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 2007 - BENDIGO BANK CATS WIN PREMIERSHIP!

SEASON DRAW - 2007 GFC VFL Draw

VFL GRAND FINAL

GEELONG V COBURG

SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 14:15 PM (LIVE ON ABC TV)

MC LABOUR PARK (PRINCES PARK)

MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM LISTS

MATCH REPORT - CATS WIN VFL PREMIERSHIP

GEELONG 3.5 5.13 12.19 17.24 (126) DEFEATED
COBURG TIGERS 1.2 4.5 4.6 7.10 (52)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Lonergan 6, Hawkins 2, Davenport 2, Varcoe, Gamble, Gardiner, Djerrkura, Hogan, Grima, Cheep
COBURG TIGERS: Jackson 2, Krakouer, Oakley-Nicholls, Gazzo, Connors, Hill

BEST:
GEELONG: Lonergan, Playfair, Gardiner, Byrne, King, Thompson, Davenport
COBURG TIGERS: Jackson Ronaldson Horne Moore Neville Krakouer

TOM LONERGAN, BEST ON GROUND AND NORM GOSS MEDAL WINNER

VFL CAPTAIN JAMES BYRNE WINS JJ LISTON MEDAL

TOM LONERGAN ACCEPTS BEST ON GROUND MEDAL

VFL 1st PRELIMINARY FINAL

GEELONG V NORTH BALLARAT

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 13:00PM (LIVE ON ABC TV)

TEAC OVAL (PORT MELBOURNE)

VFL TEAM LISTS AND MATCH INFO

VFL PRELIMINARY FINAL - GEELONG V NORTH BALLARAT (click for LIVE SCORE UPDATES)

GEELONG 3.5 (23) 7.8 (50) 13.8 (86) 24.14 (158) DEFEATED
NORTH BALLARAT 3.6 (24) 5.10 (40) 11.15 (81) 13.18 (96)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Gardiner 4, Lonergan 3, Hawkins 3, Davenport 2, Grima 2, Cheep 2, Gamble 2, Prismall 2, King, Varcoe, Djerrkura, Byrne
NORTH BALLARAT: L Thomas 4, Campbell 3, Urch 2, Goodes 2, Whyman, Spalding

BEST:
GEELONG: H. Playfair, B. Prismall, S. King, C. Gardiner, J. Cheep, S. Hogan
NORTH BALLARAT: M. Riggio, B. Goodes, B. Grima, L. Thomas, D. Whyman, M. Sharkey

VFL 2nd QUALIFYING FINAL

GEELONG V COBURG TIGERS

SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 13:00PM (LIVE ON ABC TV)

TEAC OVAL (PORT MELBOURNE)

GEELONG 4.4 11.7 15.14 22.16 (148) DEFEATED
COBURG TIGERS 4.5 12.6 15.10 17.15 (117)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Davenport 4 Cheep 4 Hawkins 3 Gardiner 2 Grima 2 King 2 Bedford 2 Playfair West Johnson
COBURG TIGERS: Krakouer 3 Connors 3 Carnell 2 Schulz 2 Bowden 2 Farrelly Shelton Neville Casserly Gazzo

BEST:
GEELONG: Hawkins King Davenport Rooke Cheep Thompson
COBURG TIGERS: Hill Carnell Simpson White Hughes Casserly

VFL ROUND TWENTY 2007

BENDIGO BOMBERS V GEELONG

SUNDAY 26 AUGUST 14:00PM

QE OVAL (BENDIGO)

VFL TEAM LISTS

LINK: VFL DRAW

GEELONG 4.7 8.8 13.13 17.18 (120) DEFEATED
BENDIGO BOMBERS 1.4 8.7 12.9 16.11 (107)

GOALS:
GEELONG: J. Byrne 4, C. Gardiner 4, T. Hawkins 2, B. Prismall 2, D. Barnes 2, J. Davenport, T. Couch, T. Callan
BENDIGO BOMBERS: M. Bolton 4, A. Connaughton 3, K. Bradley 3, D. Chartres 2, A. Lee 2, C. Heffernan, J. Maddern

