2022 Geelong Football Club season explained

The 2022 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 158th season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 123rd season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong also fielded a women's team in both 2022 AFL Women's season 6 and 2022 AFL Women's season 7, and a men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.

AFL team

Club:Geelong Football Club
Season:2022 AFL
President:Craig Drummond
Coach:Chris Scott
(12th season)
Captain:Joel Selwood
(11th season)
Homeground:GMHBA Stadium
Regularseason Comp:AFL season
Regularseason Result:18 wins, 4 losses (1st)
Finals Series:Finals series
Finals Result:Premiers
Club B&Amp;F:Best and Fairest
Best And Fairest:Jeremy Cameron and Cameron Guthrie
Leading Goalscorer:Tom Hawkins (67)
Highest Attendance:100,024 vs. (Grand Final)
Lowest Attendance:18,091 vs. (Round16)
Average Attendance:26,875
Club Membership:71,943
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

Season summary

It was the club's twelfth AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Joel Selwood appointed as club captain for a seventh successive year. In the 2022 AFL season Geelong finished the home-and-away season with an 18-4 record, to finish on top of the league ladder to claim the McClelland Trophy, and qualify for the 2022 finals series. The club would win consecutive finals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to qualify for the 2022 AFL Grand Final where it defeated 20.13 (133) to 8.4 (52) to claim the club's tenth V/AFL premiership.

After the home-and-away season, Jeremy Cameron and Tom Hawkins were the club's leading goalkickers with 59 goals each. Cameron and Hawkins were both selected in the 2022 All-Australian team along with backman Tom Stewart, utility Mark Blicavs, and fellow forward Tyson Stengle. Young full-back Sam De Koning finished second in the AFL Rising Star to Collingwood's Nick Daicos.

Pre-season

Geelong defeated in a pre-season scratch match at GMHBA Stadium played over six periods with both senior and reserves players. The final score was Geelong 20.27 (147) vs. Richmond 21.16 (142). Geelong also competed in 2022 AAMI Community Series against and were defeated 13.17 (95) vs. Geelong's 11.6 (72). Geelong's home-and-away season began on 19 March against at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Coaching staff

Chris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a twelfth season, and in May 2022, signed a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2024 season.[1]

Following the end of the 2021 season, Geelong overhauled their football department, with Matthew Scarlett, Corey Enright, and Matthew Knights departing.[2] Several former Geelong players joined the football department as their replacements. Coming in as head of medical and conditioning services were Harry Taylor, head of player development Matthew Egan, and development coaches James Kelly and Josh Jenkins. Joining them were Jason Lappin (football analyst) and the recently retired Eddie Betts (development).[3]

Geelong instituted a non-traditional coaching structure in 2022 with the club moving away from assistant coaches being responsible for specific positions.[4] [5]

2022 Geelong coaching staff
Role Name
Senior coach Chris Scott
Assistant coach Nigel Lappin
Assistant coach Shaun Grigg
Assistant coach James Kelly
Head of player development Matthew Egan
Development coach Eddie Betts
Development coach Josh Jenkins
Ruck coach Brad Ottens

Playing list

Changes

At the end of the 2021 AFL season, three players (Josh Jenkins, Lachie Henderson, and Stefan Okunbor) retired, and four players (Ben Jarvis, Cameron Taheny, Oscar Brownless, and Charlie Constable) were delisted.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Deletions from playing list
PlayerReason
Traded to [10]
Traded to [11]
Traded to [12]
Retired
Retired
Retired
Delisted
Delisted
Delisted
Delisted
Additions to playing list
PlayerAcquired
[13]
Traded from [14]
24, 2021 national draft[15]
25, 2021 national draft
32, 2021 national draft
48, 2021 national draft
64, 2021 national draft
15, 2022 rookie draft[16]
12, 2022 mid-season rookie draft[17]

