2019 Geelong Football Club season

Football club season

Australian rules football club season

Geelong Football Club2019 season

Team huddle in round 9, 2019

President| Colin Carter
Coach| Chris Scott
(9th season)
Captain(s)| Joel Selwood
(8th season)
Home ground| GMHBA Stadium
AFL season| 16 wins, 6 losses (1st)
Finals series| Preliminary final
Best and Fairest| Patrick Dangerfield
Leading goalkicker| Tom Hawkins (56)
Average home attendance| 33,405
Club membership| 65,063

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The 2019 season was the Geelong Football Club's 120th in the Australian Football League (AFL). It was the ninth season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Joel Selwood appointed as club captain for an eight successive year. Geelong (known as the Cats) participated in the 2019 JLT Community Series as part of their pre-season schedule, and the club's regular season began on 22 March against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The Cats finished the home-and-away season with a 16–6 win–loss record and placed first on the league's ladder, earning Geelong their first minor premiership since the 2008 season. Progressing to the third week of the 2019 finals series, Geelong was subsequently defeated in a preliminary final against Richmond by 19 points, eliminating them before the 2019 AFL Grand Final.

Patrick Dangerfield was named Geelong's best and fairest player, polling 268 votes for the Carji Greeves Medal ahead of second-placed Tim Kelly on 259.5 votes. It was Dangerfield's third Carji Greeves Medal, having previously won the award the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Tom Hawkins was the club's leading goalkicker for the eighth successive season, scoring 56 goals. Dangerfield, Kelly and Hawkins were all selected in the 2019 All-Australian team, alongside Geelong teammate Tom Stewart. Kelly also received the AFL Coaches Association's Best Young Player award. The Cats also fielded a reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL), where they were defeated in an elimination final by Port Melbourne.

## Background

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Joel Selwood (captain) and Chris Scott (coach)

Chris Scott continued as the club's senior coach for a ninth season, after signing a contract in August 2018 extending his tenure until the end of the 2022 season.[1] The Cats had four assistant coaches this season, each responsible for specific positions within games: James Rahilly (forward line), Matthew Knights and Nigel Lappin (midfield), Matthew Scarlett (back line).[2] Corey Enright was also a member of the coaching panel, fulfilling the role of development coach for Geelong's young players.[2]

Joel Selwood was appointed the club's captain for an eighth successive season, with Patrick Dangerfield and Harry Taylor sharing the role of vice-captain.[3] They were supported by a leadership group made up by teammates Mark Blicavs, Mitch Duncan and Zach Tuohy, who all remained in the group from the prior season, along with new addition Tom Stewart.[3]

Ford Australia was the major sponsor of the club for the 2019 season, continuing a long-running deal that started in 1925.[4] GMHBA was the naming rights sponsor for Geelong's home ground Kardinia Park, continuing a ten-year deal signed in October 2017 for the venue to be known as GMHBA Stadium.[5] The Cats were scheduled to play nine of their eleven home games at GMHBA Stadium for the season's home-and-away fixture; the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) hosted the club's remaining two home games against Essendon and Hawthorn.[6][7] Geelong signed up 65,063 members and had an average home ground attendance of 33,405 spectators across the season.[8][9]

## Playing list

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Luke Dahlhaus (via free agency) and Gary Rohan (via trade) joined Geelong in the off–season.[10][11]

### Changes

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At the end of the 2018 season, Geelong delisted Aaron Black, Ryan Gardner, Cory Gregson, Daniel Menzel and Jordan Murdoch and Timm House from their primary list; the club also removed Stewart Crameri and Matthew Hayball from their rookie list.[12][13] Menzel and Murdoch were later recruited by Sydney and Gold Coast respectively as delisted free agents.[14][15] Conversely, rookies Jack Henry and Mark O'Connor were both upgraded to the Cats' senior list for 2019.[16]

