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2007 Geelong Football Club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Geelong Football Club |
| season | 2007 |
| imagesize | 150px |
| caption | Geelong's 2007 guernsey |
| president | Frank Costa |
| coach | Mark Thompson |
| (8th season) | |
| captain | Tom Harley |
| (1st season) | |
| home ground | Skilled Stadium |
| preseason comp | Pre-season competition |
| preseason result | Semi-final |
| regularseason comp | AFL season |
| regularseason result | 1st |
| finals series | Finals series |
| finals result | Premiers |
| club b&f | Best and Fairest |
| best and fairest | Gary Ablett, Jr. |
| leading goalscorer | Cameron Mooney (67) |
| prevseason | 2006 |
| nextseason | 2008 |
(8th season) (1st season) | club b&f = Best and Fairest
The 2007 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 108th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong finished the regular season in first position on the ladder, earning the club its eighth McClelland Trophy.
News
Captains
- Captain: Tom Harley
- Vice-Captain: Cameron Ling
- Deputy Vice-Captain: Cameron Mooney
Club List
Player List
| Name | No. | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Debut | Previous clubs | Games | Goals | 2006 | 2007 | Total | Club | 2007 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Gary | 29 | 182 | 86 | 14 May 1984 | 2002 | Modewarre / Geelong U18 | 21 | 22 | 122 | 122 | 26 | 161 | ||
| Ablett, Nathan | 23 | 198 | 98 | 13 December 1985 | 2005 | Modewarre | 7 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 40 | ||
| Bartel, Jimmy | 3 | 186 | 86 | 4 December 1983 | 2002 | Bell Park / Geelong U18 | 21 | 20 | 105 | 105 | 15 | 59 | ||
| Blake, Mark | 24 | 200 | 100 | 9 September 1985 | 2005 | South Barwon / Geelong U18 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Byrnes, Shannon | 17 | 175 | 77 | 7 April 1984 | 2004 | Shepparton / Murray U18 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Callan, Tim | 7 | 181 | 81 | 6 January 1984 | 2003 | St. Josephs (VCFL) / Geelong U18 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Chapman, Paul | 35 | 179 | 88 | 5 November 1981 | 2000 | North Coburg Saints / Calder U18 | 22 | 16 | 133 | 133 | 20 | 161 | ||
| Corey, Joel | 11 | 191 | 87 | 17 February 1982 | 2000 | East Perth (WAFL) | 22 | 22 | 148 | 148 | 6 | 48 | ||
| Djerrkura, Nathan | 18 | 176 | 80 | 19 September 1988 | **** | Wanderers (NT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Egan, Matthew | 19 | 196 | 101 | 10 July 1983 | 2005 | Oak Park / Geelong VFL | 22 | 22 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Enright, Corey | 44 | 187 | 91 | 14 September 1981 | 2001 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 22 | 21 | 122 | 122 | 7 | 37 | ||
| Gamble, Ryan | 15 | 184 | 78 | 23 September 1987 | 2006 | Glenelg (SANFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gardiner, Charlie | 16 | 190 | 91 | 1 March 1983 | 2002 | Geelong Grammar / Sandringham U18 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Harley, Tom | 2 | 193 | 95 | 18 July 1978 | 1998 | Norwood (SANFL) / Port Adelaide | 13 | 14 | 156 | 155 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Hawkins, Tom | 26 | 197 | 105 | 27 July 1988 | 2007 | Melbourne Grammar / Sandringham U18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Hogan, Simon | 34 | 182 | 72 | 16 August 1988 | **** | Warrnambool / Geelong U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hunt, Josh | 8 | 185 | 100 | 14 March 1982 | 2001 | Mildura Imperials / Bendigo U18 | 22 | 13 | 96 | 96 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Hunt, Sam | 38 | 193 | 92 | 13 April 1983 | 2002 | St Josephs (VCFL) / Geelong U18 / Essendon | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Johnson, David | 28 | 181 | 84 | 28 October 1981 | 2002 | Sunbury / Calder U18 / Essendon Rookie List | 17 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Johnson, Steve | 20 | 189 | 89 | 4 July 1983 | 2002 | Wangaratta / Murray U18 | 15 | 17 | 84 | 84 | 41 | 149 | ||
| Kelly, James | 9 | 183 | 85 | 29 December 1983 | 2002 | Rupertswood / Calder U18 | 15 | 20 | 105 | 105 | 10 | 52 | ||
