The 2024 Geelong Football Club season is the club's 160th season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 125th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong will also field a women's team in the 2024 AFL Women's season, and men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.
Announced in April and May, followed by a gala dinner held in June; the club elevated 2011 premiership captain Cameron Ling to legend status in the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame; also inducting two-time premiership players Harry Taylor and Travis Varcoe as members.[1] Dual premiership and current coach Chris Scott was also added to the Hall of Fame.[2] [3]
In late May it was confirmed that Geelong Football Club president Craig Drummond will step down from the board at the annual general meeting to be held in December.[4] Drummond had been president since taking over from Colin Carter in 2020, and had been a board member since 2011.[5] [6] Grant McCabe was nominated to replace Drummond as president, with fellow board member and vice president Diane Taylor stepping down from the board in early June after being overlooked to replace Drummond.[7] [8]
Renee Garing and Kate Darby were also made life members of the club at the dinner celebrating the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame inductees, the first women's players to be afforded the honour.[9] Additionally, Patrick Dangerfield, Tom Stewart, Zach Tuohy, Rhys Stanley, Jed Bews, Brandan Parfitt, Mark O'Connor, Jack Henry, Jake Kolodjashnij, Tom Atikins, and Gryan Miers were afforded life member status.[3]
Former club president Colin Carter was awarded the RJ Hickey Award for his service to Australian football stretching back to 1985.[3] [10]
| Club: | Geelong Football Club |
| Season: | 2024 AFL |
| President: | Craig Drummond |
| Coach: | Chris Scott (14th season) |
| Captain: | Patrick Dangerfield (2nd season) |
| Homeground: | GMHBA Stadium |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Highest Attendance: | 87,775 vs. (Round 7) |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
It was the club's 14th AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield continuing as club captain.[11]
With the unveiling of the Joel Selwood Stand and the completion of stadium redevelopments,[12] the crowd of 39,352 for the Geelong's home opener against was the largest crowd for a VFL/AFL match at GMHBA Stadium since 1981.[13]
In contrast to 2023, Geelong started the season with three straight wins, celebrating Tom Hawkins' 350th AFL match with a victory over at the MCG on Easter Monday. That match was interrupted by an approximately 40 minute delay before the start of the final quarter due to nearby lightning.[14]
The winning streak extended to seven matches, the club's best start to the season since the 2013 season.[15]
The attendance of 87,775 at the club's round 7 designated home match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was the highest in club history.
The club's four match losing streak from rounds 8 to 11 was the first time the team had lost four straight matches during the tenure of Chris Scott.
In round 12, club stalwart Tom Hawkins broke former captain Joel Selwood's 355-game record for the most number of matches played for the club.[16] [17] [18]
Geelong started the season with a match simulation game against at Ikon Park on 22 February, emerging as 17-point winners 10.13 (74) to 8.8 (56) in sweltering conditions. Cameron Guthrie suffered a quad injury in the opening minutes of the match, not returning to the field for the rest of the day.[19]
Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against at GMHBA Stadium on 1 March 2024,[20] [21] scoring five goals in the last quarter to come from behind to win 11.17 (83) to 10.11 (71).[22] [23]
Chris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a fourteenth season, having signed a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2024 season.[24]
Assistant coach Shaun Grigg departed the club following the 2023 season, having joined the .[25] Development coach Josh Jenkins also departed the club,[26] as well as fellow development coach Daisy Pearce who was appointed head coach of the West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's).[27] Matthew Egan also left the club after being hired by the,[28] with Nigel Lappin replacing him as the head of player development.[29]
Former Geelong player and life member James Rahilly joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach, returning to the club after three seasons with,[30] and joining Rahilly in returning to Geelong, former Geelong captain and 2007 premiership ruckman Steven King joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach. King had been the interim head coach at the during the 2023 season.[31]
| Role | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Senior coach | Chris Scott | |
| Assistant coach | James Kelly | |
| Assistant coach | Steven King | |
| Assistant coach | James Rahilly | |
| Head of player development | Nigel Lappin | |
| Ruck coach | Brad Ottens | |
| Development coach | Aaron Black | |
| Development coach | Shaun Higgins |
| Player | Reason | |
|---|---|---|
| Traded to | [32] | |
| Retired | [33] | |
| Retired | [34] | |
| Delisted | [35] | |
| Delisted | [36] | |
| Delisted | ||
| Delisted | ||
| Delisted | [37] | |
| Player | Acquired | |
