The Geelong Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria. Since becoming a foundation club of the Victorian Football League (VFL)—which is now known as the Australian Football League (AFL)—in 1897, the club has participated in every season of the competition except the 1916, 1942 and 1943 seasons, where the club did not field teams due to World War I (1916) and World War II (1942 and 1943). In 123 completed seasons, Geelong has contested nineteen VFL/AFL Grand Finals, winning ten premierships the last in 2022. List of Australian Football League premiers.
^ | Denotes captain-coach |
‡ | Club finished regular season in first position ( minor premiers) |
† | Club finished regular season in last position ( wooden spoon) |
DNQ | Club did not qualify for finals |
— | Field not applicable for that season |
Season | Wins | Losses | Draws | Result | Captain | Ref |
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1877 | Did not place | G. Down | ||||
1878 | 16 | 0 | 1 | Premiers (1) | T. Austin G. Down |
|
1879 | 15 | 0 | 1 | Premiers (2) | James Wilson | |
1880 | 14 | 2 | 2 | Premiers (3) | ||
1881 | 15 | 1 | 2 | Runners-up | ||
1882 | 20 | 2 | 2 | Premiers (4) | ||
1883 | 15 | 3 | 3 | Premiers (5) | Charles Brownlow | |
1884 | 22 | 2 | 21 | Premiers (6) |
Charles Brownlow Harry Steedman |
|
1885 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3rd | Hugh McLean | |
1886 | 23 | 0 | 2 | Premiers (7) | David Hickinbotham | |
1887 | 16 | 2 | 3 | Runners-up | R. Talbot | |
1888 | 12 | 3 | 4 | Runners-up | David Hickinbotham | |
1889 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5th | ||
1890 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7th | J. Baker | |
1891 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5th | T. Parkin | |
1892 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3rd | R. Houston | |
1893 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3rd | ||
1894 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7th | ||
1895 | 13 | 5 | 0 | Runners-up (equal) | Jim McShane | |
1896 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11th | Peter Burns |
The Geelong Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria. Since becoming a foundation club of the Victorian Football League (VFL)—which is now known as the Australian Football League (AFL)—in 1897, the club has participated in every season of the competition except the 1916, 1942 and 1943 seasons, where the club did not field teams due to World War I (1916) and World War II (1942 and 1943). In 123 completed seasons, Geelong has contested nineteen VFL/AFL Grand Finals, winning ten premierships the last in 2022. List of Australian Football League premiers.
^ | Denotes captain-coach |
‡ | Club finished regular season in first position ( minor premiers) |
† | Club finished regular season in last position ( wooden spoon) |
DNQ | Club did not qualify for finals |
— | Field not applicable for that season |
Season | Wins | Losses | Draws | Result | Captain | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1877 | Did not place | G. Down | ||||
1878 | 16 | 0 | 1 | Premiers (1) | T. Austin G. Down |
|
1879 | 15 | 0 | 1 | Premiers (2) | James Wilson | |
1880 | 14 | 2 | 2 | Premiers (3) | ||
1881 | 15 | 1 | 2 | Runners-up | ||
1882 | 20 | 2 | 2 | Premiers (4) | ||
1883 | 15 | 3 | 3 | Premiers (5) | Charles Brownlow | |
1884 | 22 | 2 | 21 | Premiers (6) |
Charles Brownlow Harry Steedman |
|
1885 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3rd | Hugh McLean | |
1886 | 23 | 0 | 2 | Premiers (7) | David Hickinbotham | |
1887 | 16 | 2 | 3 | Runners-up | R. Talbot | |
1888 | 12 | 3 | 4 | Runners-up | David Hickinbotham | |
1889 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5th | ||
1890 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7th | J. Baker | |
1891 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5th | T. Parkin | |
1892 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3rd | R. Houston | |
1893 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3rd | ||
1894 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7th | ||
1895 | 13 | 5 | 0 | Runners-up (equal) | Jim McShane | |
1896 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11th | Peter Burns |