2024 Geelong Football Club season

The 2024 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 160th season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 125th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong continued to field a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, and men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.

## Club news

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Announced in April and May, followed by a gala dinner held in June; the club elevated 2011 premiership captain Cameron Ling to legend status in the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame; also inducting two-time premiership players Harry Taylor and Travis Varcoe as members.[1] Dual premiership and current coach Chris Scott was also added to the Hall of Fame.[2][3]

In late May it was confirmed that Geelong Football Club president Craig Drummond will step down from the board at the annual general meeting to be held in December.[4] Drummond had been president since taking over from Colin Carter in 2020, and had been a board member since 2011.[5][6] Grant McCabe was nominated to replace Drummond as president, with fellow board member and vice president Diane Taylor stepping down from the board in early June after being overlooked to replace Drummond.[7][8]

Renee Garing and Kate Darby were also made life members of the club at the dinner celebrating the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame inductees, the first women's players to be afforded the honour.[9] Additionally, Patrick Dangerfield, Tom Stewart, Zach Tuohy, Rhys Stanley, Jed Bews, Brandan Parfitt, Mark O'Connor, Jack Henry, Jake Kolodjashnij, Tom Atikins, and Gryan Miers were afforded life member status.[3]

Former club president Colin Carter was awarded the RJ Hickey Award for his service to Australian football stretching back to 1985.[3][10]

The club also signed up 90,798 members an increase of over 8,000 from last season's record tally.[11][12]

Financially, the club posted a net profit of A$6.6m, with the completion of the Joel Selwood Stand assisting with increases to gross revenue.[13]

## AFL team

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Australian rules football club season

Geelong Football Club2024 AFL season

President| Craig Drummond
Coach| Chris Scott
(14th season)
Captain(s)| Patrick Dangerfield
(2nd season)
AFL season| 15 wins, 8 losses (3rd)
Finals series| Preliminary finalists
Best and Fairest| Max Holmes
Leading goalkicker| Jeremy Cameron (58)
Highest home attendance| 87,775 vs. Carlton (Round 7)
Lowest home attendance| 27,967 vs. Western Bulldogs (Round 20)
Average home attendance| 38,861
Club membership| 90,798

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### Season summary

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View of the MCG during the club's round 7 match against Carlton which set a new attendance record.

It was the club's 14th AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield continuing as club captain.[14]

With the unveiling of the Joel Selwood Stand and the completion of stadium redevelopments,[15] the crowd of 39,352 for the Geelong's home opener against St Kilda was the largest crowd for a VFL/AFL match at GMHBA Stadium since 1981.[16]

In contrast to 2023, Geelong started the season with three straight wins, celebrating Tom Hawkins' 350th AFL match with a victory over Hawthorn at the MCG on Easter Monday. That match was interrupted by an approximately 40 minute delay before the start of the final quarter due to nearby lightning.[17][18]

The winning streak extended to seven matches, the club's best start to the season since the 2013 season.[19]

The attendance of 87,775 at the club's round 7 designated home match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was the highest in club history.[20]

The club's four match losing streak from rounds 8 to 11 was the first time the team had lost four straight matches during the tenure of Chris Scott.[21]

In round 12, club stalwart Tom Hawkins broke former captain Joel Selwood's 355-game record for the most number of matches played for the club.[22][23][24]

In the final round of the home and away season, the team climbed to third position on the ladder with a dominant 93-point win over West Coast, headlined by Jeremy Cameron's career high of nine goals for the match.[25]

At the AFL Awards in late August, Oliver Dempsey won the Ron Evans Medal as the AFL Rising Star to become the second Geelong player to win that award after Joel Selwood in 2007.[26][27] Jeremy Cameron was selected in the 2024 All-Australian team at centre-half forward after kicking 58 goals for the season to finish second in the Coleman Medal standings.[28]

### Pre-season

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Geelong started the season with a match simulation game against Carlton at Ikon Park on 22 February, emerging as 17-point winners 10.13 (74) to 8.8 (56) in sweltering conditions. Cameron Guthrie suffered a quad injury in the opening minutes of the match, not returning to the field for the rest of the day.[29]

Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium on 1 March 2024,[30][31] scoring five goals in the last quarter to come from behind to win 11.17 (83) to 10.11 (71).[32][33]

### Coaching staff

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Chris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a fourteenth season, having signed a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2024 season.[34]

Assistant coach Shaun Grigg departed the club following the 2023 season, having joined the Gold Coast.[35] Development coach Josh Jenkins also departed the club,[36] as well as fellow development coach Daisy Pearce who was appointed head coach of the West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's).[37] Matthew Egan also left the club after being hired by the Western Bulldogs,[38] with Nigel Lappin replacing him as the head of player development.[39]

Former Geelong player and life member James Rahilly joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach, returning to the club after three seasons with Adelaide,[40] and joining Rahilly in returning to Geelong, former Geelong captain and 2007 premiership ruckman Steven King joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach. King had been the interim head coach at the Gold Coast during the 2023 season.[41]

2024 Geelong coaching staff  Role | Name

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Senior coach | Chris Scott
Assistant coach | James Kelly
Assistant coach | Steven King
Assistant coach | James Rahilly
Head of player development | Nigel Lappin
Ruck coach | Brad Ottens
Development coach | Aaron Black
Development coach | Shaun Higgins

### Playing list

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#### Changes

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Deletions from playing list  | Player  | Reason  | Ref.

