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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE> GEELONG CATS
OVERALL RECORD: 2189 games – 1149 wins, 1019 losses, 21 draws GRAND FINALS: 14 PREMIERSHIPS: 7 HEAD-TO-HEAD v P Adelaide 27 Brisbane 33 Carlton 207 Collingwood 214 Essendon 205 Fitzroy 183 Fremantle 22 Hawthorn 141 Melbourne 204 North Melbourne 148 Port Adelaide 20 Richmond 182 St Kilda 201 Sydney Swans 204 University 14 West Coast 39 Western Bulldogs 145
W L D 13 14 0 16 16 1 91 114 2 89 124 1 88 112 5 103 79 1 16 6 0 73 67 1 119 83 2 89 58 1 11 8 1 94 85 3 122 79 0 111 93 0 8 6 0 17 21 1 89 54 2
RECORD AT CURRENT VENUES Venue P W L D MCG 258 133 124 1 Docklands 58 36 22 0 Manuka Oval 2 0 2 0 AAMI Stadium 25 7 17 1 Gabba 10 4 6 0 Skilled Stadium 594 379 210 5 SCG 28 16 12 0 Subiaco 21 11 10 0 Carrara 5 3 2 0 ANZ Stadium 2 1 1 0 Aurora Stadium 1 0 1 0 HIGHEST SCORE 37.17 (239) v Bris, R7, 1992, Carrara LOWEST SCORE 0.8 (8) v Fitzroy, R3, 1899, Corio Oval GREATEST WINNING MARGIN 164 points v Bris, R7, 1992, Carrara BEST WINNING SEQUENCE 23 games, R12, 1952 to R13, 1953
WORST LOSING SEQUENCE 16 games, R16, 1941, to R13, 1944
INDIGENOUS TEAM OF THE CENTURY MEMBERS Polly Farmer (ruck & captain)
Garry Hocking (21) Cameron Mooney* (20)
MOST GAMES Ian Nankervis (325) John Newman (300) Peter Riccardi (288) Garry Hocking (274) Paul Couch (259)
LEADING GOALKICKER MEDALLISTS 1897: Eddy James (22) 1899: Eddy James (31) 1900: Teddy Lockwood (24) 1910: Percy Martini (51) 1921: Cliff Rankin (61) 1925: Lloyd Hagger (70) 1932: George Moloney (109) 1948: Lindsay White (86)
HIGHEST SCORE IN A FINAL 26.16 (172) v W Bulldogs, QF, 1992
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES Dick Grigg (130) David Clarke snr (115) Ben Graham (112) Matthew Scarlett* (110) Jocka Todd (101) GAMES RECORDS HELD IN GUERNSEY NUMBERS 8 Robert Scott (245 Geel & N Melb) 40 Ian Nankervis (325) 45 Cameron Ling* (182) MOST GAMES AS CAPTAIN Reg Hickey (142) Henry Young (137) Ian Nankervis (110) Bill Goggin (84) Bill Eason (68)
LOWEST SCORE IN A FINAL 3.6 (24) v Collingwood, SF, 1901 GREATEST WINNING MARGIN IN A FINAL 119 points v Port Adelaide, GF, 2007 GREATEST LOSING MARGIN IN A FINAL 118 points v Richmond, 1SF, 1969
JOHN COLEMAN MEDALLISTS 1955: Noel Rayson (80) 1962: Doug Wade (68) 1967: Doug Wade (96) 1969: Doug Wade (127) 1976: Larry Donohue (105) 1993: Gary Ablett snr (124) 1994: Gary Ablett snr (129) 1995: Gary Ablett snr (122)
MOST GOALS IN A FINAL 11 George Goninon, v Coll, 2SF, 1951 BEST FINALS WINNING STREAK Five matches (2007-2008) WORST FINALS LOSING STREAK Seven matches (1901-1925)
NORM SMITH MEDALLISTS Gary Ablett snr (1989), Steve Johnson (2007) PREMIERSHIP COACH MEDALLISTS Cliff Rankin (1925), Charlie Clymo (1931), Reg Hickey (1937)
