2023 Geelong Football Club season

The 2023 Geelong Football Club season is the club's 159th season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 124th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong will also field a women's team in the 2023 AFL Women's season, and a men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.

AFL team
Geelong Football Club
2023 AFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachChris Scott
(13th season)
Captain(s)Patrick Dangerfield
(1st season)
Highest home attendance86,595 vs. Collingwood (Round 1)
← 2022 2024 →

Season summary

It was the club's thirteenth AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield appointed as club captain, replacing the retired Joel Selwood.[1][2]

After a poor start to the season, Geelong would become the first reigning premiers to lose their opening three matches since 1976.[3]

Pre-season

Geelong 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).[4][5] 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

Chris 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.[6]

2023 Geelong coaching staff
RoleName
Senior coachChris Scott
Assistant coachNigel Lappin
Assistant coachShaun Grigg
Assistant coachJames Kelly
Assistant coachShane O'Bree
Head of player developmentMatthew Egan
Development coachDaisy Pearce
Development coachJosh Jenkins
Ruck coachBrad Ottens

Changes
  • a Francis Evans was subsequently signed by Port Adelaide during the 2022 free agency period.

Statistics
Key
^ 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.
Playing list and statistics[16][17]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Tackles Marks Hitouts Milestone(s)
Tom Atkins 3071156611174870
Jed Bews 245002523489110
Mark Blicavs 467425153104281992
Jack Bowes 1262358339118200Club debut (round 2)
Tanner Bruhn 442030205011100Club debut (round 1)
Jeremy Cameron 57308109241338480
Jonathon Ceglar 15100410142413
Jhye Clark 130————————
Ted Clohesy# 400————————
Brad Close 45710550439314230
Toby Conway 60————————
Patrick Dangerfield 35744928017223270
Sam De Koning 1660031336422224
Oliver Dempsey^ 280————————
Mitch Duncan 224014928774280
Phoenix Foster 190————————
Cameron Guthrie 29600775713431250
Zach Guthrie 3970063369923430
Tom Hawkins 26722754237744323
Jack Henry 380————————
Oliver Henry 3671275337907310Club debut (round 1)
Max Holmes 9741766614233210
Mitch Knevitt 102009918240
Jake Kolodjashnij 84023124555150
Flynn Kroeger 250————————
Sam Menegola 270————————
Gryan Miers 32705746213619380
Oisin Mullin# 340————————
Oscar Murdoch^ 190————————
Shannon Neale 330————————
Mark O'Connor 4271055399421280
Brandan Parfitt 320051318800
Esava Ratugolea 177004620668340
Osca Riccardi^ 210————————
Gary Rohan 2368429174615181
Sam Simpson 37242141024280
Isaac Smith 7723975815512450
Rhys Stanley 140026255112798
Tyson Stengle 185513519547130
Tom Stewart 446001032212511440
Zach Tuohy 26427027977160
Cooper Whyte 11100101100AFL debut (round 2)
James Willis 200————————

Results
Key
H Home game
A Away game
N Neutral venue game
Table of 2023 AFL season results[18]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
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 17th
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 TBC
10 20 May Fremantle Optus Stadium A
11 27 May Greater Western Sydney GMHBA Stadium H
12 3 June Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium A
13 Bye
14 15 June Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval A
15 22 June Melbourne GMHBA Stadium H
16 Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground A
17 North Melbourne GMHBA Stadium H
18 Essendon GMHBA Stadium H
19 Brisbane Lions The Gabba A
20 Fremantle GMHBA Stadium H
21 Port Adelaide GMHBA Stadium H
22 Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground A
23 St Kilda Marvel Stadium A
24 Western Bulldogs GMHBA Stadium H