BEST:
GEELONG: T. Callan, C. Gardiner, T. Hawkins, J. Cheep, J. Byrne, S. King
BENDIGO BOMBERS: M. Bolton, D. Chartres, J. Flaherty, D. Peverill, C. Heffernan, B. Jolley

VFL ROUND NINETEEN 2007

WERRIBEE V GEELONG

SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 14:00PM

BARTERCARD OVAL (WERRIBEE)

VFL TEAM LISTS

GEELONG 5.3 11.8 14.12 20.19 (139) DEFEATED
WERRIBEE 5.3 7.4 8.9 10.10 (70)

GOALS:
GEELONG: T. Grima 6, C. Gardiner 5, H. Playfair 3, T. Hawkins 2, J. Davenport, L. Bedford, S. Hogan, T. Callan
WERRIBEE: J. Podsiadly 4, M. Robbins 2, A. Ericksen 2, G. Hughes, T. Sheringham

BEST:
GEELONG: T. Grima, C. Gardiner, D. Johnson, T. Callan, S. Thompson, C. Urie
WERRIBEE: A. McDougall, S. Wormald, L. Gardiner, C. Wight, M. Rockefeller, J. McMahon
Geelong

VFL ROUND EIGHTEEN 2007

NORTH BALLARAT V GEELONG

SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 13:00PM

ON ABC TV

AUSTAR ARENA (BALLARAT)

GEELONG 8.7 12.9 16.14 21.15 (141) DEFEATED
NORTH BALLARAT 2.1 3.3 7.3 10.10 (70)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Gardiner 5, Grima 4, Playfair 3, Hollmer 2, Davenport 2, Hawkins, Owen, J Hunt, West, Cheep
NORTH BALLARAT: Urch 3, Micallef 2, George 2, Spolding 2, Laven, Campbell

BEST:
GEELONG: T Grima, J Hunt, T Callan, T West, C Gardiner
NORTH BALLARAT: Micallef

VFL ROUND SEVENTEEN 2007

GEELONG V COBURG TIGERS

SATURDAY 4 AUGUST 10:40AM

SKILLED STADIUM (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)

VFL TEAM LISTS

GEELONG 1.2 8.6 12.10 18.14 (122) DEFEATED
COBURG TIGERS 1.2 3.4 7.10 12.13 (85)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Gamble 4 Spencer 2 Urie 2 Grima 2 Hollmer 2 Barnes Butler Byrne Gardiner Thompson Tenace
COBURG TIGERS: Hartigan 3 Anderson Neville Schulz Casserly Jackson White Bowden Hyde Robertson

BEST:
GEELONG: Gamble Hollmer Gardiner Callan Playfair Byrne
COBURG TIGERS: Pattison Shelton Moore Krakouer Silvester Horne

VFL ROUND FIFTEEN 2007

PORT MELBOURNE V GEELONG

SUNDAY 22 JULY 2007 14:00 AEST

TEAC OVAL

VFL TEAM LISTS

GEELONG 4.2 10.3 17.5 23.11 (149) DEFEATED
PORT MELBOURNE 3.4 5.7 8.7 9.10 (64)

GOALS
GEELONG: Davenport 8 Foss 3 Firman 2 Lonergan 2 Ablett 2 Byrne Hogan Gardiner Grima Varcoe Clarke
PORT MELBOURNE: Cotchett 2 Fanning 2 Nahas McMahon Livingston Langford Carroll

BEST
GEELONG: Davenport King Playfair Varcoe Callan Owen
PORT MELBOURNE: Livingston Baird Cotchett Spriggs Hazell Fanning

VFL ROUND FOURTEEN 2007

GEELONG V CASEY SCORPIONS

SUNDAY 15 JULY 2007 14:00 AEST

CASEY FIELDS

TEAM LISTS AND DETAILS

VFL TEAM LISTS

SHOCK DEFEAT BY CASEY SCORPIONS

THE BENDIGO BANK CATS lost top spot on the TruEnergy VFL ladder with a one point loss to Casey at Cranbourne's Casey Fields on Sunday. Geelong, originally the home side but giving away the home advantage due to fears for the Skilled Stadium surface, led by just under six goals at half time but that lead was cut to just thirteen points by three quarter time. Talls Tom Lonergan and Todd Grima kicked three goals apiece while for Casey Fergus Watts also booted three.