Statistics

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^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[18]
PlayerGamesGoalsBehindsKicksHandballsDisposalsMarksTacklesHitoutsMilestone(s)
^30 25 4 3 238 214 452 65 157 0
24 23 1 2 134 115 249 79 43 0 150th game (Preliminary final)
46 24 8 5 186 239 425 97 121 350
5 24 65 37 272 116 388 141 34 1 500th goal (round 12)
200th game (round 15)
15 3 0 0 16 19 35 2 2 47 Club debut (round 20)
^45 25 26 20 181 213 394 85 93 0 50th game (round 21)
6 0
40 10 3 2 40 64 104 20 19 0
35 18 8 12 226 178 404 70 49 0 300th game (round 23)
16 23 1 0 143 138 281 120 6 4
^28 2 1 1 5 14 19 0 2 0 AFL debut (round 6)
22 22 9 7 342 173 515 184 35 0 250th game (round 16)
31 5 1 0 14 24 38 8 7 0
29 25 12 12 316 297 613 90 124 0
39 21 5 3 224 97 321 116 48 0 50th game (round 22)
26 25 67 43 221 107 328 142 39 85 700th goal (round 14)
38 17 4 1 119 65 184 82 24 6 100th game (round 19)
4 5 1 1 41 42 83 15 19 0
9 18 13 6 161 119 280 68 42 0
10 2 0 2 10 12 22 8 3 0 AFL debut (round 8)
8 23 2 0 165 111 276 107 33 0 150th game (round 21)
25 0
27 7 5 4 87 38 125 28 8 0
32 22 13 13 174 153 327 80 47 0
34 0
19 8 4 3 40 28 68 21 8 0
33 2 0 0 4 9 13 3 4 14 AFL debut (round 11)
42 22 0 4 171 106 277 84 56 0
3 17 5 4 168 180 348 32 80 0 100th game (round 5)
17 4 0 0 17 9 26 9 8 13
23 12 14 6 71 37 108 31 29 0
14 21 7 3 238 221 459 67 91 0 350th game (round 20)
37 0
7 24 15 22 339 178 517 161 31 0 250th game (round 17)
1 20 3 2 146 111 257 64 36 418
18 25 53 27 247 114 361 82 64 0 Club debut (round 1)
12 7 0 0 36 40 76 14 11 0 AFL debut (round 8)
21 0
44 20 0 1 354 111 465 146 40 1
36 0
2 24 9 6 351 169 520 120 44 0 250th game (Grand Final)
11 0
^41 0
20 0

Results

H
Home game
scope=rowAAway game
scope=row style="background:#ff9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;"QFQualifying final
scope=row style="background:#ccf; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;"PFPreliminary final
scope=row style="background:gold; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;"GFGrand Final
Table of 2022 AFL season results[19]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendance
1201813811672Melbourne Cricket GroundH54,495
2101777175107Sydney Cricket GroundA36,578
3168104131391Melbourne Cricket GroundA52,974
411148011470GMHBA StadiumH20,505
511148014892Melbourne Cricket GroundA48,030
617191219761Blundstone ArenaA8,663
71066610969GMHBA StadiumH20,136
812168841135Manuka OvalA11,661
9111480131290Marvel StadiumA32,517
101116827547GMHBA StadiumH18,721
111579771355GMHBA StadiumH19,051
12121183101070Marvel StadiumA34,370
13 Bye
14129819963Optus StadiumA32,526
1513118913886Melbourne Cricket GroundH59,335
1621181445232GMHBA StadiumH18,091
171219919963GMHBA StadiumH21,501
181213858755Melbourne Cricket GroundA68,208
191610106141094Adelaide OvalA30,937
2014109491266GMHBA StadiumH22,106
2117811010565GMHBA StadiumH20,583
2218111199559Metricon StadiumA14,728
2319171317446GMHBA StadiumH21,098
111278101272Melbourne Cricket GroundH91,525rowspan=3
181212077 49 Melbourne Cricket GroundH77,677
201313384 52 Melbourne Cricket GroundH100,024

Awards

League awards

Isaac Smith[20]

Patrick Dangerfield[21]

Tom Hawkins (C), Mark Blicavs, Jeremy Cameron, Tyson Stengle, Tom Stewart[22]

Sam De Koning (Nominated – Round 11)[25]

Club Awards

Jeremy Cameron & Cameron Guthrie[26]

VFL team

Club:Geelong Football Club
Season:2022 VFL
President:Craig Drummond
Coach:Shane O'Bree
Captain:Matt Ling