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Esava Ratugolea | Traded to Port Adelaide | [42]
Isaac Smith | Retired  | [43]
Jonathon Ceglar | Retired  | [44]
Sam Menegola | Delisted  | [45]
Sam Simpson | Delisted  | [46]
Cooper Whyte | Delisted
Osca Riccardi | Delisted
Flynn Kroeger | Delisted  | [47]
Additions to playing list  | Player  | Acquired  | Ref.

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Connor O'Sullivan | No. 11, 2023 national draft | [48][49]
Mitchell Edwards | No. 32, 2023 national draft
Shaun Mannagh | No. 36, 2023 national draft
George Stevens | No. 58, 2023 national draft
Oliver Wiltshire | No. 61, 2023 national draft
Lawson Humphries | No. 63, 2023 national draft
Emerson Jeka | No. 7, 2023 rookie draft
Joe Furphy | Category B rookie

#### Statistics

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Updated to end of season

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.
Playing list and statistics[50][51] Player  | No. | Games  | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Tackles | Marks | Hitouts | Milestone(s)

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Tom Atkins | 30 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 201 | 377 | 142 | 34 | 0 |
Jed Bews | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
Mark Blicavs | 46 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 162 | 179 | 341 | 86 | 77 | 230 | 250th match (round 4)
Jack Bowes | 12 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 254 | 150 | 404 | 104 | 69 | 0 |
Tanner Bruhn | 4 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 167 | 130 | 297 | 72 | 39 | 0 |
Jeremy Cameron | 5 | 24 | 64 | 41 | 278 | 114 | 392 | 40 | 144 | 1 | 600th AFL goal (round 7)
250th match (round 22)
Jhye Clark | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 78 | 183 | 43 | 26 | 0 |
Ted Clohesy^  | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Brad Close | 45 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 159 | 159 | 318 | 58 | 69 | 0 | 100th match (qualifying final)
Toby Conway | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 18 | 12 | 122 |
Patrick Dangerfield | 35 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 195 | 127 | 322 | 63 | 54 | 1 |
Sam De Koning | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 154 | 277 | 26 | 64 | 103 | 50th match (round 7)
Oliver Dempsey | 28 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 231 | 205 | 436 | 61 | 109 | 0 |
Mitch Duncan | 22 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 278 | 133 | 411 | 42 | 124 | 0 |
Mitchell Edwards | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Phoenix Foster | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Joe Furphy#  | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cameron Guthrie | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Zach Guthrie | 39 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 335 | 121 | 456 | 59 | 150 | 0 | 100th match (round 24)
Mitch Hardie^  | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tom Hawkins | 26 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 42 | 109 | 19 | 35 | 53 | 350th match (round 3)
Jack Henry | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 73 | 287 | 34 | 143 | 0 |
Oliver Henry | 36 | 23 | 37 | 18 | 132 | 72 | 204 | 31 | 70 | 0 | 50th match (round 3)
Max Holmes | 9 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 374 | 231 | 605 | 74 | 140 | 0 |
Lawson Humphries | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 50 | 187 | 19 | 65 | 0 | AFL debut (round 16)
Emerson Jeka^  | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mitch Knevitt | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
Jake Kolodjashnij | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 203 | 124 | 327 | 47 | 123 | 0 |
Shaun Mannagh | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 142 | 53 | 195 | 54 | 24 | 0 | AFL debut (round 1)
Gryan Miers | 32 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 315 | 190 | 505 | 106 | 101 | 0 |
Oisín Mullin^  | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 58 | 116 | 32 | 23 | 0 |
Oscar Murdoch^  | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Shannon Neale | 33 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 88 | 48 | 136 | 31 | 61 | 54 |
Mark O'Connor | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 87 | 68 | 155 | 40 | 50 | 0 |
Connor O'Sullivan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | AFL debut (round 5)
Brandan Parfitt | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 76 | 153 | 57 | 13 | 0 |
Gary Rohan | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 88 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 200th match (round 17)
Rhys Stanley | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 53 | 136 | 33 | 34 | 374 | 200th match (round 5)
Tyson Stengle | 18 | 25 | 46 | 18 | 222 | 113 | 335 | 58 | 68 | 0 | 100th AFL goal (round 4)
George Stevens | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tom Stewart | 44 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 358 | 137 | 495 | 68 | 140 | 0 | 150th match (round 2)
Zach Tuohy | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 188 | 88 | 276 | 23 | 53 | 0 | 100th AFL goal (round 15)
James Willis | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Oliver Wiltshire | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Results