| King, Steven | 1 | 201 | 105 | 22 November 1978 | 1996 | Shepparton / Murray U18 | 16 | 5 | 192 | 192 | 0 | 75 | ||
| Ling, Cameron | 45 | 189 | 94 | 27 February 1981 | 2000 | St Josephs (VCFL) / Geelong U18 | 22 | 21 | 156 | 156 | 27 | 90 | ||
| Mackie, Andrew | 4 | 192 | 84 | 7 August 1984 | 2004 | Glenelg (SANFL) | 14 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 11 | 39 | ||
| Milburn, Darren | 39 | 190 | 92 | 15 April 1977 | 1997 | Kilmore / Calder U18 | 22 | 22 | 210 | 210 | 5 | 80 | ||
| Mooney, Cameron | 21 | 198 | 99 | 26 September 1979 | 1999 | Turvey Park / NSW-ACT U18 / Kangaroos | 17 | 22 | 141 | 130 | 55 | 142 | ||
| Ottens, Brad | 6 | 204 | 108 | 25 January 1980 | 1998 | Glenelg (SANFL) / Richmond | 22 | 19 | 185 | 56 | 17 | 218 | ||
| Owen, Stephen | 31 | 189 | 86 | 19 July 1987 | **** | North Ballarat / North Ballarat U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Playfair, Henry | 22 | 198 | 100 | 22 January 1983 | 2003 | North Shore (NSW) / NSW-ACT U18 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 29 | ||
| Prismall, Brent | 32 | 184 | 87 | 14 July 1986 | 2006 | Werribee / Western U18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Rooke, Max | 33 | 189 | 92 | 19 December 1981 | 2002 | Casterton | 17 | 5 | 89 | 89 | 4 | 19 | ||
| Scarlett, Matthew | 30 | 192 | 95 | 5 June 1979 | 1998 | St Josephs (VCFL) / Geelong U18 | 20 | 21 | 181 | 181 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Selwood, Joel | 14 | 182 | 82 | 26 May 1988 | 2007 | Sandhurst / Bendigo U18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Spencer, Matthew | 25 | 194 | 98 | 17 January 1985 | 2006 | Swan Districts (WAFL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stokes, Mathew | 27 | 177 | 80 | 22 November 1984 | 2006 | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | 9 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 37 | ||
| Tenace, Kane | 10 | 182 | 86 | 4 July 1985 | 2004 | Shepparton / Murray U18 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Varcoe, Travis | 5 | 180 | 78 | 10 April 1988 | 2007 | Central District (SANFL) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | ||
| West, Trent | 12 | 198 | 102 | 17 October 1987 | **** | Wonthaggi / Gippsland U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wojcinski, David | 40 | 180 | 80 | 18 September 1980 | 1999 | Heyfield / Gippsland U18 | 15 | 22 | 115 | 115 | 14 | 37 | ||
| Statistics are to end of Round 22, 2007 Season (1 September 2007) |
Rookie List
| Name | No. | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Debut | Previous clubs | Games | Goals | 2006 | 2007 | Total | Club | 2007 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford, Liam | 42 | 180 | 70 | 12 July 1988 | **** | Claremont (WAFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Davenport, Jason | 41 | 185 | 82 | 4 September 1985 | **** | Geelong VFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grima, Todd | 36 | 192 | 88 | 5 February 1987 | **** | North Launceston / Tasmania U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lonergan, Tom | 13 | 197 | 97 | 17 May 1984 | 2005 | Yarrawonga / Calder U18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Reynolds, Joel | 37 | 188 | 84 | 5 June 1984 | 2002 | St Josephs (VCFL) / Geelong U18 / Essendon | 11 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Statistics are to end of Round 22, 2007 Season (1 September 2007) |
Changes from 2006 List
Additions
- Exchange period – received:
- None
- Rookie elevation:
- Father/son selection:
- Tom Hawkins
- NAB AFL Draft (25 November 2006):
- Joel Selwood (Round 1; Overall pick 7; from Bendigo Pioneers)
- Nathan Djerrkura (Round 2; Overall pick 25; from Wanderers Football Club)
- Tom Hawkins (Round 3; Overall pick 41; from Sandringham Dragons)
- Simon Hogan (Round 4; Overall pick 57; from Geelong Falcons)
- NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft:
- None
- NAB AFL Rookie Draft (13 December 2006):
- Joel Reynolds (Round 1; Overall pick 7; from )
- Liam Bedford (Round 2; Overall pick 23: from Claremont Football Club)
- Jason Davenport (Round 3; Overall pick 38; Geelong VFL)