Geelong were involved in six trades during the annual trade period, the first of which involved the Cats exchanging Lincoln McCarthy (along with picks 55 and 59 in the upcoming national draft) to Brisbane for picks 43 and 62.[17] Geelong used these picks to secure Nathan Kreuger from Carlton[nb 1] and Gary Rohan from Sydney respectively.[11][19] The club then traded George Horlin-Smith to Gold Coast for pick 59, and Jackson Thurlow to Sydney for pick 70;[20][21] pick 59 was later on-traded (along with pick 60) to Collingwood in return for pick 51.[22] Additionally, Luke Dahlhaus joined the club as an unrestricted free agent.[10]

Six players were drafted by the Cats in the 2018 national draft: Jordan Clark (pick 15), Ben Jarvis (48), Jacob Kennerley (50), Darcy Fort (65), Jake Tarca (68) and Oscar Brownless (74)—a father–son selection.[23][24] Geelong also selected Tom Atkins (pick 11) in the rookie draft; Atkins had been playing with the club's Victorian Football League (VFL) team since 2014.[25] Gaelic footballer Stefan Okunbor was recruited to the club from Ireland as a Category B rookie, and was joined by Blake Schlensog, a graduate from Geelong's "Next Generation Academy".[26][27]

Deletions from playing list  | Player  | Reason  | Ref.

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George Horlin-Smith | Traded to Gold Coast | [20]
Lincoln McCarthy | Traded to Brisbane Lions | [17]
Jackson Thurlow | Traded to Sydney | [21]
Aaron Black | Delisted  | [12]
Stewart Crameri | Delisted  | [12]
Ryan Gardner | Delisted  | [12]
Cory Gregson | Delisted  | [12]
Matthew Hayball | Delisted  | [12]
Timm House | Delisted  | [12]
Daniel Menzel | Delisted  | [13]
Jordan Murdoch | Delisted  | [13]
Additions to playing list  | Player  | Acquired  | Ref.

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Luke Dahlhaus | Unrestricted free agent (from Western Bulldogs)  | [10]
Nathan Kreuger | Traded from Carlton (pre-draft selection)  | [19]
Gary Rohan | Traded from Sydney | [11]
Jack Henry | Rookie elevation  | [16]
Mark O'Connor | Rookie elevation  | [16]
Jordan Clark | No. 15, 2018 national draft | [23]
Ben Jarvis | No. 48, 2018 national draft | [23]
Jacob Kennerley | No. 50, 2018 national draft | [23]
Darcy Fort | No. 65, 2018 national draft | [23]
Jake Tarca | No. 68, 2018 national draft | [23]
Oscar Brownless | No. 74, 2018 national draft (father–son)  | [24]
Tom Atkins | No. 11, 2019 rookie draft | [25]
Stefan Okunbor | Category B rookie | [26]
Blake Schlensog | Category B rookie | [27]

### Statistics

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Geelong utilised 34 players from their playing list this season;[28] of these players, five played in their first AFL game: Tom Atkins, Jordan Clark, Charlie Constable, Darcy Fort and Gryan Miers.[29] Additionally, Luke Dahlhaus and Gary Rohan played their first games for the Cats, having previously played for Western Bulldogs and Sydney respectively.[29] There was four players who played in all 25 of the club's games.[28] Tom Hawkins was the club's leading goalkicker for the eighth successive season, scoring 56 goals.[30]

Playing list and statistics[28] Player  | No. | Games  | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Milestone(s)

