The 2023 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 159th season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 124th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong also fielded a women's team in the 2023 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.
AFL team
edit2023 AFL season | |||
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President | Craig Drummond | ||
Coach | Chris Scott (13th season) | ||
Captain(s) | Patrick Dangerfield (1st season) | ||
AFL season | 10 wins, 12 losses, 1 draw (12th) | ||
Best and Fairest | Tom Stewart | ||
Leading goalkicker | Jeremy Cameron (53) | ||
Highest home attendance | 86,595 vs. Collingwood (Round 1) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 19,617 vs. Melbourne (Round 15) | ||
Average home attendance | 31,271 | ||
Club membership | 82,115[1][2][3] | ||
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Season summary
editIt was the club's thirteenth AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield appointed as club captain, replacing the retired Joel Selwood.[4][5]
After a poor start to the season, Geelong would become the first reigning premiers to lose their opening three matches since 1976.[6]
With the debut of Oisín Mullin in just his fourth game of Australian football,[7] Geelong fielded three Irish players against Greater Western Sydney in round 11, becoming the first club in VFL/AFL history to field three in the same team.[8]
After losing to St Kilda in the penultimate round of the season, Geelong were eliminated from finals contention, missing the finals for just the second time in Chris Scott's 13-year tenure.[9] Geelong joining Richmond (2021), Western Bulldogs (2017) and Hawthorn (2009) as premiers in the last 20 years to miss finals the following season.[9] A number of injuries to key players was one of the driving reasons behind the club's slide down the ladder.[10]
Three consecutive losses to end the season saw the club equal its lowest ever finish, ending up in 12th place on the ladder.
Forward Jeremy Cameron would be the club's leading votegetter at the 2023 Brownlow Medal count, polling 13 votes including two best-on-ground matches.[11]
Pre-season
editGeelong defeated Hawthorn in a pre-season scratch match at GMHBA Stadium played over eight periods with both senior and reserves players. The final score was Geelong 31.34 (220) versus Hawthorn 18.25 (133).[12][13] Geelong also played an official AFL practice match against Brisbane Lions on 2 March, and were defeated 13.13 (91) versus Geelong's 6.9 (45). Geelong's home-and-away season began on 17 March against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Coaching staff
editChris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a thirteenth season, having signed a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2024 season.[14] Scott would coach his 300th AFL game in round 15 against Melbourne, with Geelong winning by 15 points.[15][16]
Scott would break Reg Hickey's long-standing record of 304 matches as coach of the club, coaching his 305th match in round 20 against Fremantle.[17][18]
Role | Name |
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Senior coach | Chris Scott |
Assistant coach | Nigel Lappin |
Assistant coach | Shaun Grigg |
Assistant coach | James Kelly |
Assistant coach | Shane O'Bree |
Head of player development | Matthew Egan |
Development coach | Daisy Pearce |
Development coach | Josh Jenkins |
Ruck coach | Brad Ottens |
Playing list
editChanges
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- a Francis Evans was subsequently signed by Port Adelaide during the 2022 free agency period.
- b Quinton Narkle was subsequently selected by Port Adelaide in the 2023 mid-season rookie draft after starting the season with Essendon in their VFL squad.
