Geelong's 'seconds' play in the Victorian Football League (VFL), an amalgamation of sorts between the former Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the old AFL Reserves competition. The AFL Reserves was known as the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) for a few years after the original VFL became the AFL in 1990. Geelong remains the only AFL club to field a 'standalone' team in the VFL. In 2003 the last of the standalone teams, the Kangaroos, Essendon, and Carlton all formed alliances with 'old' VFA teams, Port Melbourne, Bendigo and the Northern Bullants, respectively.

Geelong won the Premiership in 2002, inspired by a talented mix of experience and youth (pictured above). Coached by Captain Tim McGrath, local legend Ronn Watt, ably assisted by 'supercoach' Terry Emond and other Geelong support staff, the Cats defeated Port Melbourne (then aligned with the Sydney Swans) in the Grand Final at Optus Oval in front of over 10,000 fans. It was Geelong's first Premiership at any level since 1982.

In addition to those AFL listed players not in the AFL side, 'Rookie' listed players as well as other 'Supplementary' (I hate that word) players make up the VFL side. The supplementary players are typically drawn from the local leagues, usually the Geelong Football League (GFL). In recent years loacl players such as Andrew Merriman, Adam Cook, Tom Lyons, Mathew Jovanovic, Tyson Blackney and Warwick Knucky have played for Geelong.

SEASON 2006

Season 2006 fixture (VFL WEBSITE)

FINALS SYSTEM EXPLAINED

VFL GRAND FINAL - SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 14:10
GEELONG V SANDRINGHAM
PRINCES PARK, CARLTON

TEAM LISTS

TV: LIVE ON ABC 2

RADIO: LIVE ON SEN 1116, KROCK

www.sen.com.au

SANDRINGHAM 4.3 (27) 6.4 (40) 11.9 (75) 13.13 (91) DEFEATED
GEELONG 2.2 (14) 4.4 (28) 6.5 (41) 11.7 (73)

GOALS
SANDRINGHAM: Sauntner 3, Motlop 2, Smith 2, Biddlecombe 2, Wheatley, Gallagher, Liddell, Dunn
GEELONG: Kingsley 4, Byrne 2, McCarthy, Ablett, Slade, Hunt, Davenport

VFL PRELIMINARY FINAL - SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 14:10

GEELONG V WILLIAMSTOWN (ALSO PLAYING FOR THE STEVE BRACKS CUP)

TV: LIVE ON ABC TV (VICTORIA ONLY; REPLAYED ON FOX FOOTY 5PM - FOXTEL, OPTUS, AUSTAR)

RADIO: LIVE ON SEN 1116 www.sen.com.au

GEELONG 4.2 8.7 14.11 17.13 (115) DEFEATED
WILLIAMSTOWN 3.7 8.9 11.12 12.16 (88)

GOALS:
GEELONG K. Kingsley 4, N. Ablett 4, C. Gardiner 2, T. Grima 2, J. Davenport 2, B. Prismall, M. Stokes, T. Varcoe

WILLIAMSTOWN P. Rose 4, L. Picken 2, A. Williams, A. Iacobucci, T. Langlands, D. Nicholls, D. Stanley, R. Cook

GOALS:
GEELONG N. Ablett, W. Slade, C. Gardiner, H. Playfair, T. Callan, B. Prismall

WILLIAMSTOWN S. Pendlebury, A. Iacobucci, L. Picken, S. Cox, S. Greene, B. Johnson

TEAM LISTS

VFL 2ND SEMI FINAL - SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 13:10

LIVE ON ABC TV! (ALTHOUGH PHIL CLEARY PROTESTED, THEY CAN'T AVOID SHOWING THIS ONE!)