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Key  H | Home game

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A | Away game
N | Neutral venue game
QF  | Qualifying final
PF  | Preliminary final
Table of 2024 AFL season results[52] Round  | Date  | Result  | Score  | Opponent  | Score  | Ground  | Attendance  | Ladder

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G | B | T | G | B | T
OR |  Bye | —
1 | 16 March | Won  | 10  | 16  | 76  | St Kilda | 9  | 14  | 68  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 39,352[53] | 9th
2 | 22 March | Won  | 14  | 12  | 96  | Adelaide | 11  | 11  | 77  | Adelaide Oval | A | 44,758[54] | 6th
3 | 1 April | Won  | 17  | 4  | 106  | Hawthorn | 10  | 10  | 70  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 67,020[17] | 4th
4 | 6 April | Won  | 14  | 11  | 95  | Western Bulldogs | 14  | 7  | 91  | Adelaide Oval | N | 45,970[55] | 5th
5 | 14 April | Won  | 21  | 13  | 139  | North Melbourne | 10  | 4  | 64  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 31,194[56] | 2nd
6 | 20 April | Won  | 9  | 9  | 63  | Brisbane Lions | 4  | 13  | 37  | The Gabba | A | 30,429[57] | 1st
7 | 27 April | Won  | 18  | 10  | 118  | Carlton | 15  | 15  | 105  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 87,775[20] | 1st
8 | 4 May | Lost  | 9  | 12  | 66  | Melbourne | 10  | 14  | 74  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 51,795[58] | 2nd
9 | 10 May | Lost  | 14  | 11  | 95  | Port Adelaide | 15  | 11  | 101  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 29,942[59] | 2nd
10 | 16 May | Lost  | 15  | 10  | 100  | Gold Coast | 26  | 8  | 164  | TIO Stadium | A | 12,112[60] | 3rd
11 | 25 May | Lost  | 11  | 8  | 74  | Greater Western Sydney | 11  | 12  | 78  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 30,821[21] | 6th
12 | 1 June | Won  | 15  | 9  | 99  | Richmond | 10  | 9  | 69  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 31,054[61] | 3rd
13 | 9 June | Lost  | 12  | 10  | 82  | Sydney | 16  | 16  | 112  | Sydney Cricket Ground | A | 44,714[62] | 5th
14 |  Bye | 6th
15 | 21 June | Lost  | 11  | 9  | 75  | Carlton | 21  | 12  | 138  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 75,218[63] | 7th
16 | 29 June | Won  | 16  | 9  | 105  | Essendon | 9  | 6  | 60  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 54,698[64] | 5th
17 | 6 July | Won  | 16  | 14  | 110  | Hawthorn | 9  | 5  | 59  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 33,188[65] | 5th
18 | 12 July | Won  | 13  | 13  | 91  | Collingwood | 10  | 11  | 71  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 73,435[66] | 3rd
19 | 20 July | Lost  | 7  | 6  | 48  | Western Bulldogs | 13  | 17  | 95  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 27,967[67] | 6th
20 | 27 July | Won  | 16  | 10  | 106  | North Melbourne | 10  | 6  | 66  | Blundstone Arena | A | 10,045  | 6th
21 | 3 August | Won  | 13  | 12  | 90  | Adelaide | 13  | 7  | 85  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 28,939[68] | 5th
22 | 10 August | Won  | 10  | 13  | 73  | Fremantle | 9  | 8  | 62  | Optus Stadium | A | 50,600[69] | 4th
23 | 17 August | Lost  | 14  | 5  | 89  | St Kilda | 16  | 11  | 107  | Marvel Stadium | A | 31,945[70] | 4th
24 | 24 August | Won  | 26  | 12  | 168  | West Coast | 11  | 9  | 75  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 32,545  | 3rd
QF | 5 September | Won  | 20  | 18  | 138  | Port Adelaide | 7  | 12  | 54  | Adelaide Oval | A | 50,342  | —
PF | 21 September | Lost  | 12  | 13  | 85  | Brisbane Lions | 14  | 11  | 95  | Melbourne Cricket Ground | N | 93,066[71]

