2025 Geelong Football Club season

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

Geelong Football Club
2025 AFL season
PresidentGrant McCabe
CoachChris Scott
(15th season)
Captain(s)Patrick Dangerfield
(3rd season)
Highest home attendance88,746 vs. Hawthorn (Round 6)

Season summary

The club celebrated the 100th year of the sponsorship partnership with Ford Australia by wearing a one-off guernsey featuring the Ford blue and a modified club logo. The guernsey (seen here on Ollie Henry) was worn against Melbourne in round 4.

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]

View of the MCG during the round 6 match against Hawthorn. The attendance of 88,746 set a new record as the highest attended home-and-away season match involving the club.

In the round 6 match against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the club's record for largest attendance at a home and away match was broken. 88,746 attended the match won by seven points by Geelong, eclipsing the previous mark set in 2010 against Collingwood.[16]

In round 20 against North Melbourne, forward Jeremy Cameron kicked a career high 11 goals to become the first Geelong player since Gary Ablett Sr. in 1994 to score more than 10 goals in a match.[17]


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.[18][19]

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.[20] Scott coached his 350th match against Richmond in round 18.


2025 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

Playing list

Changes

Statistics

Updated to end of round 20

Key
^ 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.
Playing list and statistics[31][32]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Tackles Marks Hitouts Milestone(s)
Tom Atkins 30 19 4 2 153 211 364 181 37 0
Jed Bews 24 3 0 0 27 14 41 4 18 0
Mark Blicavs 46 18 6 7 117 133 250 56 73 212
Jack Bowes 12 14 11 1 126 67 193 41 36 0
Tanner Bruhn 4
Cillian Burke# 41
Jeremy Cameron 5 19 69 25 215 47 262 30 109 4 700th goal (round 17)[33]
100th club match (round 18)
Jhye Clark 13 6 1 2 35 21 56 15 9 0
Ted Clohesy^ 40 9 2 3 48 23 71 22 16 0
Brad Close 45 19 15 8 141 94 235 43 54 0
Toby Conway 6
Patrick Dangerfield 35 17 23 19 123 117 240 43 46 2 350th match (round 15)
200th club match (round 20)
Sam De Koning 16 16 2 0 126 101 227 13 80 64
Oliver Dempsey 28 19 24 15 183 136 319 49 74 0 50th match (round 19)
Mitch Duncan 22 9 1 1 76 40 116 13 38 0 300th match (round 11)
Mitchell Edwards 11
Cameron Guthrie 29
Zach Guthrie 39 19 1 2 241 96 337 39 122 0
Jack Henry 38 14 0 1 152 31 183 15 97 0
Oliver Henry 36 15 14 6 80 37 117 27 36 0
Lennox Hofmann 23
Max Holmes 9 19 9 8 315 192 507 67 104 0
Lawson Humphries 17 18 4 1 229 74 303 35 98 0
Xavier Ivisic 25
Mitch Knevitt 10 5 1 1 27 34 61 25 10 0
Jake Kolodjashnij 8
Shaun Mannagh 7 16 20 13 219 73 292 78 53 0
Jack Martin 19 7 3 3 65 41 106 18 50 0 Club debut (round 13)
Keighton Matofai-Forbes 31
Gryan Miers 32 17 9 9 260 116 376 53 103 0 150th match (round 22)
Jacob Molier 20
Oisín Mullin^ 34 18 0 3 106 78 184 58 63 0
Shannon Neale 33 19 31 15 102 61 163 48 80 91
Mark O'Connor 42 19 1 3 179 96 275 57 104 0
Connor O'Sullivan 14 18 0 0 128 112 240 26 108 1
Joe Pike 37
Jay Polkinghorne 2
Patrick Retschko 27
Bailey Smith 3 16 6 5 324 184 508 81 79 0 Club debut (round 1)
Rhys Stanley 1 14 5 4 77 67 144 24 27 368
Tyson Stengle 18 17 24 17 125 82 207 56 45 0 100th match (round 15)
George Stevens 15 2 1 2 16 12 28 3 4 0 AFL debut (round 18)
Tom Stewart 44 14 0 0 208 47 255 17 106 0
Oliver Wiltshire 21 2 1 1 10 3 13 3 4 0 AFL debut (round 7)

Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
N Neutral venue game
Table of 2025 AFL season results[34]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
OR Brisbane Lions The Gabba A
1 15 March Won 23 9 147 Fremantle 10 9 69 GMHBA Stadium H 25,372[35] 4th Steady
2 22 March Lost 13 13 91 St Kilda 15 8 98 Marvel Stadium A 36,663[36] 7th Decrease
3 29 March Lost 9 7 61 Brisbane Lions 10 10 70 The Gabba A 27,966[37] 9th Decrease
4 4 April Won 12 13 85 Melbourne 6 10 46 GMHBA Stadium H 30,397[38] 8th Increase
5 10 April Won 18 11 119 Adelaide 15 10 100 Adelaide Oval A 50,073[39] 6th Increase
6 21 April Won 12 14 86 Hawthorn 11 13 79 Melbourne Cricket Ground H 88,746[40] 6th Steady
7 27 April Lost 12 4 76 Carlton 14 10 94 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 67,658[41] 7th Decrease
8 3 May Won 13 12 90 Collingwood 12 15 87 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 82,514[42] 7th Steady
9 11 May Lost 14 17 101 Greater Western Sydney 16 9 105 GMHBA Stadium H 28,407[43] 7th Steady
10 17 May Won 17 13 115 Port Adelaide 5 9 39 Adelaide Oval A 35,509[44] 7th Steady
11 22 May Won 20 7 127 Western Bulldogs 16 17 113 GMHBA Stadium H 32,641[45] 5th Increase
12 1 June Won 17 14 116 West Coast 11 7 73 Optus Stadium A 42,501[46] 5th Steady
13 7 June Won 9 7 61 Gold Coast 5 7 37 GMHBA Stadium H 29,502[47] 4th Increase
14 14 June Won 23 13 151 Essendon 8 8 56 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 61,643[48] 2nd Increase
15 20 June Lost 6 15 51 Brisbane Lions 14 8 92 GMHBA Stadium H 35,367[49] 3rd Decrease
16 Bye 4th Decrease
17 5 July Won 18 16 124 Richmond 7 10 52 GMHBA Stadium H 31,060[50] 4th Steady
18 12 July Lost 13 7 85 Greater Western Sydney 17 9 111 Engie Stadium A 13,349[51] 4th Steady
19 20 July Won 17 11 113 St Kilda 12 10 82 GMHBA Stadium H 29,985[52] 4th Steady
20 26 July Won 22 18 150 North Melbourne 7 7 49 Marvel Stadium A 25,445[17] 4th Steady
21 3 August Won 23 15 153 Port Adelaide 9 11 65 GMHBA Stadium H 28,064[53] 4th Steady
22 8 August Won 15 19 109 Essendon 10 5 65 GMHBA Stadium H 30,289[54] 2nd Increase
23 17 August Won 16 15 111 Sydney 10 8 68 Sydney Cricket Ground A 37,656 2nd Steady
24 23 August Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground A

Ladder

Updated to the end of round 23.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide (Q) 22 17 5 0 2165 1535 141.0 68 Finals series
2 Geelong (Q) 22 16 6 0 2322 1650 140.7 64
3 Brisbane Lions (Q) 22 15 6 1 1972 1725 114.3 62
4 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 1909 1551 123.1 60
5 Hawthorn 22 15 7 0 1966 1602 122.7 60
6 Greater Western Sydney 22 15 7 0 2010 1741 115.5 60
7 Fremantle 22 15 7 0 1866 1718 108.6 60
8 Western Bulldogs 22 14 8 0 2396 1708 140.3 56
9 Gold Coast 21 14 7 0 1953 1611 121.2 56
10 Sydney (E) 22 11 11 0 1727 1851 93.3 44
11 St Kilda (E) 22 9 13 0 1746 1973 88.5 36
12 Carlton (E) 22 8 14 0 1709 1805 94.7 32
13 Port Adelaide (E) 22 8 14 0 1634 2069 79.0 32
14 Melbourne (E) 22 7 15 0 1826 1956 93.4 28
15 Essendon (E) 21 6 15 0 1421 1966 72.3 24
16 North Melbourne (E) 22 5 16 1 1705 2252 75.7 22
17 Richmond (E) 22 5 17 0 1385 2094 66.1 20
18 West Coast (E) 22 1 21 0 1415 2320 61.0 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(E) Eliminated from finals contention; (Q) Qualified for finals

Awards

League awards

VFL team

Geelong Football Club
2025 VFL season
PresidentGrant McCabe
CoachMark Corrigan
(3rd season)
Captain(s)Dan Capiron
(2nd season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium
VFL season9 wins, 9 losses (12th)
Leading goalkickerJay Polkinghorne (31)

Season summary

Mark Corrigan continued 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.[58]

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.[59] He would be named at centre-halfback in the VFL's 11-point victory.[60][61]

Capiron played his 100th VFL match for the club in the round 2 match against Northern Bullants.