GEELONG 3.3 8.7 13.11 19.14 (128) DEFEATED
NORTH BALLARAT 5.0 10.1 14.8 19.8 (122)

GOALS:
GEELONG K. Kingsley 5 N. Ablett 4 R. Gamble 4 M. Stokes 2 J. Cheep T. Varcoe C. Gardiner J. Davenport
NORTH BALLARAT Le Cras 4 Clifton 3 Dinnell 2 Goodes 2 Stephenson Chester Swallow Moloney Trotter Searl Sansbury Perkins

BEST:
GEELONG M. Stokes N. Ablett B. Prismall T. Callan T. Grima K. Kingsley
NORTH BALLARAT Burchell Clifton Moloney Le Cras Dinnell George

RADIO:

LIVE ON SEN 1116

www.sen.com.au

TEAM LISTS

VFL QUALIFYING FINAL - SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 13:10

GEELONG V SANDRINGHAM
LIVE ON ABC TV! (ALTHOUGH PHIL CLEARY PROTESTED, THEY CAN'T AVOID SHOWING THIS ONE!)

SANDRINGHAM 6.4 11.7 16.10 20.16 (136) DEFEATED
GEELONG 5.4 9.6 13.9 17.13 (115)

BEST:
SANDRINGHAM: Read Poyas Gallagher Summers Sautner Hughes
GEELONG: Stokes Byrnes Kingsley Blake Grima Cook

GOALS:
SANDRINGHAM: Sautner 7 Valenti 3 Smith 2 Dunn Johnson Crowe Hughes Liddell Read Poyas Corrigan
GEELONG: Kingsley 4 Gardiner 3 Cheep 2 Playfair 2 Varcoe Tenace Byrne Cook Stokes McCarthy

TEAM LISTS

VFL: Jason Davenport wins Fothergill-Round Medal (Link to VFL website)

The Fothergill-Round Medal is awarded to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition who is believed to have the most potential to reach the AFL. It was first awarded in 1989.

VFL ROUND 20 - SATURDAY 26 AUGUST 10:30

GEELONG V WERRIBEE
SKILLED STADIUM (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)

GEELONG 5.3 9.5 11.6 14.6 (90) DEFEATED
WERRIBEE 2.1 4.3 5.3 8.8 (56)

GOALS
GEELONG: J. Kelly 3, T. Grima 3, T. West 2, J. Davenport 2, A. Cook, M. Blake, R. Gamble, T. Varcoe
WERRIBEE: J. Podsiadly 3, R. Castello 2, K. McGuiness, D. Gleeson, B. Murphy

BEST
GEELONG: T. Grima, W. Slade, J. Kelly, A. Cook, M. Blake, M. Spencer
WERRIBEE: R. Castello, J. Young, D. Addison, W. Richardson, J. Furfaro, J. Barham

TEAM LISTS

REGARDLESS of the outcome of this weekend's matches, the Bendigo Bank Cats will face Sandringham in the Qualitfying Final at Port Melbourne's TEAC Oval next Saturday 2 September at 1:10PM. Try not televising us this time ABC! Yes, the game will be on TV.

VFL ROUND 19 - SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 10:30

GEELONG V PORT MELBOURNE
SKILLED STADIUM (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)

Geelong's VFL team looks set for a strong finals series with another win - their fourth in a row over Port Melbourne to maintain outright third position. Kent Kingsley kicked another bag, this week four goals, while Ryan Gamble kicked three. For the Boroughs former Hawthorn and Adelaide listed player Tim Hazell continued his push for a second crack at AFL level with five goals.

In next week's final round the Bendigo Bank Cats host fifth placed Werribee in another AFL curtain raiser.