### Ladder

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Pos | Team

* v
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1  | Sydney | 23  | 17  | 6  | 0  | 2242  | 1769  | 126.7  | 68  | Finals series
2  | Port Adelaide | 23  | 16  | 7  | 0  | 2011  | 1752  | 114.8  | 64
3  | Geelong | 23  | 15  | 8  | 0  | 2164  | 1928  | 112.2  | 60
4  | Greater Western Sydney | 23  | 15  | 8  | 0  | 2034  | 1864  | 109.1  | 60
5  | Brisbane Lions (P) | 23  | 14  | 8  | 1  | 2130  | 1747  | 121.9  | 58
6  | Western Bulldogs | 23  | 14  | 9  | 0  | 2171  | 1736  | 125.1  | 56
7  | Hawthorn | 23  | 14  | 9  | 0  | 2090  | 1763  | 118.5  | 56
8  | Carlton | 23  | 13  | 10  | 0  | 2151  | 1952  | 110.2  | 52
9  | Collingwood | 23  | 12  | 9  | 2  | 1991  | 1943  | 102.5  | 52  |
10  | Fremantle | 23  | 12  | 10  | 1  | 1964  | 1755  | 111.9  | 50
11  | Essendon | 23  | 11  | 11  | 1  | 1892  | 2024  | 93.5  | 46
12  | St Kilda | 23  | 11  | 12  | 0  | 1748  | 1758  | 99.4  | 44
13  | Gold Coast | 23  | 11  | 12  | 0  | 1925  | 1943  | 99.1  | 44
14  | Melbourne | 23  | 11  | 12  | 0  | 1785  | 1812  | 98.5  | 44
15  | Adelaide | 23  | 8  | 14  | 1  | 1906  | 1923  | 99.1  | 34
16  | West Coast | 23  | 5  | 18  | 0  | 1594  | 2339  | 68.1  | 20
17  | North Melbourne | 23  | 3  | 20  | 0  | 1619  | 2550  | 63.5  | 12
18  | Richmond | 23  | 2  | 21  | 0  | 1505  | 2364  | 63.7  | 8

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

### Awards

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#### League awards

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* Tom Wills Award:
* Oliver Dempsey (Round 16 vs Essendon)[72]
* All-Australian:
* Jeremy Cameron (Forward)[a]
* Rising Star:
* Winner: Oliver Dempsey (52 votes – nominated in Round 1)[73]
* Lawson Humphries (Nominated in Round 18)[74]
* AFLPA 22 Under 22 team:
* Oliver Dempsey (Forward)
* Max Holmes (Defence)[75]

#### Club Awards

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* Carji Greeves Medal: Max Holmes (164 votes)[76][77]
* Best Young Player Award: Oliver Dempsey
* Tom Harley Best Clubman: Tom Atkins & Tom Hawkins
* Carter Family Community Champion Award: Tom Hawkins

## VFL team

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Australian rules football club season

Geelong Football Club2024 VFL season

President| Craig Drummond
Coach| Mark Corrigan
(2nd season)
Captain(s)| Dan Capiron
(1st season)
Home ground| GMHBA Stadium
VFL season| 12 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses (4th)
Finals series| Semi finalists
Best and Fairest| Mitch Hardie
Leading goalkicker| Shaun Mannagh (23)

### Season summary

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Team stalwart Dan Capiron was appointed captain, with Brayden Ham as vice-captain.[78] Ham would step away from VFL-level football in the first month of the season.[79]

The club finished in fourth position on the ladder after the home-and-away season, with 12 wins and a draw from their 18 matches. The team would use 55 players across the season, with captain Capiron the only player to appear in every match.[80]

In the first week of the finals, Geelong were defeated by minor premiers Werribee by 21 points in blustery conditions at Avalon Airport Oval.[81] The following week the team was eliminated from the finals after losing by 29 points against the Southport Sharks.[82] Club senior record games holder Tom Hawkins made his first appearance for the VFL team since the 2011 season, returning from injury to kick a goal in what was his final appearance at GMHBA Stadium.[83]

Mitch Hardie was named to the VFL Team of the Year, earning a position on the half-forward flank. Hardie kicked 14 goals for the season and averaged 29 disposals per match. Ted Clohesy had been named to the initial squad in consideration for the VFL Team of the Year,[84][85] but missed out on final selection.[86] Hardie also finished fourth in voting for the VFL's J.J. Liston Trophy with 19 votes,[87] while winning the club's VFL best and fairest award.[80]

### Results

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Key  H | Home game

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A | Away game
QF  | Qualifying final
SF  | Semi-final
Table of season results[88][89] Round  | Date  | Result  | Score  | Opponent  | Score  | Ground

