2018 Geelong Football Club season

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Geelong Football Club
2018 season
PresidentColin Carter
CoachChris Scott
(8th season)
Captain(s)Joel Selwood
(7th season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium
AFL season8th
Finals seriesElimination finals
Best and FairestMark Blicavs[1]
Leading goalkickerTom Hawkins (60)
Highest home attendance73,189 vs. Hawthorn (Round 2)
Lowest home attendance24,507 vs. Fremantle (Round 22)
Average home attendance34,207[2]
Club membership63,818[3]

The 2018 season is the Geelong Football Club's 119th completed season in the Australian Football League (AFL), the eighth with Chris Scott as senior coach and the seventh with Joel Selwood as club captain.

Geelong participated in both the inaugural AFLX competition and the 2018 JLT Community Series as part of its pre-season schedule, and the club's regular season began on 25 March against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The club finished the regular season with a 13–9 win-loss record and placed eighth on the league's ladder, qualifying for the 2018 finals series as a result.[4] Geelong was subsequently defeated in an elimination final against Melbourne by 29 points, and therefore did not progress past the first finals week.[5]

Geelong's best and fairest award, the Carji Greeves Medal, was won by Mark Blicavs who received 234 votes to narrowly relegate Patrick Dangerfield and Tim Kelly to joint second place with 233.5 votes apiece.[1] It was Blicavs' second Carji Greeves Medal, having previously won the award for the 2015 season.[1] Tom Hawkins was the club's leading goalkicker for a seventh successive season, scoring a total of 60 goals; Hawkins also finished in third position overall for the Coleman Medal, awarded to the league's highest individual goal-scorer during the regular season.[6][7]

The club also fielded its reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL), as well as a women's team in the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition, for the 19th and second season respectively. The women's team finished runners-up after they were defeated in the VFLW Grand Final by Hawthorn.[8]

Overview

Chris Scott continued as the club's senior coach for an eighth season, after signing a two-year contract extension in April 2017 extending his tenure until the end of 2019.[9] Scott subsequently agreed to a new contract in August extending this period until the end of the 2022 season.[10] Joel Selwood was appointed the club's captain for a seventh successive season, with Patrick Dangerfield and Harry Taylor retaining the roles of vice-captain and deputy vice-captain respectively.[11] Additionally, Mark Blicavs, Mitch Duncan and Scott Selwood remained in the player leadership group from the prior season, with Zach Tuohy the sole promotion to the group.[11]

After spending two seasons as the club's director of coaching, Simon Lloyd was appointed to the role of Geelong's football department manager in September 2017,[13] replacing Steve Hocking who had vacated the position to become the AFL's head of football operations.[14]

Car manufacturer Ford Australia was the major sponsor of the club for the 2018 season, continuing a long-running sponsorship deal that started in 1925.[15] The club also secured GMHBA as the new naming rights sponsor for its home ground Kardinia Park, with the venue known as GMHBA Stadium from 2018.[16] Geelong signed up a club-record 63,818 members, an increase of 16.3 per cent from the prior season.[3][17]

Playing list

Changes

Gary Ablett joined Geelong in the off-season trade period from Gold Coast

Following the retirements of premiership players Tom Lonergan and Andrew Mackie at the end of the 2017 AFL season,[18] Geelong delisted Josh Cowan, Matthew Hayball and Tom Ruggles from its playing the list.[19] The club, however, committed to redrafting Hayball via the upcoming rookie draft if he was not offered a contract by another club prior.[19] Conversely, after spending the prior two seasons on the club's rookie list, James Parsons was upgraded to the senior list for 2018.[19]

Geelong were involved in three incoming and outgoing trades during the annual trade period, the first of which involved Geelong exchanging pick 53 in the upcoming national draft for Richmond's future third-round pick in the 2018 edition.[20] The club also traded Darcy Lang to Carlton in exchange for pick 58 and a swap of the clubs' fourth-round selections in 2018.[21] The final trade resulted in the club gaining Gary Ablett, pick 24 and a 2018 fourth-round pick from Gold Coast for Pick 19 and Geelong's 2018 second-round pick;[22] Ablett had previously played for Geelong from 2002 to 2010.[23] Additionally, Steven Motlop departed the club as a restricted free agent.[24]

A total of four players were drafted by Geelong in the 2017 national draft: Lachie Fogarty (pick 22),[25] Tim Kelly (24),[26] Charlie Constable (36)[27] and Gryan Miers (57).[28] In addition to redrafting Hayball (pick 30), Geelong also selected former Essendon and Western Bulldogs player Stewart Crameri (16) in the 2018 rookie draft.[29] Geelong did not participate in the corresponding pre-season draft.[29]