Statistics
editUpdated as at round 24
^ | 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 | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Tackles | Marks | Hitouts | Milestone(s) |
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Tom Atkins | 30 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 195 | 251 | 446 | 175 | 33 | 0 | 100th match (round 19) |
Jed Bews | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 78 | 157 | 30 | 36 | 0 | |
Mark Blicavs | 46 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 154 | 147 | 301 | 88 | 65 | 202 | |
Jack Bowes | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 156 | 105 | 261 | 88 | 65 | 0 | Club debut (round 2) 100th match (round 24) |
Tanner Bruhn | 4 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 176 | 134 | 310 | 92 | 56 | 0 | Club debut (round 1) |
Jeremy Cameron | 5 | 20 | 53 | 34 | 255 | 66 | 321 | 27 | 114 | 1 | |
Jonathon Ceglar | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 8 | 21 | 153 | |
Jhye Clark | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | AFL debut (round 9) |
Ted Clohesy# | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | AFL debut (round 24) |
Brad Close | 45 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 124 | 153 | 277 | 56 | 53 | 0 | |
Toby Conway | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | AFL debut (round 24) |
Patrick Dangerfield | 35 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 213 | 156 | 369 | 67 | 59 | 0 | |
Sam De Koning | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 105 | 234 | 11 | 86 | 32 | |
Oliver Dempsey^ | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 0 | |
Mitch Duncan | 22 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 224 | 135 | 359 | 40 | 110 | 0 | |
Phoenix Foster | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cameron Guthrie | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 57 | 134 | 31 | 25 | 0 | |
Zach Guthrie | 39 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 251 | 120 | 371 | 59 | 128 | 0 | |
Tom Hawkins | 26 | 20 | 49 | 26 | 146 | 68 | 214 | 18 | 91 | 63 | |
Jack Henry | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 37 | 118 | 15 | 47 | 6 | |
Oliver Henry | 36 | 22 | 41 | 20 | 139 | 86 | 225 | 35 | 82 | 0 | Club debut (round 1) |
Max Holmes | 9 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 228 | 172 | 400 | 88 | 69 | 0 | 50th match (round 23) |
Mitch Knevitt | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 34 | 95 | 19 | 24 | 0 | |
Jake Kolodjashnij | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 82 | 218 | 29 | 89 | 0 | |
Flynn Kroeger | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Sam Menegola | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
Gryan Miers | 32 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 259 | 179 | 438 | 67 | 108 | 0 | 100th match (round 18) |
Oisín Mullin# | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 9 | 12 | 0 | AFL debut (round 11) |
Oscar Murdoch^ | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shannon Neale | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 19 | |
Mark O'Connor | 42 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 186 | 123 | 309 | 68 | 96 | 0 | 100th match (round 14) |
Brandan Parfitt | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 56 | 114 | 50 | 6 | 0 | |
Esava Ratugolea | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 49 | 142 | 22 | 70 | 2 | |
Osca Riccardi^ | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Gary Rohan | 23 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 89 | 45 | 134 | 35 | 45 | 5 | |
Sam Simpson | 37 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |
Isaac Smith | 7 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 326 | 147 | 473 | 36 | 139 | 0 | |
Rhys Stanley | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 77 | 155 | 32 | 30 | 368 | |
Tyson Stengle | 18 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 146 | 71 | 217 | 42 | 48 | 0 | |
Tom Stewart | 44 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 408 | 99 | 507 | 43 | 182 | 0 | Acting captain (rounds 9–12, 15) |