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Ryan Abbott | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
Gary Ablett | 4 | 24 | 34 | 18 | 293 | 189 | 482 | 89 | 108 |
Tom Atkins^  | 30 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 122 | 162 | 284 | 36 | 110 | AFL debut (round 1)[31]
Jed Bews | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 35 | 129 | 33 | 30 |
Mark Blicavs | 46 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 154 | 336 | 124 | 90 | 150th game (round 18)[32]
Oscar Brownless | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wylie Buzza | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jordan Clark | 6 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 171 | 78 | 249 | 76 | 48 | AFL debut (round 1)[31]
Nakia Cockatoo | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Charlie Constable | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 87 | 150 | 31 | 26 | AFL debut (round 1)[31]
Jordan Cunico | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Luke Dahlhaus | 40 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 171 | 262 | 433 | 71 | 115 | Geelong debut (round 1)[31]
Patrick Dangerfield | 35 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 352 | 298 | 650 | 119 | 104 |
Mitch Duncan | 22 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 340 | 241 | 581 | 172 | 68 | 200th game (round 21)[33]
Lachie Fogarty | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 10 |
Darcy Fort | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 5 | AFL debut (round 9)[34]
Cameron Guthrie | 29 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 191 | 177 | 368 | 70 | 98 | 150th game (round 14)[35]
Zach Guthrie^  | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
Tom Hawkins | 26 | 24 | 56 | 32 | 203 | 106 | 309 | 126 | 37 | 250th game (round 19)[36]
Lachie Henderson | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 22 | 75 | 29 | 8 |
Jack Henry | 38 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 66 | 241 | 97 | 34 |
Ben Jarvis | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jamaine Jones^  | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tim Kelly | 11 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 381 | 254 | 635 | 89 | 106 |
Jacob Kennerley | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jake Kolodjashnij | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 86 | 253 | 109 | 33 |
Nathan Kreuger | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sam Menegola | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 127 | 101 | 228 | 58 | 38 |
Gryan Miers | 32 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 229 | 156 | 385 | 98 | 48 | AFL debut (round 1)[31]
Quinton Narkle | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 44 | 103 | 14 | 18 |
Mark O'Connor | 42 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 127 | 322 | 104 | 61 |
Stefan Okunbor# | 43 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brandan Parfitt | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 190 | 174 | 364 | 39 | 105 | 50th game (round 22)[37]
James Parsons | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 62 | 16 | 9 |
Esava Ratugolea | 17 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 103 | 72 | 175 | 53 | 46 |
Gary Rohan | 23 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 125 | 37 | 162 | 37 | 34 | Geelong debut (round 1)[31]
Blake Schlensog# | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Joel Selwood | 14 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 275 | 214 | 489 | 79 | 94 |
Scott Selwood | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 12 |
Sam Simpson^  | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Zac Smith | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 7 | 8 |
Rhys Stanley | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 138 | 112 | 250 | 53 | 46 |
Tom Stewart | 44 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 473 | 107 | 580 | 185 | 42 | 50th game (round 7)[38]
Jake Tarca | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harry Taylor | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 186 | 145 | 331 | 114 | 40 | 250th game (round 14)[35]
Zach Tuohy | 2 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 252 | 98 | 350 | 78 | 17 |
Key  ^  | Denotes player who was on the club's standard rookie list, and therefore eligible for senior selection.

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#  | Denotes Category B rookie where player needed to be elevated to club's senior list during this season to be eligible for senior selection.[39]

## Season summary

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Gryan Miers played his debut game in round one, and won Geelong's Best Young Player award for the season.

The fixture for the 2019 season was confirmed by the AFL in November 2018, with clubs playing 22 matches during the regular season and receiving a mid-season bye.[40][41] Geelong participated in the 2019 JLT Community Series as part of their pre-season schedule, playing in two games against West Coast and Essendon.[42]

Geelong began the regular season on 22 March against Collingwood at the MCG; despite featuring six new players in their team lineup, the Cats narrowly won the game by seven points.[43] This successful start to the season continued the following week, with Geelong winning against Melbourne by 80 points; both Collingwood and Melbourne reached the preliminary finals in the previous season.[44] After an away win against Adelaide in round 3, the Cats recorded their first loss for the season against Greater Western Sydney the next week.[45][46] Playing against arch-rival Hawthorn on Easter Monday, Geelong overcame match-day injuries to midfielder Brandan Parfitt and ruckman Esava Ratugolea to post a 23-point win.[47] This was the first of eight consecutive wins for the Cats, including a 58-point victory over reigning premier West Coast in round 6.[48] Geelong's score of 21.7 (133) against Western Bulldogs in round 9 was their highest of the season, with the Cats recording eleven individual goalkickers in their win.[49] Travelling to the MCG again in round 12, the Cats defeated Richmond by 67 points; the Tigers had won 26 of their 28 previous games at the venue.[50]

Gary Ablett in 2019.