Statistics

Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2018 AFL season only.
^ Denotes player who is on the club's standard rookie list, and therefore eligible for senior selection.
# Denotes Category B rookie where player needs to be elevated to club's senior list during season to be eligible for senior selection.
Denotes statistical category leader for season
Geelong's 2018 playing list and statistics[30]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles
Ryan Abbott 45 4 3 3 20 23 43 11 23
Gary Ablett 4 19 16 15 296 256 552 85 72
Jed Bews 24 21 2 2 124 106 230 72 37
Aaron Black 23 3 0 0 23 17 40 17 9
Mark Blicavs 46 23 1 3 153 182 335 91 76
Wylie Buzza 12 3 1 2 10 12 22 9 7
Nakia Cockatoo 5 2 0 2 14 11 25 6 4
Charlie Constable 18 0
Stewart Crameri^ 36 4 5 3 27 19 46 20 9
Jordan Cunico 31 14 4 6 164 93 257 64 30
Patrick Dangerfield 35 22 24 23 305 314 619 82 102
Mitch Duncan 22 21 7 8 315 238 553 133 74
Lachie Fogarty 13 15 5 12 109 90 199 37 52
Ryan Gardner 20 0
Cory Gregson 28 10 3 4 57 36 93 22 34
Cameron Guthrie 29 13 3 0 99 113 212 34 39
Zach Guthrie^ 39 7 0 0 50 32 82 25 11
Tom Hawkins 26 21 60 29 212 113 325 153 40
Matthew Hayball^ 15 0
Lachie Henderson 25 7 0 0 70 37 107 31 17
Jack Henry^ 38 22 8 4 160 73 233 84 66
George Horlin-Smith 33 4 3 0 34 31 65 7 15
Timm House 30 0
Jamaine Jones^ 41 7 4 2 30 30 60 14 26
Tim Kelly 11 23 24 16 277 249 526 77 81
Jake Kolodjashnij 8 23 0 2 154 136 290 95 42
Lincoln McCarthy 6 2 2 3 14 8 22 5 4
Sam Menegola 27 23 22 12 283 259 542 126 103
Daniel Menzel 10 13 27 15 100 41 141 51 14
Gryan Miers 32 0
Jordan Murdoch 21 16 9 8 147 91 238 68 58
Quinton Narkle 19 6 5 2 31 42 73 13 14
Mark O'Connor# 42 5 0 0 37 21 58 23 9
Brandan Parfitt 3 19 15 7 164 178 342 50 85
James Parsons 34 11 9 7 70 64 134 32 24
Esava Ratugolea 17 8 7 7 37 32 69 26 15
Joel Selwood 14 23 7 13 298 323 621 94 124
Scott Selwood 16 13 3 1 80 135 215 40 69
Sam Simpson^ 37 1 0 0 3 4 7 3 2
Zac Smith 9 3 1 0 9 20 29 5 8
Rhys Stanley 1 15 6 3 99 103 202 44 42
Tom Stewart 44 22 1 1 296 146 442 132 46
Harry Taylor 7 8 4 4 58 39 97 30 12
Jackson Thurlow 40 7 3 0 68 41 109 31 14
Zach Tuohy 2 23 10 3 336 168 504 117 29

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Table of pre-season match results
Competition Match Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ref.
S G B T S G B T
AFLX
Group A (Adelaide)
1 5 February Won 3 6 6 72 Port Adelaide 5 1 4 60 Coopers Stadium, Adelaide 10,253 [31]
[32]
2 15 February Won 4 2 5 57 Fremantle 3 1 4 40
GF 15 February Lost 2 4 3 47 Adelaide 3 3 7 55
Community
Series
1 4 March Lost 3 11 29 Gold Coast 12 13 85 Tony Ireland Stadium A 3,206 [33]
2 11 March Lost 15 7 97 Essendon 15 11 101 Central Reserve, Colac H 9,115 [34]

