The Voice Of The Outer: A blog by passionate Geelong Football Club supporters.

Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Playing in the Australian Football League (AFL), they have won eight VFL/AFL premierships, and nine McClelland Trophies. Since 1941 the club has played its home games at Kardinia Park, now known by its sponsored name “Skilled Stadium”. The club’s traditional guernsey colours are white guernseys with navy blue hoops, navy shorts and navy and white hooped socks.

Formed in 1859, Geelong is the second oldest club in the AFL after Melbourne and one of the oldest football clubs in the world. Along with its AFL team, the club also fields a stand-alone team in the Victoria Football league (VFL).

After competing in the old VFA the club helped form the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897. Between its sixth premiership in 1963 and its seventh in 2007, Geelong gained a reputation for being under-achievers. The club played-off in five Grand Finals during that period, but failed to win any of them. After a 44-year premiership drought, the club claimed its seventh premiership flag with an AFL-record 119-point victory in the 2007 AFL Grand Final. During the late 1990s the club was heavily in debt, but the current board, led by Frank Costa as Club President, has brought it back to a sound financial position.

Successive grand final losses in the 1990s and unsuccessful finals appearances during the 2000s has caused Geelong fans much heartache. While 2007 was a great relief for the club, it failed to win the 2008 premiership despite recording the most successful home and away season in the games history. Despite this, the club has always been reputed with its exciting and attacking style of play. Especially during the 1990s and in recent years.

The club has made a number of unique achievements throughout its history. It holds the record for the longest winning streak in AFL/VFL history – 23 games. It holds the record for the highest score recorded in a single game- 37.17.239 against Brisbane in 1992. It recorded the highest ever aggregate total for points scored in 1992 (3,334). It holds the record for restricting an opponent to the lowest ever score in a game- St.Kilda 0.1.1 in 1899. They are the only team to have nine players selected in an All Australian team (2007). During the 1989 season they managed to win three games in a row by more than 100 points. The only time it has ever been achieved.

Geelong Football Club Jumpers & Logos

Geelong Football Club Greatest Midfielders

Geelong Football Club Greatest Forwards

Geelong Football Club Greatest Backmen

Geelong Football Club Greatest Ruckmen

One of the clubs greatest players, Gary Ablett Snr, is the only player to have been awarded the Coleman medal three years in a row (1993-94-95). Ablett also holds the record for the most goals kicked in a VFL/AFL Grand Final (9 goals in 1989).

Team awards

Day Premierships

VFL/AFL: 8 (1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009)
Reserves: 13 (1923, 1924, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Under 19s: 1 (1962)
VFA/VFL: 9 (1878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 2002, 2007)

Night Series/Pre-Season Premierships

Night Series: 1 (1961)
Pre-Season: 2 (2006, 2009)
McCelland Trophy: 9 (1952, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1980, 1981, 1992, 2007, 2008)

Wooden Spoons: 5 (1908, 1915, 1944, 1957, 1958)