|---|---|---|
| 11, 2023 national draft | [38] [39] | |
| 32, 2023 national draft | ||
| 36, 2023 national draft | ||
| 58, 2023 national draft | ||
| 61, 2023 national draft | ||
| 63, 2023 national draft | ||
| 7, 2023 rookie draft | ||
| Category B rookie | ||
Updated as at round 21
| ^ | 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. |
| Player | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Tackles | Marks | Hitouts | Milestone(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 150 | 290 | 115 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 126 | 144 | 270 | 76 | 54 | 195 | 250th match (round 4) | |
| 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 191 | 115 | 306 | 82 | 53 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 140 | 102 | 242 | 60 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 19 | 45 | 32 | 219 | 93 | 312 | 33 | 115 | 1 | 600th AFL goal (round 7) 250th match (round 22) | |
| 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 78 | 183 | 43 | 26 | 0 | ||
| ^ | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 45 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 136 | 119 | 255 | 54 | 58 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 18 | 12 | 122 | ||
| 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 132 | 77 | 209 | 51 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 154 | 277 | 26 | 64 | 103 | 50th match (round 7) | |
| 28 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 180 | 165 | 345 | 53 | 83 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 250 | 112 | 362 | 32 | 111 | 0 | ||
| 11 | |||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||||
| 37 | |||||||||||
| 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 11 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 261 | 91 | 352 | 46 | 111 | 0 | ||
| ^ | 41 | ||||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 42 | 109 | 19 | 35 | 53 | 350th match (round 3) | |
| 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 62 | 230 | 26 | 114 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 92 | 55 | 147 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 50th match (round 3) | |
| 9 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 298 | 191 | 489 | 64 | 113 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 25 | 101 | 10 | 39 | 0 | AFL debut (round 16) | |
| ^ | 43 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 103 | 264 | 35 | 94 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 72 | 28 | 100 | 36 | 9 | 0 | AFL debut (round 1) | |
| 32 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 256 | 146 | 405 | 80 | 79 | 0 | ||
| ^ | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 23 | 18 | 0 | |
| ^ | 31 | ||||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 55 | 32 | 87 | 26 | 37 | 42 | ||
| 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 87 | 68 | 155 | 40 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | AFL debut (round 5) | |
| 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 76 | 153 | 57 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 62 | 21 | 83 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 200th match (round 17) | |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 35 | 79 | 22 | 18 | 203 | 200th match (round 5) | |
| 18 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 184 | 95 | 279 | 47 | 57 | 0 | 100th AFL goal (round 4) | |
| 15 | |||||||||||
| 44 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 308 | 114 | 422 | 60 | 122 | 0 | 150th match (round 2) | |
| 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 170 | 77 | 247 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 100th AFL goal (round 15) | |
| 20 | |||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||||
| Home game | |||
| scope=row | A | Away game | |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | N | Neutral venue game | |
| scope=row style="background:#ff9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | QF | Qualifying final | |
| scope=row style="background:#ccf; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | PF | Preliminary final | |
| scope=row style="background:gold; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | GF | Grand Final--> |
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | Attendance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | Bye | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | 16 | 76 | 9 | 14 | 68 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 39,352[43] | ||||
| 2 | 14 | 12 | 96 | 11 | 11 | 77 | Adelaide Oval | A | 44,758[44] | ||||
| 3 | 17 | 4 | 106 | 10 | 10 | 70 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 67,020[45] | ||||
| 4 | 14 | 11 | 95 | 14 | 7 | 91 | Adelaide Oval | N | 45,970[46] | ||||
| 5 | 21 | 13 | 139 | 10 | 4 | 64 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 31,194[47] | ||||
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 4 | 13 | 37 | The Gabba | A | 30,429[48] | ||||
| 7 | 18 | 10 | 118 | 15 | 15 | 105 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 87,775[49] | ||||
| 8 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 10 | 14 | 74 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 51,795[50] | ||||
| 9 | 14 | 11 | 95 | 15 | 11 | 101 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 29,942[51] | ||||
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 100 | 26 | 8 | 164 | TIO Stadium | A | 12,112[52] | ||||
