Formed in 1859, Geelong is the second-oldest club in the AFL, behind Melbourne. The club was a foundation member of the Victorian Football League in 1897, and has won ten premierships overall, including three premierships in five years from 2007 to 2011 and another in 2022. Prior to the 2007 flag the Cats had endured a lengthy premiership drought, having not tasted success since 1963. As part of that dry spell they lost four grand finals in seven years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including losing both the 1992 and 1994 grand finals to West Coast.
Head to head[]
| Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 59 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 46.6% | |
| Finals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| By venue | ||||||
| Subiaco Oval | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 55.6% | |
| WACA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| Perth Stadium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| Kardinia Park | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 31.5% | |
| MCG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0% | |
| Waverley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Records[]
Biggest win: 80 points in the 1994 Grand Final
Biggest loss: 135 points in Round 13 2008, the club's second biggest loss of all time
Highest score: 143 in the 1994 Grand Final
Lowest score: 32 in Round 4 2014 at Kardinia Park
Highest score against: 182 in Round 13 2008 at Subiaco
Lowest score against: 44 in Round 9 1998 at Kardinia Park
Most goals in a match: 8 by Peter Sumich in Round 6 1991 at Waverley and again by Sumich in the 1992 Semi Final at the MCG
Every game[]
| Year | Round | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 12 | Kardinia Park | L | 85-91 |
| 1988 | 1 | Kardinia Park | W | 104-83 |
| 1988 | 15 | Subiaco | W | 126-106 |
| 1989 | 2 | Kardinia Park | L | 80-175 |
| 1989 | 20 | WACA | W | 126-82 |
| 1990 | 9 | Subiaco | W | 112-93 |
| 1990 | 22 | Kardinia Park | W | 90-83 |
| 1991 | 6 | Waverley | W | 134-89 |
| 1991 | 21 | WACA | W | 82-81 |
| 1991 | PF | Waverley | W | 79-64 |
| 1992 | 4 | Subiaco | L | 107-131 |
| 1992 | 19 | Kardinia Park | W | 96-77 |
| 1992 | SF | MCG | W | 133-95 |
| 1992 | GF | MCG | W | 113-85 |
| 1993 | 7 | Kardinia Park | W | 113-105 |
| 1993 | 22 | WACA | L | 96-116 |
| 1994 | 14 | Kardinia Park | W | 93-75 |
| 1994 | GF | MCG | W | 143-63 |
| 1995 | 13 | Kardinia Park | L | 64-116 |
| 1996 | 4 | Subiaco | L | 88-106 |
| 1996 | 19 | Kardinia Park | L | 82-127 |
| 1997 | 2 | Kardinia Park | L | 72-78 |
| 1997 | 17 | Subiaco | W | 129-82 |
| 1998 | 9 | Kardinia Park | W | 65-44 |
| 1999 | 13 | Kardinia Park | W | 112-68 |
| 2000 | 5 | Kardinia Park | L | 81-162 |
| 2000 | 20 | Subiaco | L | 78-108 |
| 2001 | 1 | Kardinia Park | L | 49-115 |
| 2001 | 16 | Subiaco | L | 80-150 |
| 2002 | 14 | Kardinia Park | L | 33-65 |
| 2003 | 7 | Subiaco | W | 113-97 |
| 2003 | 20 | Kardinia Park | D | 63-63 |
| 2004 | 14 | Subiaco | W | 51-49 |
| 2005 | 2 | Subiaco | W | 84-62 |
| 2005 | 21 | Kardinia Park | L | 33-109 |
| 2006 | 10 | Kardinia Park | W | 101-98 |
| 2007 | 7 | Kardinia Park | L | 70-109 |
| 2008 | 13 | Subiaco | L | 47-182 |
| 2008 | 22 | Kardinia Park | L | 65-164 |
| 2009 | 11 | Subiaco | L | 77-99 |
| 2010 | 11 | Subiaco | L | 98-122 |
| 2010 | 22 | Kardinia Park | L | 68-112 |
| 2011 | 16 | Subiaco | W | 96-88 |
| 2011 | PF | MCG | L | 69-117 |
| 2012 | 20 | Subiaco | W | 102-97 |
| 2013 | 21 | Subiaco | L | 41-107 |
| 2014 | 4 | Kardinia Park | L | 32-107 |
| 2015 | 9 | Subiaco | W | 120-64 |
| 2016 | 7 | Kardinia Park | L | 79-123 |
| 2017 | 13 | Subiaco | W | 83-70 |
| 2018 | 3 | Perth Stadium | W | 95-80 |
| 2019 | 6 | Kardinia Park | L | 46-104 |
| 2019 | SF | MCG | L | 68-88 |
| 2020 | 9 | Perth Stadium | W | 73-64 |
| 2021 | 6 | Kardinia Park | L | 39-136 |
| 2022 | 14 | Perth Stadium | L | 63-81 |
| 2022 | 23 | Kardinia Park | L | 46-131 |
| 2023 | 5 | Adelaide Oval | L | 89-136 |
| 2024 | 24 | Kardinia Park | L | 75-168 |
Players to have appeared for both clubs[]
| Player | WCE games | Years at WCE | Geel games | Years at Geel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Hall | 2 | 1991-1993 | 74 | 1995-2000 | ||||
| David Haynes | 46 | 2000-2003 | 19 | 2002-2005 | ||||
| Jamaine Jones | 35* | 2020-pres | 7 | 2017-2019 | ||||
| Tim Kelly | 54* | 2020-pres | 48 | 2018-2019 | ||||
| Andrew MacNish | 20 | 1987-1991 | 3 | 1992 | ||||
| Geoff Miles | 71 | 1987-1991 | 20 | 1992 | ||||
| Scott Selwood | 135 | 2008-2015 | 34 | 2016-2019 | ||||
| Brett Spinks | 21 | 1993-1997 | 19 | 1998-1999 | ||||
| Nathan Vardy | 52 | 2017-2021 | 25 | 2010-2016 | ||||
| Mitchell White | 151 | 1991-2000 | 23 | 2001-2003 | ||||
| On playing list at both clubs | ||||||||
| Darren Bartsch | 0 | 1989 | 0 | 1990 | ||||
| Liam Bedford | 0 | 2009 | 0 | 2007-2008 |
Trade history[]
| Year | Traded | Acquired | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Geoff Miles | Pick 24 (Kane Morphett) | ||
| 1997 | Brett Spinks | Pick 13 (Callum Chambers) | ||
| 2000 | Mitchell White | Pick 27 (ontraded to Essendon - Ted Richards) Pick 45 (Trent Carroll) Pick 57 (ontraded to Richmond - Steven Sziller) |
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| 2003 | David Haynes | Pick 20 (Sam Butler) | ||
| 2016 | Pick 71 (Timm House) | Nathan Vardy | ||
| 2019 | Pick 14 (Cooper Stephens) Pick 24 (Jeremy Sharp) Pick 33 (ontraded to Essendon - Nick Bryan) 2020 first-round pick (ontraded to GWS Giants - Ryan Angwin) |
Tim Kelly Pick 52 (ontraded to Fremantle - exchanged on academy bid) 2020 third-round pick |
AFLW record[]
Head to head[]
| Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| By venue | ||||||
| Lathlain Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Every game[]
| Year | Round | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | Lathlain Park | W | 53-14 |