FOR 2019 REVEALED". sen.com.au. Sports Entertainment Network. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  33. ↑ "AFL statement on club memberships in 2020". afl.com.au. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  34. ↑ Collings, Tom (5 August 2021). "Cats Set All-Time Membership Record". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  35. ↑ Negrepontis, Nic (5 September 2022). "ALL 18 AFL CLUBS' MEMBERSHIP TALLIES FOR 2022 REVEALED". sen.com.au. Sports Entertainment Network. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  36. ↑ "AFL breaks all-time club membership record". afl.com.au. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  37. ↑ "Geelong Celebrates 80,000 Members In 2023". Geelong Football Club. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  38. ↑ Wakefield, Bryn (6 September 2023). "AFL membership numbers 2023: All-time record broken for competition". Sporting News. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  39. ↑ Jovanovski, Jack (11 September 2024). "Vic powerhouse defends title; new No. 2 leapfrogs Eagles: 2024 AFL membership ladder revealed". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  40. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (10 September 2025). "AFL membership ladder 2025 revealed: Eagles power on full display amid Qld clubs' stunning growth". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  41. ↑ "Geelong Win–loss records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  42. ↑ V/AFL record
  43. ↑ "AFL Tables – Geelong – Game Records". afltables.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  44. ↑ V/AFL record. Geelong took both this record and that for the highest score from Fitzroy.
  45. ↑ Only one behind kicked in first quarter; aggregate of scoring shots lowest since 1953 and second lowest since 1905 Grand Final
  46. ↑ "AFL Tables – Geelong – Game Records". afltables.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  47. ↑ Geelong actually led early in the third quarter before Hawthorn kicked 25.7 (157) to 1.7 (13) for a record score for a half
  48. ↑ "Geelong hang on for thrilling Easter Monday win". espn.com.au. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  49. ↑ "Geelong and Bendigo Bank Extend Partnership". Geelong Cats. 16 March 2021.
  50. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (29 August 2017). "Decision on AFLW expansion delayed". afl.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  51. ↑ Black, Sarah (27 September 2017). "North and Geelong win AFLW expansion race". afl.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  52. ↑ "Australian Football – Geelong – Game Records". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  53. ↑ "Australian Football – Geelong – Game Records". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  54. ↑ "Australian Football – Geelong – Game Records". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 "Australian Football – Geelong – Game Records". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  57. ↑ "Geelong Win–loss records". AFLW Stats. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  58. ↑ "Sport". Australian Marriage Equality. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  59. ↑ Cross, Jarred (17 May 2023). "Geelong Football Club backs 'Yes' to Indigenous Voice to Parliament". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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