The team's campaign was bookended by three-match winning streaks, but a six-match losing streak through the middle of the season proved costly. Geelong missed the VFL finals series by one win and percentage.


Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[62]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground
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 Won 13 12 90 Northern Bullants 9 6 60 GMHBA Stadium H
3 4 April Won 16 13 109 Casey 14 9 93 GMHBA Stadium H
4 20 April Lost 11 7 73 Box Hill 18 11 119 GMHBA Stadium H
5 27 April Lost 12 12 84 Carlton 13 10 88 Ikon Park A
6 Bye
7 11 May Lost 11 9 75 Greater Western Sydney 16 11 107 GMHBA Stadium H
8 17 May Lost 6 11 47 Port Melbourne 6 15 51 ETU Stadium A
9 23 May Lost 11 5 71 Footscray 14 10 94 Mission Whitten Oval A
10 1 June Lost 6 12 48 Williamstown 10 14 74 DSV Stadium A
11 8 June Won 10 12 72 Gold Coast 11 3 69 GMHBA Stadium H
12 14 June Won 11 15 81 Werribee 12 7 79 Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval A
13 21 June Lost 12 13 85 Brisbane 16 21 117 GMHBA Stadium H
14 Bye
15 6 July Lost 12 11 83 Richmond 14 4 88 GMHBA Stadium H
16 12 July Won 18 7 115 Greater Western Sydney 9 11 65 Engie Stadium A
17 19 July Lost 8 12 60 Collingwood 11 9 75 Mission Whitten Oval N
18 27 July Won 16 8 104 North Melbourne 15 12 102 Arden Street Oval A
19 Bye
20 9 August Won 10 13 73 Essendon 9 5 59 GMHBA Stadium H
21 17 August Won 16 15 111 Sydney 10 6 66 Tramway Oval A

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
10 Williamstown 18 10 8 0 1574 1504 104.7 40 Wildcard Round
11 Coburg 18 9 9 0 1525 1452 105.0 36
12 Geelong (R) 18 9 9 0 1472 1466 100.4 36
13 Carlton (R) 18 8 10 0 1387 1586 87.5 32
14 Gold Coast (R) 18 7 10 1 1466 1493 98.2 30
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Club is the reserves team of a senior club of the Australian Football League

AFL Women's team

Geelong Football Club
2025 AFL Women's season
PresidentGrant McCabe
CoachDaniel Lowther
(5th season)
Captain(s)Meg McDonald
(6th season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium

Season summary

In February the head of the club's AFLW program Brett Johnson departed the club,[63] with his replacement announced as Dominique Condo in April. Condo joined the club from Richmond having previously worked with Geelong from 2015–2021 in a number of roles.[64]

The team played two preseason fixtures in July and August, defeating St Kilda at RSEA Stadium in a match simulation 8.11 (59) to 4.5 (29) on 26 July.[65] Their official practice match was against Gold Coast at People First Stadium on 2 August, with the Cats tuning up for the season with a 10.7 (67) to 1.3 (9) victory.[66][67]


Coaching staff

Daniel Lowther continues as head coach of the AFLW program for a fifth season.

Tennille Cuttiford was appointed as the program's High Performance Manager, while former player Renee Garing was appointed as Player Development Manager.[64]

Continuing as assistant coaches were Andrew Bruce (forwards) and Elise Coventry (defence). Joining the club in 2025 as midfield coach is Nathan Brown who after retiring from the AFL has been involved in coaching and the football pathways program at Geelong College.

