[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. Craig Drummond, who has been a member of the club's board since 2011, will take on the presidency following the AGM. In an interview with Lou Richards on Channel 7's World of Sport, Bob Davis predicted that Newman would enjoy a stellar career. 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. McGREGOR, Alexander Hugh (1908-1997) 'Alec' McGregor (Football 1927) 'Alec' McGregor was born at Mount Gambier on 15 June 1908, the son of William McAlpine McGregor and Flora Sarah, nee McDonald. [43] Ultimately, the club finished tenth on the ladder and failed to make the finals. Essendon was favoured to win the third of a hat-trick of premierships. Seagulls was also an earlier nickname. As a result, players transferred over to other clubs and forced Geelong into recess during 1942 and 1943. 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. [33] Post season, Geelong signed Nathan Ablett under the fatherson rule,[34] just as the club had done with older brother Gary in 2001. 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. Geelong Football Club has produced champion players and outstanding officials. During that time, the Geelong reserves team won thirteen premierships (1923, 1924, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982), the most of any club. Despite missing the finals during this first season back with the club, Hickey led Geelong to two consecutive premierships in 1951 and 1952to date, the only back-to-back premierships in the club's history. Geelong then travelled to Adelaide to play the Crows (who ironically finished lower on the ladder than Geelong but still got to host the game) and lost the match by eight points, after field umpire Grant Vernon failed to pay a courageous Leigh Colbert mark late in the game while Geelong were narrowly hanging on to a lead. [97]. 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 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. [8] A reprint of what were believed in 1923 to have been the Geelong's eleven 1859 rules appeared in the Geelong Advertiser courtesy of Fred Blackham from an old folded card. Geelong Cats 160 years: How pub meeting kicked off our great club as nearly as possible in a line with the opposite Goal 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 In the finals the club met 7th placed Footscray and won by 82 points. Remembering the past gives power to the present. Geelong finished the regular season in first position on the ladder, earning the club a second-consecutive McClelland Trophy, its ninth overall. The first player to win the award was Geelong's Edward Greeves. It was not until late in the season when Geelong reverted to its all-out attacking style of play. A week later it seemed Geelong had no hope of beating Carlton, who had finished 2nd after the home and away season, given that their three best midfielders; Garry Hocking, Paul Couch and Mark Bairstow were not playing through injury. [59] Jimmy Bartel, who played in each of these three premiership wins, was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for his best on ground performance. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 reigning premiers . Carlton recruits former Geelong chief executive Brian Cook as its - ABC [3] Bernie Smith became the club's second Brownlow Medalist in 1951, a year during which the club also signed the Ford Motor Company as a corporate sponsor.[21][22]. [70] It was the first time a match had been abandoned in VFL/AFL history. It adopted the Laws of Australian Football in the early 1860s after a series of compromises with the Melbourne Football Club. The club set new records for most disposals every year through this period, with record low kick-to-handpass ratios including having fewer kicks than handpasses across its entire 2009 premiership season. 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. In November 2007, Diana was elected as the President of the Western Region Football League, one of the largest metropolitan football leagues in . The Geelong Football Club Past Players Association (GFCPPA) was established in 1933, two years after Geelong had won its second VFL Premiership in 1931. Since 2007, the clubs have again both been at the top of the ladder and have met regularly in finals. Print. Geelong Past Players & Officials Club | Former Footballers 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. 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XI. [11] This rule was later standardised in Victoria in 1866. 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. IV. 2010. Carter has been a key driver within the football industry over the past 35 years. His assistant Gary Ayres took over the job. Several experienced players urged Blight to revert to Geelong's customary geisha style of play. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. V/AFL record. The club finished 12th, its lowest finish for over 40 years and its equally lowest ever. During 1980, the club brought back Goggin to coach the team. New Geelong president Craig Drummond will oversee a club plan to have 100,000 Cats members by 2025 as the perennial contenders continue to strive for premierships. The club fell behind the progressive clubs of the 1970s, notably Carlton, Richmond, Hawthorn and North Melbourne. The ball, while in Play, may under no circumstances be thrown History of the Geelong Football Club - Wikipedia 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 [45] Chapman's criticisms, which followed a similar assessment from coach Mark Thompson, led to a group discussion involving all of the club's playing and coaching staff, and produced frank assessments of both individuals and the club in general. The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Following the conclusion of the 1959 season, Hickey retired as coach and was succeeded by Bob Davis, a dual premiership player from the club's successful 1951 and 1952 period. Board of Directors & Executive Team - Geelong Football Club [69], During 2015, the round fourteen match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled, and declared a draw, following the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh. Geelong once again played West Coast for the premiership. Former Geelong player Greg Williams, now a superstar at Carlton, was named best on ground with his five goals. [7], The Geelong Football Club was formally established at a meeting held in the Victoria Hotel on 18 July 1859.