CASEY 2.2 4.6 9.8 12.12 (84) DEFEATED
GEELONG 7.2 10.3 12.3 13.5 (83)

GOALS
CASEY: F. Watts 3, N. Carmody 2, B. Voss 2, T. Makepeace, B. Brooks, R. Eddy, D. Armitage, J. Sweeney
GEELONG: T. Lonergan 3, T. Grima 3, J. Davenport 2, L. Forbes, T. West, J. Walker, N. Djerrkura, M. Firman

BEST
CASEY: N. Carmody, M. Ferguson, B. Voss, S. Harrison, F. Watts, J. Gwilt
GEELONG: J. Davenport, M. Firman, S. Byrnes, S. King, D. Johnson, S. Owen

VFL ROUND THIRTEEN 2007

FRANKSTON V GEELONG

SUNDAY 8 JULY 2007 14:00 AEST

FRANKSTON OVAL

VFL TEAM LISTS

GEELONG 8.4 9.5 13.8 17.9 (111) DEFEATED
FRANKSTON 1.0 5.1 7.2 10.4 (64)

GOALS
GEELONG: Gardiner 3 Byrne 2 Playfair 2 Gamble 2 Byrnes Davenport Firman Hogan Grima King West Prismall.
FRANKSTON: Dore 2 Berry 2 Marigliani Collins Conroy Burns Whelan Krakouer.

BEST
GEELONG: Gardiner Hunt Spencer Byrne Gamble Johnson.
FRANKSTON: Pollard Kirkwood Roberts Winterton Collins Conroy.

VFL ROUND TWELVE 2007

GEELONG V WILLIAMSTOWN

SATURDAY 30 JUNE 2007 14:00 AEST

RADIO COVERAGE: www.radio1611.com.au

BURBANK OVAL, WILLIAMSTOWN (NOTE VENUE CHANGE)

MATCH DETAILS INCLUDING TEAM LISTS

BENDIGO BANK CATS MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME

IN THE VFL, Geelong had a win in a high scoring match at Williamstown. Forced to relocate the game from Skilled Stadium due to this week's wet weather, instead of playing in a curtain raiser the Cats faced a hostile Seagulls crowd. Todd Grima kicked a bag of four while the two tall Toms, Lonergan and Hawkins, kicked two each.

GEELONG 8.5 12.6 16.13 19.15 (129) DEFEATED
WILLIAMSTOWN 2.1 8.5 11.8 14.12 (96)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Grima 4 Byrnes 3 Davenport 2 Lonergan 2 Hawkins 2 Spencer Hogan Hunt Playfair Hollmer Tenace
WILLIAMSTOWN Williams 4 Proctor 2 Rose 2 Beaumont 2 Davies Picken Stretton Dick

BEST:
GEELONG: Byrnes Grima Hunt Johnson Hogan Tenace
WILLIAMSTOWN Johnson Picken Brown Williams Bryan Nicholls

VFL GAME RELOCATED - NOW A WILLIAMSTOWN 'HOME' GAME ON AT SAME TIME AS AFL MATCH

DUE TO the sodden state of the Skilled Stadium surface, and the number of games programmed there over the next week or so, the VFL team's game has been moved. Due to play as an AFL 'curtain raiser' this Saturday, it has instead been moved to Williamstown's home ground, Burbank Oval, in a 2PM fixture on the same time as Geelong's AFL game. The match will be broadcast on Radio 1611, available over the web - www.radio1611.com.au

