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Despite Lord winning the Brownlow Medal and full forward Doug Wade winning the Coleman Medal, Farmer missed multiple games through injury and the club were eliminated in the Preliminary Final. At Higher Mark, our ambition is to take your event to new heights. Scott took over a team that most experts felt was past its best. [50] In the reserves however, Geelong won its third VFL premiership, defeating Port Melbourne by 33 points in the 2012 VFL Grand Final. Die traditionellen Farben des Vereins sind weiß mit dunkelblauen Streifen. Thompson's first season as senior coach in 2000 was somewhat successful; Geelong finished the regular season in fifth position and qualified for the finals series for the first time since 1997, losing to Hawthorn in an elimination final. DOWNLOAD THE VFL APP. [85], Geelong did not participate in the 1916, 1942 and 1943 VFL seasons due to the World Wars (indicated in grey). To qualify, a coach must have coached the club in at least one senior VFL/AFL match, defined as an Australian rules football match between two clubs that are, or were at the time of the match, members of the VFL/AFL. [43] Despite an ageing playing list and predictions that the team would struggle in 2011,[44] Geelong finished the regular season in second position on the ladder, with only three losses for the season. The club relocated to Corio Oval as its main home ground in time for the 1878 season, coinciding with the club's first VFA premiership in the VFA's second season. In 1863, Geelong travelled to Melbourne to contest the Caledonian Challenge Cup. During this era the "Coulter Law" discouraged club administrators from poaching players from each other's clubs. [57], After finishing tenth on the ladder in 2015, Geelong failed to qualify for the finals series; it was the first time the club had not played in the finals since the 2006 season. The final against 4th placed St Kilda was a memorable one. Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian football, played exclusively for Geelong from 1865 until his retirement from football in 1874. The Board opted for stability over the uncertainty of radical personnel change. Several experienced players urged Blight to revert to Geelong's customary geisha style of play. [26] A notable departure from Geelong was Ben Graham, the club captain from 2000 to 2002,[27] who quit playing Australian rules football to pursue a career as a punter with the New York Jets in the National Football League. The Best and Fairest was won by Paul Couch, who narrowly missed out on winning his second Brownlow Medal. Geelong was nicknamed the 'Cats' in 1923 after a run of losses prompted a local cartoonist to suggest that the club needed a black cat to bring it good luck. After beating Footscray in the qualifying final by 61 points, Geelong lost the 2nd semi final to West Coast Eagles by 38 points, then beat Footscray again in the preliminary final by 64 points. [2] Bernie Smith became the club's second Brownlow Medalist in 1951, a year during which the club also signed the Ford Motor Company as a corporate sponsor.[12][13]. Coaching career Geelong: Development Coach. Higher Mark . [77] The Cats were excellent in the first half of the season, winning 11 of their first 12 matches. The 1970s were notably unsuccessful for the club, as Geelong won only one final during the entire decade. [39] Less than a week later, Mark Thompson resigned from his position as senior coach, despite being contracted until the end of 2011. Geelong Cats Football & Heritage Foundation ABN 49 884 103 722. Naming Rights . However, the review accepted that Thompson should continue as coach. [81] They reached the preliminary final stage for the fourth time in seven years but would again fall at the penultimate hurdle, losing to eventual premiers Richmond by 19 points.[82]. Geelong played in finals in every year between 1962 and 1969. Frustratingly for supporters of the Club, 1963 was the last time that Geelong enjoyed premiership success until 2007. [1] Geelong participated in the first football competition in Australia and was a foundation club of both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897.[3]. Geelong Cats Trivia Questions & Answers : AFL Teams This category is for questions and answers and fun facts related to Geelong Cats, as asked by users of FunTrivia.com.