TEAM LIST

GEELONG 7.3 10.5 12.14 14.18 (102) DEFEATED
PORT MELBOURNE 3.1 5.4 8.5 13.6 (84)

BEST:
GEELONG: Koulouriotis Kelly Ablett Stokes Wojcinski Grima
PORT MELBOURNE: Obst Shaw Hazell Nayna Raines Cotchett

GOALS:
GEELONG: Kingsley 4 Gamble 3 McCarthy 2 Callan Stokes Varcoe Byrne Koulouriotis
PORT MELBOURNE: Hazell 5 Carroll 2 Smith 2 Cotchett 2 McMahon Pleming

VFL ROUND 18 - SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 14:00

SANDRINGHAM V GEELONG
TREVOR BARKER OVAL

TEAM LIST

GEELONG 2.3 7.5 9.9 13.11 (89) DEFEATED
SANDRINGHAM 4.5 7.8 8.15 11.22 (88)

GOALS: GEELONG: R. Gamble 3, P. Koulouriotis 2, N. Ablett 2, N. Butler, M. McCarthy, K. Kingsley, T. Callan, T. Grima, M. Stokes
SANDRINGHAM: N. Sautner 4, E. Poyas 3, D. Hughes 2, P. Read, M. Corrigan

BEST: GEELONG: T. Callan, T. Lonergan, R. Gamble, P. Koulouriotis, K. Tenace, T. Sheringham
SANDRINGHAM: D. Bell, P. Read, G. Rigoni, M. Warnock, A. Biddlecombe, P. Summers

ROUND SEVENTEEN

ROUND 17 - SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 14:00
CASEY SCORPIONS V GEELONG
CASEY FIELDS

TEAM LIST

GEELONG 6.0 11.0 16.4 20.6 (126) DEFEATED
CASEY 3.2 4.7 7.9 14.13 (97)

GOALS - GEELONG Kingsley 5 McCarthy 4 Ablett 2 Lonergan 2 Koulouriotis Cook Davenport Gamble Owen Butler Byrne
CASEY Sweeney 3 Silvagni 2 Watts 2 Biagi 2 Pfitzner Matthews McGough O'Bryan Ferguson

BEST - GEELONG McCarthy Kingsley Lonergan Tenace Byrne Sheringham
CASEY Rigg Rix Carmody O'Bryan Matthews McGough

ROUND SIXTEEN

ROUND 16 - SATURDAY 29 JULY 13:10
GEELONG V BENDIGO BOMBERS
SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG overcame a shaky start and determined Bendigo Bombers side to win by twenty-seven points in their VFL clash at Skilled Stadium this afternoon. For their efforts, the Geelong (Bendigo Bank) Cats were awarded the Bendigo Bank Cup, by their and Bendigo Bombers' main sponsor. Captain James Byrne was deservedly named best on ground after his on ball effort.

READ THE FULL MATCH REPORT

GEELONG: 1.2 (8) 6.9 (45) 11.12 (78) 15.16 (106) DEFEATED
BENDIGO BOMBERS: 2.4 (16) 4.10 (34) 7.14 (56) 10.19 (79)

GOALS – GEELONG: Kingsley 6, Playfair, Ablett 3, Byrne, Batchelor
BENDIGO: Maddern 2, Carter 2, Bowe, Young, Cartledge, Lee, Dempsey, Ryder

BEST – GEELONG: Byrne, Playfair, Tenace, Prismall, Kingsley

TEAM LIST

ROUND FIFTEEN

CATS HAVE THE BYE

ROUND FOURTEEN

ROUND 14 - SATURDAY 15 JULY 14:00
NORTHERN BULLANTS V GEELONG
AUSTRALIAN MOTOR FINANCE OVAL

TEAM LIST

NORTHERN BULLANTS 3.1 4.5 6.6 8.6 (54) DEFEATED
GEELONG 1.1 1.4 1.5 2.9 (21)

GOALS
NORTHERN BULLANTS C. Bryan 4, C. Flint 2, C. Chambers, J. Vansittart
GEELONG S. Byrnes, J. Davenport

BEST
NORTHERN BULLANTS J. Vansittart, C. Bryan, D. Teague, I. Prendergast, D. McLaren, C. Flint
GEELONG P. Riccardi, J. Kelly, P. Koulouriotis, S. Clarke, T. Callan, T. Lonergan