VFL ROUND TEN 2007

GEELONG V TASMANIA

SUNDAY 17 JUNE 2007 9:50 AEST

SKILLED STADIUM

MATCH DETAILS AND TEAM SELECTION

BENDIGO BANK CATS TURN IT ON FOR LONERGAN RETURN, SEVENTY-TWO POINT WINNERS OVER TASMANIA IN THE WET

GEELONG leads not only the AFL ladder but held onto top spot in the VFL, making ammends for last week's loss to Werribee with an absolute spanking of Tasmania. At times the conditions resembled a torrential downpour but that didn't seem to bother the Cats in the second half, outscoring the Devils by nine goals to nil. Tom Lonergan enjoyed his first game back since that terrible incident last season, and enjoyed a big cheer when he came on in the second quarter.

GEELONG 3.3 5.5 11.9 14.14 (98) DEFEATED
TASMANIA 1.1 2.2 3.4 3.8 (26)

GOALS:
GEELONG: Davenport 5 Hogan 2 Grima 2 Gardiner Playfair Hawkins Callan Gamble
TASMANIA Derbyshire Ryan Joseph

BEST:
GEELONG: Davenport West Callan Hawkins Hunt Byrnes
TASMANIA Warren Moran Whish-Wilson Gilmour Stephens McDonald

VFL ROUND NINE 2007

VFL - CATS HOLD TOP SPOT, LOSE TO WERRIBEE

GEELONG V WERRIBEE

SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2007 13:00 AEST

SKILLED STADIUM

TELECAST LIVE ON ABC TV

WERRIBEE 6.6 9.10 12.15 15.17 (107) DEFEATED
GEELONG 3.4 5.9 5.17 12.20 (92)

GOALS:
WERRIBEE: Podsiadly 4 Robbins 4 Barham 2 Lynch Hill McDougall Rockefeller Furfaro.
GEELONG: Byrnes 2 Byrne 2 Djerrkura 2 Gardiner 2 Playfair 2 Davenport Prismall.

BEST:
WERRIBEE: Pask Barham Robbins Rockefeller Castello Podsiadly.
GEELONG: Selwood Prismall Callan Gardiner Byrnes Playfair

VFL ROUND EIGHT 2007

NORTHERN BULLANTS V GEELONG

SATURDAY 2 JUNE 2007 14:00 AEST

NAB OVAL (PRESTON CITY OVAL)

MATCH DETAILS AND TEAM SELECTION

MATCH REPORT

GEELONG 5.0 8.3 9.4 15.13 (103) DEFEATED
NORTHERN BULLANTS 2.3 5.6 9.13 10.15 (75)

GOALS
GEELONG: J. Cheep 2, C. Gardiner 2, J. Davenport 2, D. Barnes 2, C. Urie 2, S. Byrnes, T. Callan, J. Byrne, T. Grima, M. Firman
NORTHERN BULLANTS: A. O''Hailpin 3, D. Boundy 3, J. Houlihan 2, R. Young, C. Benjamin

BEST
GEELONG: T. Callan, C. Gardiner, S. Hunt, J. Byrne, S. Byrnes, M. Firman
NORTHERN BULLANTS: D. Boundy, J. Vansittart, P. Bower, J. Russell, M. Jamison, A. Iacobucci

VFL ROUND SEVEN 2007

GEELONG V BOX HILL HAWKS

SATUDRAY 19 MAY 2007 10:40 AEST

SKILLED STADIUM (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)

BOX HILL HAWKS 4.2 6.4 10.5 14.7 (91) DEFEATED
GEELONG 2.6 3.13 6.19 9.22 (76)

GOALS
BOX HILL HAWKS: M. Thorp 6, K. Shore 2, X. Ellis 2, M. Ball, R. Vandenberg, B. Muston, G. Moss
GEELONG: T. Grima 2, S. Hunt, J. Cheep, C. Gardiner, M. Spencer, P. Read, S. Hogan, J. Davenport