Jackson McLachlan
Home Ground:GMHBA Stadium
Regularseason Comp:VFL
Regularseason Result:14th
Club B&Amp;F:Best and Fairest
Best And Fairest:Jye Chalcraft
Leading Goalscorer:Shannon Neale (33)

Coached by Shane O'Bree, Geelong entered their reserve players into the Victorian Football League competition for the 22nd season since the competition merged with the AFL Reserves competition in 2000. Former player Matt Ling was appointed co-captain with Jackson McLachlan.[27]

In the 18-match home-and-away season played over 22 rounds, Geelong did not qualify for the finals, finishing 14th on the ladder with an 8–10 win-loss record. Hit by injuries and availability issues, over 60 players made at least one VFL appearance for the season, with only co-captains Ling and McLachlan featuring in all 18 matches with Daniel Capiron. AFL-listed player Shannon Neale kicked 33 goals from 15 appearances to be the leading goalkicker for the club.

Awards

Women's team

Club:Geelong Football Club
Season:2022 (S6) AFL Women's
President:Craig Drummond
Coach:Daniel Lowther
(1st season)
Captain:Meg McDonald
(2nd season)
Home Ground:GMHBA Stadium
Regularseason Comp:AFLW
Regularseason Result:2 wins, 8 losses (12th)
Club B&Amp;F:Best and Fairest
Best And Fairest:Amy McDonald
Leading Goalscorer:Phoebe McWilliams (10)
Highest Attendance:2,265 vs
Lowest Attendance:1,603 vs

2022 AFL Women's season 6

Summary

Following the departure of inaugural coach Paul Hood, the club appointed former Geelong player Daniel Lowther as head coach.[29] Lowther had previously joined the AFLW team coaching staff in 2020 as an assistant coach looking after the midfield.

Number two pick in the 2021 AFL Women's draft Georgie Prespakis was nominated for the Rising Star Award, for her performance in the opening round of the season against ; with 2020 draftee Darcy Moloney also nominated for the award later in the season.

Playing list

Statistics
Playing list and statistics[30]
PlayerGamesGoalsBehindsKicksHandballsDisposalsMarksTackles
1 3 0 0 6 10 16 1 6
2 1 0 0 2 3 5 2 1
3 10 0 2 85 125 210 5 81
4 8 2 0 41 57 98 7 36
5 10 1 3 41 21 62 15 15
6 9 1 0 36 37 73 9 39
7 6 1 0 8 14 22 3 10
8 10 4 2 47 15 62 16 20
9 8 0 3 53 57 110 7 47
10 9 0 1 40 28 68 15 34
11 10 0 0 45 35 80 20 20
12
13 7 0 0 17 29 46 6 14
14 9 8 6 46 30 76 12 20
15 3 0 0 12 8 20 5 4
16 10 1 0 71 26 97 13 35
17 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
18 5 0 1 28 39 67 5 22
19
20 7 1 0 26 25 51 8 17
21 10 3 2 81 87 168 14 63
22 10 1 4 48 13 61 12 34
23 10 10 3 39 21 60 23 18
24 10 0 0 61 49 110 38 13
25
26 4 0 2 11 8 19 7 7
27 9 0 1 41 22 63 10 20
28
29
30 4 0 0 27 5 32 12 12
32 7 0 0 22 7 29 7 5
41 10 0 2 70 63 133 6 68
45 10 0 0 62 33 95 9 18

Results

H
Home game
scope=rowAAway game
scope=row style="background:#ff9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;"PFPreliminary finals -->
Table of season results[31]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendance
18 January2 6184226Arden Street OvalA1,872
215 January25174731GMHBA StadiumH2,144
321 January36245535GMHBA StadiumH2,265
429 January41253927Maroochydore Multi Sports ComplexA1,832
54 February43273624GMHBA StadiumH1,938
611 February62387749Metricon StadiumA863
718 February241631028Victoria University Whitten OvalA1,530
826 February53331410Swinburne CentreA1,521
95 March0992618RSEA ParkA947
1011 March55358553GMHBA StadiumH1,603