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G | B | T | G | B | T
1 | 23 March  | Lost  | 7  | 8  | 50  | Werribee | 16  | 7  | 103  | GMHBA Stadium | H
2 | 30 March  | Lost  | 11  | 11  | 77  | Box Hill | 16  | 15  | 111  | GMHBA Stadium | H
3 | 14 April  | Won  | 12  | 17  | 89  | Northern Bullants | 5  | 6  | 36  | Genis Steel Oval | A
4 | 20 April  | Won  | 9  | 13  | 67  | Brisbane | 9  | 10  | 64  | Brighton Homes Arena | A
5 | 27 April  | Won  | 23  | 18  | 156  | Carlton | 8  | 7  | 55  | Ikon Park | A
6 | 5 May  | Won  | 18  | 5  | 113  | Frankston | 6  | 13  | 49  | GMHBA Stadium | H
7 | Bye
8 | 18 May  | Won  | 13  | 10  | 88  | Coburg | 10  | 6  | 66  | Piranha Park | A
9 | 25 May  | Won  | 16  | 14  | 100  | Greater Western Sydney | 7  | 7  | 49  | GMHBA Stadium | H
10 | 1 June  | Won  | 11  | 11  | 77  | Richmond | 8  | 12  | 60  | GMHBA Stadium | H
11 | 9 June  | Won  | 12  | 11  | 83  | Sydney | 10  | 14  | 74  | Sydney Cricket Ground | A
12 | Bye
13 | 23 June  | Lost  | 12  | 14  | 86  | Port Melbourne | 13  | 10  | 88  | ETU Stadium | A
14 | 30 June  | Won  | 13  | 10  | 88  | Sandringham | 11  | 7  | 73  | GMHBA Stadium | H
15 | 7 July  | Lost  | 10  | 11  | 71  | Box Hill | 10  | 12  | 72  | Fenjiu Stadium | A
16 | 13 July  | Won  | 15  | 13  | 103  | Collingwood | 11  | 8  | 74  | Olympic Park Oval | A
17 | 20 July  | Draw  | 8  | 9  | 57  | Footscray | 8  | 9  | 57  | GMHBA Stadium | H
18 | 27 July  | Won  | 10  | 12  | 72  | North Melbourne | 7  | 9  | 51  | Arden Street Oval | A
19 | Bye
20 | 10 August  | Lost  | 11  | 12  | 78  | Carlton | 16  | 5  | 101  | GMHBA Stadium | H
21 | 18 August  | Won  | 10  | 12  | 72  | Sandringham | 8  | 11  | 59  | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | A
QF | 31 August  | Lost  | 5  | 6  | 36  | Werribee | 8  | 9  | 57  | Avalon Airport Oval | A
SF | 7 September  | Lost  | 7  | 16  | 58  | Southport | 13  | 9  | 87  | GMHBA Stadium | H

### Ladder

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Further information: 2024 VFL season

Pos | Team

* v
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| Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification

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2  | Footscray (R) | 18  | 14  | 3  | 1  | 1654  | 1312  | 126.1  | 58  | Finals series
3  | Brisbane (R) | 18  | 13  | 5  | 0  | 1754  | 1467  | 119.6  | 52
4  | Geelong (R) | 18  | 12  | 5  | 1  | 1537  | 1242  | 123.8  | 50
5  | Southport | 18  | 12  | 6  | 0  | 1515  | 1257  | 120.5  | 48
6  | Box Hill (R) | 18  | 12  | 6  | 0  | 1465  | 1278  | 114.6  | 48

Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) Reserves

### Awards

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* VFL Team of the Year: Mitch Hardie (forward)[87][90][86]

#### Club Awards

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* Best and Fairest: Mitch Hardie (223 votes)[91]
* Little Vic Award (Best first year player): Patrick Hughes

## AFL Women's team

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Australian rules football club season

Geelong Football Club2024 AFL Women's season

President| Craig Drummond
Coach| Daniel Lowther
(4th season)
Captain(s)| Meg McDonald
(5th season)
Home ground| GMHBA Stadium
AFLW season| 4 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw (10th)
Best and Fairest| Nina Morrison
Leading goalkicker| Aishling Moloney (21)
Highest home attendance| 3,838 vs Melbourne
(Week 1)
Lowest home attendance| 2,033 vs Fremantle
(Week 6)
Average home attendance| 2,745
Club membership| 7,943[92]

### Season summary

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Meg McDonald continued as captain, with Nina Morrison and Becky Webster as vice-captains. Three-time best and fairest winner Amy McDonald joined the leadership group for the first time, alongside Chantel Emonson and Mikayla Bowen.[93]

After making the preliminary finals in 2023, Geelong were again expected to make the finals in 2024. However the team got off to a slow start, only winning one of their opening six matches, although they did earn two premiership points from a draw against 2023 grand finalists North Melbourne. Forward Chloe Scheer missed the entire season due to injury, while replacement player Lilly Pearce who was expected to fill the void from the retired Erin Hoare also didn't play a match due to injury.[94]

