2009 Geelong Football Club season

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Geelong Football Club
2009 season
President Frank Costa
Coach Mark Thompson
(10th season)
Captain(s) Tom Harley
(3rd season)
Home ground Skilled Stadium
Pre-season competition Premiers
AFL season 2nd
Finals series Premiers
Best and Fairest Gary Ablett, Jr. and Corey Enright
Leading goalkicker Cameron Mooney
Highest home attendance64,803 vs. Hawthorn (25 July 2009)
Lowest home attendance15,580 vs. Brisbane Lions (26 April 2009)
Average home attendance30,084
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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 Collingwood 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 St Kilda. Geelong won the 2009 Grand Final over St Kilda by 80 points to 68. [1]

Contents

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):
  • NAB AFL Rookie Draft (16 December 2008):
  1. Adam Varcoe (Round 1; Overall pick 15; from Central District) [2] [3]
  2. Bryn Weadon (Round 2; Overall pick 31; from North Ballarat Rebels) [2] [3]
  3. Tom Allwright (Round 3; Overall pick 46; from North Hobart Demons) [2] [3]
  4. Ranga Ediriwickrama (Round 4; Overall pick 60; via NSW AFL scholarship program) [2] [3]

Deletions

  • Exchange period – traded:
  1. Brent Prismall – to Essendon (received Essendon's Round 3 draft selection – No.39)
  • Delisted:
  1. Liam Bedford (from Rookie list) [4]
  2. Jason Davenport [4]
  3. Chris Kangars (from Rookie list) [4]
  • Retirements:
  1. Nathan Ablett [4]

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)
Tom Allwright 48—————
Ranga Ediriwickrama42—————
Jeremy Laidler *3720091100
Brodie Moles 36—————
Shane Mumford *412008182133
Adam Varcoe 46—————
Bryn Weadon 47—————

Season summary

NAB Cup

RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores(Geelong's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1 Saturday, 21 February (7:10 pm) Adelaide 1.17.8 (119)2.9.12 (84)Won by 35 points [5] Telstra Dome [H] 10,320 [5]
QF Saturday, 28 February (3:10 pm) Port Adelaide 1.6.9 (54)0.11.6 (72)Won by 18 points [6] AAMI Stadium [A] 8,341 [6]
SF Saturday, 7 March (7:10 pm) Carlton 2.9.12 (84)0.9.13 (67)Won by 17 points [7] Etihad Stadium [H] 15,305 [7]
GF Friday, 13 March (7:40 pm) Collingwood 1.6.6 (51)0.18.19 (127)Won by 76 points [8] Etihad Stadium [A] 37,277 [8]
Geelong were the 2009 NAB Cup premiers.

Regular season

RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores(Geelong's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
HomeAwayResult
1 Friday, 27 March (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 16.7 (103)15.21 (111)Won by 8 points [9] MCG [A] 69,593 [9] 7 [10]
2 Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.15 (105)13.7 (85)Won by 20 points [11] Skilled Stadium [H] 22,288 [11] 4 [12]
3 Thursday, 9 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood 18.14 (122)13.17 (95)Won by 27 points [13] MCG [H] 58,527 [13] 3 [14]
4 Saturday, 18 April (7:40 pm) Adelaide 13.8 (86)21.8 (134)Won by 48 points [15] AAMI Stadium [A] 40,418 [15] 2 [16]
5 Sunday, 26 April (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.18 (126)5.3 (33)Won by 93 points [17] Skilled Stadium [H] 15,580 [17] 2 [18]
6 Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 10.8 (68)15.21 (111)Won by 43 points [19] MCG [A] 36,932 [19] 2 [20]
7 Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.14 (116)10.5 (65)Won by 51 points [21] Skilled Stadium [H] 22,050 [19] 2 [22]
8 Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 18.11 (119)7.7 (49)Won by 70 points [23] Skilled Stadium [H] 20,873 [23] 2 [24]
9 Friday, 22 May (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.14 (116)17.12 (114)Won by 2 points [25] Etihad Stadium [H] 44,620 [25] 2 [26]
10 Sunday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Essendon 11.4 (70)20.14 (134)Won by 64 points [27] Etihad Stadium [A] 48,852 [27] 2 [28]
11 Sunday, 7 June (2:40 pm) West Coast 12.5 (77)15.9 (99)Won by 22 points [29] Subiaco Oval [A] 35,355 [29] 2 [30]
12 Sunday, 21 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 11.9 (75)13.16 (94)Won by 19 points [31] Subiaco Oval [A] 33,213 [31] 2 [32]
13 Sunday, 28 June (1:10 pm) Port Adelaide 18.14 (122)13.10 (88)Won by 34 points [33] Skilled Stadium [H] 21,142 [33] 2 [34]
14 Sunday, 5 July (3:10 pm) St Kilda 14.7 (91)13.7 (85)Lost by 6 points [35] Etihad Stadium [A] 54,444 [35] 2 [36]
15 Saturday, 11 July (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 16.12 (108)9.11 (65)Lost by 43 points [37] The Gabba [A] 34,274 [37] 2 [38]
16 Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.15 (117)11.5 (71)Won by 46 points [39] Skilled Stadium [H] 21,160 [39] 2 [40]
17 Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 15.9 (99)14.14 (98)Won by 1 point [41] MCG [H] 64,803 [41] 2 [42]
18 Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Adelaide 14.9 (93)13.13 (91)Won by 2 points [43] Skilled Stadium [H] 21.686 [43] 2 [44]
19 Friday, 7 August (7:40 pm) Carlton 14.13 (97)8.14 (62)Lost by 35 points [45] MCG [A] 55,057 [45] 2 [46]
20 Saturday, 15 August (7:10 pm) Sydney 13.9 (87)13.14 (92)Won by 5 points [47] ANZ Stadium [A] 40,261 [47] 2 [48]
21 Friday, 21 August (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110)14.12 (96)Lost by 14 points [49] Etihad Stadium [A] 46,818 [49] 2 [50]
22 Saturday, 29 August (1:10 pm) Fremantle 14.10 (94)8.6 (54)Won by 40 points [51] Skilled Stadium [H] 18,196 [51] 2 [52]