[1]. Geelong and the stray Cats - The Age By mid season, Couch would retire on 259 games. The Geelong Football Club's rich history is all around us. Geelong Football Club's first president George Rippon. Bob Davis acknowledges the possibility that had Coleman played, Essendon may well have won, given that Geelong had no true match for him, as Coleman was simply too skilled. Mark Thompson was appointed coach. "The same as the other 19 in the team." . [85] Dangerfield, in his first season at the club, polled a then-record 35 votes to win the 2016 Brownlow Medal. 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. Despite dominating in the VFA, Geelong found the premiership harder to win in the VFL. Despite not placing first on the ladder at any point during the regular season, Geelong managed a regular-season record of 18 wins and four losses, which was the first time a team had won 18 or more matches in the VFL or AFL's regular season for three consecutive seasons. In 1952, Geelong easily defeated Lou Richards' Collingwood team. Updated: 1 May 2023Source(s): Players; Coaches. 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. Geelong was the only non-Melbourne-based team to regularly play matches against metropolitan teams. Long-time Geelong president and philanthropist Frank Costa, the only person to have been named a legend of the AFL club without ever playing for the Cats, has died after a year-long battle. [56], Sources: Club historical data Archived 4 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine and VFLW stats. His formal involvement with the game culminated in 12 years as a Director of the Geelong Football Club, including six years as Vice President. Any player who played in the first or second eighteen could join, and the committee could appoint life members. Geelong did not participate in the 1916, 1942 and 1943 VFL seasons due to the World Wars (indicated in grey), Known as the Victorian Football League from 18971989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924, Known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 18771996, The 2020 season was cancelled, and the 2021 grand final was cancelled without a premiership being awarded, due to the. This match ended up being a sad farewell to Gary Ablett Jnr, who was playing his last game after hurting his twice previously-injured shoulder in the opening minutes of the match. 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. In 1997 Geelong faced a season with no dependence on ageing superstars, Paul Couch and Gary Ablett. 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. For many footballers who were seldom more than semi-professional sportsmen, match payments supplemented Great Depression-hit wages. Love our Geelong Cats | Our past presidents from the Geelong football [66][67] Notably, Geelong's qualifying final against Fremantle in 2013 was the first time Kardinia Park hosted a finals match,[68] with Geelong losing the game by 15 points. [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. [5][10], Many of the club's official records before 1920 have disappeared. The Geelong Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria.Since becoming a foundation club of the Victorian Football League (VFL)which is now known as the Australian Football League (AFL)in 1897, the club has participated in every season of the competition except the 1916, 1942 and 1943 seasons, where the club did not field teams due to World War I (1916 . The club met North Melbourne in a "home" final at the MCG at night. [32], Geelong returned to the finals in 2004, progressing through to the preliminary finals where they lost to Brisbane by nine points. [31] In the absence of finals appearances at AFL-level, the club's reserves team won its first VFL premiership in 2002. Paul Couch also won the Brownlow Medal to become the club's fourth Brownlow Medalist and first in twenty-seven years. [13], Following the formation of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877, Geelong joined the association as one of its foundation clubs. Geelong Football Club president Colin Carter will retire from his role at the club's annual general meeting (AGM) on 28 January 2021. Graham Farmer succeeded Fred Wooller as captain in 1965, leading the club until the end of 1967. Hocking will commence in the role at the completion of the 2021 season. Geelong pays tribute to 1952 premiership star Geoff Williams Isaac Smith won the Norm Smith Medal. Against the Brisbane Bears at Carrara the club kicked a VFL/AFL record score of 37 goals 17 behinds (239 points). [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. As Geelong's captain, he pioneered the Australian football tactic of flooding. It was alleged that saboteurs attempted to destroy one of the special trains carrying Geelong supporters to the match in South Melbourne. The club was on a financial precipice, playing in a crumbling venue and had not tasted premiership success in 36 years. In 1953, Collingwood defeated Geelong in the Grand Final. In 1990, the league was expanded to a national level and became known as the Australian Football League (AFL). [75][76], The club's recruitment strategy was in response to the departure of many of its premiership players in the preceding seasons,[77] such as Brad Ottens (in 2011),[78] Matthew Scarlett and David Wojcinski (2012),[79] and Joel Corey (2013). The two clubs fostered a strong early rivalry. All the latest news, video, results and information . Sam Newman played 300 games for Geelong and went on to become a prominent, if controversial, media personality. 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. "We Are Geelong" is the song sung after a game won by the Geelong Football Club. 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. [12], Geelong played most of its early home games at the Argyle Square, situated between Aberdeen Street and Pakington Street. [93] After losing the first qualifying final to Collingwood by 10 points,[94] they bounced back to eliminate reigning premiers West Coast by 20 points in the first semi-final. the sole Judges of infringements. Melbourne members familiar with the rugby rules were regularly flaunting their own rules of not running with the ball (particularly H. C. A. Harrison but also Tom Wills) carrying it great distances while not being penalised by the umpires. In 1956, Geelong recruited Billy Goggin, Geelong's greatest rover, who also coached Geelong in the 1980s. Despite this, club full-forward Larry Donohue became the club's third Coleman Medalist after kicking over 100 goals in 1976. The club's official team song and anthem is "We Are Geelong". [4], Records of football matches in Geelong date to 1858. [49] Less than a week later, Mark Thompson resigned from his position as senior coach, despite being contracted until the end of 2011. Ablett returned mid-season to the club. 