List of Geelong Football Club reserves team seasons explained

This is a list of seasons competed by the Geelong Football Club reserves team in the Victorian Football League. Geelong's reserves team has competed in the VFL since 2000, winning the league's premiership three times.

Table key

‡	Club finished regular season in first position (minor premiers)
†	Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon)
DNQ	Club did not qualify for finals
—	Field not applicable for that season

Season	Club	Home and away results				Finals results	Coach	Captain(s)
Finish	Wins	Losses	Draws
2000	2000		13	6	0	Lost Preliminary Final	^[1]	Rotation^[2]
2001	2001		7	13	0	DNQ
2002	2002	^‡	17	3	0	(1)
2003	2003		8	10	0	Lost Elimination Final
2004	2004		7	11	0	DNQ		^[3]
2005	2005	^†	4	14	0	DNQ
2006	2006		13	5	0	Runners-up (1)
2007	2007		14	4	0	(2)
2008	2008		6	10	0	DNQ
2009	2009		9	9	0	Lost Elimination Final	^[4]
2010	2010		5	13	0	DNQ		James Podsiadly
2011	2011		6	12	0	DNQ		Troy Selwood
2012	2012		13	5	0	(3)	^[5]
2013	2013	^‡	16	2	0	Runners-up (2)
2014	2014		9	9	0	DNQ		^[6]
2015	2015		7	11	0	DNQ		Ben Raidme Jackson Sheringham Ryan Williams^[7]
2016	2016		11	7	0	Lost Elimination Final		Rotation
2017	2017		8	10	0	DNQ		Jake Edwards Ben Moloney
2018	2018		13	5	0	Lost Semi Final		^[8]
2019	2019		11	7	0	Lost Elimination Final		James Tsitas^[9]
2020	Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.							^[10]
2021	2021		7	2	0	Finals series not contested^[11]
2022	2022		8	10	0	DNQ		^[12]
2023	2023		8	9	1	^[13] ^[14]	Angus Byrne^[15]

Notes and References

1. News: O'Connor . Tim . Gordon lands Geelong premiership coach for season 2018 . 9 July 2018 . . Fairfax Media . 20 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171120053958/https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5067714/gordon-lands-geelong-premiership-coach-for-season-2018/ . 20 November 2017 . Ballarat . live.
2. Web site: . Geelong historical data . vfl.com.au . AFL Victoria . 17 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327162157/https://vfl.com.au/geelong-historical-data/ . 27 March 2019 . live.
3. Web site: . J.J. Liston Trophy winner James Byrne retires . AFL Victoria . 17 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017084929/https://aflvic.com.au/j-j-liston-trophy-winner-james-byrne-retires/ . 17 October 2019 . 29 August 2008 . live.
4. News: . Cats name Amos as VFL coach . 22 April 2019 . . . 19 November 2008 . https://archive.today/20240528095032/https://www.webcitation.org/77ozYYxqa?url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/cats-name-amos-as-vfl-coach/news-story/626ccb2db260e76534d7378573e7bcda%3Fsv=95d5b702f80971edce1f8bd358b08600&nk=beb637d0f06de247bafce298ee41058d-1555928505 . 28 May 2024 . Brisbane . live.
5. News: Knights to coach Cats VFL team . 22 April 2019 . . . . 28 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161030200956/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-28/knights-to-coach-geelong-vfl-team/3607440 . 30 October 2016 . live.
6. Web site: Slindon . Russell . VFL Cats announce leaders . geelongcats.com.au . Telstra Media . 1 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924021519/http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2014-03-13/vfl-cats-announce-leaders . 24 September 2015 . 13 March 2014 . live.
7. Web site: VFL Cats announce leadership group. 31 March 2015. 1 July 2018. geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. Oates. Stacey. https://web.archive.org/web/20150802081104/http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2015-03-31/vfl-cats-announce-leadership-group. 2 August 2015. live.
8. Web site: Kramer . Angus . Atkins appointed VFL captain . geelongcats.com.au . Telstra Media . 1 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180313183132/http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2018-02-05/atkins-appointed-vfl-captain . 13 March 2018 . 5 February 2018 . live.
9. Web site: Kramer . Angus . Cats finalise 2019 VFL list . geelongcats.com.au . Telstra Media . 3 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190407075344/https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2019-04-02/cats-finalise-2019-vfl-list . 7 April 2019 . 2 April 2019 . live.
10. Web site: van Dam . Jake . Cats Name VFL Leadership Group . Geelong Football Club . 17 September 2021 . 14 April 2021.
11. Web site: VFL season called off, VFLW Grand Final a League priority. afl.com.au. 1 September 2021. Brendan Rhodes.
12. Web site: Cats Announce 2022 VFL Leaders . Geelong Football Club . 24 March 2022 . 23 March 2022.
13. Web site: Kalaja . Sarah . Corrigan appointed VFL Senior Coach . Geelong Football Club . 13 October 2022 . 13 October 2022.
14. News: Premiership coach jumps ship, joins new club for 2023 . 13 October 2022 . Geelong Advertiser.
15. geelongvfl. Cpl3GMhPII4/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D . Captain Byrne reporting for duty Angus Byrne will lead the VFL Cats in 2023, with Tom Feely and Daniel Capiron to be vice-captains. . 10 March 2023.