2014 Geelong Football Club season explained

Club:	Geelong Football Club
Season:	2014
President:	Colin Carter
Coach:	Chris Scott (4th season)
Captain:	Joel Selwood (3rd season)
Home Ground:	Simonds Stadium
Preseason Comp:	Pre-season competition
Regularseason Comp:	AFL season
Finals Series:	Finals series
Club B&Amp;F:	Best and Fairest
Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

The 2014 Geelong Football Club season is currently the club's 115th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 15th season.

Club personnel

Playing list

Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2014 AFL season only.

^	Denotes player who is on the club's rookie list.
	Denotes nominated rookie where player has been elevated to club's senior list during season, and therefore eligible for senior selection.

Geelong's 2014 playing list and statistics^[1]

Player		AFL debut	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Handballs	Disposals	Marks	Tackles
	3	2002	23	27	18	321	183	504	125	100
^	43		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	24	2014	7	0	0	30	30	60	17	25
^[2]	46	2013	23	5	4	142	135	277	92	76
^	42		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	2011	5	4	3	37	19	56	17	11
	31	2013	5	1	4	29	26	55	15	27
	23	2011	16	11	9	121	146	267	52	64
	28	2011	8	6	6	91	78	169	27	31
	18	2011	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	22	2010	24	23	10	302	245	547	151	78
	44	2001	22	8	4	255	207	462	114	61
	29	2011	24	4	7	203	241	444	72	124
	45		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	36	2014	5	1	0	21	17	38	2	13
	26	2007	24	68	40	222	75	297	161	32
	33	2012	21	13	12	167	174	341	56	58
	19	2010	7	3	1	58	35	93	21	32
	35		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	20	2002	18	17	14	265	199	464	92	94
	9	2002	23	0	4	312	176	488	113	89
	39	2014	9	10	7	43	13	56	26	19
	8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	11	2014	1	1	1	5	2	7	2	6
	13	2005	23	1	3	136	116	252	97	42
^	37		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	4	2004	22	5	5	297	131	428	137	45
	6	2012	4	0	5	24	16	40	5	11
	17	2005	19	7	8	141	131	262	72	49
	10	2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	32	2010	17	17	16	228	104	332	81	27
	21	2012	23	22	17	180	115	295	73	85
	25	2003	22	0	1	157	128	285	125	47
	15	2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	14	2007	24	24	16	311	303	614	109	144
^[3]	38	2012	7	0	2	37	26	63	15	19
	16	2010	13	3	2	21	58	79	18	34
	2	2012	6	0	0	34	23	57	15	8
	27	2006	20	7	4	270	239	509	80	55
	12	2012	4	2	0	18	21	39	7	12
	7	2008	23	2	3	213	139	352	149	47
	40	2013	6	3	1	31	18	49	15	9
^	41		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	5	2007	23	9	6	151	203	354	69	88
	30	2011	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	34	2012	7	11	4	31	24	55	23	14

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Geelong's 2014 NAB Challenge fixture

Match	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores	Venue	Attendance	Ref
Home	Away	Result
	align=left	Wednesday, 12 February	align=left		0.16.8 (104)	1.13.15 (102)		Simonds Stadium [H]	12,140	^[4]
	align=left	Friday, 28 February	align=left		3.9.3 (84)	0.14.13 (97)		TIO Traeger Park [A]	5,378	^[5]

Regular season

Geelong's 2014 AFL season fixture^[8]