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. The club had also won the 2007 VFL premiership against Coburg the weekend before. Geelong managed to defeat the reigning premiers, Hawthorn, in the two clubs' second meeting of the season in Round 17. Gary Ablett topped the goalkicking for the year easily, kicking 129 goals (including the finals) and winning his second consecutive John Coleman Medal. Geelong performed poorly early on in the 1923 season. Blight agreed and Geelong began to play like champions again. [3] The 1937 Grand Final is widely regarded as a game of the highest quality, remembered for its long and accurate kicking and high marking. In twenty matches between the two sides between 2008 and 2017, twelve were decided by less than ten points, with Geelong victorious in eleven of those twelve matches.[16]. In 1930, Collingwood defeated Geelong in the grand final making it four flags in-a-row for the Pies. Tripping, holding and hacking are strictly prohibited. geelong football club past presidents - solutionsplusonline.com With 25seconds left and a boundary throw-in, the ball came to ground and Martyn cleared, only for the ball to be marked by Leigh Colbert. However, with several young players and second-tier midfielders, along with six goals from Gary Ablett, Geelong defeated Carlton by 33 points. [citation needed], Across the next three seasons Geelong experienced a lean period where finals were not realised for three years from 2001 to 2003 finishing twelfth, ninth and twelfth respectively. The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers ten times, with four in the AFL era (since 1990). 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. The match was notable with Geelong successfully completing a comeback from a 28-point deficit early in the final quarter to record a victory when an after-the-siren kick Jimmy Bartel scored a point and resulted in a win. [88] The club placed eighth on the league's ladder in 2018, but did not progress past the first finals week after being defeated in an elimination final against Melbourne by 29 points. PDF Financial Statements 2017 - Afl 1931 Geelong Cats premiership greeted with scenes of remarkable The design is said to represent the white seagulls and blue water of Corio Bay. [87] In the subsequent offseason, Gary Ablett Jr. was traded back to Geelong after seven seasons with Gold Coast. The principal purposes of the Club include: . A goal must be kicked fairly between the posts without touching either of them or any portion of the person of one of the opposite side in [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. Bob's fascination with and commitment to Australian football spans over six decades. The Newman Club was founded in 1980 to support Australian Rules Football at Geelong Grammar School. Frank Costa was president of the Geelong Football Club for more than a decade. [70] During the season, Corey Enright achieved the club's all-time games record with his tally of 326 games in round nineteen; Jimmy Bartel also celebrated his 300th game milestone in the same round. The move followed the redevelopment of the old Doug Wade stand. The club's sole loss occurred in Round 9 with an 86-point deficit against Collingwood. The Board opted for stability over the uncertainty of radical personnel change. [56], Following Thompson's departure, former Brisbane player Chris Scott was appointed as senior coach of the club. [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. Between 2007 and 2009, Geelong players received 13 individual selections in All-Australian teams over the three seasons, including a record nine selections in the 2007 team. The new club was called the Geelong Football Club; it was typically . 1998 was a season best forgotten. However, the club then lost its next 9 to finish the season with 10 wins and tenth position. Geelong ultimately won the match by five points. $16 each or 2 any 2 for $30. Gary Ablett played his worst game for years, he was goalless for the afternoon and was blanketed by Carlton's Stephen Silvagni. [27] Geelong finished the regular season on top of the ladder, eclipsing their previous record for total points scored in a home-and-away season (2916 in 1989) and increased it to 3057 points.[28]. It was also suggested that to encourage the support of past players of the GFC, provision should be made to gather at matches played at Corio Oval. [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. Although Geelong were leading by as much as 23 points in the final quarter, Sydney's Nick Davis scored the final four goals of the game (including a goal just before the final siren) to give Sydney a three-point victory. case of the ball being forced between the goal posts in a scrimmage a goal shall be awarded The Best and Fairest was won by Paul Couch, who narrowly missed out on winning his second Brownlow Medal. 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. [74] Consequently, Dangerfield was traded to Geelong after winning Adelaide's best and fairest award for 2015. The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Paul Chapman, after gathering 26 possessions and scoring three goals, including the goal which effectively won the match for Geelong. VI. 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. The club contested its first interclub match against Melbourne at Argyle Square in 1860, which finished as a scoreless draw. 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. The history of the Geelong Football Club, began 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. 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. Vale Frank Costa - Geelong Football Club 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. [80] In addition to retirements across this period, some veteran players were not offered new contracts and were either traded or released via free agency to new clubs; this included Paul Chapman, James Kelly and Mathew Stokes all moving to Essendon, James Podsiadly joining Adelaide, as well as Josh Hunt and Steve Johnson both playing for Greater Western Sydney. 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" which was attributed to disrespectful comments made by Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett following the 2008 Grand Final. Players of note in this golden era include Bob Davis, Leo Turner (father of future star, Michael Turner), Peter Pianto, Fred Flanagan, and Bernie Smith. It adopted the Laws of Australian Football in the early 1860s after a series of compromises with the Melbourne Football Club.
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