Geelong

Team Details

Name: Geelong
Seasons: 1897-1915, 1917-1941, 1944-2025
VFL/AFL Seasons: 1897-1915, 1917-1941, 1944-2025
Home Grounds: Corio Oval (1897-1915, 1917-1940), Kardinia Park (1941, 1944-2025)

Team Accolades

VFL/AFL Seasons: 126 (1897-1915, 1917-1941, 1944-2025)
VFL/AFL Premierships: 10 (1925, 1931, 1937, 1951-1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022)
VFL/AFL Runners-Up: 11 (1897, 1930, 1953, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994-1995, 2008, 2020, 2025)
VFL/AFL Minor Premierships: 15 (1897, 1901, 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951-1954, 1980, 1992, 2007-2008, 2019, 2022)

Team History

VFL/AFL History (1897-2025)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance
1897 VFL Season 1st 11 -0- 3 183.8% Runners-Up
1898 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 5 151.8% 2nd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
1899 VFL Season 2nd 10 -0- 4 177.2% 2nd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
1900 VFL Season 2nd 9 -0- 5 150.9% 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder B)
1901 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 3 142.9% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
1902 VFL Season 7th 7 -0- 10 76.8% Did not qualify for finals
1903 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 8 120.7% Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final)
1904 VFL Season 7th 4 -1- 12 77.2% Did not qualify for finals
1905 VFL Season 6th 6 -0- 11 79.0% Did not qualify for finals
1906 VFL Season 7th 5 -0- 12 64.3% Did not qualify for finals
1907 VFL Season 6th 7 -0- 10 85.3% Did not qualify for finals
1908 VFL Season 10th 2 -0- 16 68.6% Did not qualify for finals
1909 VFL Season 9th 3 -0- 15 65.5% Did not qualify for finals
1910 VFL Season 5th 10 -1- 7 105.9% Did not qualify for finals
1911 VFL Season 6th 8 -1- 9 99.9% Did not qualify for finals
1912 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 126.7% Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final)
1913 VFL Season 5th 10 -0- 8 124.4% Did not qualify for finals
1914 VFL Season 4th 11 -1- 6 128.4% Defeated by South Melbourne (Semi Final)
1915 VFL Season 9th 3 -0- 13 68.0% Did not qualify for finals
1917 VFL Season 5th 6 -0- 9 79.3% Did not qualify for finals
1918 VFL Season 7th 3 -0- 11 75.8% Did not qualify for finals
1919 VFL Season 8th 3 -1- 12 73.4% Did not qualify for finals
1920 VFL Season 7th 5 -0- 11 84.4% Did not qualify for finals
1921 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 7 106.1% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final)
1922 VFL Season 8th 5 -0- 11 84.0% Did not qualify for finals
1923 VFL Season 4th 9 -0- 7 104.0% Defeated by Fitzroy (Semi Final)
1924 VFL Season 5th 8 -0- 8 107.2% Did not qualify for finals
1925 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 2 152.7% Premiers
1926 VFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 3 145.2% Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
1927 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 132.0% Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
1928 VFL Season 9th 6 -0- 12 99.5% Did not qualify for finals
1929 VFL Season 7th 8 -0- 10 108.6% Did not qualify for finals
1930 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 118.7% Runners-Up
1931 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 151.4% Premiers
1932 VFL Season 5th 11 -1- 6 139.7% Did not qualify for finals
1933 VFL Season 4th 12 -0- 6 130.4% Defeated by Richmond (Preliminary Final)
1934 VFL Season 2nd 14 -1- 3 135.4% Defeated by South Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
1935 VFL Season 9th 6 -1- 11 96.3% Did not qualify for finals
1936 VFL Season 5th 11 -0- 7 125.8% Did not qualify for finals
1937 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 135.3% Premiers
1938 VFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 129.2% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
1939 VFL Season 7th 7 -0- 11 92.4% Did not qualify for finals
1940 VFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 102.9% Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
1941 VFL Season 10th 3 -0- 15 83.0% Did not qualify for finals
1944 VFL Season 12th 1 -0- 17 58.6% Did not qualify for finals
1945 VFL Season 11th 2 -0- 18 64.9% Did not qualify for finals
1946 VFL Season 10th 4 -0- 15 70.9% Did not qualify for finals
1947 VFL Season 7th 11 -0- 8 103.3% Did not qualify for finals
1948 VFL Season 9th 7 -0- 12 89.7% Did not qualify for finals
1949 VFL Season 8th 9 -0- 10 111.8% Did not qualify for finals
1950 VFL Season 4th 10 -0- 8 124.4% Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
1951 VFL Season 1st 14 -0- 4 135.4% Premiers
1952 VFL Season 1st 16 -1- 2 134.7% Premiers
1953 VFL Season 1st 15 -0- 3 143.3% Runners-Up
1954 VFL Season 1st 13 -0- 5 133.1% Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
1955 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 122.8% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