BEST
BOX HILL HAWKS: N. Smith, K. Height, M. Thorp, Z. Dawson, M. Ball, S. Daniher
GEELONG: T. Callan, S. Hunt, B. Prismall, T. Harley, P. Read, S. Owen

VFL ROUND SIX 2007

BENDIGO V GEELONG

SUNDAY 13 MAY 2007 9:40 AEST

NOW ON AT SKILLED STADIUM (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)

GEELONG held off Essendon affiliate Bendigo to win by thirty-two points in the AFL curtain raiser this morning. Former skipper Steven King kicked four goals, as did recruit, former Eagle and Demon Phil Read. King will still find it difficult to break his way back into the AFL side, but importantly there is now competitive tension in the ruck division for the first time since 1999, John Barnes' final year at the Cats.

VFL ROUND SIX 2007

GEELONG 5.4 8.8 15.10 20.16 (136) DEFEATED
BENDIGO BOMBERS 3.1 6.3 11.6 16.8 (104)

GOALS
GEELONG: P. Read 4, S. King 4, C. Urie 2, R. Gamble 2, J. Davenport, J. Byrne, M. Rooke, M. Spencer, C. Gardiner, T. Couch, S. Hogan, T. West
BENDIGO BOMBERS: K. Bradley 5, J. Cloke 3, K. Reimers 3, S. Geary 2, A. Connaughton, S. Lonergan, S. Camporeale

BEST
GEELONG: S. King, M. Rooke, T. Callan, S. Byrnes, P. Read, J. Byrne
BENDIGO BOMBERS: A. Connaughton, K. Bradley, C. Heffernan, D. Dick, S. Camporeale, S. Rosa

VFL ROUND FIVE 2007

CASEY V GEELONG

SATURDAY 5 MAY 2007 13:00 AEST

SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG 4.9 8.11 17.15 22.21 (153) DEFEATED
CASEY 0.3 3.3 8.4 11.6 (72)

GOALS
GEELONG: S. Byrnes 4, C. Gardiner 3, T. Grima 3, J. McGuane 2, M. Stokes 2, B. Prismall 2, S. King 2, M. Spencer, N. Djerrkura, J. Hunt, R. Gamble
CASEY: S. Birss 3, T. Makepeace 2, J. Sweeney 2, K. Matthews 2, D. Biagi, F. Watts

BEST
GEELONG: S. Byrnes, M. Stokes, C. Gardiner, S. King, M. Rooke, J. Hunt
CASEY: K. Matthews, S. Garrubba, J. Wall, S. O''Bryan, S. Harrison, D. Armitage

VFL ROUND FOUR 2007 (AFL CURTAIN RAISER)

GEELONG V NORTH BALLARAT

SUNDAY 29 APRIL 2007 10:40 AEST

SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG 3.7 5.10 12.13 18.17 (125) DEFEATED
NORTH BALLARAT 3.2 5.5 9.9 9.11 (65)

GOALS
GEELONG: T. Grima 5, S. Mumford 2, S. Byrnes 2, S. Hogan 2, S. Johnson 2, J. Davenport, K. Tenace, M. Spencer, S. Hunt, C. Gardiner
NORTH BALLARAT: E. Sansbury 3, D. Whyman 2, G. Urquhart, J. Spolding, L. George, T. Cartledge

BEST
GEELONG: K. Tenace, J. Hunt, R. Gamble, M. Firman, H. Playfair, T. Grima
NORTH BALLARAT: E. Lower, D. Trotter, J. Smith, R. Gregg, B. Hughes, D. Chester

VFL ROUND THREE 2007

GEELONG V FRANKSTON

SATURDAY 21 APRIL 2007 13:00 AEST

SKILLED STADIUM

21 APRIL 2007 CATS BEAT FRANKSTON IN VFL; SELWOOD A CHANCE TO PLAY AGAINST HAWKS

GEELONG 1.1 9.3 10.5 13.6 (84) DEFEATED
FRANKSTON 2.4 3.6 4.9 6.12 (48)