Ladder

Updated to the end of round 9, 2023.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Collingwood 9 8 1 0 822 634 129.7 32 Finals series
2 Melbourne 9 7 2 0 962 670 143.6 28
3 Brisbane Lions 9 7 2 0 896 708 126.6 28
4 Port Adelaide 9 7 2 0 831 741 112.1 28
5 St Kilda 9 6 3 0 719 595 120.8 24
6 Western Bulldogs 9 6 3 0 695 678 102.5 24
7 Geelong 9 5 4 0 940 737 127.5 20
8 Adelaide 9 5 4 0 842 736 114.4 20
9 Carlton 9 4 4 1 736 711 103.5 18
10 Essendon 9 4 5 0 811 790 102.7 16
11 Gold Coast 9 4 5 0 731 720 101.5 16
12 Fremantle 9 4 5 0 760 775 98.1 16
13 Richmond 9 3 5 1 709 712 99.6 14
14 Sydney 9 3 6 0 775 793 97.7 12
15 Greater Western Sydney 9 3 6 0 723 847 85.4 12
16 North Melbourne 9 2 7 0 584 928 62.9 8
17 West Coast 9 1 8 0 615 1016 60.5 4
18 Hawthorn 9 1 8 0 540 900 60.0 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

League awards

VFL team
Geelong Football Club
2023 VFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachMark Corrigan
(1st season)
Captain(s)Angus Byrne
(1st season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium

Season summary

Casey 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.[20] 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.[21]

Results
Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[22]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground
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 March 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 Port Melbourne GMHBA Stadium H
11 3 June Footscray Avalon Airport Oval A
12 Bye
13 16 June Frankston GMHBA Stadium H
14 23 June Casey GMHBA Stadium H
15 TBC Sydney TBC A
16 TBC North Melbourne TBC H
17 TBC Essendon TBC H
18 TBC Brisbane TBC A
19 TBC Northern Bullants TBC H
20 Bye
21 TBC Collingwood TBC A
22 TBC Greater Western Sydney TBC H

Ladder
Further information: 2023 VFL season
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
9 North Melbourne (R) 7 4 3 0 610 547 111.5 16 Wildcard Round
10 Richmond (R) 7 3 3 1 531 535 99.3 14
11 Geelong (R) 7 3 3 1 467 636 73.4 14
12 Collingwood (R) 7 3 4 0 633 633 100.0 12
13 Carlton (R) 7 3 4 0 473 473 100.0 12
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Reserves

AFL Women's team
Geelong Football Club
2023 AFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachDaniel Lowther
(3rd season)
Captain(s)Meg McDonald
(4th season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium

Changes

VFLW team
Geelong Football Club
2023 VFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachElise Coventry
(1st season)
Captain(s)Chloe Leonard
(1st season)
Home groundDeakin University, Waurn Ponds

Season summary

Former Geelong player Elise Coventry was appointed as the club's VFL Women's coach in December 2022, replacing Andrew Bruce.[30] Coventry was joined by assistant coaches Anna Teague, Alf Della Monica and Aiden Yelland.[31]

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.[32]

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.[33]

Results
Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[34]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground
G B T G B T
1 25 March Lost 3 2 20 North Melbourne 4 5 29 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H
2 1 April Won 3 4 22 Carlton 2 9 21 Ikon Park A
3 8 April Won 12 6 78 Darebin 0 2 2 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H
4 16 April Won 2 5 17 Southern Saints 1 1 7 Trevor Barker Beach Oval A
5 22 April Won 6 7 43 Western Bulldogs 2 3 15 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H
6 29 April Won 3 10 28 North Melbourne 3 4 22 Arden Street Oval A
7 6 May Lost 4 3 27 Collingwood 4 6 30 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H
8 14 May Won 4 9 33 Darebin 0 4 4 La Trobe University, Bundoora A
9 20 May Essendon NEC Hangar A
10 27 May Port Melbourne Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H
11 3 June Casey Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H
12 17 June Box Hill Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H
13 24 June Collingwood AIA Centre A
14 TBC Williamstown TBC

Ladder
Further information: 2023 VFL Women's season
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Geelong Cats 8 6 2 0 268 130 206.2 24 Finals series
2 Collingwood 8 6 2 0 288 246 117.1 24
3 Essendon 8 5 2 1 208 231 90.0 22
4 Carlton 8 5 3 0 296 178 166.3 20
5 Port Melbourne 8 5 3 0 244 186 131.2 20
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: AFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Notes

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