Irish key forward Aishling Moloney had a standout season, kicking 21 goals to share the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award with Brisbane's Taylor Smith. Moloney and Morrison would also gain selection in the initial squad for the 2024 AFL Women's All-Australian team,[95] with Moloney selected in the final squad at centre-half forward.[96][97] Moloney would also receive nine votes in the 2024 AFL Women's best and fairest award count.[98]

The team's best win came in week 8 when they defeated the reigning premiers Brisbane at GMHBA Stadium by 10 points. Disappointingly Geelong was held goalless for the first time in their loss to Carlton in week 3.[94]

Nina Morrison won the club's best and fairest award with 138 votes, ahead of Aishling Moloney (98 votes) and 2023 winner Georgie Prespakis (74 votes). Playing a midfield role, Morrison averaged 20.8 disposals, 7.1 tackles and 3.9 clearances per match, also kicking five goals for the season.[99][100][101][102]

Following the end of the season, Irish defender Anna-Rose Kennedy made the decision to return to Ireland for personal reasons.[103][104]

### Pre season

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Before the start of the season in late August, the club participated in two preseason fixtures. The first a match simulation against Collingwood at Olympic Park Oval was played on 10 August, which Geelong won 4.5 (29) to 3.6 (24); that was followed on 17 August by an official practice match against Essendon at Windy Hill, where the club was defeated 3.5 (23) to 4.9 (33).[105][106][107]

### Coaching staff

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Daniel Lowther continued as head coach of the AFLW program for a fourth season.[108] Continuing as assistant coaches were Andrew Bruce (forwards), Josh Finch (midfield), and Geelong VFL Women's coach Elise Coventry (defence). Current men's team player Gary Rohan, former Geelong VFL player Will Sexton, continued as development coaches and were joined by Andrew Allthorpe.[109]

2024 Geelong coaching staff  Role | Name

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Senior coach | Daniel Lowther
Assistant coach (forwards) | Andrew Bruce
Assistant coach (midfield) | Josh Finch
Assistant coach (defence) | Elise Coventry
Development coach | Will Sexton
Gary Rohan
Andrew Allthorpe
Talls coach | Paul Chambers
Bench coach | David Morgan

### Playing list

[edit]

#### Changes

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Deletions from playing list  | Player  | Reason  | Ref.

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Renee Garing | Retired  | [110]
Annabel Johnson | Traded to West Coast | [111]
Sammy Gooden | Delisted | [112]
Ingrid Houtsma | Delisted
Mia Skinner | Delisted
Erin Hoare | Retired  | [113]
Additions to playing list  | Player  | Acquired  | Ref.

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Bella Smith | Trade from Brisbane | [111]
Chantal Mason | No. 18, 2023 national draft | [114][115]
Bryde O'Rourke | No. 23, 2023 national draft
Kate Kenny | International rookie selection from Offaly GAA | [116]
Lilly Pearce | Replacement player signing from Collingwood (VFLW)[b] | [117]
Caitlin Thorne | Replacement player signing from Box Hill (VFLW)[c] | [118]

#### Statistics

[edit]

Updated as at the end of the season

Key  #  | Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list.

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^  | Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list.
Playing list and statistics  Player  | No. | Games  | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts | Milestone(s)

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Mikayla Bowen | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 86 | 91 | 177 | 27 | 68 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (week 1)
Bella Smith | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Club debut (week 6)
Amy McDonald | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 67 | 136 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (week 1)
Darcy Moloney | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 67 | 108 | 10 | 23 | 0 | —
Jacqueline Parry | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 72 | 38 | 110 | 38 | 35 | 11 | 50th AFL match (week 4)
Julia Crockett-Grills | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 36 | 136 | 32 | 31 | 0 | —
Kate Surman | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (week 1)
Kate Darby | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 21 | 83 | 17 | 45 | 143 | 50th AFLW match (week 6)
Nina Morrison | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 127 | 102 | 229 | 27 | 78 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (week 11)
Georgie Rankin | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (week 6)
Meg McDonald | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 14 | 8 | 0 | —
Kate Kenny#  | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 0 | AFLW debut (week 1)
Olivia Fuller^  | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
Chloe Scheer | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
Shelley Scott | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 70 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 75th AFLW match (week 8)
Chantel Emonson | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 31 | 145 | 21 | 33 | 0 | —
Anna-Rose Kennedy#  | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 19 | 94 | 18 | 10 | 0 | —
Brooke Plummer | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | —
Zali Friswell | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 83 | 134 | 27 | 41 | 0 | —
Rebecca Webster | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 85 | 220 | 26 | 38 | 0 | —
Rachel Kearns | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 24 | 94 | 14 | 11 | 0 | —
Bryde O'Rourke | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AFLW debut (week 6)
Chantal Mason | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | AFLW debut (week 8)
Caitlin Thorne | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 11 | 0 | AFLW debut (week 4)
Claudia Gunjaca | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 26 | 85 | 22 | 33 | 0 | —
Lilly Pearce | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
Gabbie Featherston | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 10 | 16 | 33 | —
Abbey McDonald | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | —
Georgie Prespakis | 41 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 91 | 182 | 6 | 51 | 0 | —
Melissa Bragg | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 28 | —
Aishling Moloney#  | 45 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 104 | 52 | 156 | 32 | 31 | 5 | —