ROUND THIRTEEN

ROUND 13 - SUNDAY 9 JULY 13:00
GEELONG V BOX HILL HAWKS
SKILLED STADIUM

TEAM LIST

GEELONG 7.4 (46) 8.7 (55) 16.8 (104) 17.11(113) DEFEATED
BOX HILL HAWKS 3.2 (20) 6.4 (40) 6.4 (40) 10.9(69)

GOALS
GEELONG K. Kingsley 4, S. Byrnes 3, S. Johnson 3, N. Ablett 3, C. Gardiner, M. Blake, N. Batchelor, J. Davenport
BOX HILL J. Cook 2, M. Bailey 2, S. Taylor, T. Boyle, M. Little, C. Hunter, D. King, X. Ellis

BEST
BOX HILL HAWKS N. Ries, M. Ball, Z. Dawson, S. Gilham, J. Thurgood, X. Ellis
GEELONG J. Kelly, T. Callan, T. Lonergan, S. Byrnes, H. Playfair, N. Ablett

ROUND TWELVE

ROUND 12 - SUNDAY 2 JULY 14:00
FRANKSTON V GEELONG
FRANKSTON CITY OVAL

TEAM LIST

GEELONG 1.1 (7) 6.5 (41) 11.9 (75) 15.9 (99) DEFEATED
FRANKSTON 3.5 (23) 4.5 (29) 5.7 (37) 8.7 (55)

GOALS
GEELONG C. Gardiner 4, T. Grima 3, A. Mackie 2, J. Davenport 2, A. Cook, M. McCarthy, H. Playfair, L. Forbes
FRANKSTON A. Edwards 3, J. Berry 2, C. Fortnam, B. Phibbs, A. Eames

BEST
GEELONG A. Mackie, P. Koulouriotis, M. McCarthy, C. Gardiner, S. Clarke, T. Lonergan
FRANKSTON N. Winterton, P. Kennedy, C. Oliver, N. Benbow, B. Dunne, B. Phibbs

ROUND ELEVEN

ROUND 11 - SUNDAY 18 JUNE 13:00
GEELONG V TASMANIA
SKILLED STADIUM

TEAM LIST

GEELONG 3.2 (20) 8.5 (53) 12.6 (78) 16.7 (103) DEFEATED
TASMANIA 4.2 (26) 10.6 (66) 12.13 (85) 13.19 (97)

GOALS
GEELONG M. McCarthy 4, J. Cheep 2, L. Forbes 2, M. Blake 2, D. Johnson, P. Koulouriotis, H. Playfair, J. Rudd, J. Byrne, N. Batchelor
TASMANIA I. Callinan 3, B. Beams 3, H. McIntosh 3, C. Thurley 2, K. Hall, J. Plapp

BEST
GEELONG P. Koulouriotis, D. Johnson, B. Prismall, M. Blake, T. Lonergan, S. Clarke
TASMANIA T. Makepeace, I. Callinan, M. Firrito, B. Atkin, B. Beams, K. Hall

ROUND TEN

ROUND 10 - SUNDAY 11 JUNE 14:00
WILLIAMSTOWN V GEELONG
BURBANK OVAL

TEAM LIST

WILLIAMSTOWN 4.5 8.13 11.14 18.16 (124) DEFEATED
GEELONG 3.5 5.5 9.8 12.10 (82)

GOALS: WILLIAMSTOWN: Williams 4 Rose 3 Galea 3 Cox 2 Cloke 2 Johnson McKenzie Lloyd Egan.
GEELONG: Playfair 4 Byrne 2 Prismall 2 Davenport Koulouriotis Johnson Tenace.

BEST: WILLIAMSTOWN: Johnson Lawry Cloke Lloyd Walker Anthony.
GEELONG: Byrne Lonergan Grima West Batchelor Playfair.

