2010 Geelong Football Club season explained

Club:Geelong Football Club
Season:2010
President:Frank Costa
Coach:Mark Thompson
(11th season)
Captain:Cameron Ling
(1st season)
Home Ground:Skilled Stadium
Preseason Comp:Pre-season competition
Preseason Result:First round
Regularseason Comp:AFL season
Regularseason Result:2nd
Finals Series:Finals series
Finals Result:Preliminary finals
Club B&Amp;F:Best and Fairest
Best And Fairest:Joel Selwood
Leading Goalscorer:Steve Johnson (63)
Highest Attendance:84,401 vs. (7 August 2010)
Lowest Attendance:24,099 vs. (28 August 2010)
Average Attendance:41,475
Club Membership:40,655
(3,495 / +9.41%)
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2011

The 2010 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 111th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong finished the regular season in second position on the ladder, with 17 wins and five losses. Geelong then went on to lose its Preliminary final against . As a result, Geelong failed to advance to the Grand Final for the first time in four seasons, as well as failing to defend its 2009 premiership.

Geelong signed up a club record of 40,655 members for the season,[1] and had an average home crowd attendance of 41,475.[2]

Club list

Changes from 2009 list

Additions

  1. Jeremy Laidler[4]
  1. Daniel Menzel (Round 1; Overall pick 17; from Central District)[5]
  2. Mitch Duncan (Round 2; Overall pick 28; from East Perth)[5]
  3. Allen Christensen (Round 3; Overall pick 40; from Geelong Falcons)[5]
  4. Nathan Vardy (Round 3; Overall pick 42; from Gippsland Power)[5]
  5. Josh Cowan (Round 4; Overall pick 56; from North Ballarat Rebels)[5]
  1. Jack Weston (Round 1; Overall pick 21; from Gippsland Power)[7] [8]
  2. Ben Johnson (Round 2; Overall pick 37; from Geelong (VFL))[7] [8]
  3. James Podsiadly (Round 3; Overall pick 50; from Geelong (VFL))[7] [8]
  4. Jesse Stringer (Round 4; Overall pick 61; from Port Adelaide Magpies)[7] [8]

Deletions

Senior list

Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and 2010 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2010 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct to the end of the 2010 season.

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Rookie list

Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and 2010 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2010 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct to the end of the 2010 season.

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Season summary

Pre-season matches

NAB Cup

RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1align=left Sunday, 21 February align=left 2.10.3 (81)2.11.11 (95)Lost by 14 points[12] Telstra Dome [H]12,989
Eliminated from NAB Cup

NAB Challenge

RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1align=left Saturday, 27 February align=left 7.9 (51)15.12 (102)Lost by 51 points[13] Yea Recreation Reserve [H]6,000 (approx.)
2align=left Saturday, 6 March align=left Match cancelled[14] Visy Park [A]
3align=left Saturday, 13 March align=left 10.5 (65)14.12 (96)Won by 31 points[15] Fremantle Oval [A]10,000 (approx.)

Regular season

RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
1align=left Friday, 26 March align=left 19.11 (125)13.16 (94)Won by 31 points[16] MCG [H]57,7726
2align=left Monday, 5 April align=left 13.13 (91)14.16 (100)Won 9 points[17] MCG [A]68,6284
3align=left Sunday, 11 April align=left 18.17 (125)17.16 (118)Lost by 7 points[18] Subiaco Oval [A]38,7626
4align=left Sunday, 18 April align=left 23.21 (159)10.4 (64)Won by 95 points[19] Skilled Stadium [H]25,5794
5align=left Monday, 26 April align=left 15.14 (104)9.14 (68)Lost by 36 points[20] MCG [A]71,3997
6align=left Sunday, 2 May align=left 24.17 (161)7.11 (53)Won by 108 points[21] Skilled Stadium [H]24,1065
7align=left Sunday, 9 May align=left 19.12 (126)9.5 (59)Won by 67 points[22] Skilled Stadium [H]25,9703
8align=left Saturday, 15 May align=left 10.14 (74)24.11 (155)Won by 81 points[23] The Gabba [A]33,6292
9align=left Friday, 21 May align=left 6.14 (50)12.14 (86)Won by 36 points[24] MCG [A]88,1151
10align=left Saturday, 29 May align=left 18.13 (121)10.7 (67)Won by 54 points[25] Skilled Stadium [H]24,5251
11align=left Saturday, 5 June align=left 14.14 (98)18.14 (122)Won by 24 points[26] Subiaco Oval [A]33,7841
12align=left Saturday, 12 June align=left 12.11 (83)23.16 (154)Won by 71 points[27] Etihad Stadium [A]46,3581
13align=left Friday, 25 June align=left 10.10 (70)6.10 (46)Lost by 24 points[28] MCG [A]58,2081
14align=left Sunday, 4 July align=left 14.14 (98)9.9 (63)Won by 35 points[29] Skilled Stadium [H]25,1591
15align=left Saturday, 10 July align=left 12.13 (85)11.17 (83)Won by 2 points[30] MCG [H]69,2201
16align=left Friday, 16 July align=left 11.8 (74)9.9 (63)Lost by 11 points[31] AAMI Stadium [A]41,1952
17align=left Saturday, 24 July align=left 19.13 (127)9.10 (64)Won by 63 points[32] Skilled Stadium [H]24,5082
18align=left Saturday, 31 July align=left 9.18 (72)20.5 (125)Won by 53 points[33] ANZ Stadium [A]30,7102
19align=left Saturday, 7 August align=left 12.13 (85)14.23 (107)Lost by 22 points[34] MCG [H]84,4012
20align=left Saturday, 14 August align=left 9.6 (60)25.11 (161)Won by 101 points[35] Etihad Stadium [A]42,1992
21align=left Friday, 20 August align=left 18.13 (121)12.7 (79)Won by 42 points[36] Etihad Stadium [H]45,1722
22align=left Saturday, 28 August align=left 16.16 (112)10.8 (68)Won by 44 points[37] Skilled Stadium [H]24,0992