Awards

League awards
Club Awards

VFLW Season

Results

H
Home game
scope=rowAAway game
scope=row style="background:#ff9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;"EFElimination Final
Table of season results[33]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGround
112 February117732214Deakin University, Waurn PondsH
219 February53332315Deakin University, Waurn PondsH
326 February71052011Deakin University, Waurn PondsH
45 March31196339Deakin University, Waurn PondsH
512 March543451545Deakin University, Waurn PondsH
627 March1511131189Deakin University, Waurn PondsH
73 April7345117VU Whitten OvalA
89 April89573422GMHBA StadiumH
923 April1398452Casey FieldsA
1030 April78502517ETU StadiumA
117 May65411814Arden Street OvalA
1214 May9660128Preston City OvalA
1322 May84522517Williamstown OvalA
1428 May69454226Olympic Park OvalA
scope=row style="background:#ff9; text-align:center;"EF11 June26184226Deakin University, Waurn PondsH

Awards

2022 AFL Women's season 7

Club:Geelong Football Club
Season:2022 (S7) AFL Women's
President:Craig Drummond
Coach:Daniel Lowther
(2nd season)
Captain:Meg McDonald
(3rd season)
Home Ground:GMHBA Stadium
Regularseason Comp:AFLW season
Regularseason Result:7 wins, 3 losses (5th)
Finals Series:Finals series
Finals Result:Lost Elimination final
Club B&Amp;F:Best and Fairest
Best And Fairest:Amy McDonald
Leading Goalscorer:Chloe Scheer (13)

The club qualified for the AFLW finals series for the first time since Geelong's inaugural season in the competition in 2019.

Geelong's score of 15.12 (102) and winning margin of 75 points against in Round 10 was the club's highest score and biggest win in the AFLW;[36] with the first-half score of 9.6 (60) the highest first-half score in AFLW history.[37]

Results

PS
Pre season game
scope=rowHHome game
scope=rowAAway game
scope=row style="background:#ff9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;"EFElimination final
Table of season results
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendance
PS13 August8 5522416Austworld Centre OvalAN/A
128 August23151511GMHBA StadiumH4,252
23 September39 2701 1Fremantle Community Bank OvalA1,086
310 September15112315GMHBA StadiumH1,957
416 September2 4 164428University of Tasmania StadiumA540
522 September115 713321GMHBA StadiumH2,898
61 October57375636Mars StadiumA1,731
79 October67434428Reid Oval, WarrnamboolA4,560
815 October4 10344125Ikon ParkH1,085
921 October44284630Wigan OvalA2,573
1029 October15121024327GMHBA StadiumH2,084
EF4 October18142416GMHBA StadiumH4,338