ROUND NINE

ROUND 9 - SUNDAY 4 JUNE 14:00
NORTH BALLARAT (KANGAROOS AFFILIATE) V GEELONG
AUSTAR ARENA

TEAM LIST

GEELONG 4.3 9.5 15.9 19.11 (125) DEFEATED
NORTH BALLARAT 5.1 12.2 13.4 15.6 (96)

GOALS

GEELONG M. McCarthy 6, K. Kingsley 2, L. Forbes 2, N. Butler, D. Wojcinski, H. Playfair, T. Lonergan, K. Tenace, N. Batchelor, S. Owen, J. Davenport, T. Varcoe
NORTH BALLARAT S. Rocca 6, D. Whyman 4, L. Harding, M. Sharkey, D. McConnell, B. Le Cras, S. Clifton

BEST
GEELONG M. McCarthy, P. Koulouriotis, T. Lonergan, D. Wojcinski, R. Gamble, N. Batchelor
NORTH BALLARAT O. Stephenson, M. Jamison, M. Sharkey, S. Rocca, B. Grima, C. Urch

ROUND EIGHT

ROUND 8 - SUNDAY 28 MAY 13:00
GEELONG V SANDRINGHAM (MELBOURNE AFFILIATE)
SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG 2.2 12.7 15.8 18.9 (117) DEFEATED
SANDRINGHAM 4.4 8.5 8.10 13.17 (95)

BEST:
GEELONG: Callan Byrne Blake Ablett Spencer Batchelor
SANDRINGHAM: Warnock Gallagher Summers Smith Corp Hughes

GOALS:
GEELONG: Batchelor 3 Cook 3 Ablett 2 Gamble 2 Forbes 2 Owen West Lonergan McCarthy Cheep Davenport
SANDRINGHAM: Motlop 4 Smith 3 Summers 2 Hughes Holland Read Gallagher

ROUND SEVEN

ROUND 7 - SUNDAY 21 MAY 14:00
WERRIBEE (BULLDOGS AFFILIATE) V GEELONG
CHIRNSIDE PARK

GEELONG 6.3 16.8 19.11 25.16 (166) DEFEATED
WERRIBEE 4.2 8.4 13.6 17.8 (110)

GEELONG
GOALS: T. Lonergan 5, A. Mackie 5, S. Byrnes 4, J. Davenport 3, J. Byrne 2, N. Batchelor 2, P. Koulouriotis, M. McCarthy, S. Hunt, C. Gardiner
BEST: A. Mackie, M. Blake, T. Lonergan, S. Byrnes, P. Koulouriotis, D. Wojcinski

WERRIBEE
GOALS: J. Allan 4, J. Podsiadly 3, B. Robinson 3, B. Murphy 2, W. Twomey 2, S. Power, C. Faulkner, S. Higgins
BEST: B. Robinson, J. Young, J. Allan, M. Sleeman, R. Castello, S. Hassan

ROUND SIX

ROUND FIVE

ROUND 5 - SATURDAY 6 MAY 13:00
GEELONG V 'FRANGAS' FRANKSTON
SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG 3.2 5.6 6.7 11.7 (73) DEFEATED
FRANGAS 0.5 2.6 6.12 9.13 (67)

GEELONG
GOALS: S. Johnson 5, M. McCarthy 3, N. Ablett, T. Grima, T. Varcoe
BEST: M. Stokes, T. Lonergan, S. Johnson, M. Blake, P. Koulouriotis, T. Callan

FRANGAS
GOALS: M. Marigliani 3, M. Burns 3, A. Edwards, D. Clarke, P. Kennedy
BEST: B. Murphy, A. Roberts, P. Kennedy, A. Eames, C. Ongarello, N. Benbow

ROUND FOUR

ROUND 4 - SATURDAY 29 APRIL 14:00
TASMANIA V GEELONG
AURORA STADIUM (TASMANIA)

TASMANIA 8.5 10.7 12.9 16.13 (109) DEFEATED
GEELONG 1.3 9.6 12.10 13.12 (90)