Regular season

Table of regular season results[35]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 25 March Won 14 13 97 Melbourne 13 16 94 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 54,112 9th
2 2 April Lost 18 9 117 Hawthorn 17 16 118 Melbourne Cricket Ground H 73,189 10th
3 8 April Lost 11 14 80 West Coast 14 11 95 Optus Stadium A 54,535 12th
4 15 April Won 15 13 103 St Kilda 7 14 56 GMHBA Stadium H 27,338 8th
5 21 April Won 12 12 84 Port Adelaide 7 8 50 Adelaide Oval A 45,372 6th
6 28 April Lost 10 9 69 Sydney 12 14 86 GMHBA Stadium H 31,036 9th
7 4 May Won 14 9 93 Greater Western Sydney 4 8 32 GMHBA Stadium H 25,079 6th
8 13 May Won 9 12 66 Collingwood 5 15 45 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 44,602 3rd
9 19 May Lost 7 8 50 Essendon 12 12 84 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 50,228 8th
10 26 May Won 11 7 73 Carlton 5 15 45 GMHBA Stadium H 31,090 6th
11 2 June Won 17 19 121 Gold Coast 4 12 36 Metricon Stadium A 17,490 5th
12 9 June Won 14 12 96 North Melbourne 8 11 59 GMHBA Stadium H 31,265 4th
13 17 June Lost 9 11 65 Richmond 12 11 83 Melbourne Cricket Ground H 46,423 5th
14 Bye 7th
15 29 June Lost 15 11 101 Western Bulldogs 16 7 103 Etihad Stadium A 29,499 8th
16 5 July Won 8 23 71 Sydney 9 5 59 Sydney Cricket Ground A 34,363 7th
17 12 July Lost 14 13 97 Adelaide 16 16 112 Adelaide Oval A 46,095 8th
18 21 July Won 16 4 100 Melbourne 14 14 98 GMHBA Stadium H 30,125 9th
19 28 July Won 18 12 120 Brisbane Lions 11 12 78 GMHBA Stadium H 28,226 8th
20 3 August Lost 12 10 82 Richmond 12 13 85 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 67,054 9th
21 11 August Lost 8 12 60 Hawthorn 10 11 71 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 59,529 9th
22 18 August Won 24 14 158 Fremantle 3 7 25 GMHBA Stadium H 24,507 8th
23 25 August Won 22 10 142 Gold Coast 5 10 40 GMHBA Stadium H 28,004 8th

Ladder

Template:AFL Ladder/2018

Finals series

Table of finals series results[35]
Match Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Status
G B T G B T
EF 7 September Lost 6 10 46 Melbourne 10 15 75 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 91,767 Eliminated

Honours

Awards

Award Awarded by Player Result Ref
All-Australian team Australian Football League Mark Blicavs Shortlisted [36]
[37]
Patrick Dangerfield Selected
Tom Hawkins Shortlisted
Tom Stewart Selected
AFL Rising Star Jack Henry (round 7) Nominated [38]
Mark of the Year Jack Henry (round 23) Nominated [39]
Leigh Matthews Trophy for Most Valuable Player AFL Players Association Mark Blicavs Nominated [40]
[41]
Tom Hawkins Nominated
Tom Stewart Nominated
Best Captain Joel Selwood Nominated
Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player Nominated
Best First-Year Player Tim Kelly Won
Best Young Player AFL Coaches Association Tom Stewart Won [42]
Carji Greeves Medal Geelong Football Club Mark Blicavs Won [1]
Best Young Player Jack Henry Won
Tom Harley Award George Horlin-Smith Won
Community Champion Jamaine Jones Won

Milestones

VFL season

Squad

The 2018 VFL squad was finalised in March 2018, and consisted of 24 players—nine of whom were retained from the prior season—as well an additional development squad consisting of 10 players.[58][59] In addition to this squad of players, senior and rookie-listed players for Geelong's AFL team are eligible for selection in VFL matches.

Results

Practice matches

Table of pre-season match results
Match Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Ref.
G B T G B T
1 11 March Lost 6 9 45 Essendon 14 10 94 Central Reserve, Colac H [60]
2 16 March Won 13 16 94 Werribee 4 3 27 GMHBA Stadium H
3 25 March Won 16 16 112 Footscray 15 4 94 Victoria University Whitten Oval A