MOST GAMES AS COACH Reg Hickey (304) Mark Thompson* (210) Malcolm Blight (145) Bob Davis (116) Gary Ayres (116)
JOCK MCHALE MEDALLISTS Reg Hickey (1951, 1952), Bob Davis (1963), Mark Thompson (2007) AFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION MVP AWARD Greg Williams (1985), Gary Ablett snr (1993), Gary Ablett jnr (2007)
GOALKICKING LEADERS ALL-TIME Gary Ablett snr (1021) Doug Wade (834) Billy Brownless (441) Lindsay White (429) Cliff Rankin (400)
AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL MEDIA ASSOCIATION MVP AWARD Gary Ablett snr (1993), Gary Ablett jnr (2007)
TOP FIVE GOALKICKING PERFORMANCES 14 Gary Ablett snr (v Ess, R6, 1993, MCG) 14 Gary Ablett snr (v Syd, R8, 1994, SCG) 14 Gary Ablett snr (v Rich, R9, 1989, MCG) 13 Doug Wade (v South Melbourne, R17, 1967, Lake Oval) 13 Doug Wade (v Nth Melb, R20, 1971, Skilled Stadium) BROWNLOW MEDALLISTS Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves (1924), Bernie Smith (1951), Alistair Lord (1962), Paul Couch (1989), Jimmy Bartel* (2007) AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME MEMBERS LEGENDS: Graham Farmer INDUCTEES: Bernie Smith, Edward Greeves, Jocka Todd, George Moloney, Henry Young, Peter Burns, Reg Hickey, Tom Wills (admin), Bob Davis, Doug Wade (also N Melb), Fred Flanagan, Bill Goggin, Greg Williams (also Syd, Carl), John Newman, Ian Nankervis, Denis Marshall, Tom Fitzmaurice (also Ess, N Melb), Gary Ablett snr (also Haw), Henry Harrison (admin), Garry Hocking
CLUB MEMBERSHIP 1984 (7709), 1985 (7718), 1986 (6985), 1987 (6981), 1988 (9667), 1989 (7760), 1990 (15,087), 1991 (11,356), 1992 (13,535), 1993 (15,500), 1994 (14,312), 1995 (15,922), 1996 (17,346), 1997 (18,858), 1998 (19,971), 1999 (21,032), 2000 (25,595), 2001 (25,420), 2002 (23,756), 2003 (24,017), 2004 (25,021), 2005 (30,821), 2006 (32,290), 2007 (30,169), 2008 (36,850)
PRE-SEASON/NIGHT SERIES STATS 83 games – 42 wins, 41 losses
PREMIERSHIPS 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007
PRE-SEASON GRAND FINALS – 7 1957, 1961, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2006
RUNNERS-UP 1930, 1953, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995
PRE-SEASON PREMIERSHIPS – 2 1961, 2006 MICHAEL TUCK MEDALLISTS None
WOODEN SPOONS 1908, 1915, 1944, 1957, 1958 FINALS 98 games – 42 wins, 55 losses, 1 draw
LEADING NINE-POINT GOALKICKERS 3 Joel Corey*
MOST FINALS GAMES Garry Hocking (21) Peter Riccardi (19) Paul Couch (18) Billy Brownless (17) Gary Ablett snr (16)
HIGHEST ATTENDANCE 74,786 v Carlton, GF, 1997, MCG
MOST GOALS IN FINALS Gary Ablett snr (64) Billy Brownless (60) Doug Wade (46) George Goninon (34)
LONGEST WINNING SEQUENCE 6 (round 1, 2006 – QF, 2007)
HIGHEST SCORE 2.22.10.160 v Melbourne, round 1, 2008, Skilled Stadium
* denotes current player or coach
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