2024 Geelong Football Club season

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

Club news

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]

AFL team

Geelong Football Club
2024 AFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachChris Scott
(14th season)
Captain(s)Patrick Dangerfield
(2nd season)
Highest home attendance87,775 vs. Carlton (Round 7)

Season summary

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.[11]

With the unveiling of the Joel Selwood Stand and the completion of stadium redevelopments,[12] 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.[13]

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.[14][15]

The winning streak extended to seven matches, the club's best start to the season since the 2013 season.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18]

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.[19][20][21]

Pre-season

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.[22]

Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium on 1 March 2024,[23][24] scoring five goals in the last quarter to come from behind to win 11.17 (83) to 10.11 (71).[25][26]

Coaching staff

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.[27]

Assistant coach Shaun Grigg departed the club following the 2023 season, having joined the Gold Coast.[28] Development coach Josh Jenkins also departed the club,[29] as well as fellow development coach Daisy Pearce who was appointed head coach of the West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's).[30] Matthew Egan also left the club after being hired by the Western Bulldogs,[31] with Nigel Lappin replacing him as the head of player development.[32]

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,[33] 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.[34]

2024 Geelong coaching staff
Role Name
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

Changes

Statistics

Updated as at round 13

Key
^ Denotes player who was on the club's standard rookie list, and therefore eligible for senior selection.
# 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[43][44]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Tackles Marks Hitouts Milestone(s)
Tom Atkins 30 12 0 2 94 114 208 91 15 0
Jed Bews 24
Mark Blicavs 46 12 2 2 73 96 169 47 35 101 250th match (round 4)
Jack Bowes 12 10 7 7 110 68 178 49 26 0
Tanner Bruhn 4 11 3 4 117 86 203 51 20 0
Jeremy Cameron 5 12 24 15 146 68 214 15 78 1 600th AFL goal (round 7)
Jhye Clark 13 11 2 1 70 51 121 33 12 0
Ted Clohesy^ 40
Brad Close 45 13 16 5 76 93 169 32 36 0
Toby Conway 6 5 1 0 24 44 68 18 12 122
Patrick Dangerfield 35 4 2 2 51 33 84 22 13 0
Sam De Koning 16 12 0 0 68 85 153 10 42 14 50th match (round 7)
Oliver Dempsey 28 13 10 6 119 95 214 31 55 0
Mitch Duncan 22 11 2 6 164 71 234 17 69 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 13 4 1 170 64 234 36 71 0
Mitch Hardie^ 41
Tom Hawkins 26 11 15 8 64 42 106 19 34 51 350th match (round 3)
Jack Henry 38 13 0 0 96 41 134 14 65 0
Oliver Henry 36 12 21 7 65 33 98 16 39 0 50th match (round 3)
Max Holmes 9 13 9 4 200 133 333 40 71 0
Lawson Humphries 17
Emerson Jeka^ 43
Mitch Knevitt 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jake Kolodjashnij 8 12 1 1 102 72 174 19 54 0
Shaun Mannagh 7 2 1 2 14 4 18 4 0 0 AFL debut (round 1)
Gryan Miers 32 13 11 4 177 93 270 47 49 0
Oisín Mullin# 34 7 0 0 42 38 80 20 18 0
Oscar Murdoch^ 19
Shannon Neale 33 5 9 2 28 13 41 11 20 25
Mark O'Connor 42 11 2 3 74 66 140 37 44 0
Connor O'Sullivan 14 1 0 1 3 8 11 1 3 0 AFL debut (round 5)
Brandan Parfitt 3 8 1 1 74 73 147 55 13 0
Gary Rohan 23 5 3 0 21 9 30 9 9 0
Rhys Stanley 1 8 0 1 35 31 66 17 15 180 200th match (round 5)
Tyson Stengle 18 13 27 10 122 59 181 25 39 0
George Stevens 15
Tom Stewart 44 13 0 1 182 64 246 28 67 0 150th match (round 2)
Zach Tuohy 2 9 6 4 94 46 140 18 23 0
James Willis 20
Oliver Wiltshire 21

Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
N Neutral venue game
Table of 2024 AFL season results[45]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
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[46] 9th Steady
2 22 March Won 14 12 96 Adelaide 11 11 77 Adelaide Oval A 44,758[47] 6th Increase
3 1 April Won 17 4 106 Hawthorn 10 10 70 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 67,020[14] 4th Increase
4 6 April Won 14 11 95 Western Bulldogs 14 7 91 Adelaide Oval N 45,970[48] 5th Decrease
5 14 April Won 21 13 139 North Melbourne 10 4 64 GMHBA Stadium H 31,194[49] 2nd Increase
6 20 April Won 9 9 63 Brisbane Lions 4 13 37 The Gabba A 30,429[50] 1st Increase
7 27 April Won 18 10 118 Carlton 15 15 105 Melbourne Cricket Ground H 87,775[17] 1st Steady
8 4 May Lost 9 12 66 Melbourne 10 14 74 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 51,795[51] 2nd Decrease
9 10 May Lost 14 11 95 Port Adelaide 15 11 101 GMHBA Stadium H 29,942[52] 2nd Steady
10 16 May Lost 15 10 100 Gold Coast 26 8 164 TIO Stadium A 12,112[53] 3rd Decrease
11 25 May Lost 11 8 74 Greater Western Sydney 11 12 78 GMHBA Stadium H 30,821[18] 6th Decrease
12 1 June Won 15 9 99 Richmond 10 9 69 GMHBA Stadium H 31,054[54] 3rd Increase
13 9 June Lost 12 10 82 Sydney 16 16 112 Sydney Cricket Ground A 44,714[55] 5th Decrease
14 Bye 6th Decrease
15 21 June Lost 11 9 75 Carlton 21 12 138 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 75,218[56] 7th Decrease
16 29 June Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground H
17 6 July Hawthorn GMHBA Stadium H
18 12 July Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground A
19 20 July Western Bulldogs GMHBA Stadium H
20 27 July North Melbourne Blundstone Arena A
21 3 August Adelaide GMHBA Stadium H
22 10 August Fremantle Optus Stadium A
23 17 August St Kilda Marvel Stadium A
24 TBC West Coast GMHBA Stadium H

