Geelong Cats
Having been founded in 1859, the Geelong Cats are the second oldest football club in the AFL and is also one of the oldest in the world. The Cats have won seven premierships, garnering a reputation as both world beaters and underachievers, highlighted by their record breaking 2007 Grand final triumph over Port Adelaide and their 2008 Premiership loss to the Hawthorn Hawks.
See the 2010 Geelong Cats fixtures.
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
The Brisbane Lions will ask the AFL for special permission to play a practice match the week before the start of the season after Saturday’s NAB Challenge Series match against Geelong was cancelled because of Melbourne’s stormy weather.
A massive downpour engulfed Visy Park shortly before the scheduled 3pm start, with hailstones the size of [...] Read article
Friday, March 5th, 2010
There is a reason why the football world, leaving aside the players and their agents, are up in arms about the issue of third-party payments. It’s because this issue isn’t going to stop at just Chris Judd and Gary Ablett.
Two weeks ago, all anyone knew about outside deals was Judd’s partnership with Visy. Heck, I [...] Read article
Friday, March 5th, 2010
As the season 2010 approaches, up to seven clubs loom as genuine premiership threats. Geelong are the ‘Yul Brynner’ of the ‘Magnificent Seven’, the leader of the pack.
With a gun midfield, and stable book ends, they look to be just as competitive as in the past 3 years. Not even the retirement of Captain [...] Read article
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
New Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says there were signs of his new game plan was clicking as the Tigers thumped reigning premiers Geelong 15.12 (102) to 7.9 (51) in an AFL practice match on Saturday.
The Cats fielded a vastly understrength side, missing about 12 first-choice players including captain Cameron Ling and stars Gary Ablett, Joel [...] Read article
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
North Melbourne’s wealth of young talent was outstanding as they opened the AFL NAB Cup with a shock 14-point win over Geelong.
The reigning pre-season and regular-season premiers trailled by 46 points midway through the third term on Sunday at Etihad Stadium and North then withstood their comeback to win 2.11.11 (95) to 2.10.3 (71).
Matt Campbell, [...] Read article
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Brady Rawlings will be nearly as nervous as his young North Melbourne team-mates on Sunday when they open the AFL NAB Cup against Geelong.
The Etihad Stadium twilight clash against the reigning regular and pre-season premiers will be the first game in North’s new era.
Brad Scott will make his senior coaching debut, the Kangaroos are well-established [...] Read article
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Geelong forward Steve Johnson is confident the hip problem which troubled him throughout the second half of last AFL season will no longer hold him back.
The skilful 26-year-old started last year in career-best form, kicking 32 goals in the first 10 rounds.
But he kicked just eight more for the year, missing seven of the club’s [...] Read article
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Mathew Stokes’ AFL career is on hold for at least the next three months as the Geelong forward faces his cocaine charges.
Geelong announced a range of club penalties for the 25-year-old on Monday, including suspension until round eight of the regular season, a $5000 fine and the demand that he finds full-time work until [...] Read article