The Cats' early season success was somewhat marred by a string of on-field incidents by Cats' player Gary Ablett, beginning when Ablett was offered a one-match suspension for striking Essendon midfielder Dylan Shiel with a forearm to the head in the Cats' round 7 win.[51] After successfully appealing the suspension at the AFL Tribunal, Ablett was involved in an almost identical incident the following week with North Melbourne's Sam Wright, but was not penalised.[51] A fortnight later, Ablett was suspended for the first time in his 331-game career when he accepted a one-match suspension for punching the jaw of Gold Coast midfielder Anthony Miles.[51] Heading into their bye in round 13, Geelong were placed first on the league's ladder with an 11–1 win–loss record; notably the Cats had played each team that had qualified for the previous season's final series.[46][50]

Geelong were defeated by Port Adelaide in their first match following their week off; it was the eighth consecutive year the Cats had lost after a mid-season bye.[52] This loss began a pattern where Geelong failed to record successive wins for the remainder of the home-and-away season, winning just five of ten matches.[53] All but one of the Cats' wins was at GMHBA Stadium; their sole away victory was against Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground in round 19, with Tom Hawkins scoring five goals in his 250th game.[54] Despite this inconsistent form, the Cats's still finished the regular season with a 16–6 win–loss record and placed first on the league's ladder, qualifying for the 2019 finals series and earning Geelong their first minor premiership since the 2008 season.[53]

Leading up to the finals series, Geelong had won just three of their 12 finals since their premiership win in 2011.[55] Geelong continued this poor finals form in their qualifying final against Collingwood, losing by 10 points.[56] Geelong defeated West Coast by 20 points in the following week's semi-final, progressing to the third week of the finals series as a result.[57] Geelong were subsequently defeated in a preliminary final against Richmond by 19 points, eliminating them before the 2019 AFL Grand Final.[58] It was the first time since the introduction of the final eight system that both of the regular season's top-two teams failed to reach the Grand Final, after second-placed Brisbane lost their semi-final against Greater Western Sydney.[59][60]

### Results

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Key  H | Home game

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QF  | Qualifying final
SF  | Semi-final
PF  | Preliminary final
Table of season results[61] Round  | Date  | Result  | Score  | Opponent  | Score  | Ground  | Attendance  | Ladder

