The Geelong Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria. Formed in 1859, and a founding member of the Australian Football League (then known as the Victorian Football League) in 1897, the club introduced a women's team first entering the VFL Women's competition in 2017 ahead of their entry into the AFL Women's competition in 2019.[1]
In September 2017, the club was announced as one of two clubs, along with North Melbourne, to receive a license to join the competition in 2019.[2]
Seasons
edit| ‡ | Club finished regular season in first position (minor premiers) |
| † | Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon) |
| DNQ | Club did not qualify for finals |
| — | Field not applicable for that season |
AFL Women's
edit| Season | Club | Home and away results | Finals results | Coach | Captain(s) | Best and fairest | Leading goal kicker (goals) |
Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Draws | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6th[a] | 3 | 4 | 0 | Lost Preliminary Final | Paul Hood | Melissa Hickey | Meg McDonald | Mia-Rae Clifford (6) | [3][4] |
| 2020 | 2020 | 10th[a] | 2 | 4 | 0 | DNQ | Olivia Purcell | Richelle Cranston (5) | |||
| 2021 | 2021 | 13th | 1 | 8 | 0 | DNQ | Meg McDonald | Amy McDonald | Richelle Cranston (5) | [5] | |
| 2022 (S6) | 2022 (S6) | 12th | 2 | 8 | 0 | DNQ | Daniel Lowther | Amy McDonald | Phoebe McWilliams (10) | [6] | |
| 2022 (S7) | 2022 (S7) | 5th | 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost Elimination Final | Amy McDonald | Chloe Scheer (13) | [7] | ||
| 2023 | 2023 | 6th | 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost Preliminary Final | Georgie Prespakis | Chloe Scheer (20) | [8] | ||
| 2024 | 2024 | 10th | 4 | 6 | 1 | DNQ | TBA | Aishling Moloney (21) | |||
VFL Women's
edit| Season | Club | Home and away results | Finals results | Coach | Captain(s) | Best and fairest | Leading goal kicker (goals) |
Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Draws | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 5th | 8 | 6 | 0 | DNQ | Paul Hood | Rebecca Goring | Lily Mithen | Kate Darby (19) | [9][10] |
| 2018 | 2018 | 4th | 10 | 3 | 1 | Runners-up | Richelle Cranston | Kate Darby (17) | [11] | ||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6th | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost Elimination Final | Natalie Wood | Rotating[b] | Rebecca Webster | Madisen Maguire (11) | [13] |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | Grand Finalist[c] | Andrew Bruce | Michelle Fedele | Claudia Gunjaca | Olivia Barber (10) | [14] |
| 2022 | 2022 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Elimination Final | Breanna Beckley | Paige Sheppard | Mia Skinner (21) | [15] | |
| 2023 | 2023 | 8th | 7 | 6 | 1 | DNQ | Elise Coventry | Chloe Leonard | Charlotte Simpson | Olivia Cicolini (11) | [16] |
| 2024 | 2024 | 14th† | 3 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | Group[d] | Lily Jordan | Chantal Mason (7) | [18] | |
Additional references:Club historical data Archived 4 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine and VFLW stats
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b The ladder was split into two conferences. Figure refers to the club's overall finishing position in the home-and-away season.
- ^ Captaincy rotated through the following five players: Kate Darby, Danielle Higgins, Jordan Ivey, Maddy Keryk, Amy McDonald.[12]
- ^ After qualifying for the 2021 VFLW Grand Final, the match was postponed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.
- ^ the team nominated Abby Favell, Liv Stewart and Poppy Schaap as a three-person leadership group with no formal captain or vice-captain roles.[17]
References
edit- ^ Schmook, Nathan (29 August 2017). "Decision on AFLW expansion delayed". afl.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (27 September 2017). "North and Geelong win AFLW expansion race". afl.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Cats unveil AFLW coach for 2019". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Hickey named Geelong's inaugural AFLW captain". geelongcats.com.au. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Meghan McDonald Named Geelong AFLW Captain". geelongcats.com.au. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Lowther to Lead AFLW Cats". Geelong Football Club. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Monforte, Carla (2 December 2022). "McDonald claims third consecutive AFLW best and fairest". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Prespakis Crowned Geelong AFLW Best and Fairest". 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Cats announce VFLW leadership group". geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Geelong WFC (VFLW) - 2017 Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Geelong WFC (VFLW) - 2018 Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Cats name VFLW leaders". Geelong Football Club. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Geelong WFC (VFLW) - 2019 Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Giese, Susie (24 September 2021). "Gunjaca Crowned Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Sheppard Crowned Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Giese, Susie (22 July 2023). "Simpson Crowned Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Trio of Leaders for VFLW Cats in 2024". Geelong Football Club. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Lily Jordan Claims Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.