Finals

Date and local timeOpponentScores(Geelong's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Qualifying and Elimination Finals (second qualifying final)
Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) Western Bulldogs 14.12 (96)12.10 (82)Won by 14 points [53] MCG [H] 74,007 [53]
Preliminary Finals (second preliminary final)
Saturday, 19 September (7:30 pm) Collingwood 17.18 (120)6.11 (47)Won by 73 points [54] MCG [H] 87,258 [54]
Grand Final
Saturday, 26 September (2:30 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68)12.8 (80)Won by 12 points [55] MCG [A] 99,251 [55]
Geelong were the 2009 AFL premiers.
Geelong's 2009 teams (Finals)
Qualifying FinalPreliminary FinalGrand Final
B:EnrightScarlettHarleyEnrightScarlettHarleyEnrightScarlettHarley
HB:MackieTaylorMilburnMackieTaylorMilburnMackieTaylorMilburn
C:SelwoodBartelCoreySelwoodBartelCoreySelwoodBartelCorey
HF:KellyMooneyChapmanKellyMooneyChapmanKellyMooneyChapman
F:ByrnesHawkinsVarcoeS. JohnsonHawkinsVarcoeS. JohnsonHawkinsVarcoe
Foll:OttensLingAblettOttensLingAblettOttensLingAblett
Int:BlakeHoganStokesBlakeRookeByrnesBlakeRookeByrnes
WojcinskiWojcinskiWojcinski
Coach:Mark ThompsonMark ThompsonMark Thompson
Increase2.svgIn:Chapman, VarcoeS. Johnson, RookeNo change
Decrease2.svgOut:Gamble, RookeHogan, Stokes

Ladder

2009 AFL ladder
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 St Kilda 22202021971411155.780 Finals series
2 Geelong (P)22184023121815127.472
3 Western Bulldogs 22157023781940122.660
4 Collingwood 22157021741778122.360
5 Adelaide 22148021041789117.656
6 Brisbane Lions 22138120171890106.754
7 Carlton 22139022702055110.552
8 Essendon 22101112080212797.842
9 Hawthorn 2291301962212092.536
10 Port Adelaide 2291301990224488.736
11 West Coast 2281401893202993.332
12 Sydney 2281401888202793.132
13 North Melbourne 2271411680201583.430
14 Fremantle 2261601747225977.324
15 Richmond 2251611774238874.322
16 Melbourne 2241801706228574.716
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Awards and records

Milestones
PlayerMilestoneRound
Joel Selwood 50 games [56] Round 5
Travis Varcoe 50 games [57] Round 17
Darren Milburn 250 games [43] [58] Round 18
Jimmy Bartel 150 games [43] [58] Round 18
Andrew Mackie 100 games [59] Round 19
Cameron Ling 200 games [49] Round 21
David Wojcinski 150 games [51] [60] Round 22
AFL awards
AwardRecipientAwarded by
2009 Brownlow Medal Gary Ablett, Jr. AFL
Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFLPA Most Valuable Player) Gary Ablett, Jr. AFL Players Association (AFLPA)
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (back pocket) Corey Enright AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (fullback) Matthew Scarlett AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (wing) Joel Selwood AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (Half-forward flank) Paul Chapman AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (rover) Gary Ablett, Jr. AFL
Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player Joel Selwood AFL Players' Association (AFLPA)
Michael Tuck Medal Joel Selwood AFL
2009 AFL Army Award Tom Hawkins AFL
Norm Smith Medal Paul Chapman AFL
Club awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Carji Greeves Medal Gary Ablett, Jr. and Corey Enright [61]
Coach's award Corey Enright [61]
"Best first-year player" Tom Gillies [61]
"Best clubman" Brad Ottens [61]
Leading goalkicker Cameron Mooney [61]
"Community champion" Mathew Stokes [61]
VFL best-and-fairest James Podsiadly [61]
Life membership Gary Ablett, Jr. , Jimmy Bartel , Mark Thompson and David Wojcinski [61]
Other honours
HonourRecipientAwarded by
"Most under-rated player" Corey Enright AFLPA / Herald Sun player survey
Records

Notes

Key

General notes

  1. ↑ Ablett and Buckley's record is the official record for the highest number of disposals in a single VFL/AFL match since Champion Data started recording statistics in 1999, and also since quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994. The record has since been broken by Dane Swan (Collingwood), who garnered 48 disposals in Round 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ The previous record for most handpasses was held by Matt Priddis (West Coast) and was set during the 2008 AFL season.

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