- Tom Lonergan (Round 4; Overall pick 50; Redrafted as Rookie)
Deletions
- Delisted:
- Kent Kingsley – to (2007 Pre-season Draft)
- Retirements:
- Peter Riccardi
Games
Exhibition and Trial Games
NAB Cup
| Date and Local Time | Opponent | Home or Away | Venue | Scores | Result | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||||
| Sunday, 25 February – 3:40 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | Won by 43 | 3.17.10 (139) | 1.14.3 (96) | ||
| Quarter-finals | |||||||
| Saturday, 3 March – 7:10 pm | Home | TIO Stadium | Won by 3 (aet) | 0.9.6 (60) | 0.7.15 (57) | ||
| Semi-finals (Eliminated) | |||||||
| Friday, 9 March – 7:40 pm | Away | Telstra Dome | Lost by 12 | 3.8.10 (85) | 0.10.13 (73) |
Premiership season
| Round | Date and Local Time | Opponent | Home or Away | Venue | Scores | Ladder Pos'n | Result | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, 1 April – 2:10 pm | Western Bulldogs | Away | Telstra Dome | 17.11 (113) | 13.15 (93) | 13 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 7 April – 7:15 pm | Carlton Blues | Home | Telstra Dome | Won by 78 | 24.18 (162) | 12.12 (84) | 5 | |
| 3 | Sunday, 15 April – 2:10 pm | Melbourne Demons | Away | MCG | Won by 52 | 8.9 (57) | 15.19 (109) | 2 | |
| 4 | Sunday, 22 April – 1:10 pm | Hawthorn Hawks | Away | Aurora Stadium | 10.16 (76) | 9.18 (72) | 6 | ||
| 5 | Sunday, 29 April – 2:15 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | 15.12 (102) | 18.10 (118) | 10 | |||
| 6 | Sunday, 6 May – 5:10 pm | Away | Telstra Dome | Won by 157 | 9.11 (65) | 35.12 (222) | 6 | ||
| 7 | Sunday, 13 May – 1:10 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | Won by 39 | 16.13 (109) | 10.10 (70) | 4 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 19 May – 2:10 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | Won by 25 | 14.10 (94) | 10.9 (69) | 3 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 27 May – 2:10 pm | Away | AAMI Stadium | Won by 56 | 8.12 (60) | 16.20 (116) | 2 | ||
| 10 | Sunday, 3 June – 5:10 pm | Away | Telstra Dome | Won by 60 | 9.11 (65) | 19.11 (125) | 2 | ||
| 11 | Sunday, 10 June – 12:40 pm | Away | AAMI Stadium | Won by 7 | 9.8 (62) | 9.15 (69) | 1 | ||
| 12 | Sunday, 17 June – 1:10 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | Won by 50 | 12.13 (85) | 5.5 (35) | 1 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 30 June – 2:10 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | Won by 18 | 13.9 (87) | 10.9 (69) | 1 | ||
| 14 | Friday, 6 July – 7:40 pm | Away | Telstra Dome | Won by 50 | 12.11 (83) | 19.19 (133) | 1 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 14 July – 2:10 pm | Home | MCG | Won by 16 | 11.14 (80) | 9.10 (64) | 1 | ||
| 16 | Friday, 20 July – 7:40 pm | Home | Telstra Dome | Won by 75 | 20.18 (138) | 9.9 (63) | 1 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 28 July – 2:10 pm | Away | Subiaco | Won by 68 | 10.12 (72) | 20.20 (140) | 1 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 4 August – 2:10 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | Won by 70 | 21.13 (139) | 11.6 (69) | 1 | ||
| 19 | Sunday, 12 August – 2:10 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | Won by 33 | 15.13 (103) | 10.10 (70) | 1 | ||
| 20 | Sunday, 19 August – 2:10 pm | Away | Telstra Dome | Won by 27 | 13.13 (97) | 17.16 (118) | 1 | ||
| 21 | Sunday, 26 August – 2:10 pm | Home | Skilled Stadium | Lost by 5 | 15.11 (101) | 16.10 (106) | 1 | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 1 September – 7:10 pm | Away | The Gabba | Won by 42 | 15.13 (103) | 22.13 (145) | 1 |
Finals
| Date and Local Time | Opponent | Home or Away | Venue | Scores | Result | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying and Elimination Finals | |||||||
| Sunday, 9 – 2 September:45 pm | Home | MCG | Won by 106 | 23.18 (156) | 8.2 (50) | ||
| Preliminary Finals | |||||||
| Friday, 21 – 7 September.50 pm | Collingwood | Home | MCG | Won by 5 | 13.14 (92) | 13.9 (87) | |
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Saturday, 29 – 2 September.30 pm | Home | MCG | Won by 119 | 24.19 (163) | 6.8 (44) |
References
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