Zach Tuohy | 2 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 248 | 115 | 363 | 32 | 71 | 0 | 150th club match (round 23) |
Cooper Whyte | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AFL debut (round 2) |
James Willis | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Results
editH | Home game |
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A | Away game |
N | Neutral venue game |
Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | |||||
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G | B | T | G | B | T | ||||||||
1 | 17 March | Lost | 16 | 7 | 103 | Collingwood | 19 | 11 | 125 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 86,595 | 13th |
2 | 23 March | Lost | 12 | 10 | 82 | Carlton | 13 | 12 | 90 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 55,861 | 14th |
3 | 2 April | Lost | 7 | 12 | 54 | Gold Coast | 10 | 13 | 73 | Heritage Bank Stadium | A | 13,122 | 18th |
4 | 10 April | Won | 19 | 13 | 127 | Hawthorn | 6 | 9 | 45 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 65,355 | 13th |
5 | 16 April | Won | 21 | 10 | 136 | West Coast | 13 | 11 | 89 | Adelaide Oval | N | 30,120 | 10th |
6 | 22 April | Won | 20 | 10 | 130 | Sydney | 5 | 7 | 37 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 23,134 | 9th |
7 | 30 April | Won | 20 | 12 | 132 | Essendon | 16 | 8 | 104 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 67,457 | 7th |
8 | 6 May | Won | 14 | 14 | 98 | Adelaide | 11 | 6 | 76 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 21,415 | 6th |
9 | 12 May | Lost | 11 | 12 | 78 | Richmond | 16 | 6 | 102 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 58,141 | 7th |
10 | 20 May | Lost | 11 | 11 | 77 | Fremantle | 16 | 10 | 106 | Optus Stadium | A | 45,811 | 7th |
11 | 27 May | Lost | 10 | 14 | 74 | Greater Western Sydney | 12 | 9 | 81 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 21,349 | 10th |
12 | 3 June | Won | 15 | 7 | 97 | Western Bulldogs | 10 | 15 | 75 | Marvel Stadium | A | 41,944 | 8th |
13 | Bye | 9th | |||||||||||
14 | 15 June | Lost | 11 | 6 | 72 | Port Adelaide | 16 | 14 | 110 | Adelaide Oval | A | 36,316 | 10th |
15 | 22 June | Won | 11 | 12 | 78 | Melbourne | 8 | 15 | 63 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 19,617 | 9th |
16 | 30 June | Draw | 7 | 12 | 54 | Sydney | 6 | 18 | 54 | Sydney Cricket Ground | A | 32,098 | 9th |
17 | 9 July | Won | 19 | 11 | 125 | North Melbourne | 9 | 9 | 63 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 21,066 | 8th |
18 | 15 July | Won | 18 | 14 | 122 | Essendon | 7 | 3 | 45 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 23,185 | 5th |
19 | 22 July | Lost | 7 | 11 | 53 | Brisbane Lions | 9 | 10 | 64 | The Gabba | A | 32,586 | 8th |
20 | 29 July | Lost | 9 | 10 | 64 | Fremantle | 10 | 11 | 71 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 21,619 | 9th |
21 | 5 August | Won | 14 | 13 | 97 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 13 | 85 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 21,279 | 9th |
22 | 11 August | Lost | 15 | 11 | 101 | Collingwood | 16 | 13 | 109 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 78,749 | 11th |
23 | 19 August | Lost | 8 | 7 | 55 | St Kilda | 12 | 16 | 88 | Marvel Stadium | A | 40,103 | 11th |
24 | 26 August | Lost | 11 | 13 | 79 | Western Bulldogs | 16 | 8 | 104 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 20,533 | 12th |
Ladder
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Collingwood (P) | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2142 | 1687 | 127.0 | 72 | Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2180 | 1771 | 123.1 | 68 | |
3 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2149 | 1906 | 112.7 | 68 | |
4 | Melbourne | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2079 | 1660 | 125.2 | 64 | |
5 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1922 | 1697 | 113.3 | 54 | |
6 | St Kilda | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1775 | 1647 | 107.8 | 52 | |
7 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | 1885 | 107.1 | 52 | |
