List of Geelong leaders

Players who were elected as a leader for Geelong for a VFL/AFL premiership. Click here for details on the nominated captains.

Captain List

No. Captain Season(s)
1 Jack Conway 1897-1899
2 Peter Burns 1900
3 Henry Young 1901-1909
4 Bill Eason 1910-1913
5 Billy Orchard 1914-1915
6 Harry Marsham 1917
7 Jim Kearney 1918-1919
8 Alec Eason 1919-1920
9 Harold Craven 1921-1922
10 Bert Rankin 1923
11 Lloyd Hagger 1924
12 Cliff Rankin 1925-1927
13 Tom Fitzmaurice 1928
14 Arthur Coghlan 1929-1930
15 Ted Baker 1931
16 Reg Hickey 1932-1940
17 Charlie Dibbs 1936
18 Tom Arklay 1941
19 Jack Butcher 1944-1945
20 Lindsay White 1945, 1948, 1950
21 Jack Grant 1946
22 George Gniel 1947
23 Jim Fitzgerald 1949
24 Tom Morrow 1949
25 Bernie Smith 1950, 1954
26 Fred Flanagan 1951-1953
27 Bob Davis 1955-1958
28 Neil Trezise 1959
29 Ron Hovey 1960
30 Colin Rice 1960
31 John Yeates 1961-1962
32 Fred Wooller 1963-1964
33 Graham Farmer 1965-1967
34 Bill Goggin 1968-1971
35 Doug Wade 1972
36 Geoff Ainsworth 1973
37 Sam Newman 1974-1975
38 Bruce Nankervis 1976-1977
39 Ian Nankervis 1978-1981, 1983
40 Brian Peake 1982
41 Mick Turner 1984-1986
42 Damian Bourke 1987-1989
43 Andrew Bews 1990-1991
44 Mark Bairstow 1992-1994
45 Gary Ablett 1995-1996
46 Ken Hinkley 1995
47 Garry Hocking 1995, 1999
48 Barry Stoneham 1995-1998
49 Leigh Colbert 1999
50 Ben Graham 2000-2002
51 Steven King 2003-2006
52 Tom Harley 2007-2009
53 Cameron Ling 2010-2011
54 Joel Selwood 2012-2022

Vice-Captain List

No. Vice-Captain Season(s)
1 Percy Martini 1917
2 Bert Rankin 1921
3 Wally Sharland 1924-1925
4 Tom Fitzmaurice 1926