Finals

Date and local timeOpponentScores VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying and Elimination Finals (Second Qualifying Final)
Friday, 3 September 11.13 (79)12.11 (83)Lost by 4 points[38] MCG [H]63,608
Semi-finals (Second Semi-final)
Friday, 10 September 20.15 (135)10.6 (66)Won by 69 points[39] MCG [H]45,056
Preliminary Finals (First Preliminary Final)
Friday, 17 September 18.12 (120)11.13 (79)Lost by 41 points[40] MCG [A]95,241

Teams

Finals

Geelong's 2010 teams (Finals)
Qualifying final[41] [42] Semi-final[43] [44] Preliminary final[45] [46]
BMackieScarlettMilburnEnrightScarlettJ. HuntTaylorScarlettJ. Hunt
HBEnrightTaylorKellyCoreyLonerganTaylorCoreyLonerganEnright
CLingBartelJ. HuntBartelLingKellyBartelLingKelly
HFChapmanHawkinsStokesS. JohnsonPodsiadlyChapmanS. JohnsonMooneyVarcoe
FS. JohnsonMooneyVarcoeByrnesMooneyStokesChapmanPodsiadlyStokes
FollOttensSelwoodAblettOttensAblettSelwoodOttensAblettSelwood
IntByrnesWojcinskiBlakeHawkinsWojcinskiMilburnHawkinsWojcinskiMilburn
CoreyVarcoeByrnes
Emg:ByrnesT. HuntHoganMackieBlakeT. HuntMackieBlakeT. Hunt
CoachMark ThompsonMark ThompsonMark Thompson
In:Selwood, Enright, J. HuntPodsiadly, LonerganNo change
Out:Menzel, T. Hunt, Hogan, LonerganMackie, Blake

Awards and records

Milestones
PlayerMilestoneRound
200 games[47]
[48]
[49]
150 games[50]
[51] [52]
[53] [54]
[55]
200 games[56]
[57]
250 games (coached)[58]
450 games (combined as a father-son pair)[59]
[60] [61]
[62] [63]
200 games (for Geelong)[64]
150 games[65]
AFL awards
AwardRecipientAwarded by
Member of the 2010 All-Australian team (rover) AFL
Member of the 2010 All-Australian team (half-forward flank) AFL
Member of the 2010 All-Australian team (back pocket) AFL
Member of the 2010 All-Australian team (interchange) AFL
Member of the 2010 All-Australian team (wing) AFL
Member of the 2010 All-Australian team (centre half-back) AFL
Club awards
AwardRecipient(s)
[66]
Coach's award
Best first-year player
Best clubman
Leading goalkicker
Community Champion Award and Travis Varcoe
Records

Season statistics

CategoryClub LeaderTotal
Leading Goalkicker 63
Most Disposals 756
Most Kicks 412
Most Marks 159
Most Handballs 418
Most Hit-Outs 379
Most Tackles 140
Most Free Kicks For 53
Most Free Kicks Against 36