8 | Sydney | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2050 | 1863 | 110.0 | 50 | |
9 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1919 | 1766 | 108.7 | 48 | |
10 | Adelaide | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2193 | 1877 | 116.8 | 44 | |
11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1838 | 2050 | 89.7 | 44 | |
12 | Geelong | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2088 | 1855 | 112.6 | 42 | |
13 | Richmond | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1856 | 1983 | 93.6 | 42 | |
14 | Fremantle | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1835 | 1898 | 96.7 | 40 | |
15 | Gold Coast | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1839 | 2006 | 91.7 | 36 | |
16 | Hawthorn | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1686 | 2101 | 80.2 | 28 | |
17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1657 | 2318 | 71.5 | 12 | |
18 | West Coast | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1418 | 2674 | 53.0 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers
Awards
editLeague awards
edit- Tom Wills Award: Tom Hawkins (Round 7 vs Essendon)[34]
- AFLPA 22 Under 22 team: Sam De Koning (Defence)[35][36]
- All-Australian: Tom Stewart[37][38]
Club Awards
edit- Carji Greeves Medal: Tom Stewart (135 votes)[39][40]
- Best Young Player Award: Ollie Henry
- Tom Harley Best Clubman: Tom Atkins
- Carter Family Community Champion Award: Tom Stewart
VFL team
edit2023 VFL season | |
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President | Craig Drummond |
Coach | Mark Corrigan (1st season) |
Captain(s) | Angus Byrne (1st season) |
Home ground | GMHBA Stadium |
VFL | 8 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw (13th) |
Best and Fairest | Jye Chalcraft |
Season summary
editCasey 2022 VFL premiers coach Mark Corrigan was appointed as coach of Geelong's VFL team in October 2022, replacing Shane O'Bree who had been promoted to the club's AFL program.[41] Corrigan had previously played with the club from 2011 to 2014 and was a member of the club's 2012 VFL premiership team. Angus Byrne was appointed as captain, with Tom Feely and Daniel Capiron as vice-captains.[42]
Jye Chalcraft would win his second successive Geelong VFL best and fairest award, polling 163 votes after appearing in all 18 matches. Vice-captain Daniel Capiron would finish in second place, with Ted Clohesy rounding out the top three placegetters.[43]
Results
editH | Home game |
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A | Away game |
Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | |||||
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G | B | T | G | B | T | ||||||
1 | 24 March | Won | 12 | 13 | 85 | Carlton | 10 | 9 | 69 | Princes Park | A |
2 | 2 April | Lost | 11 | 9 | 75 | Gold Coast | 28 | 14 | 182 | Heritage Bank Stadium | A |
3 | 10 April | Lost | 7 | 10 | 52 | Box Hill | 16 | 11 | 107 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H |
4 | 15 April | Won | 9 | 6 | 60 | Werribee | 5 | 17 | 47 | Avalon Airport Oval | A |
5 | Bye | ||||||||||
6 | 30 April | Won | 6 | 20 | 56 | Coburg | 7 | 6 | 48 | Piranha Park | A |
7 | 7 May | Lost | 10 | 4 | 64 | Southport | 16 | 12 | 108 | GMHBA Stadium | H |
8 | 13 May | Draw | 10 | 15 | 75 | Richmond | 11 | 6 | 75 | Swinburne Centre | A |
9 | Bye | ||||||||||
10 | 28 May | Won | 10 | 13 | 73 | Port Melbourne | 8 | 12 | 60 | GMHBA Stadium | H |
11 | 3 June | Lost | 7 | 8 | 50 | Footscray | 15 | 18 | 108 | Avalon Airport Oval | A |
12 | Bye | ||||||||||
13 | 16 June | Won | 10 | 12 | 72 | Frankston | 11 | 4 | 70 | GMHBA Stadium | H |
14 | 23 June | Lost | 5 | 10 | 40 | Casey | 11 | 14 | 80 | GMHBA Stadium | H |
15 | 30 June | Won | 12 | 5 | 77 | Sydney | 10 | 6 | 69 | SCG | A |
16 | 9 July | Lost | 9 | 4 | 58 | North Melbourne | 15 | 11 | 101 | GMHBA Stadium | H |
17 | 16 July | Lost | 7 | 12 | 54 | Essendon | 9 | 10 | 64 | GMHBA Stadium | H |
18 | 22 July | Lost | 12 | 5 | 77 | Brisbane | 17 | 10 | 112 | Brighton Homes Arena | A |
19 | 30 July | Won | 19 | 18 | 132 | Northern Bullants | 6 | 6 | 42 | GMHBA Stadium | H |
