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2009 Geelong Football Club season

FieldValue
clubGeelong Football Club
season2009
imagesize150px
captionGeelong's 2009 guernsey
presidentFrank Costa
coachMark Thompson
(10th season)
captainTom Harley
(3rd season)
home groundSkilled Stadium
preseason compPre-season competition
preseason resultPremiers
regularseason compAFL season
regularseason result2nd
finals seriesFinals series
finals resultPremiers
club b&fBest and Fairest
best and fairestGary Ablett, Jr. and Corey Enright
leading goalscorerCameron Mooney
highest attendance64,803 vs. (25 July 2009)
lowest attendance15,580 vs. (26 April 2009)
average attendance30,084
prevseason2008
nextseason2010

(10th season) (3rd season) | club b&f = Best and Fairest

The 2009 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 110th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong won the 2009 NAB Cup, their third night series/pre-season premiership, defeating by 76 points, and finished the regular season in second position on the ladder, resulting in qualification for the 2009 AFL finals series. Geelong's regular season record (18 wins, four losses) was the first time a team had won 18 or more matches in the VFL/AFL's regular season for three consecutive seasons (2007, 2008, 2009). Geelong then proceeded to win its qualifying and preliminary finals in succession to earn a place in the 2009 AFL Grand Final against the minor premiers . Geelong won the 2009 Grand Final over St Kilda by 80 points to 68.

Club list

Changes from 2008 list

Additions

  • Exchange period – received:
    • None
  • Rookie elevation:
    • None
  • Father/son selection:
    • None
  • NAB AFL Draft (29 November 2008):
  1. Mitchell Brown (Round 1; Overall pick 15; from Geelong Falcons)
  2. Thomas Gillies (Round 2; Overall pick 33; from Dandenong Stringrays)
  3. Steven Motlop (Round 3; Overall pick 39; from Wanderers)
  4. Taylor Hunt (Round 3; Overall pick 49; from Sandringham Dragons)
  • NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft (16 December 2008):
    • None
  • NAB AFL Rookie Draft (16 December 2008):
  1. Adam Varcoe (Round 1; Overall pick 15; from Central District)
  2. Bryn Weadon (Round 2; Overall pick 31; from North Ballarat Rebels)
  3. Tom Allwright (Round 3; Overall pick 46; from North Hobart Demons)
  4. Ranga Ediriwickrama (Round 4; Overall pick 60; via NSW AFL scholarship program)

Deletions

  • Exchange period – traded:
  1. Brent Prismall – to (received Essendon's Round 3 draft selection – No.39)
  • Delisted:
  1. Liam Bedford (from Rookie list)
  2. Jason Davenport
  3. Chris Kangars (from Rookie list)
  • Retirements:
  1. Nathan Ablett

Playing list

Rookie list

: Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2009 AFL season only. Statistics are correct to the end of the 2009 season (26 September 2009).

NameNo.DebutGames (2009)Games (career)Goals (2009)Goals (career)
48—————
42—————
*3720091100
36—————
*412008182133
46—————
47—————
    • Nominated rookie (Elevated to senior list during season, eligible for senior selection)

Season summary

NAB Cup

HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 21 February (7:10 pm)
QFSaturday, 28 February (3:10 pm)
SFSaturday, 7 March (7:10 pm)
GFFriday, 13 March (7:40 pm)
Geelong were the 2009 NAB Cup premiers.

Regular season

HomeAwayResult
1Friday, 27 March (7:40 pm)
2Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm)
3Thursday, 9 April (7:40 pm)
4Saturday, 18 April (7:40 pm)
5Sunday, 26 April (1:10 pm)
6Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm)
7Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm)
8Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm)
9Friday, 22 May (7:40 pm)
10Sunday, 31 May (2:10 pm)
11Sunday, 7 June (2:40 pm)
12Sunday, 21 June (2:40 pm)
13Sunday, 28 June (1:10 pm)
14Sunday, 5 July (3:10 pm)
15Saturday, 11 July (7:10 pm)
16Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm)
17Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm)
18Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm)
19Friday, 7 August (7:40 pm)
20Saturday, 15 August (7:10 pm)
21Friday, 21 August (7:40 pm)
22Saturday, 29 August (1:10 pm)

Finals

HomeAwayResult
Qualifying and Elimination Finals (second qualifying final)
Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm)14.12 (96)
Preliminary Finals (second preliminary final)
Saturday, 19 September (7:30 pm)17.18 (120)
Grand Final
Saturday, 26 September (2:30 pm)9.14 (68)
Geelong were the 2009 AFL premiers.
Out:Gamble, RookeHogan, Stokes

Ladder

Awards and records

; Milestones

PlayerMilestoneRound
Round 17
first=Janelast=Harpertitle=Many milestones celebrated at Cat landurl=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/08/03/89871_news.htmlpublisher=Geelong Advertiserdate=3 August 2009accessdate=10 April 2010}}Round 18
150 gamesRound 18
100 gamesRound 19
200 gamesRound 21
first=Davelast=Reedtitle=Wojo sizzles in his 150thurl=http://www.gfc.com.au/tabid/3933/default.aspx?newsid=83888publisher=geelongcats.com.audate=31 August 2009accessdate=10 April 2010}}Round 22

; AFL awards

AwardRecipientAwarded by
2009 Brownlow MedalAFL
Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFLPA Most Valuable Player)AFL Players Association (AFLPA)
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (back pocket)AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (fullback)AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (wing)AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (Half-forward flank)AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (rover)AFL
Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous PlayerAFL Players' Association (AFLPA)
Michael Tuck MedalAFL
2009 AFL Army AwardAFL
Norm Smith MedalAFL

; Club awards

AwardRecipient(s)
Carji Greeves Medaland
Coach's award
"Best first-year player"
"Best clubman"
Leading goalkicker
"Community champion"
VFL best-and-fairest
Life membership, , and

; Other honours

HonourRecipientAwarded by
"Most under-rated player"AFLPA / Herald Sun player survey

; Records

  • First, and only, time a club has won 18 or more matches in three consecutive VFL/AFL seasons (2007, 2008, 2009).
  • Most times a player has been awarded the Leigh Matthews Trophy as the AFLPA's Most Valuable Player – Gary Ablett, Jr. (three times; 2007, 2008, 2009).
  • Highest number of disposals in a single VFL/AFL match – Gary Ablett, Jr. in round four against (46 disposals; tied with Nathan Buckley).
  • Highest number of handpasses in a single VFL/AFL match – Gary Ablett, Jr. in round four against (33 handpasses).

Notes

Key

  • H endnote_H**^** Home match.
  • A endnote_A**^** Away match.

General notes

References

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