Regular season

Table of regular season results
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Ladder Ref.
G B T G B T
1 1 April Won 12 12 84 Werribee 11 14 80 Torquay Football Ground H 7th [61][62]
2 15 April Lost 9 8 62 Sandringham 9 10 64 GMHBA Stadium H 9th [63]
3 21 April Won 13 9 87 Footscray 10 8 68 GMHBA Stadium H 5th [64]
4 28 April Won 9 8 62 Casey 12 12 84 Casey Fields A 3rd [65]
5 Bye 5th
6 13 May Lost 13 9 87 Collingwood 13 13 91 Olympic Park Oval A 8th [66]
7 19 May Lost 12 12 84 Essendon 13 13 91 Windy Hill A 8th [67]
8 26 May Won 9 17 71 Williamstown 5 7 37 GMHBA Stadium H 7th [68]
9 2 June Won 16 8 104 Northern Blues 4 10 34 Ikon Park A 6th [69]
10 9 June Won 21 11 137 North Melbourne 5 7 37 GMHBA Stadium H 4th [70]
11 16 June Won 6 19 55 Port Melbourne 10 9 69 Williamstown Cricket Ground A 3rd [71]
12 Bye 4th
13 30 June Won 12 16 88 Werribee 10 12 72 GMHBA Stadium H 3rd [72]
14 8 July Won 4 5 29 Frankston 14 15 99 SkyBus Stadium A 3rd [73]
15 15 July Won 14 12 96 Sandringham 10 9 69 Trevor Barker Oval A 3rd [74]
16 21 July Lost 8 6 54 Casey 8 9 57 GMHBA Stadium H 3rd [75]
17 Bye 3rd
18 4 August Won 17 7 109 Richmond 9 3 57 GMHBA Stadium H 3rd [76]
19 11 August Won 8 10 58 Essendon 4 6 30 GMHBA Stadium H 3rd [77]
20 18 August Won 7 6 48 Coburg 20 9 129 Piranha Park A 3rd [78]
21 25 August Lost 10 12 72 Box Hill 14 9 93 Box Hill City Oval A 3rd [79]
Ladder

Template:AFL Ladder/2018/VFL

Finals series

Table of finals series results
Match Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Status Ref.
G B T G B T
QF 1 September Lost 4 14 38 Casey 20 9 129 Casey Fields A [80]
SF 9 September Lost 8 13 61 Box Hill 13 12 90 Stannards Stadium H Eliminated [81]

VFL Women's season

Squad

The VFL Women's squad for the 2018 season consisted of 39 players who were eligible for selection in matches:[82]

Results

Practice matches

Table of pre-season match results[83]
Match Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Ref.
G B T G B T
1 10 April Lost 2 0 12 AFLW Academy 9 6 60 GMHBA Stadium H [84]
2 15 April Won 12 6 78 Southern Saints 4 1 25 Anthony Costa Oval, Kardinia Park H [85]
3 21 April Won 14 16 100 Western Bulldogs 0 2 2 GMHBA Stadium H [86]

Regular season

Table of regular season results[87]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Ladder Ref.
G B T G B T
1 6 May Won 7 10 52 Melbourne University 2 1 13 GMHBA Stadium H 2nd [88][89]
2 13 May Draw 4 3 27 Collingwood 3 9 27 Olympic Park Oval A 3rd [90][91]
3 20 May Won 8 9 57 Williamstown 0 4 4 Williamstown Cricket Ground A 2nd [92][93]
4 26 May Won 8 3 51 Carlton 7 2 44 GMHBA Stadium H 1st [94][95]
5 3 June Won 4 4 28 Melbourne University 4 3 27 Melbourne University Main Oval A 1st [96][97]
6 16 June Won 4 7 31 Darebin Falcons 2 4 16 GMHBA Stadium H 1st [98][99]
7 Bye 1st [100]
8 1 July No 1 0 6 Western Bulldogs 4 4 28 Mars Stadium A 3rd [101][102]
9 7 July No 2 8 20 NT Thunder 13 71 85 TIO Stadium A 4th [103][104]
10 14 July Won 8 7 55 Southern Stars 2 5 17 Deakin University H 4th [105][106]
11 21 July Won 10 8 68 Casey Demons 4 3 27 Queens Park, Geelong H 4th [107][108]
12 Bye 4th [109]
13 4 August Won 10 7 67 Richmond 1 2 8 GMHBA Stadium H 4th [110][111]
14 11 August Won 8 11 59 Essendon 2 2 14 GMHBA Stadium H 4th [112][113]
15 19 August Won 8 5 53 Casey Demons 2 4 16 Casey Fields A 4th [114][115]
16 25 August No 3 7 25 Hawthorn 6 5 41 Box Hill City Oval A 4th [116][117]
Ladder

Template:AFL Ladder/2018/VFL Women's

Finals series

Table of finals series results
Match Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Status Ref.
G B T G B T
SF 8 September Won 7 9 51 NT Thunder 6 6 42 Stannards Stadium A [118]
PF 16 September Won 5 12 42 Collingwood 4 4 28 Stannards Stadium A [119]
GF 23 September Lost 2 5 17 Hawthorn 4 6 30 Etihad Stadium H Runners-up [8]

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