20 | Bye | ||||||||||
21 | 12 August | Lost | 8 | 7 | 55 | Collingwood | 20 | 9 | 129 | Victoria Park | A |
22 | 19 August | Won | 14 | 8 | 92 | Greater Western Sydney | 11 | 12 | 78 | GMHBA Stadium | H |
Ladder
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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11 | Carlton (R) | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1412 | 1326 | 106.5 | 40 |
12 | Greater Western Sydney (R) | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1454 | 1658 | 87.7 | 36 |
13 | Geelong (R) | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1247 | 1549 | 80.5 | 34 |
14 | Southport | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1494 | 1384 | 107.9 | 32 |
15 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1270 | 1512 | 84.0 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Reserves
Awards
edit- VFL Team of the Year: Oliver Dempsey (forward)[45]
Club Awards
edit- Best and Fairest: Jye Chalcraft (163 votes)[43]
- Little Vic Award (Best first year player): Mace Cousins
AFL Women's team
edit2023 AFL Women's season | |
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President | Craig Drummond |
Coach | Daniel Lowther (3rd season) |
Captain(s) | Meg McDonald (4th season) |
Home ground | GMHBA Stadium |
AFLW season | 6 wins, 4 losses (6th) |
Finals series | Lost Preliminary Final |
Best and Fairest | Georgie Prespakis |
Leading goalkicker | Chloe Scheer (20) |
Highest home attendance | 6,678 vs. Essendon (Elimination final) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,166 vs. Fremantle (Round 7) |
Average home attendance | 4,021 |
Club membership | 7,190 |
Season summary
editMeg McDonald was reappointed captain ahead of the season, as part of a five-woman leadership group. Nina Morrison was re-elected as vice-captain, with Chantel Emonson, Becky Webster and Mikayla Bowen the other members of the leadership group.[46]
The team would have its best season in the competition, qualifying for the final series for the second consecutive season. In the finals, Geelong would win their first AFLW finals matches, defeating Essendon and reigning premiers Melbourne to progress to a preliminary final against Brisbane. In a controversially umpired match, Brisbane would eliminate Geelong one match short of the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final, winning by four points.
Despite their high ladder position, Geelong would only have two players shortlisted for the 2023 AFL Women's All-Australian team, with both Georgie Prespakis and Amy McDonald both surprising omissions from the final squad announcement. Both players would feature in the top 10 in the count for the 2023 AFL Women's best and fairest medal behind eventual winner Monique Conti of Richmond. McDonald finishing in a tie for second place, with Prespakis finishing tied for seventh.
Irish import Aisling Moloney would be recognised at the 2023 AFL Players Association awards, winning the best first year player award after excelling in her first year playing the sport.[47]
Pre season
editIn the club's first official action before the start of the new season, Geelong defeated Collingwood by 13 points in a four-quarter match simulation at Victoria Park on 12 August.[48] The Cats then played Adelaide in their only official practice match, losing a tight contest 7.8 (50) to 8.8 (56) at the Adelaide Oval. Kate Darby kicked two goals in the match, with Irish recruit Aishling Moloney impressing.[49]
Coaching staff
editDaniel Lowther continued as head coach of the AFLW program for a third season. Former Geelong VFL Women's coach Andrew Bruce (forwards), Josh Finch (midfield), and 2023 Geelong VFL Women's coach Elise Coventry (defence) were appointed as assistant coaches. Current men's team player Gary Rohan, and former Geelong VFL player Will Sexton, joined the coaching staff as development coaches.[50]
Playing list
editChanges
edit
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- a Georgia Clarke was subsequently signed by Essendon during the 2023 free agency period.