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G | B | T | G | B | T
1 | 22 March | Won  | 10  | 12  | 72  | Collingwood | 9  | 11  | 65  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 78,017  | 8th
2 | 30 March | Won  | 20  | 6  | 126  | Melbourne | 6  | 10  | 46  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 27,561  | 1st
3 | 4 April | Won  | 14  | 15  | 99  | Adelaide | 10  | 15  | 75  | Adelaide Oval | A | 45,631  | 1st
4 | 13 April | Lost  | 11  | 9  | 75  | Greater Western Sydney | 11  | 13  | 79  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 28,780  | 1st
5 | 22 April | Won  | 17  | 11  | 113  | Hawthorn | 13  | 12  | 90  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 66,347  | 1st
6 | 28 April | Won  | 15  | 14  | 104  | West Coast | 7  | 4  | 46  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 28,085  | 1st
7 | 5 May | Won  | 13  | 8  | 86  | Essendon | 7  | 12  | 54  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 63,527  | 1st
8 | 12 May | Won  | 16  | 8  | 104  | North Melbourne | 11  | 14  | 80  | Marvel Stadium | A | 21,156  | 1st
9 | 18 May | Won  | 21  | 7  | 133  | Western Bulldogs | 13  | 11  | 89  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 31,373  | 1st
10 | 25 May | Won  | 13  | 13  | 91  | Gold Coast | 9  | 10  | 64  | Metricon Stadium | A | 13,144  | 1st
11 | 1 June | Won  | 13  | 7  | 85  | Sydney | 8  | 15  | 63  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 29,021  | 1st
12 | 7 June | Won  | 16  | 8  | 104  | Richmond | 5  | 7  | 37  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 65,214  | 1st
13 |  Bye | 1st
14 | 22 June | Lost  | 8  | 8  | 56  | Port Adelaide | 9  | 13  | 67  | Adelaide Oval | A | 37,726  | 1st
15 | 28 June | Won  | 14  | 12  | 96  | Adelaide | 10  | 9  | 69  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 28,108  | 1st
16 | 6 July | Lost  | 7  | 13  | 55  | Western Bulldogs | 10  | 11  | 71  | Marvel Stadium | A | 35,641  | 1st
17 | 13 July | Won  | 12  | 12  | 84  | St Kilda | 8  | 9  | 57  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 24,035  | 1st
18 | 21 July | Lost  | 8  | 13  | 61  | Hawthorn | 12  | 13  | 85  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 53,636  | 1st
19 | 28 July | Won  | 16  | 11  | 107  | Sydney | 12  | 8  | 80  | Sydney Cricket Ground | A | 32,911  | 1st
20 | 3 August | Lost  | 9  | 7  | 61  | Fremantle | 14  | 11  | 95  | Optus Stadium | A | 36,310  | 1st
21 | 10 August | Won  | 9  | 15  | 69  | North Melbourne | 1  | 8  | 14  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 21,664  | 1st
22 | 17 August | Lost  | 10  | 14  | 74  | Brisbane Lions | 10  | 15  | 75  | The Gabba | A | 35,608  | 2nd
23 | 24 August | Won  | 19  | 15  | 129  | Carlton | 8  | 13  | 61  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 31,669  | 1st
QF | 6 September | Lost  | 7  | 9  | 51  | Collingwood | 9  | 7  | 61  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 93,436  | —
SF | 13 September | Won  | 13  | 10  | 88  | West Coast | 10  | 8  | 68  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 51,813
PF | 20 September | Lost[nb 2] | 9  | 12  | 66  | Richmond | 12  | 13  | 85  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 94,423

### Ladder

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Pos | Team

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1  | Geelong | 22  | 16  | 6  | 0  | 1984  | 1462  | 135.7  | 64  | Finals series
2  | Brisbane Lions | 22  | 16  | 6  | 0  | 2004  | 1694  | 118.3  | 64
3  | Richmond (P) | 22  | 16  | 6  | 0  | 1892  | 1664  | 113.7  | 64
4  | Collingwood | 22  | 15  | 7  | 0  | 1885  | 1601  | 117.7  | 60
5  | West Coast | 22  | 15  | 7  | 0  | 1902  | 1691  | 112.5  | 60
6  | Greater Western Sydney | 22  | 13  | 9  | 0  | 1926  | 1669  | 115.4  | 52
7  | Western Bulldogs | 22  | 12  | 10  | 0  | 1941  | 1810  | 107.2  | 48
8  | Essendon | 22  | 12  | 10  | 0  | 1702  | 1784  | 95.4  | 48
9  | Hawthorn | 22  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 1742  | 1602  | 108.7  | 44  |
10  | Port Adelaide | 22  | 11  | 11  | 0  | 1806  | 1714  | 105.4  | 44
11  | Adelaide | 22  | 10  | 12  | 0  | 1776  | 1761  | 100.9  | 40
12  | North Melbourne | 22  | 10  | 12  | 0  | 1824  | 1834  | 99.5  | 40
13  | Fremantle | 22  | 9  | 13  | 0  | 1579  | 1718  | 91.9  | 36
14  | St Kilda | 22  | 9  | 13  | 0  | 1645  | 1961  | 83.9  | 36
15  | Sydney | 22  | 8  | 14  | 0  | 1706  | 1746  | 97.7  | 32
16  | Carlton | 22  | 7  | 15  | 0  | 1609  | 1905  | 84.5  | 28
17  | Melbourne | 22  | 5  | 17  | 0  | 1569  | 1995  | 78.6  | 20
18  | Gold Coast | 22  | 3  | 19  | 0  | 1351  | 2232  | 60.5  | 12