Ladder

Updated to the end of round 15.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney 14 13 1 0 1455 978 148.8 52 Finals series
2 Carlton 14 10 4 0 1366 1193 114.5 40
3 Essendon 14 9 4 1 1203 1171 102.7 38
4 Collingwood 14 8 4 2 1238 1154 107.3 36
5 Fremantle 14 8 5 1 1150 1024 112.3 34
6 Greater Western Sydney 14 8 6 0 1230 1113 110.5 32
7 Geelong 14 8 6 0 1284 1248 102.9 32
8 Port Adelaide 14 8 6 0 1202 1190 101.0 32
9 Melbourne 14 8 6 0 1075 1071 100.4 32
10 Brisbane Lions 14 7 6 1 1316 1078 122.1 30
11 Western Bulldogs 14 7 7 0 1340 1119 119.7 28
12 Gold Coast 14 7 7 0 1199 1136 105.5 28
13 Hawthorn 14 7 7 0 1098 1185 92.7 28
14 St Kilda 14 5 9 0 1023 1109 92.2 20
15 Adelaide 14 4 9 1 1138 1109 102.6 18
16 West Coast 14 3 11 0 986 1353 72.9 12
17 Richmond 14 2 12 0 893 1397 63.9 8
18 North Melbourne 14 1 13 0 984 1552 63.4 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Awards

League awards

VFL team

Geelong Football Club
2024 VFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachMark Corrigan
(2nd season)
Captain(s)Dan Capiron
(1st season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium

Season summary

Team stalwart Dan Capiron was appointed captain, with Brayden Ham as vice-captain.[58]

Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[59][60]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground
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 Port Melbourne ETU Stadium A
14 30 June Sandringham GMHBA Stadium H
15 7 July Box Hill Fenjiu Stadium A
16 13 July Collingwood Victoria Park A
17 20 July Footscray GMHBA Stadium H
18 27 July North Melbourne Arden Street Oval A
19 Bye
20 10 August Carlton GMHBA Stadium H
21 18 August Sandringham Trevor Barker Beach Oval A

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
2 Southport 12 9 3 0 1035 800 129.4 36 Finals series
3 Footscray (R) 11 9 2 0 1034 832 124.3 36
4 Geelong (R) 11 8 3 0 996 755 131.9 32
5 Box Hill (R) 11 8 3 0 984 764 128.8 32
6 Brisbane (R) 11 8 3 0 1034 876 118.0 32
Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Reserves

AFL Women's team

Geelong Football Club
2024 AFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachDaniel Lowther
(4th season)
Captain(s)Meg McDonald
(5th season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium

Season summary

Pre season

Coaching staff

Daniel Lowther continued as head coach of the AFLW program for a fourth season.

Playing list

Changes

Statistics

Key
# Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list.
^ 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)
Mikayla Bowen 1
Bella Smith 2
Amy McDonald 3
Darcy Moloney 4
Jacqueline Parry 5
Julia Crockett-Grills 6
Kate Surman 7
Kate Darby 8
Nina Morrison 9
Georgie Rankin 10
Meg McDonald 11
Kate Kenny# 12
Olivia Fuller^ 13
Chloe Scheer 14
Shelley Scott 15
Chantel Emonson 16
Anna-Rose Kennedy# 18
Brooke Plummer 19
Zali Friswell 20
Rebecca Webster 21
Rachel Kearns 22
Bryde O'Rourke 23
Chantal Mason 24
Claudia Gunjaca 26
Lilly Pearce 29
Gabbie Featherston 32
Abbey McDonald 39
Georgie Prespakis 41
Melissa Bragg 44
Aishling Moloney# 45
Caitlin Thorne TBC

Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[70]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 31 August Melbourne GMHBA Stadium H
2 8 September Kangaroos Arden Street Oval A
3 14 September Carlton Ikon Park A
4 21 September Gold Coast People First Stadium A
5 26 September Hawthorn GMHBA Stadium H
6 1 October Fremantle GMHBA Stadium H
6 6 October Sydney Henson Park A
7 12 October Richmond Swinburne Centre A
8 20 October Brisbane GMHBA Stadium H
9 26 October West Coast Mineral Resources Park A
10 TBC Adelaide GMHBA Stadium H

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finals series
2 Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Carlton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Collingwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Essendon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fremantle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Geelong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gold Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Greater Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hawthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 North Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Port Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 St Kilda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 West Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Western Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

VFLW team

Geelong Football Club
2024 VFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachElise Coventry
(2nd season)
Captain(s)Abbey Favell
Liv Stewart
Poppy Schaap
(1st season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium
Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct
VFLW3 wins, 11 losses (14th)
Leading goalkickerChantal Mason (7)

Season summary

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.[71]

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.

Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[72][73]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground
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

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
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


Notes

  1. ^ Replacement player for Olivia Fuller who was placed on the club's inactive list.
  2. ^ Replacement player for Erin Hoare following her retirement.

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