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.

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]

Geelong Football Club
2024 AFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachChris Scott
(14th season)
Captain(s)Patrick Dangerfield
(2nd season)
AFL season15 wins, 8 losses (3rd)
Finals seriesPreliminary finalists
Best and FairestMax Holmes
Leading goalkickerJeremy Cameron (58)
Highest home attendance87,775 vs. Carlton (Round 7)
Lowest home attendance27,967 vs. Western Bulldogs (Round 20)
Average home attendance38,861
Club membership90,798
← 2023 2025 →
 
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.[13]

With the unveiling of the Joel Selwood Stand and the completion of stadium redevelopments,[14] 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.[15]

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.[16][17]

The winning streak extended to seven matches, the club's best start to the season since the 2013 season.[18]

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.[19]

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.[20]

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.[21][22][23]

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.[24]

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.[25][26] 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.[27]

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.[28]

Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium on 1 March 2024,[29][30] scoring five goals in the last quarter to come from behind to win 11.17 (83) to 10.11 (71).[31][32]

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.[33]

Assistant coach Shaun Grigg departed the club following the 2023 season, having joined the Gold Coast.[34] Development coach Josh Jenkins also departed the club,[35] as well as fellow development coach Daisy Pearce who was appointed head coach of the West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's).[36] Matthew Egan also left the club after being hired by the Western Bulldogs,[37] with Nigel Lappin replacing him as the head of player development.[38]

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,[39] 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.[40]

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

Updated to end of season

Playing list and statistics[49][50]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Tackles Marks Hitouts Milestone(s)
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 — — — — — — — — —
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
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

Geelong Football Club
2024 VFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachMark Corrigan
(2nd season)
Captain(s)Dan Capiron
(1st season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium
VFL season12 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses (4th)
Finals seriesSemi finalists
Best and FairestMitch Hardie
Leading goalkickerShaun Mannagh (23)

Team stalwart Dan Capiron was appointed captain, with Brayden Ham as vice-captain.[77]

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.

In the first week of the finals, Geelong were defeated by minor premiers Werribee by 21 points in blustery conditions at Avalon Airport Oval.[78] The following week the team was eliminated from the finals after losing by 29 points against the Southport Sharks.[79] 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.[80]

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,[81][82] but missed out on final selection.[83] Hardie also finished fourth in voting for the VFL's J.J. Liston Trophy with 19 votes.[84]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
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

  • Best and Fairest: Mitch Hardie (223 votes)[88]
  • Little Vic Award (Best first year player): Patrick Hughes
Geelong Football Club
2024 AFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachDaniel Lowther
(4th season)
Captain(s)Meg McDonald
(5th season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium

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.[89]

Before the start of the season in late August, the club participated in two preseason fixtures. The first a match simulation against ‹See Tfd›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 ‹See Tfd›Essendon at Windy Hill, where the club was defeated 3.5 (23) to 4.9 (33).[90][91][92]

Daniel Lowther continued as head coach of the AFLW program for a fourth season.[93] 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.[94]

2024 Geelong coaching staff
Role Name
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

Updated to the end of week 6.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 7 6 0 1 392 126 311.1 26 Finals series
2 Brisbane 7 6 1 0 384 209 183.7 24
3 ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn 7 6 1 0 393 239 164.4 24
4 ‹See Tfd›Richmond 7 5 2 0 293 159 184.3 20
5 ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 6 5 1 0 267 159 167.9 20
6 ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 7 5 2 0 251 205 122.4 20
7 ‹See Tfd›Essendon 7 4 3 0 241 232 103.9 16
8 ‹See Tfd›West Coast 7 4 3 0 249 270 92.2 16
9 ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide 7 3 4 0 250 241 103.7 12
10 ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 6 3 3 0 192 186 103.2 12
11 ‹See Tfd›Geelong 7 2 4 1 309 299 103.3 10
12 ‹See Tfd›Sydney 7 2 5 0 238 295 80.7 8
13 ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 6 2 4 0 167 288 58.0 8
14 ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 7 2 5 0 170 337 50.4 8
15 ‹See Tfd›Carlton 7 2 5 0 148 353 41.9 8
16 ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 6 1 4 1 240 231 103.9 6
17 ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 7 1 6 0 152 358 42.5 4
18 ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 7 0 6 1 194 343 56.6 2

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

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
VFLW season3 wins, 11 losses (14th)
Best and FairestLily Jordan
Leading goalkickerChantal Mason (7)

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.[110]

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.[111]

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

  • Best and Fairest: Lily Jordan[111]
  • The Hoops Award: Molly Walton
  • Cats Values Award: Mia Fuller
  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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