TASMANIA
GOALS: H. McIntosh 3, S. McMahon 3, C. Thurley 2, J. Rawlings 2, T. Bartlett 2, B. Beams, B. Atkin, B. Moran, B. Geappen
BEST: J. Gibson, B. Geappen, C. Jones, N. Grima, H. McIntosh, I. Callinan

GEELONG
GOALS: S. Johnson 5, J. Davenport 2, S. Byrnes 2, J. Byrne, N. Ablett, N. Butler, T. Varcoe
BEST: M. Stokes, J. Davenport, S. Byrnes, A. Mackie, S. Johnson, N. Butler

ROUND THREE

ROUND 3 - SUNDAY 23 APRIL 14:00
PORT MELBOURNE V GEELONG
TEAC OVAL (DID TEAC ACTUALLY PAY THE BILL?)

PORT MELBOURNE 3.2 7.3 14.6 17.8 (110) DEFEATED
GEELONG 5.2 9.7 12.9 16.10 (106)

PORT MELBOURNE
GOALS: S. Lawrence 4, D. Pitt 2, S. Pleming 2, R. Bloomfield, B. Morrison, N. Becker, R. Nayna, R. Nahas, T. Pinwill, K. McGlynn, L. Cotchett, R. McMahon
BEST: T. Hooker, R. McMahon, W. Carlyle, M. Smith, S. Lawrence, T. Pinwill

GEELONG
GOALS: C. Gardiner 6, B. Prismall 4, J. Cheep 2, J. Davenport 2, M. Torney, A. Mackie
BEST: B. Prismall, C. Gardiner, S. Hunt, J. Davenport, R. Gamble, T. Grima

TEAM LISTS

ROUND TWO

ROUND 2 - SATURDAY 15 APRIL 10:30AM
GEELONG V COBURG TIGERS
SKILLED STADIUM

The Bendigo Bank Cats overcame a three goal deficit at three quarter time to win by ten points, over Richmond affiliate Coburg as a curtain raiser to the AFL game. Tom Lonergan continued his good form with five goals, and is a good chance to come into the AFL side to replace captain Steven King.

Next Sunday the Cats play in a traditional Sunday game, against winless and newly-standalone club, Port Melbourne, at their TEAC Oval.

GEELONG 2.3 5.8 7.9 14.11 (95) DEFEATED
COBURG TIGERS 4.3 6.5 10.9 12.13 (85)

BEST:
GEELONG: Wojcinski [SHOULD COME IN THIS WEEK] Prismall Lonergan Byrne Spencer Grima
COBURG TIGERS: Ronaldson Foley Rodan Shelton Neville Krakouer

GOALS:
GEELONG: Lonergan 5 [A CHANCE TO REPLACE KING] Ablett 2 Wojcinski 2 Gamble Callan Rudd Stokes Cook
COBURG TIGERS: Krakouer 3 Stafford 2 Rodan 2 Chaffey Foley Meyer White Hughes

ROUND ONE

ROUND 1 - SATURDAY 8 APRIL 10:15AM
GEELONG V NORTH BALLARAT
SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG 2.2 7.4 10.5 12.9 (81) DEFEATED BY
NORTH BALLARAT 3.4 10.6 20.12 24.14 (158)

GEELONG
GOALS: T. Lonergan 4, B. Prismall 2, M. Torney 2, J. Byrne, T. Grima, R. Gamble, M. Stokes
BEST: T. Lonergan, T. Callan, M. Stokes, T. Sheringham, J. Byrne, B. Prismall

NORTH BALLARAT
GOALS: S. Rocca 6, B. Le Cras 6, N. Saunders 5, M. Searl 2, E. Sansbury 2, S. Dinnell, B. Goodes, A. Swallow
BEST: M. Searl, A. Swallow, B. Le Cras, N. Saunders, S. Rocca, S. Moloney