Current men's team player Tom Atkins joined the coaching staff as a development coach.[68]

2025 Geelong coaching staff
Role Name
Senior coach Daniel Lowther
Assistant coach (forwards) Andrew Bruce
Assistant coach (midfield) Nathan Brown
Assistant coach (defence) Elise Coventry
Development coach and bench coach David Morgan
Development coach Tom Atkins

Playing list

Changes

Statistics

Key
# Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list.
^ Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list.
Playing list and statistics
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Hitouts Milestone(s)
Mikayla Bowen 1
Bella Smith 2
Amy McDonald 3
Caitie Tipping 4
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
Sienna Tallariti 13
Chloe Scheer 14
Shelley Scott 15
Chantel Emonson^ 16
Erica Fowler 17
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
Emma Kilpatrick 27 AFLW debut (round 1)
Lexi Gregor 30
Gabbie Featherston 32
Piper Dunlop 38 AFLW debut (round 1)
Georgie Prespakis 41
Melissa Bragg 44
Aishling Moloney# 45

Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[76]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 16 August Lost 3 3 21 North Melbourne 8 3 51 GMHBA Stadium H 2,764 16th
2 24 August Adelaide Unley Oval A
3 30 August Sydney GMHBA Stadium H
4 7 September Essendon Windy Hill A
5 14 September Richmond Ikon Park A
6 20 September Port Adelaide Alberton Oval A
7 25 September Hawthorn GMHBA Stadium H
8 5 October Carlton GMHBA Stadium H
9 11 October Greater Western Sydney GMHBA Stadium H
10 17 October West Coast Sullivan Logistics Stadium A
11 26 October Western Bulldogs Mars Stadium A
12 TBC Melbourne GMHBA Stadium H

Ladder

Updated to West Coast v Gold Coast (round 1).

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Carlton 1 1 0 0 45 21 214.3 4 Finals series
2 West Coast 1 1 0 0 35 20 175.0 4
3 Gold Coast 1 0 1 0 20 35 57.1 0
4 Collingwood 1 0 1 0 21 45 46.7 0
5 Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Essendon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Fremantle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Geelong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Greater Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Hawthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 North Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Port Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 St Kilda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Western Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

VFLW team

Geelong Football Club
2025 VFL Women's season
PresidentGrant McCabe
CoachTaylah Hassett
(1st season)
Captain(s)Mel Staunton
(1st season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium
Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct
VFLW season3 wins, 11 losses (11th)
Best and FairestHayley Peck
Leading goalkickerStephanie O'Kane (8)

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.[77]

Melanie Staunton was appointed captain of the squad, with Abby Favell as vice-captain.[78]

In March, Poppy Schaap was selected in the 50-player squad for the VFL Women's representative match against the SANFL Women's competition,[79] but was not selected in the final team.

The team improved in the second half of the season to win three of their final six matches to avoid a second successive wooden spoon.

Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[80]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground
G B T G B T
1 19 April Lost 4 6 30 Box Hill 14 4 88 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
2 26 April Lost 4 5 29 Carlton 7 6 48 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
3 3 May Lost 2 5 17 Williamstown 10 4 64 DSV Stadium A
4 10 May Lost 2 5 17 Sandringham 10 6 66 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
5 17 May Lost 0 4 4 Port Melbourne 9 7 61 ETU Stadium A
6 24 May Lost 3 6 24 Essendon 9 10 64 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
7 31 May Lost 3 3 21 Darebin 7 4 46 RMIT University, Bundoora A
8 14 June Lost 3 4 22 North Melbourne 17 8 110 Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval A
9 22 June Won 8 8 56 Carlton 2 2 14 Ikon Park A
10 28 June Won 8 9 57 Western Bulldogs 5 4 34 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
11 6 July Lost 4 5 29 Casey 8 7 55 Casey Fields A
12 12 July Lost 5 2 32 Sandringham 6 3 39 Trevor Barker Beach Oval A
13 19 July Lost 3 3 21 Collingwood 9 2 56 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
12 3 August Won 3 10 28 Darebin 3 8 26 KFC Oval, Highton[c] H

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
8 Darebin 14 7 7 0 388 431 90.0 28
9 Western Bulldogs 14 5 9 0 386 541 71.3 20
10 Carlton 14 4 10 0 398 549 72.5 16
11 Geelong Cats 14 3 11 0 387 771 50.2 12
12 Casey 14 2 12 0 384 720 53.3 8
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.


Awards

Club Awards

  • Best and Fairest: Hayley Peck

Notes

  1. ^ Replacement player for Chantel Emonson following her pregnancy announcement.
  2. ^ Replacement player for Anna-Rose Kennedy who was inactive for the 2025 season.
  3. ^ Match played at Queens Park, Highton the home of Geelong Amateur Football & Netball Club

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