VFL season

RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores VenueLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
1align=left Saturday, 10 April align=left Casey Scorpions9.18 (72)9.10 (64)Lost by 8 points[68] [69] Casey Fields [A]9[70]
2align=left Sunday, 18 April align=left Box Hill10.14 (74)15.15 (105)Lost by 31 points[71] [72] Skilled Stadium [H]12[73]
3align=left Saturday, 24 April align=left Frankston16.25 (121)4.6 (30)Won by 91 points[74] [75] Skilled Stadium [H]8[76]
4align=left Sunday, 2 May align=left Bendigo Bombers9.8 (62)14.9 (93)Lost by 31 points[77] [78] Skilled Stadium [H]10[79]
5align=left Saturday, 8 May align=left Collingwood15.14 (104)10.11 (71)Lost by 33 points[80] [81] Victoria Park [A]10[82]
6align=left Saturday, 15 May align=left Gold Coast10.8 (68)5.10 (40)Lost by 28 points[83] [84] Fankhauser Reserve [A]11[85]
7align=left Saturday, 29 May align=left Port Melbourne11.11 (77)17.14 (116)Lost by 39 points[86] [87] Skilled Stadium [H]12[88]
8align=left Sunday, 6 June align=left North Ballarat10.13 (73)12.10 (82)Won by 9 points[89] [90] Eureka Stadium [A]10[91]
9align=left Saturday, 12 June align=left Werribee19.4 (118)12.12 (84)Won by 34 points[92] [93] Skilled Stadium [H]10[94]
10align=left Sunday, 27 June align=left Sandringham18.15 (123)13.6 (84)Lost by 39 points[95] [96] Trevor Barker Beach Oval [A]10[97]
11align=left Saturday, 3 July align=left Northern Bullants20.12 (132)12.10 (82)Lost by 50 points[98] [99] Princes Park [A]11[100]
12align=left Sunday, 11 July align=left Williamstown7.13 (55)18.16 (124)Lost by 49 points[101] [102] Skilled Stadium [H]12[103]
13align=left Saturday, 17 July align=left Collingwood12.11 (83)18.9 (117)Lost by 34 points[104] [105] Skilled Stadium [H]13[106]
14align=left Sunday, 25 July align=left Coburg14.7 (91)19.6 (120)Won by 29 points[107] [108] Highgate Recreation Reserve [A]12[109]
15align=left Saturday, 31 July align=left Gold Coast13.10 (88)11.5 (71)Won by 17 points[110] [111] Skilled Stadium [H][112]
16align=left Sunday, 8 August align=left Box Hill13.21 (99)8.14 (62)Lost by 37 points[113] [114] Box Hill City Oval [A]11[115]
17align=left Saturday, 14 August align=left Port Melbourne24.15 (159)8.6 (54)Lost by 105 points[116] [117] TEAC Oval [A]12[118]
18align=left Saturday, 21 August align=left North Ballarat8.16 (64)12.10 (82)Lost by 18 points[119] [120] Skilled Stadium [H]12[121]

Notes

Key

^ Home match. ^ Away match.

General notes

External links

Notes and References

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  20. Web site: Luke. Holmesby. Blues lick Cats. AFL BigPond Network. 26 April 2010. 2 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100429152634/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/93057/default.aspx. 29 April 2010 . dead.
  21. Web site: Cats hammer Tigers. AFL BigPond Network. 2 May 2010. 2 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100505173946/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/93444/default.aspx. 5 May 2010 . dead.
  22. Web site: Mic. Cullen. Swans fail Cat test. AFL BigPond Network. 9 May 2010. 10 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100512121342/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/93918/default.aspx. 12 May 2010 . dead.
  23. Web site: Brilliant Cats thump Lions by 81 points. AFL BigPond Network. 15 May 2010. 15 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100518064341/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/94363/default.aspx. 18 May 2010 . dead.
  24. Web site: Murray. Belkin. Slick Cats overrun Magpies to take top spot. AFL BigPond Network. 21 May 2010. 22 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100524143129/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/94783/default.aspx. 24 May 2010 . dead.
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  36. Web site: Luke. Holmesby. Cats cruise, but Pods sweats. AFL BigPond Network. 20 August 2010. 21 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100822001643/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/100837/default.aspx. 22 August 2010 . dead.
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  38. Web site: Adam. McNicol. Saints upset Cats to book prelim berth. AFL BigPond Network. 2 September 2010. 4 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100906075349/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/101904/default.aspx. 6 September 2010 . dead.
  39. Web site: Jason. Phelan. Freo mauled as Cats bare their claws. AFL BigPond Network. 10 September 2010. 11 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100912153556/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/102412/default.aspx. 12 September 2010 . dead.
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  44. Web site: Teams: semi-finals. AFL BigPond Network. 9 September 2010. 2 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100912150153/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/102290/default.aspx. 12 September 2010 . dead.
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