### Results

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Key  H | Home game

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A | Away game
Table of season results[119] Round  | Date  | Result  | Score  | Opponent  | Score  | Ground  | Attendance  | Ladder

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G | B | T | G | B | T
1 | 31 August  | Lost  | 6  | 4  | 40  | Melbourne | 6  | 6  | 42  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 3,838  | 11th
2 | 8 September  | Draw  | 5  | 6  | 36  | North Melbourne | 5  | 6  | 36  | Arden Street Oval | A | 3,019[120] | 15th
3 | 14 September  | Lost  | 0  | 5  | 5  | Carlton | 4  | 5  | 29  | Ikon Park | A | 2,417[121] | 15th
4 | 21 September  | Won  | 15  | 6  | 96  | Gold Coast | 4  | 3  | 27  | People First Stadium | A | 1,612[122] | 12th
5 | 26 September  | Lost  | 9  | 7  | 61  | Hawthorn | 12  | 7  | 79  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,771[123] | 15th
6 | 1 October  | Lost  | 3  | 9  | 27  | Fremantle | 6  | 9  | 45  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,033[124] | 16th
6 | 6 October  | Won  | 5  | 14  | 44  | Sydney | 6  | 5  | 41  | Henson Park | A | 3,127[125] | 11th
7 | 12 October  | Lost  | 5  | 9  | 39  | Richmond | 6  | 10  | 46  | Swinburne Centre | A | 2,455[126] | 13th
8 | 20 October  | Won  | 7  | 5  | 47  | Brisbane | 5  | 7  | 37  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,850[127] | 12th
9 | 26 October  | Won  | 9  | 2  | 56  | West Coast | 3  | 5  | 23  | Mineral Resources Park | A | 2,015[128] | 10th
10 | 1 November  | Lost  | 4  | 4  | 28  | Adelaide | 4  | 8  | 32  | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,233[129] | 10th

### Ladder

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification

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1  | North Melbourne (P) | 11  | 10  | 0  | 1  | 656  | 208  | 315.4  | 42  | Finals series
2  | Hawthorn | 11  | 10  | 1  | 0  | 597  | 309  | 193.2  | 40
3  | Brisbane | 11  | 9  | 2  | 0  | 611  | 335  | 182.4  | 36
4  | Adelaide | 11  | 8  | 3  | 0  | 494  | 285  | 173.3  | 32
5  | Fremantle | 11  | 8  | 3  | 0  | 404  | 297  | 136.0  | 32
6  | Port Adelaide | 11  | 7  | 4  | 0  | 431  | 364  | 118.4  | 28
7  | Richmond | 11  | 6  | 4  | 1  | 442  | 337  | 131.2  | 26
8  | Essendon | 11  | 6  | 4  | 1  | 376  | 359  | 104.7  | 26
9  | Melbourne | 11  | 6  | 5  | 0  | 369  | 420  | 87.9  | 24  |
10  | Geelong | 11  | 4  | 6  | 1  | 479  | 437  | 109.6  | 18
11  | St Kilda | 11  | 4  | 7  | 0  | 379  | 396  | 95.7  | 16
12  | Western Bulldogs | 11  | 4  | 7  | 0  | 291  | 461  | 63.1  | 16
13  | West Coast | 11  | 4  | 7  | 0  | 320  | 509  | 62.9  | 16
14  | Carlton | 11  | 4  | 7  | 0  | 266  | 532  | 50.0  | 16
15  | Sydney | 11  | 3  | 8  | 0  | 395  | 538  | 73.4  | 12
16  | Greater Western Sydney | 11  | 1  | 9  | 1  | 374  | 531  | 70.4  | 6
17  | Gold Coast | 11  | 1  | 9  | 1  | 311  | 569  | 54.7  | 6
18  | Collingwood | 11  | 1  | 10  | 0  | 245  | 553  | 44.3  | 4

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

### Awards

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#### League awards

[edit]

* AFL Women's Leading Goalkicker: Aishling Moloney[130]
* 2024 AFL Women's All-Australian team: Aishling Moloney (forward)[131]
* AFLPA 22 Under 22 team: Georgie Prespakis (midfield) (captain)[132]

