2014 Geelong Football Club season

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Geelong Football Club
2014 season
PresidentColin Carter
Coach Chris Scott
(4th season)
Captain(s) Joel Selwood
(3rd season)
Home ground Simonds Stadium
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The 2014 Geelong Football Club season is currently the club's 115th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 15th season.

Contents

Club personnel

Playing list

Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2014 AFL season only.
^Denotes player who is on the club's rookie list.
#Denotes nominated rookie where player has been elevated to club's senior list during season, and therefore eligible for senior selection.
Geelong's 2014 playing list and statistics [1]
Player#AFL debutGames Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles
Jimmy Bartel 32002232718321183504125100
Zac Bates ^43—00000000
Jed Bews 2420147003030601725
Mark Blicavs # [2] 46201323541421352779276
Nick Bourke ^42—00000000
Mitch Brown 120115433719561711
George Burbury 3120135142926551527
Josh Caddy 232011161191211462675264
Allen Christensen 28201186691781692731
Josh Cowan 18201100000000
Mitch Duncan 22201024231030224554715178
Corey Enright 442001228425520746211461
Cameron Guthrie 292011244720324144472124
Joel Hamling 45—00000000
Brad Hartman 362014510211738213
Tom Hawkins 2620072468402227529716132
George Horlin-Smith 3320122113121671743415658
Taylor Hunt 1920107315835932132
Jarrad Jansen 35—00000000
Steve Johnson 2020021817142651994649294
James Kelly 92002230431217648811389
Shane Kersten 39201491074313562619
Jake Kolodjashnij 8—00000000
Darcy Lang 11201411152726
Tom Lonergan 13200523131361162529742
Michael Luxford ^37—00000000
Andrew Mackie 42004225529713142813745
Lincoln McCarthy 62012405241640511
Hamish McIntosh 17200519781411312627249
Daniel Menzel 10201000000000
Steven Motlop 3220101717162281043328127
Jordan Murdoch 2120122322171801152957385
Jared Rivers 252003220115712828512547
Jordan Schroder 15201200000000
Joel Selwood 142007242416311303614109144
Jackson Sheringham # [3] 3820127023726631519
Dawson Simpson 16201013322158791834
Billie Smedts 22012600342357158
Mathew Stokes 27200620742702395098055
Jesse Stringer 122012420182139712
Harry Taylor 72008232321313935214947
Jackson Thurlow 402013631311849159
James Toohey ^41—00000000
Travis Varcoe 5200723961512033546988
Nathan Vardy 30201100000000
Josh Walker 34201271143124552314

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Geelong's 2014 NAB Challenge fixture
MatchDate and local timeOpponentScores [a] VenueAttendanceRef
HomeAwayResult
1
Wednesday, 12 February (7:10 pm) Collingwood 0.16.8 (104)1.13.15 (102)Won by 2 points Simonds Stadium [H] 12,140 [4]
2
Friday, 28 February (5:40 pm) Melbourne 3.9.3 (84)0.14.13 (97)Won by 13 points TIO Traeger Park [A] 5,378 [5]
Geelong's 2014 practice matches [6]
MatchDate and local timeOpponentScores [a] VenueAttendanceRef
HomeAwayResult
1
Friday, 7 March (7:00 pm) North Melbourne 10.7 (67)11.10 (76)Lost by 9 points Simonds Stadium [H] 4,594 [7]