1956 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 121.9% Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
1957 VFL Season 12th 5 -1- 12 88.2% Did not qualify for finals
1958 VFL Season 12th 4 -0- 14 73.8% Did not qualify for finals
1959 VFL Season 10th 5 -0- 13 78.5% Did not qualify for finals
1960 VFL Season 9th 6 -1- 11 95.5% Did not qualify for finals
1961 VFL Season 6th 10 -1- 7 100.4% Did not qualify for finals
1962 VFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 4 139.3% Defeated by Carlton (Preliminary Final)
1963 VFL Season 2nd 13 -1- 4 128.2% Premiers
1964 VFL Season 4th 13 -1- 4 127.4% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
1965 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 121.2% Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
1966 VFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 4 137.6% Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
1967 VFL Season 3rd 13 -0- 5 122.8% Runners-Up
1968 VFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 5 106.8% Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
1969 VFL Season 3rd 13 -1- 6 119.9% Defeated by Richmond (Semi Final)
1970 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 10 102.4% Did not qualify for finals
1971 VFL Season 10th 5 -0- 17 82.1% Did not qualify for finals
1972 VFL Season 10th 7 -0- 15 84.2% Did not qualify for finals
1973 VFL Season 11th 6 -0- 16 78.4% Did not qualify for finals
1974 VFL Season 6th 11 -0- 11 93.4% Did not qualify for finals
1975 VFL Season 11th 7 -0- 15 78.2% Did not qualify for finals
1976 VFL Season 4th 12 -0- 10 103.9% Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
1977 VFL Season 8th 8 -0- 14 82.7% Did not qualify for finals
1978 VFL Season 5th 12 -0- 10 102.3% Defeated by Carlton (Elimination Final)
1979 VFL Season 6th 12 -0- 10 100.4% Did not qualify for finals
1980 VFL Season 1st 17 -0- 5 125.1% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
1981 VFL Season 3rd 16 -0- 6 129.8% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
1982 VFL Season 9th 7 -0- 15 90.4% Did not qualify for finals
1983 VFL Season 9th 8 -0- 14 87.9% Did not qualify for finals
1984 VFL Season 6th 11 -0- 11 94.3% Did not qualify for finals
1985 VFL Season 6th 12 -0- 10 100.6% Did not qualify for finals
1986 VFL Season 9th 7 -0- 15 82.1% Did not qualify for finals
1987 VFL Season 6th 11 -1- 10 100.3% Did not qualify for finals
1988 VFL Season 9th 10 -0- 12 104.9% Did not qualify for finals
1989 VFL Season 3rd 16 -0- 6 146.8% Runners-Up
1990 AFL Season 10th 8 -0- 14 93.7% Did not qualify for finals
1991 AFL Season 3rd 16 -0- 6 131.6% Defeated by West Coast (Preliminary Final)
1992 AFL Season 1st 16 -0- 6 145.6% Runners-Up
1993 AFL Season 7th 12 -0- 8 111.6% Did not qualify for finals
1994 AFL Season 4th 13 -0- 9 114.2% Runners-Up
1995 AFL Season 2nd 16 -0- 6 131.9% Runners-Up
1996 AFL Season 7th 13 -1- 8 114.9% Defeated by North Melbourne (Qualifying Final)
1997 AFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 7 117.9% Defeated by Adelaide (Semi Final)
1998 AFL Season 12th 9 -0- 13 90.5% Did not qualify for finals
1999 AFL Season 11th 10 -0- 12 94.9% Did not qualify for finals
2000 AFL Season 5th 12 -1- 9 96.9% Defeated by Hawthorn (Elimination Final)
2001 AFL Season 12th 9 -0- 13 93.8% Did not qualify for finals
2002 AFL Season 9th 11 -0- 11 95.3% Did not qualify for finals
2003 AFL Season 12th 7 -1- 14 89.8% Did not qualify for finals
2004 AFL Season 4th 15 -0- 7 119.9% Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Preliminary Final)
2005 AFL Season 6th 12 -0- 10 112.0% Defeated by Sydney (Semi Final)
2006 AFL Season 10th 10 -1- 11 99.0% Did not qualify for finals
2007 AFL Season 1st 18 -0- 4 152.8% Premiers
2008 AFL Season 1st 21 -0- 1 161.8% Runners-Up
2009 AFL Season 2nd 18 -0- 4 127.4% Premiers
2010 AFL Season 2nd 17 -0- 5 147.9% Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
2011 AFL Season 2nd 19 -0- 3 157.4% Premiers
2012 AFL Season 6th 15 -0- 7 117.1% Defeated by Fremantle (Elimination Final)
2013 AFL Season 2nd 18 -0- 4 135.6% Defeated by Hawthorn (Preliminary Final)
2014 AFL Season 3rd 17 -0- 5 113.8% Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
2015 AFL Season 10th 11 -1- 9 101.1% Did not qualify for finals
2016 AFL Season 2nd 17 -0- 5 143.8% Defeated by Sydney (Preliminary Final)
2017 AFL Season 2nd 15 -1- 6 117.4% Defeated by Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
2018 AFL Season 8th 13 -0- 9 131.6% Defeated by Melbourne (Elimination Final)
2019 AFL Season 1st 16 -0- 6 135.7% Defeated by Richmond (Preliminary Final)
2020 AFL Season 4th 12 -0- 5 136.8% Runners-Up
2021 AFL Season 3rd 16 -0- 6 126.7% Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
2022 AFL Season 1st 18 -0- 4 144.2% Premiers
2023 AFL Season 12th 10 -1- 12 112.6% Did not qualify for finals
2024 AFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 8 112.2% Defeated by Brisbane Lions (Preliminary Final)
2025 AFL Season 2nd 17 -0- 6 141.5% Runners-Up