#### Club Awards

[edit]

* Best and fairest: Nina Morrison[99][100][102]
* The 'Hoops' Award: Mikayla Bowen
* Community Champion: Kate Darby

## VFLW team

[edit]

Australian rules football club season

Geelong Football Club2024 VFL Women's season

President| Craig Drummond
Coach| Elise Coventry
(2nd season)
Captain(s)| Abbey Favell
Liv Stewart
Poppy Schaap
(1st season)
Home ground| GMHBA Stadium
Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct
VFLW season| 3 wins, 11 losses (14th)
Best and Fairest| Lily Jordan
Leading goalkicker| Chantal Mason (7)

### Season summary

[edit]

Before the start of the 2024 VFL Women's season, Geelong nominated Abby Favell, Liv Stewart and Poppy Schaap as a three-person leadership group with no formal captain or vice-captain roles.[133]

Geelong were held goalless for the third (round 2), fourth (round 8), and fifth (round 12) times in the club's history in the VFLW, registering their lowest score of 0.1 (1) against Collingwood at Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct.

It was a disappointing campaign for the club, with the team finishing last on the ladder with just three wins for the season. 49 players would play at least one match for the team, including 31 debutants.

Midfielder Lily Jordan won the best and fairest award with 57 votes, ahead of Breanna Pratt and Poppy Schaap. Molly Walton was awarded the Hoops Award which was presented in the VFLW program for the first time, while Mia Fuller won the player-voted Cats Value Award.[134]

### Results

[edit]

Key  H | Home game

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A | Away game
Table of season results[135][136] Round  | Date  | Result  | Score  | Opponent  | Score  | Ground

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G | B | T | G | B | T
1 | 23 March  | Lost  | 4  | 4  | 28  | Carlton | 9  | 5  | 59  | GMHBA Stadium | H
2 | 30 March  | Lost  | 0  | 2  | 2  | Box Hill | 14  | 14  | 98  | GMHBA Stadium | H
3 | 6 April  | Won  | 8  | 6  | 54  | Southern Saints | 5  | 6  | 36  | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | A
4 | 13 April  | Won  | 5  | 3  | 33  | Darebin | 4  | 2  | 26  | Central Reserve, Colac  | H
5 | 20 April  | Lost  | 1  | 3  | 9  | Greater Western Sydney | 14  | 10  | 94  | Tom Wills Oval, Sydney  | A
6 | 27 April  | Won  | 8  | 11  | 59  | North Melbourne | 5  | 5  | 35  | Arden Street Oval | A
7 | 4 May  | Lost  | 4  | 6  | 30  | Carlton | 5  | 3  | 33  | Ikon Park | A
8 | 11 May  | Lost  | 0  | 1  | 1  | Collingwood | 6  | 7  | 43  | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H
9 | 18 May  | Lost  | 5  | 6  | 36  | Casey | 7  | 7  | 49  | Casey Fields | A
10 | 26 May  | Lost  | 0  | 3  | 3  | Williamstown | 13  | 11  | 89  | DSV Stadium | A
11 | 1 June  | Lost  | 1  | 2  | 8  | Western Bulldogs | 12  | 7  | 79  | Avalon Airport Oval | H
12 | 9 June  | Lost  | 0  | 2  | 2  | Box Hill | 14  | 8  | 92  | Box Hill City Oval | A
13 | 15 June  | Lost  | 1  | 1  | 7  | Port Melbourne | 7  | 12  | 54  | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H
14 | 22 June  | Lost  | 2  | 3  | 15  | Essendon | 10  | 4  | 64  | Windy Hill | A

### Ladder

[edit]

Further information: 2024 VFL Women's season

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts

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10  | Carlton | 14  | 5  | 9  | 0  | 447  | 502  | 89.0  | 20
11  | Darebin | 14  | 5  | 9  | 0  | 341  | 487  | 70.0  | 20
12  | Sydney Swans (E) | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 418  | 121  | 345.5  | 16
13  | Southern Saints | 14  | 4  | 10  | 0  | 319  | 503  | 63.4  | 16
14  | Geelong Cats | 14  | 3  | 11  | 0  | 287  | 851  | 33.7  | 12

Source: AFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(E) Club playing a limited number of exhibition matches, ineligible for progression to finals series

### Awards

[edit]

#### Club Awards

[edit]

* Best and Fairest: Lily Jordan[134]
* The Hoops Award: Molly Walton
* Cats Values Award: Mia Fuller

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Max Holmes and Tyson Stengle were also selected in the initial squad.
2. ^ Replacement player for Olivia Fuller who was placed on the club's inactive list.
3. ^ Replacement player for Erin Hoare following her retirement.

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