Statistics
editUpdated to end of season
# | Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list. |
^ | Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list. |
Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts | Milestone(s) |
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Mikayla Bowen | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 71 | 163 | 35 | 56 | 0 | — |
Annabel Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — |
Amy McDonald | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 133 | 162 | 295 | 28 | 94 | 0 | — |
Darcy Moloney | 4 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 95 | 90 | 185 | 24 | 64 | 0 | — |
Jacqueline Parry | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 101 | 43 | 144 | 56 | 23 | 20 | — |
Julia Crockett-Grills | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 52 | 133 | 28 | 55 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (round 8) |
Kate Surman | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 56 | 132 | 25 | 49 | 0 | Club debut (round 1) |
Kate Darby | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 76 | 28 | 36 | 137 | — |
Nina Morrison | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 150 | 148 | 298 | 30 | 67 | 0 | — |
Georgie Rankin | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 22 | 34 | 0 | — |
Meg McDonald | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 45 | 125 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (round 4) 50th club match (round 8) |
Renee Garing | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 55 | 89 | 9 | 69 | 0 | — |
Olivia Fuller | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — |
Chloe Scheer | 14 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 49 | 25 | 74 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 50th AFLW goal (round 10) |
Shelley Scott | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 17 | 21 | 1 | — |
Chantel Emonson | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 44 | 191 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (round 7) |
Anna-Rose Kennedy# | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | AFLW debut (preliminary final) |
Brooke Plummer | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Zali Friswell | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 77 | 128 | 19 | 43 | 0 | — |
Rebecca Webster | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 104 | 75 | 179 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 50th AFLW match (preliminary final) |
Rachel Kearns | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 25 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 0 | — |
Samantha Gooden^ | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mia Skinner | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Claudia Gunjaca | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 41 | 140 | 51 | 19 | 0 | — |
Ingrid Houtsma | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gabbie Featherston | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — |
Abbey McDonald | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | AFLW debut (round 1) |
Georgie Prespakis | 41 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 183 | 132 | 315 | 17 | 93 | 0 | — |
Melissa Bragg | 44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — |
Aishling Moloney# | 45 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 98 | 39 | 137 | 43 | 19 | 1 | AFLW debut (round 1) |
Erin Hoare | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 7 | 19 | 250 | — |
Results
editH | Home game |
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A | Away game |
EF | Elimination final |
SF | Semi-final |
PF | Preliminary final |
Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | |||||
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G | B | T | G | B | T | ||||||||
1 | 2 September | Won | 10 | 5 | 65 | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 5 | 17 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 4,404 | 1st |
2 | 9 September | Won | 10 | 8 | 68 | Sydney | 5 | 11 | 41 | North Sydney Oval | A | 2,878 | 4th |
3 | 15 September | Lost | 3 | 4 | 22 | Kangaroos | 4 | 7 | 31 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,907 | 6th |
4 | 23 September | Won | 11 | 4 | 72 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 12 | 42 | Alberton Oval | A | 2,132 | 5th |
5 | 28 September | Lost | 4 | 1 | 25 | Melbourne | 11 | 8 | 74 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 4,312 | 6th |
6 | 8 October | Lost | 2 | 7 | 19 | Essendon | 4 | 5 | 29 | Reid Oval, Warrnambool | A | 2,832 | 8th |
7 | 14 October | Won | 6 | 11 | 47 | Fremantle | 3 | 5 | 23 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 2,166 | 6th |
8 | 22 October | Lost | 3 | 6 | 24 | Collingwood | 4 | 6 | 30 | Victoria Park | A | 2,527 | 8th |
9 | 28 October | Won | 6 | 13 | 49 | Richmond | 1 | 5 | 11 | Ikon Park | A | 2,021 | 7th |
10 | 4 November | Won | 9 | 6 | 20 | Hawthorn | 3 | 2 | 20 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 3,658 | 6th |