Season List

Season Role(s) Player(s)
1897 VFL Season Captain Jack Conway
1898 VFL Season Captain Jack Conway
1899 VFL Season Captain Jack Conway
1900 VFL Season Captain Peter Burns
1901 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1902 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1903 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1904 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1905 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1906 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1907 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1908 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1909 VFL Season Captain Henry Young
1910 VFL Season Captain Bill Eason
1911 VFL Season Captain Bill Eason
1912 VFL Season Captain Bill Eason
1913 VFL Season Captain Bill Eason
1914 VFL Season Captain Billy Orchard
1915 VFL Season Captain Billy Orchard
1917 VFL Season Captain Harry Marsham
Vice-Captain Percy Martini
1918 VFL Season Captain Jim Kearney
1919 VFL Season Captain Alec Eason
Jim Kearney
1920 VFL Season Captain Alec Eason
1921 VFL Season Captain Harold Craven
Vice-Captain Bert Rankin
1922 VFL Season Captain Harold Craven
1923 VFL Season Captain Bert Rankin
1924 VFL Season Captain Lloyd Hagger
Vice-Captain Wally Sharland
1925 VFL Season Captain Cliff Rankin
Vice-Captain Wally Sharland
1926 VFL Season Captain Cliff Rankin
Vice-Captain Tom Fitzmaurice
1927 VFL Season Captain Cliff Rankin
1928 VFL Season Captain Tom Fitzmaurice
1929 VFL Season Captain Arthur Coghlan
1930 VFL Season Captain Arthur Coghlan
1931 VFL Season Captain Ted Baker
1932 VFL Season Captain Reg Hickey
1933 VFL Season Captain Reg Hickey
1934 VFL Season Captain Reg Hickey
1935 VFL Season Captain Reg Hickey
1936 VFL Season Captain Charlie Dibbs
Reg Hickey
1937 VFL Season Captain Reg Hickey
1938 VFL Season Captain Reg Hickey
1939 VFL Season Captain Reg Hickey
1940 VFL Season Captain Reg Hickey
1941 VFL Season Captain Tom Arklay
1944 VFL Season Captain Jack Butcher
1945 VFL Season Captain Jack Butcher
Lindsay White
1946 VFL Season Captain Jack Grant
1947 VFL Season Captain George Gniel
1948 VFL Season Captain Lindsay White
1949 VFL Season Captain Jim Fitzgerald
Tom Morrow
1950 VFL Season Captain Bernie Smith
Lindsay White
1951 VFL Season Captain Fred Flanagan
1952 VFL Season Captain Fred Flanagan
1953 VFL Season Captain Fred Flanagan
1954 VFL Season Captain Bernie Smith
1955 VFL Season Captain Bob Davis
1956 VFL Season Captain Bob Davis
1957 VFL Season Captain Bob Davis
1958 VFL Season Captain Bob Davis
1959 VFL Season Captain Neil Trezise
1960 VFL Season Captain Ron Hovey
Colin Rice
1961 VFL Season Captain John Yeates
1962 VFL Season Captain John Yeates
1963 VFL Season Captain Fred Wooller
1964 VFL Season Captain Fred Wooller
1965 VFL Season Captain Graham Farmer
1966 VFL Season Captain Graham Farmer
1967 VFL Season Captain Graham Farmer
1968 VFL Season Captain Bill Goggin
1969 VFL Season Captain Bill Goggin
1970 VFL Season Captain Bill Goggin
1971 VFL Season Captain Bill Goggin
1972 VFL Season Captain Doug Wade
1973 VFL Season Captain Geoff Ainsworth
1974 VFL Season Captain Sam Newman
1975 VFL Season Captain Sam Newman
1976 VFL Season Captain Bruce Nankervis
1977 VFL Season Captain Bruce Nankervis
1978 VFL Season Captain Ian Nankervis
1979 VFL Season Captain Ian Nankervis
1980 VFL Season Captain Ian Nankervis
1981 VFL Season Captain Ian Nankervis
1982 VFL Season Captain Brian Peake
1983 VFL Season Captain Ian Nankervis
1984 VFL Season Captain Mick Turner
1985 VFL Season Captain Mick Turner
1986 VFL Season Captain Mick Turner
1987 VFL Season Captain Damian Bourke
1988 VFL Season Captain Damian Bourke
1989 VFL Season Captain Damian Bourke
1990 AFL Season Captain Andrew Bews
1991 AFL Season Captain Andrew Bews
1992 AFL Season Captain Mark Bairstow
1993 AFL Season Captain Mark Bairstow
1994 AFL Season Captain Mark Bairstow
1995 AFL Season Captain Gary Ablett
Ken Hinkley
Garry Hocking
Barry Stoneham
1996 AFL Season Captain Gary Ablett
Barry Stoneham
1997 AFL Season Captain Barry Stoneham
1998 AFL Season Captain Barry Stoneham
1999 AFL Season Captain Leigh Colbert
Garry Hocking
2000 AFL Season Captain Ben Graham
2001 AFL Season Captain Ben Graham
2002 AFL Season Captain Ben Graham
2003 AFL Season Captain Steven King
2004 AFL Season Captain Steven King
2005 AFL Season Captain Steven King
2006 AFL Season Captain Steven King
2007 AFL Season Captain Tom Harley
2008 AFL Season Captain Tom Harley
2009 AFL Season Captain Tom Harley
2010 AFL Season Captain Cameron Ling
2011 AFL Season Captain Cameron Ling
2012 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2013 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2014 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2015 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2016 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2017 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2018 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2019 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2020 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2021 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood
2022 AFL Season Captain Joel Selwood