Source: AFL Tables[62]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

## Reserves team

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The club's reserves team, participating in the VFL, was coached by Shane O'Bree for a fourth season.[2] Aaron Black and James Tsitas were appointed co-captains, replacing Tom Atkins after he was rookie-listed in the senior team.[63]

The reserves team finished the regular season with a 11–7 win–loss record and placed sixth on the league's ladder, qualifying for the finals series as a result.[64] Geelong was subsequently defeated in an elimination final by Port Melbourne.[65]

## Awards

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Patrick Dangerfield won the Carji Greeves Medal for 2019.

Geelong held their player awards night at Crown Palladium on 3 October, with former player Doug Wade presenting the club's best and fairest award, the Carji Greeves Medal.[66][67] The award was won by Patrick Dangerfield, who received 268 votes; runner-up Tim Kelly polled 259.5 votes, with Tom Stewart in third place on 151 votes.[66] It was Dangerfield's third Carji Greeves Medal, having previously won the award in 2016 and 2017.[68] Additionally, Scott Selwood received the Tom Harley Award, for best representing the club's values, and Tom Hawkins was presented with the Community Champion award.[66] Gryan Miers was named the club's Best Young Player.[66]

Dangerfield, Kelly, Hawkins and Stewart were all selected in the honorary 2019 All-Australian team.[69] Teammates Gary Ablett and Mark Blicavs were initially shortlisted but ultimately not selected in the final team.[70] Kelly also received the AFL Coaches Association's Best Young Player award.[71] Geelong had three players, Charlie Constable (round two), Miers (round eight) and Jordan Clark (round fifteen), who were nominated for the season's Rising Star award.[72][73][74]

Table of awards received by Geelong players  Award  | Awarded by  | Player  | Result  | Ref.

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All-Australian team | Australian Football League | Gary Ablett | Shortlisted  | [69]
[70]
Mark Blicavs | Shortlisted
Patrick Dangerfield | Selected
Tom Hawkins | Selected
Tim Kelly | Selected
Tom Stewart | Selected
AFL Rising Star | Jordan Clark | Nominated  | [74]
Charlie Constable | Nominated  | [72]
Gryan Miers | Nominated  | [73]
Leigh Matthews Trophy for Most Valuable Player | AFL Players Association | Mark Blicavs | Nominated  | [75]
Tom Hawkins | Nominated
Tim Kelly | Nominated
Best Captain | Joel Selwood | Nominated
Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player | Nominated
Best First Year Player | Jordan Clark | Nominated
Best Young Player | AFL Coaches Association | Tim Kelly | Won  | [71]
Carji Greeves Medal | Geelong Football Club | Patrick Dangerfield | Won  | [66]
Best Young Player | Gryan Miers | Won
Tom Harley Award | Scott Selwood | Won
Community Champion | Tom Hawkins | Won
VFL best and fairest | Sam Simpson | Won  | [76]

## See also

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* 2019 Geelong Football Club women's season

## Notes

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1. ^ Kreuger was pre-listed by Carlton after they were granted early access to recruit state–league players prior to the national draft.[18]
2. ^ Geelong were eliminated from the finals series as a result of their preliminary final loss to Richmond.

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Related articles|

* Ablett family
* Rivalry with Hawthorn
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See also|

* 2019 AFL Women's season

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