The 2025 Geelong Football Club season is the club's 161st season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 126th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong continued to field a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, and men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.
Club news
Grant McCabe was officially appointed as president of the club at the annual general meeting held in December 2024. Lyndsay Sharpe was elected as vice president.[1][2]
Tyson Stengle and Lawson Humphries were selected in the Indigenous All-Stars squad for the preseason exhibition match against Fremantle.[3] Stengle kicked a goal, while Humphries was named among the All-Stars best players in their 43-point win.[4][5]
At the launch of the 2025 AFL season, the league announced that three Geelong greats will be recognised with life membership of the AFL. The late Michael Turner, recently retired player Zach Tuohy and current player Mitch Duncan were among the honourees.[6]
AFL team
Season summary
It was the club's 15th AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield continuing as club captain.[7][8]
The club was due to play in the season opening match at The Gabba against reigning premiers Brisbane Lions, but the match was postponed on 4 March due to the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred on the South East Queensland region.[9][10][11] On 7 March, the AFL announced that the match would be played during round 3 of the season.[12][13]
In March it was reported that Geelong and other clubs were being audited regarding third-party player payments. The audit coming after the club was investigated over the arrangement Chris Scott had with sponsor Morris Finance.[14][15]
Pre-season
Geelong started the season with a match simulation game against Hawthorn at GMHBA Stadium on 17 February, winning 15.16 (106) to 13.8 (86), with Ollie Henry kicking four goals.[16][17]
Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium on 25 February. After a tight first three quarters, Essendon kicked clear in the final quarter to win 17.2 (104) to Geelong 12.11 (83) in front of a crowd of 11,626.
Coaching staff
Chris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a 15th season, having signed a contract extension until the end of the 2026 season.[18]
Role | Name |
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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
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Statistics
^ | 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. |
Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Tackles | Marks | Hitouts | Milestone(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Atkins | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jed Bews | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mark Blicavs | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jack Bowes | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tanner Bruhn | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cillian Burke# | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jeremy Cameron | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jhye Clark | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Ted Clohesy^ | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Brad Close | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Toby Conway | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Patrick Dangerfield | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Sam De Koning | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Oliver Dempsey | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mitch Duncan | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mitchell Edwards | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cameron Guthrie | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Zach Guthrie | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jack Henry | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Oliver Henry | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Lennox Hofmann | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Max Holmes | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Lawson Humphries | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Xavier Ivisic | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mitch Knevitt | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jake Kolodjashnij | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shaun Mannagh | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jack Martin | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Keighton Matofai-Forbes | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Gryan Miers | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jacob Molier | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Oisín Mullin^ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shannon Neale | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mark O'Connor | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Connor O'Sullivan | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Joe Pike | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jay Polkinghorne | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Patrick Retschko | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Bailey Smith | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Rhys Stanley | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tyson Stengle | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
George Stevens | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tom Stewart | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Oliver Wiltshire | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Results
H | Home game |
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A | Away game |
N | Neutral venue game |
Ladder
Updated to Essendon v Port Adelaide (round 3).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hawthorn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 221 | 129.9 | 12 | Finals series |
2 | Adelaide | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 172 | 172.1 | 8 | |
3 | Greater Western Sydney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 126 | 143.7 | 8 | |
4 | Collingwood | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 219 | 120.5 | 8 | |
5 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 157 | 114.6 | 8 | |
6 | Gold Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 49 | 277.6 | 4 | |
7 | Geelong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 167 | 142.5 | 4 | |
8 | North Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 179 | 124.0 | 4 | |
9 | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 173 | 105.8 | 4 | |
10 | Sydney | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 247 | 91.5 | 4 | |
11 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 245 | 276 | 88.8 | 4 | |
12 | Essendon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 332 | 77.4 | 4 | |
13 | St Kilda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 226 | 75.2 | 4 | |
14 | Richmond | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 209 | 71.8 | 4 | |