| 11 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 11 | 12 | 78 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 30,821[53] | ||||
| 12 | 15 | 9 | 99 | 10 | 9 | 69 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 31,054[54] | ||||
| 13 | 12 | 10 | 82 | 16 | 16 | 112 | Sydney Cricket Ground | A | 44,714[55] | ||||
| 14 | Bye | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 11 | 9 | 75 | 21 | 12 | 138 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 75,218[56] | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 9 | 105 | 9 | 6 | 60 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 54,698[57] | ||||
| 17 | 16 | 14 | 110 | 9 | 5 | 59 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 33,188[58] | ||||
| 18 | 13 | 13 | 91 | 10 | 11 | 71 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 73,435[59] | ||||
| 19 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 13 | 17 | 95 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 27,967[60] | ||||
| 20 | 16 | 10 | 106 | 10 | 6 | 66 | Blundstone Arena | A | 10,045 | ||||
| 21 | 13 | 12 | 90 | 13 | 7 | 85 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 28,939[61] | ||||
| 22 | 10 | 13 | 73 | 9 | 8 | 62 | Optus Stadium | A | 50,600[62] | ||||
| 23 | 14 | 5 | 89 | 16 | 11 | 107 | Marvel Stadium | A | 31,945[63] | ||||
| 24 | GMHBA Stadium | H | |||||||||||
| Club: | Geelong Football Club |
| Season: | 2024 VFL |
| President: | Craig Drummond |
| Coach: | Mark Corrigan (2nd season) |
| Captain: | Dan Capiron (1st season) |
| Home Ground: | GMHBA Stadium |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
Team stalwart Dan Capiron was appointed captain, with Brayden Ham as vice-captain.[67]
| Home game | |||
| scope=row | A | Away game | |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="background:#ff9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | QF | Qualifying final | |
| scope=row style="background:#FBCEB1; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | SF | Semi-final | |
| scope=row style="background:#ccf; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | PF | Preliminary final | |
| scope=row style="background:gold; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | GF | Grand Final--> |
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March | 7 | 8 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 103 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 2 | 30 March | 11 | 11 | 77 | 16 | 15 | 111 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 3 | 14 April | 12 | 17 | 89 | 5 | 6 | 36 | Genis Steel Oval | A | ||
| 4 | 20 April | 9 | 13 | 67 | 9 | 10 | 64 | Brighton Homes Arena | A | ||
| 5 | 27 April | 23 | 18 | 156 | 8 | 7 | 55 | Ikon Park | A | ||
| 6 | 5 May | 18 | 5 | 113 | 6 | 13 | 49 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 7 | Bye | ||||||||||
| 8 | 18 May | 13 | 10 | 88 | 10 | 6 | 66 | Piranha Park | A | ||
| 9 | 25 May | 16 | 14 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 49 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 10 | 1 June | 11 | 11 | 77 | 8 | 12 | 60 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 11 | 9 June | 12 | 11 | 83 | 10 | 14 | 74 | Sydney Cricket Ground | A | ||
| 12 | Bye | ||||||||||
| 13 | 23 June | 12 | 14 | 86 | 13 | 10 | 88 | ETU Stadium | A | ||
| 14 | 30 June | 13 | 10 | 88 | 11 | 7 | 73 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 15 | 7 July | 10 | 11 | 71 | 10 | 12 | 72 | Fenjiu Stadium | A | ||
| 16 | 13 July | 15 | 13 | 103 | 11 | 8 | 74 | Olympic Park Oval | A | ||
| 17 | 20 July | 8 | 9 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 57 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 18 | 27 July | 10 | 12 | 72 | 7 | 9 | 51 | Arden Street Oval | A | ||
| 19 | Bye | ||||||||||
| 20 | 10 August | 11 | 12 | 78 | 16 | 5 | 101 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 21 | 18 August | 10 | 12 | 72 | 8 | 11 | 59 | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | A | ||
| QF | TBC | Avalon Airport Oval | A | ||||||||
| SF | TBC | ||||||||||
| Club: | Geelong Football Club |
| Season: | 2024 AFL Women's |
| President: | Craig Drummond |
| Coach: | Daniel Lowther (4th season) |
| Captain: | Meg McDonald (5th season) |
| Home Ground: | GMHBA Stadium |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFLW season |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
Meg McDonald continued as captain, with Nina Morrison and Becky Webster as vice-captains. Three-time best and fairest winner Amy McDonald joined the leadership group for the first time, alongside Chantel Emonson and Mikayla Bowen.[70]
Before the start of the season in late August, the club participated in two preseason fixtures. The first a match simulation against at Olympic Park Oval was played on 10 August, which Geelong won 4.5 (29) to 3.6 (24); that was followed on 17 August by an official practice match against at Windy Hill, where the club was defeated 3.5 (23) to 4.9 (33).[71] [72] [73]
Daniel Lowther continued as head coach of the AFLW program for a fourth season.[74]
| Player | Reason | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Retired | [75] | ||
| Traded to | [76] | ||
| scope=row | Delisted | [77] | |
| scope=row | Delisted | ||
| scope=row | Delisted | ||
| scope=row | Retired | [78] | |
| Player | Acquired | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade from | |||||
