HISTORY
Joined VFL: | (VFA: 1887–1897), 2000 |
Premiers: | 1878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 2002, 2007, 2012 (10) |
Runners-up: | 1881, 1887, 1888, 1895, 2006, 2013 (6) |
VFL Club Champions: | – |
J.J. Liston Trophy: | James Byrne (2007), Jordan Schroder (2013) |
Norm Goss Memorial Medal: | James Rahilly (2002), Tom Lonergan (2007), George Horlin-Smith (2012) |
‘Frosty’ Miller Medal: | – |
Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal: | Jason Davenport (2006) |
Games record-holder: | Jackson Hollmer (106) |
Goals record-holder: | Matthew McCarthy (119) |
Longest winning sequence: | 9 (2012) |
Longest losing sequence: | 8 (2005) |
LEADERSHIP
YEAR | COACH | CAPTAIN | BEST & FAIREST |
2000 | R Watt | Rotation | P Lindsay |
2001 | R Watt | Rotation | P Corrigan |
2002 | R Watt | T McGrath | D Mensch |
2003 | R Watt | T McGrath | A Carrazzo |
2004 | R Watt | J Byrne | J Byrne |
2005 | L Tudor | J Byrne | M Spencer |
2006 | L Tudor | J Byrne | J Byrne |
2007 | L Tudor | J Byrne | T Callan |
2008 | L Tudor | J Byrne | J Davenport |
2009 | D Amos | J Podsiadly | J Podsiadly |
2010 | D Amos | J Podsiadly / M Firman | R Gamble |
2011 | D Amos | M Firman / T Selwood | J Simpkin |
2012 | M Knights | T Selwood | J Simpkin |
2013 | M Knights | T Selwood | M Corrigan |
2014 | M Knights | D Gleeson | J Schroder |
2015 | P Hood | J Hollmer / B Raidme / J Sheringham / R Williams | T Ruggles |
2016 | S O’Bree | Rotation | T Atkins |
2017 | S O’Bree | Rotation (T Atkins / J Edwards / B Moloney) | J Tsitas |
2018 | S O’Bree | T Atkins | T Atkins |
2019 | S O’Bree | A Black / J Tsitas | S Simpson |
DRAFTEES
2000 | Tim Clark* (Geelong) 0 games, Leigh Harding* (North Melbourne) 141 |
2004 | Matthew Egan (Geelong) 59 |
2006 | Jason Davenport* (Geelong/Port Adelaide) 0/28 |
2007 | Shane Mumford (Geelong/Sydney/GWS) 21/79/92, Scott Thompson (North Melbourne) 241 |
2009 | Ben Johnson* (Geelong) 0, James Podsiadly* (Geelong/Adelaide) 83/21 |
2010 | Jonathan Simpkin* (Geelong/Hawthorn/Essendon) 4/33/4 |
2011 | Jackson Sheringham* (Geelong) 12 |
2015 | Tom Ruggles* (Geelong) 22 |
2016 | Ryan Abbott (Geelong/St Kilda) 5/0, Timm House (Geelong) 0, Tom Stewart (Geelong) 68 |
2018 | Tom Atkins* (Geelong) 23 |
Figures correct to end of 2019 season.
TEAM OF THE YEAR
2003 | Andrew Carrazzo |
2004 | James Byrne, Matthew Egan |
2005 | James Byrne |
2006 | James Byrne (Captain) |
2007 | James Byrne (Captain) |
2008 | James Byrne |
2009 | Brodie Moles, James Podsiadly |
2010 | Jonathan Simpkin |
2012 | Troy Selwood |
2013 | Mark Corrigan, Matthew Knights (Coach), Ben Raidme, Troy Selwood, Matthew Sully |
2016 | Tom Atkins, Tom Stewart |
2017 | James Tsitas |
2018 | Tom Atkins, James Tsitas |
REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS
1999 | Paul Lindsay |
2001 | Andrew Carrazzo |
2004 | James Byrne, Shannon Byrnes |
2007 | James Byrne (Captain), Jason Davenport |
2008 | Matthew Firman |
2010 | Jonathan Simpkin |
2013 | Dom Gleeson (Captain) |
HIGHS & LOWS
AGAINST | HIGHEST | YEAR | LOWEST | YEAR |
Box Hill Hawks | 21.13 (139) | 2012 | 7.7 (49) | 2006 |
Casey Demons | 31.6 (192) | 2011 | 4.13 (37) | 2018 |
Coburg | 22.16 (148) | 2003 | 6.9 (45) | 2001 |
Collingwood | 19.9 (123) | 2008 | 4.9 (33) | 2009 |
Essendon | 20.19 (139) | 2000 | 6.7 (43) | 2015 |
Footscray | 14.15 (99) | 2017 | 2.10 (22) | 2014 |
Frankston | 24.18 (162) | 2011 | 6.5 (41) | 2005 |
Northern Blues | 26.8 (164) | 2002 | 2.9 (21) | 2006 |
North Melbourne | 21.11 (137) | 2019 | 14.9 (93) | 2019 |
Port Melbourne | 23.11 (149) | 2002 | 6.8 (44) | 2017 |
Richmond | 17.7 (109) | 2018 | 6.9 (45) | 2016 |
Sandringham | 27.12 (174) | 2014 | 8.7 (55) | 2009 |
Werribee | 25.16 (166) | 2016 | 6.6 (42) | 2001 |
Williamstown | 24.16 (160) | 2013 | 7.10 (52) | 2017 |
Figures correct to end of 2019 season.
ALL-TIME HIGHS & LOWS
Highest score: | 31.17 (203) | vs | Bendigo | 2002 |
Lowest score: | 2.9 (21) | vs | Northern Blues | 2006 |
Includes former VFA/VFL teams. Figures correct to end of 2019 season.
HEAD TO HEAD
VERSUS | PLAYED | WON | LOST | DRAWN |
Box Hill Hawks | 29 | 10 | 19 | 0 |
Casey Demons | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
Coburg | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
Collingwood | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Essendon | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Footscray | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Frankston | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
Northern Blues | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
North Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Port Melbourne | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
Richmond | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Sandringham | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
Werribee | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
Williamstown | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Total Versus Existing Clubs | 313 | 166 | 147 | 0 |
OVERALL TOTAL | 394 | 212 | 182 | 0 |
The overall total figures include matches against past VFA/VFL clubs. All figures are calculated from Division 1 matches only. Figures correct to end of 2019 season.