EF | 12 November | Won | 7 | 9 | 51 | Essendon | 5 | 3 | 33 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 6,678 | — |
SF | 19 November | Won | 7 | 8 | 50 | Melbourne | 6 | 9 | 45 | Ikon Park | N | 5,057 | — |
PF | 25 November | Lost | 5 | 4 | 34 | Brisbane | 6 | 2 | 38 | Brighton Homes Arena | A | 4,903 | — |
Ladder
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adelaide | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 599 | 314 | 190.8 | 36 | Finals series |
2 | Melbourne | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 653 | 293 | 222.9 | 32 | |
3 | North Melbourne | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 478 | 213 | 224.4 | 28 | |
4 | Brisbane (P) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 505 | 339 | 149.0 | 28 | |
5 | Gold Coast | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 416 | 351 | 118.5 | 26 | |
6 | Geelong | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 449 | 318 | 141.2 | 24 | |
7 | Essendon | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 379 | 354 | 107.1 | 24 | |
8 | Sydney | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 462 | 432 | 106.9 | 24 | |
9 | St Kilda | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 408 | 399 | 102.3 | 24 | |
10 | Richmond | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 382 | 379 | 100.8 | 20 | |
11 | Collingwood | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 331 | 399 | 83.0 | 20 | |
12 | Carlton | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 361 | 420 | 86.0 | 16 | |
13 | Fremantle | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 289 | 402 | 71.9 | 16 | |
14 | Hawthorn | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 307 | 456 | 67.3 | 12 | |
15 | Port Adelaide | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 404 | 538 | 75.1 | 10 | |
16 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 316 | 596 | 53.0 | 8 | |
17 | West Coast | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 269 | 530 | 50.8 | 8 | |
18 | Western Bulldogs | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 320 | 595 | 53.8 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers
Awards
editLeague awards
edit- Rising Star: Zali Friswell (nominated, round 10)
- AFLPA 22under22 squad: Georgie Prespakis, Nina Morrison (midfield)[61]
- AFLPA Best First Year Player: Aisling Moloney
Club Awards
edit- Best and fairest: Georgie Prespakis (188 votes)[62][63]
- Geelong AFLW Fan MVP: Georgie Prespakis
- The 'Hoops' Award: Renee Garing
- Community Champion: Kate Darby
VFLW team
edit2023 VFL Women's season | |
---|---|
President | Craig Drummond |
Coach | Elise Coventry (1st season) |
Captain(s) | Chloe Leonard (1st season) |
Home ground | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct, Waurn Ponds |
VFLW | 7 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses (8th) |
Best and Fairest | Charlotte Simpson |
Leading goalkicker | Olivia Cicolini (11) |
Season summary
editFormer Geelong player Elise Coventry was appointed as the club's VFL Women's coach in December 2022, replacing Andrew Bruce.[64] Coventry was joined by assistant coaches Anna Teague, Alf Della Monica and Aiden Yelland.[65]
Chloe Leonard was appointed captain, after serving as vice-captain in 2022. Poppy Schaap, Abby Favell, Sachi DeGiacomi, and former captain Bree Beckley were the rest of the team's leadership group.[66]
After losing to North Melbourne in round 1, Geelong went on a five game winning streak, including turning the tables on North Melbourne in round 6, with a last second goal to Olivia Cicolini to secure a 28–22 win.[67]
Analea McKee and Charlotte Simpson were both selected in an invitational Under-23 All-Stars squad for a match against the AFLW Academy at Marvel Stadium during round 12 of the season.[68]
The team would sit a game clear atop the competition ladder after round 9, but would endure a five-match winless streak to eventually miss the finals, finishing eighth.
Results
editH | Home game |
---|---|
A | Away game |
Ladder
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Carlton | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 526 | 349 | 150.7 | 32 | Finals series |
7 | Southern Saints | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 365 | 334 | 109.3 | 32 | |
8 | Geelong Cats | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 402 | 344 | 116.9 | 30 | |
9 | North Melbourne | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 410 | 427 | 96.0 | 28 | |
10 | Casey | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 505 | 473 | 106.8 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Awards
edit- Lambert–Pearce Medal: Charlotte Simpson (14 votes)[45]
- Debbie Lee Medal (VFLW Rising Star): Charlotte Simpson[45]
- VFL Women's Team of the Year: Charlotte Simpson (midfield)[45]
Club Awards
edit- Best and Fairest: Charlotte Simpson (72 votes)[70]
Notes
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