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position
			Scores
	align=left		align=left		18.11 (119)	12.9 (81)		Simonds Stadium [H]	23,622	6th
	align=left		align=left		10.8 (68)	13.15 (93)		The Gabba [A]	20,933	4th
	align=left		align=left		11.10 (76)	12.15 (87)		MCG [A]	63,152	3rd
	align=left		align=left		16.11 (107)	4.8 (32)		Simonds Stadium [H]	25,271	2nd
	align=left		align=left		15.16 (106)	12.15 (87)		MCG [H]	80,222	1st
	align=left		align=left		16.11 (107)	9.13 (67)		Adelaide Oval [A]	47.007	3rd
	align=left		align=left		11.15 (81)	12.4 (76)		MCG [H]	34,377	3rd
	Bye							3rd
	align=left		align=left		13.18 (96)	9.10 (64)		Patersons Stadium [A]	38,565	4th
	align=left		align=left		16.15 (111)	13.13 (91)		Simonds Stadium [H]	27,402	2nd
	align=left		align=left		22.16 (148)	5.8 (38)		SCG [A]	37,255	6th
	align=left		align=left		16.11 (107)	15.12 (102)		Etihad Stadium [H]	36,952	5th
	align=left		align=left		20.13 (133)	5.7 (37)		Simonds Stadium [H]	25,180	4th
	align=left		align=left		17.16 (118)	11.12 (78)		Metricon Stadium [A]	18,236	5th
	align=left		align=left		13.11 (89)	11.14 (80)		Etihad Stadium [H]	43,732	5th
	align=left		align=left		10.9 (69)	7.14 (56)		Simonds Stadium [H]	24,766	5th
	align=left		align=left		5.6 (36)	14.18 (102)		MCG [A]	36,385	4th
	align=left		align=left		12.15 (87)	13.16 (94)		Spotless Stadium [A]	7,697	3rd
	align=left		align=left		10.19 (79)	16.15 (111)		Etihad Stadium [A]	32,564	3rd
	align=left		align=left		12.9 (81)	11.13 (79)		Simonds Stadium [H]	26,885	3rd
	align=left		align=left		11.10 (76)	11.16 (82)		Etihad Stadium [A]	38,812	2nd
	align=left		align=left		14.10 (94)	11.5 (71)		MCG [A]	72,212	3rd
	align=left	Saturday, 30 August	align=left		21.17 (143)	12.9 (81)		Simonds Stadium [H]	24,659	3rd

Ladder

Finals series

Geelong's 2014 AFL finals series matches

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores	Venue	Attendance
Home	Away	Result
	align=left	Friday, 5 September	align=left		15.14 (104)	10.8 (68)		MCG [A]	74,753
	align=left	Friday, 12 September	align=left		13.14 (92)	14.14 (98)		MCG [A]	65,963

VFL season

Results

Notes

Key

• H

^ Home match.

• A

^ Away match.

Notes

• Geelong's scores are indicated in bold font.

External links

• Official website of the Geelong Football Club
• Official website of the Australian Football League

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 Stats - Player Lists - Geelong. AFL Tables. 17 September 2014.
2. News: Baldwin. Adam. Mark Blicavs wins Geelong rookie upgrade — Daniel Menzel, Nathan Vardy and Allen Christensen shelved. 9 May 2014. Herald Sun. 12 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140405231112/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mark-blicavs-wins-geelong-rookie-upgrade-daniel-menzel-nathan-vardy-and-allen-christensen-shelved/story-fni5f6yf-1226852482816. 5 April 2014. Melbourne. live.
3. News: Wade. Nick. Jackson Sheringham promoted to Geelong’s senior list. 9 May 2014. Geelong Advertiser. 19 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140509102919/http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/afl/jackson-sheringham-promoted-to-geelongs-senior-list/story-fnjuhrxq-1226858612955. 9 May 2014. live.
4. Web site: Guthrie. Ben. Cat breaks jaw in bloody NAB Challenge opener. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 17 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140217105531/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-02-12/cat-crunched-in-huge-clash. 17 February 2014. 12 February 2014. live.
5. Web site: Guthrie. Ben. Selwood's hamstring injury sours Cats' win over Demons. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308045421/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-02-28/selwoods-hamstring-worry. 8 March 2014. 28 February 2014. live.
6. Web site: Peeters. Tom. Cats load up for final hitout. geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306024141/http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2014-03-06/cats-load-up-for-final-hitout. 6 March 2014. 6 March 2014. live.
7. Web site: McNicol. Adam. Roos bounce back as Cat veterans shine. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 7 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307121329/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-07/geelong-v-north-melbourne. 7 March 2014. 7 March 2014. live.
8. Web site: 2014 Season Scores and Results. AFL Tables. 19 July 2014.
9. Web site: Mulroyan. Leah. VFL: Cats start 2014 smoothly. geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 March 2014. 8 March 2014.