Regular season

Geelong's 2014 AFL season fixture [8]
RoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder
position
Scores [a]
1
Thursday, 20 March (7:10 pm) Adelaide 18.11 (119)12.9 (81)Won by 38 points Simonds Stadium [H] 23,6226th
2
Sunday, 30 March (12:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.8 (68)13.15 (93)Won by 25 points The Gabba [A] 20,9334th
3
Saturday, 5 April (7:40 pm) Collingwood 11.10 (76)12.15 (87)Won by 11 points MCG [A] 63,1523rd
4
Saturday, 12 April (7:40 pm) West Coast 16.11 (107)4.8 (32)Won by 75 points Simonds Stadium [H] 25,2712nd
5
Monday, 21 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 15.16 (106)12.15 (87)Won by 19 points MCG [H] 80,2221st
6
Sunday, 27 April (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)9.13 (67)Lost by 40 points Adelaide Oval [A] 47.0073rd
7
Sunday, 4 May (3:20 pm) Richmond 11.15 (81)12.4 (76)Won by 5 points MCG [H] 34,3773rd
8
Bye3rd
9
Saturday, 17 May (5:40 pm) Fremantle 13.18 (96)9.10 (64)Lost by 32 points Patersons Stadium [A] 38,5654th
10
Friday, 23 May (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 16.15 (111)13.13 (91)Won by 20 points Simonds Stadium [H] 27,4022nd
11
Thursday, 29 May (7:10 pm) Sydney 22.16 (148)5.8 (38)Lost by 110 points SCG [A] 37,2556th
12
Friday, 6 June (7:50 pm) Carlton 16.11 (107)15.12 (102)Won by 5 points Etihad Stadium [H] 36,9525th
13
Sunday, 15 June (1:10 pm) St Kilda 20.13 (133)5.7 (37)Won by 96 points Simonds Stadium [H] 25,1804th
14
Sunday, 21 June (4:40 pm) Gold Coast 17.16 (118)11.12 (78)Lost by 40 points Metricon Stadium [A] 18,2365th
15
Friday, 27 June (7:50 pm) Essendon 13.11 (89)11.14 (80)Won by 9 points Etihad Stadium [H] 43,7325th
16
Sunday, 6 July (4:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 10.9 (69)7.14 (56)Won by 13 points Simonds Stadium [H] 24,7665th
17
Saturday, 12 July (1:45 pm) Melbourne 5.6 (36)14.18 (102)Won by 66 points MCG [A] 36,3854th
18
Saturday, 19 July (7:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 12.15 (87)13.16 (94)Won by 7 points Spotless Stadium [A] 7,6973rd
19
Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 10.19 (79)16.15 (111)Won by 32 points Etihad Stadium [A] 32,5643rd
20
Saturday, 9 August (7:40 pm) Fremantle 12.9 (81)11.13 (79)Won by 2 points Simonds Stadium [H] 26,8853rd
21
Friday, 15 August (7:50 pm) Carlton 11.10 (76)11.16 (82)Won by 6 points Etihad Stadium [A] 38,8122nd
22
Saturday, 23 August (7:40 pm) Hawthorn 14.10 (94)11.5 (71)Lost by 23 points MCG [A] 72,2123rd
23
Saturday, 30 August (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 21.17 (143)12.9 (81)Won by 62 points Simonds Stadium [H] 24,6593rd

Ladder

2014 AFL ladder
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Sydney 22175021261488142.968 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P)22175024581746140.868
3 Geelong 22175020331787113.868
4 Fremantle 22166020291556130.464
5 Port Adelaide 22148021801678129.956
6 North Melbourne 22148020261731117.056
7 Essendon 22129118281719106.350
8 Richmond 221210018871784105.848
9 West Coast 221111020451750116.944
10 Adelaide 221111021751907114.144
11 Collingwood 22111101766187694.144
12 Gold Coast 22101201917204593.740
13 Carlton 2271411891210789.730
14 Western Bulldogs 2271501784217781.928
15 Brisbane Lions 2271501532221269.328
16 Greater Western Sydney 2261601780232076.724
17 Melbourne 2241801336195468.416
18 St Kilda 2241801480243660.816
Source: AFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Geelong's 2014 AFL finals series matches [8]
RoundDate and local timeOpponentScores [a] VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
QF
Friday, 5 September (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 15.14 (104)10.8 (68)Lost by 36 points MCG [A] 74,753
SF
Friday, 12 September (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 13.14 (92)14.14 (98)Lost by 6 points MCG [A] 65,963
As a result of Geelong's loss in their semi-final, the club was eliminated from the 2014 AFL finals series

VFL season

Squad

Results

Geelong's 2014 VFL practice matches [6]
MatchDate and local timeOpponentScores [a] VenueRef
HomeAwayResult
1
Friday, 7 March (3:40 pm) North Ballarat 11.19 (85)5.7 (37)Won by 48 points Simonds Stadium [H] [9]

Notes

Key
Notes

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