| 18, 2023 national draft | [79] [80] | ||||
| 23, 2023 national draft | |||||
| scope=row | International rookie selection from Offaly GAA | align=center | [81] | ||
| scope=row | Replacement player signing from (VFLW) | align=center | [82] | ||
| scope=row | Replacement player signing from (VFLW) | align=center | [83] |
| Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list. | ||
| ^ | Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list. |
| Player | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts | Milestone(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||||
| ^ | 13 | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||||
| 16 | |||||||||||
| 18 | |||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||||
| 20 | |||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||||
| 23 | |||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||||
| 25 | |||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||||
| 29 | |||||||||||
| 32 | |||||||||||
| 39 | |||||||||||
| 41 | |||||||||||
| 44 | |||||||||||
| 45 | |||||||||||
| Home game | ||
| scope=row | A | Away game |
|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="background:#ff9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | EF | Elimination final |
| scope=row style="background:#FBCEB1; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | SF | Semi-final |
| scope=row style="background:#CCCCFF; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | PF | Preliminary final |
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | Attendance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||||||||||
| 2 | 8 September | Arden Street Oval | A | ||||||||||
| 3 | 14 September | Ikon Park | A | ||||||||||
| 4 | 21 September | People First Stadium | A | ||||||||||
| 5 | 26 September | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 October | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||||||||||
| 6 | 6 October | Henson Park | A | ||||||||||
| 7 | 12 October | Swinburne Centre | A | ||||||||||
| 8 | 20 October | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||||||||||
| 9 | 26 October | Mineral Resources Park | A | ||||||||||
| 10 | TBC | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||||||||||
| Club: | Geelong Football Club |
| Season: | 2024 VFL Women's |
| President: | Craig Drummond |
| Coach: | Elise Coventry (2nd season) |
| Captain: | Abbey Favell Liv Stewart Poppy Schaap (1st season) |
| Home Ground: | GMHBA Stadium Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFLW |
| Regularseason Result: | 3 wins, 11 losses (14th) |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Lily Jordan |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Chantal Mason (7) |
Before the start of the 2024 VFL Women's season, Geelong nominated Abby Favell, Liv Stewart and Poppy Schaap as a three-person leadership group with no formal captain or vice-captain roles.[85]
Geelong were held goalless for the third (round 2), fourth (round 8), and fifth (round 12) times in the club's history in the VFLW, registering their lowest score of 0.1 (1) against at Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct.
It was a disappointing campaign for the club, with the team finishing last on the ladder with just three wins for the season. 49 players would play at least one match for the team, including 31 debutants.
Midfielder Lily Jordan won the best and fairest award with 57 votes, ahead of Breanna Pratt and Poppy Schaap. Molly Walton was awarded the Hoops Award which was presented in the VFLW program for the first time, while Mia Fuller won the player-voted Cats Value Award.
| Home game | |||
| scope=row | A | Away game | |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="background:#ff9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:3em;" | EF | Elimination Final --> |
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March | 4 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 59 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 2 | 30 March | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 98 | GMHBA Stadium | H | ||
| 3 | 6 April | 8 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 36 | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | A | ||
| 4 | 13 April | 5 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 26 | Central Reserve, Colac | H | ||
| 5 | 20 April | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 94 | Tom Wills Oval, Sydney | A | ||
| 6 | 27 April | 8 | 11 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 35 | Arden Street Oval | A | ||
| 7 | 4 May | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 33 | Ikon Park | A | ||
| 8 | 11 May | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H | ||
| 9 | 18 May | 5 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 49 | Casey Fields | A | ||
| 10 | 26 May | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 89 | DSV Stadium | A | ||
| 11 | 1 June | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 79 | Avalon Airport Oval | H | ||
| 12 | 9 June | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 92 | Box Hill City Oval | A | ||
| 13 | 15 June | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 54 | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H | ||
| 14 | 22 June | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 64 | Windy Hill | A | ||