GOALS
GEELONG: T. Grima 5, C. Gardiner 2, T. Varcoe 2, S. Clarke, S. Johnson, T. West, T. Couch
FRANKSTON: D. Whelan 2, D. Clarke, M. Burns, M. Marigliani, B. O''Carroll

BEST
GEELONG: T. Callan, K. Tenace, S. Owen, L. Bedford, C. Gardiner, N. Djerrkura
FRANKSTON: N. Winterton, A. Roberts, B. Dunne, S. Carpenter, B. Barry, J. Berry

VFL ROUND TWO 2007

TASMANIA V GEELONG

GEELONG THRASHES TASMANIA BY 67 POINTS; STEVE JOHNSON BEST ON GROUND WITH FOUR GOALS

15 APRIL 2007 VFL ROUND 2 2007 : GEELONG THRASHES TASMANIA BY 67 POINTS; STEVE JOHNSON BEST ON GROUND WITH FOUR GOALS

SATURDAY 14 APRIL 2007 14:00 AEST

BELLERIVE OVAL

GEELONG 3.2 7.7 11.11 21.13 (139) DEFEATED
TASMANIA 3.3 5.7 9.9 10.12 (72)

GOALS
GEELONG: T. Grima 6, S. Johnson 4, R. Butler 2, M. Firman 2, D. Barnes 2, S. King, C. Gardiner, T. West, N. Djerrkura, L. Bedford
TASMANIA: K. Hall 2, B. Moles 2, C. Thurley, M. Westfield, B. Moran, L. Hansen, B. Warren, L. Adams

BEST
GEELONG: S. Johnson, H. Playfair, L. Bedford, T. Grima, K. Tenace, S. King
TASMANIA: A. O''Sign, B. Careless, S. Carins, T. Collier, B. Warren, M. Westfield

SEASON OPENER VFL ROUND ONE 2007

SANDRINGHAM V GEELONG

SATURDAY 7 APRIL 2007 13:00 AEST

TREVOR BARKER BEACH OVAL

SANDRINGHAM 8.5 16.8 19.10 23.11 (149) DEFEATED
GEELONG 5.5 5.10 16.12 20.19 (139)

Goals: SANDRINGHAM: Sautner 7 Sylvia 3 Garland 2 Yze 2 Valenti 2 Summers Johnson Holland Pickett Newton Ferguson Crowe.
GEELONG: Johnson 5 Urie 3 Davenport 2 Barnes 2 Spencer 2 Hogan 2 Hunt Byrne Djerrkura Grima

Best: SANDRINGHAM: Summers Ferguson Sylvia Valenti Sautner Yze
GEELONG: Johnson Barnes Byrne Playfair West Davenport.

Geelong open their season with a Grand Final Replay against Melbourne affiliate Sandringham at Trevor Barker Oval, to be telecast on ABC TV.

2007 PRACTICE MATCH SCHEDULE

SUNDAY MARCH 11 2007 13:00 AEST GEELONG V WILLIAMSTOWN, SKILLED STADIUM

SUNDAY MARCH 17 2007 13:00 AEST GEELONG V NORTHERN BULLANTS, SKILLED STADIUM

SUNDAY MARCH 31 2007 13:00 AEST WERRIBEE V GEELONG, BARTERCARD OVAL

VFL PRACTICE MATCH
WERRIBEE V GEELONG
SUNDAY MARCH 31 2007 13:00 AEST
BARTERCARD OVAL

VFL PRACTICE MATCH

GEELONG V NORTHERN BULLANTS

SATURDAY MARCH 17 2007 TBA

SKILLED STADIUM

VFL PRACTICE MATCH

GEELONG V WILLIAMSTOWN

SUNDAY MARCH 11 2007 13:00 AEST

SKILLED STADIUM

GEELONG 4.1 7.2 8.4 15.11 (101) DEFEATED
WILLIAMSTOWN 6.1 10.1 13.5 13.5 (83)