Awards

League awards
Club Awards

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Laughton . Max . Club great Scarlett walks as Cats' off-season of change continues after another prelim exit . foxsports.com.au . News Corporation Australia . 12 October 2022 . 23 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Zita . David . Cats continue coaching transformation with three more key changes . foxsports.com.au . News Corporation Australia . 12 October 2022 . 29 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Daniel . Troy . The Geelong Way: Inside the Cats' Coaching Structure . Geelong Football Club . 12 October 2022 . 15 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Daniel . Troy . Unlocking the Cats: Grigg on Geelongs Evolution . Geelong Football Club . 12 October 2022 . 22 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Cleary . Mitch . Veteran Cat retires, two youngsters cut in wake of prelim loss . afl.com.au . 8 September 2022 . 17 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Oates . Stacey . Henderson Hangs Up Boots & Okunbor Returns . geelongcats.com.au . 8 September 2022 . 17 September 2021.
  8. News: Sutton . Ben . Father-son Cat delisted without playing a senior game. 8 September 2022 . afl.com.au. 12 October 2021 .
  9. News: Cats axe 'good player' for more opportunities elsewhere. 8 September 2022. afl.com.au. 15 October 2021.
  10. Web site: Nightmare on Pie Street: Collingwood lands big Cat Kreuger. Callum. Twomey. Telstra. AFL.com.au. 5 October 2021.
  11. Web site: Big Cat becomes a Lion: Ruckman on the move for draft picks. Telstra. AFL.com.au. 13 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Need for speed: Dockers, Cats FINALLY agree on Clark deal. Telstra. AFL.com.au. 13 October 2021.
  13. News: Officially a Cat: Stengle hoping third time's the charm. 5 November 2021. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 November 2021.
  14. Web site: Hawks pay up to send veteran ruckman down the highway. Telstra. AFL.com.au. 13 October 2021.
  15. Web site: Diggerson . Kevin . Wells: We Are Excited To Add These Boys To Our List . Geelong Football Club . 12 October 2022 . 25 November 2021.
  16. Web site: Oates . Stacey . Cats Select Dempsey at Rookie Draft . Geelong Football Club . 12 October 2022 . 26 November 2021.
  17. Web site: Daniel . Troy . SANFL forward lands at the Cattery . Geelong Football Club . 13 October 2022 . 1 June 2022.
  18. Web site: 2022 Stats – Player Lists – Geelong . AFL Tables . 13 October 2022.
  19. Web site: 2022 Season Scores and Results. AFL Tables. 26 August 2022.
  20. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . 2022-09-24 . History maker: Veteran Cat defies age to clinch Norm Smith Medal . AFL.com.au . . 2022-09-24.
  21. Web site: Cellini . Aidan . Patrick Dangerfield wins 2022 Gary Ayres Medal after impressive AFL Finals Series . Sporting News . 26 September 2022 . 26 September 2022.
  22. Web site: ALL-AUSTRALIAN TEAM: Five Cats, 12 fresh faces and a new skipper. Riley. Beveridge. Telstra Media. Australian Football League. 24 August 2022.
  23. Web site: Collings . Tom . Dangerfield Wins Tom Wills Award . Geelong Football Club . 30 April 2023 . 19 March 2022.
  24. Web site: King . Tom . CATS QUICK OUT OF THE BLOCKS . Krock Football . Geelong Broadcasters Pty Limited . 30 April 2023 . 20 March 2022.
  25. News: Erikson . Daniel . Super Sam: Cats' key defender gets Rising Star nod . 31 May 2022 . 30 May 2022.
  26. Web site: Kalaja . Sarah . Cameron and Guthrie win 2022 'Carji' Greeves Medal . Geelong Football Club . 29 September 2022 . 29 September 2022.
  27. Web site: Cats Announce 2022 VFL Leaders . Geelong Football Club . 24 March 2022 . 23 March 2022.
  28. Web site: Collings . Tom . Chalcraft Crowned VFL Best and Fairest . Geelong Football Club . 26 September 2022 . 23 September 2022.
  29. Web site: Lowther to Lead AFLW Cats . Geelong Football Club . 28 June 2021 . 28 June 2021.
  30. Web site: Australian Football - Geelong WFC Stats (2022) . australianfootball.com . 23 March 2022.
  31. Web site: 2022 Season Scores and Results. AustralianFootball.com. 11 February 2022.
  32. Web site: Beaton . Bobby . QUEENSLAND SHAPES AFLW 22UNDER22 TEAM . AFL Player's Association . 28 March 2022 . . 29 March 2022.
  33. Web site: 2022 Season Scores and Results. 11 February 2022.
  34. Web site: Sheppard Crowned Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest . Geelong Football Club . 7 July 2022 . 25 June 2022.
  35. Web site: 2022 VFL and VFLW Awards: Gribble and Nanscawen go back-to-back . afl.com.au . 12 September 2022 . 13 September 2022.
  36. News: Vaughan. Roger. Nervous wait for rampant Cats in AFLW. The Area News. 29 October 2022. 29 October 2022.
  37. News: Black. Sarah. Cats destroy Swans as star's injury scare sours win. womens.afl. 29 October 2022. 29 October 2022.
  38. Web site: 2022 Season Seven AFLW All Australian Team . womens.afl . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022.
  39. Web site: Mark of the Year winner Chloe Scheer . womens.afl . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022.
  40. Web site: Beaton . Bobby . LIONS ROAR IN SEASON 7 AFLW 22UNDER22 SIDE . AFL Player's Association . . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022.
  41. Web site: Keating . Mitch . 2022 AFLW 22under22 team revealed . Zero Hanger . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022.
  42. News: Monforte. Carla. McDonald claims third consecutive AFLW best and fairest. Geelong Football Club. 2 December 2022. 3 December 2022.