15 | Carlton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 162 | 79.6 | 0 | |
16 | Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 202 | 69.3 | 0 | |
17 | Fremantle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 215 | 62.3 | 0 | |
18 | West Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 230 | 53.9 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
Awards
League awards
- 2025 AFL Rising Star: Connor O'Sullivan (Nominee – Round 2)[34]
VFL team
Season summary
Mark Corrigan continues as coach of the club's VFL program for a third season, with Dan Capiron continuing as captain. Marcus Herbert was appointed as vice-captain.[35]
In March, after returning to the club for the 2025 season, Nathan Kreuger was selected in the initial 43-player squad for the VFL State Team to play the SANFL State Team in April.[36]
Results
H | Home game |
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A | Away game |
Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | |||||
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G | B | T | G | B | T | ||||||
1 | 23 March | Won | 12 | 19 | 91 | Sandringham | 8 | 12 | 60 | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | A |
2 | 29 March | Northern Bullants | GMHBA Stadium | H | |||||||
3 | 4 April | Casey | GMHBA Stadium | H | |||||||
4 | 20 April | Box Hill | GMHBA Stadium | H | |||||||
5 | 27 April | Carlton | Ikon Park | A | |||||||
6 | Bye | ||||||||||
7 | 11 May | Greater Western Sydney | GMHBA Stadium | H | |||||||
8 | 17 May | Port Melbourne | ETU Stadium | A | |||||||
9 | 23 May | Footscray | Mission Whitten Oval | A | |||||||
10 | 1 June | Williamstown | DSV Stadium | A | |||||||
11 | 8 June | Gold Coast | GMHBA Stadium | H | |||||||
12 | 14 June | Werribee | Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval | A | |||||||
13 | 21 June | Brisbane | GMHBA Stadium | H | |||||||
14 | Bye | ||||||||||
15 | Richmond | Swinburne Centre | A | ||||||||
16 | Greater Western Sydney | TBC | A | ||||||||
17 | Collingwood | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||||||||
18 | North Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | A | ||||||||
19 | Bye | ||||||||||
20 | Essendon | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||||||||
21 | Sydney | TBC | A |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Footscray (R) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 22 | 672.7 | 4 | Finals series |
2 | Geelong (R) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 60 | 151.7 | 4 | |
3 | Collingwood (R) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 59 | 142.4 | 4 | |
4 | Brisbane (R) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 81 | 130.9 | 4 | |
5 | Southport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 71 | 125.4 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = (R) denotes that the club is the reserves team of a senior club of the Australian Football League
AFL Women's team
Season summary
Coaching staff
Daniel Lowther continues as head coach of the AFLW program for a fifth season.
Role | Name |
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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 |
Playing list
Changes
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Statistics
# | Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list. |
^ | Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list. |
Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts | Milestone(s) |
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Mikayla Bowen | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bella Smith | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Amy McDonald | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chloe Scheer | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Shelley Scott | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chantel Emonson | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Anna-Rose Kennedy^ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Zali Friswell | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rebecca Webster | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rachel Kearns | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bryde O'Rourke | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chantal Mason | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caitlin Thorne | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Claudia Gunjaca | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gabbie Featherston | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Georgie Prespakis | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melissa Bragg | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aishling Moloney# | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Piper Dunlop | TBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lexi Gregor | TBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sienna Tallariti | TBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caitie Tipping | TBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Results
Fixture yet to be released
VFLW team
Season summary
Following an unsuccessful 2024 season, the club appointed Taylah Hassett as the new head coach of the VFL Women's team. Hassett (aged 22 when hired) was previously an AFL Barwon Female Football premiership winning playing-coach with the Grovedale Football Club.[43]
Melanie Staunton was appointed captain of the squad, with Abby Favell as vice-captain.[44]
In March, Poppy Schaap was selected in the 50-player squad for the VFL Women's representative match against the SANFL Women's competition.[45]
Results
H | Home game |
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A | Away game |
Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | |||||
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G | B | T | G | B | T | ||||||
1 | 19 April | Box Hill | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H | |||||||
2 | 26 April | Carlton | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H | |||||||
3 | 3 May | Williamstown | DSV Stadium | A | |||||||
4 | 10 May | Sandringham | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H | |||||||
5 | 17 May | Port Melbourne | ETU Stadium | A | |||||||
6 | 24 May | Essendon | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H | |||||||
7 | 31 May | Darebin | RMIT University, Bundoora | A | |||||||
8 | 14 June | North Melbourne | Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval | A | |||||||
9 | 22 June | Carlton | Ikon Park | A | |||||||
10 | 29 June | Western Bulldogs | TBC | H | |||||||
11 | 5 July | Casey | TBC | A | |||||||
12 | 12 July | Sandringham | TBC | A | |||||||
13 | 19 July | Collingwood | TBC | H | |||||||
12 | 26 July | Darebin | TBC | H |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Darebin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
6 | Essendon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
7 | Geelong Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
8 | North Melbourne Werribee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
9 | Port Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Notes
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