2021 Geelong Football Club season

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Geelong Football Club
2021 season
PresidentCraig Drummond
Coach Chris Scott
(11th season)
Captain(s) Joel Selwood
(10th season)
AFL season 16 wins, 6 losses (3rd)
Finals series Preliminary Final
Leading goalkicker Tom Hawkins (62)
Average home attendance22,600 [nb 1]
Club membership70,293 [1]
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The 2021 season was the Geelong Football Club's 122nd season in the Australian Football League (AFL), the eleventh with Chris Scott as senior coach and tenth with Joel Selwood as captain.

Contents

Geelong participated in the 2021 Marsh Community Series as part of its pre-season schedule, and the club's home-and-away season began 20 March against Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval where they lost by 12 points. Geelong rallied during the season, winning 12 of their last 16 games to finish 3rd on the ladder.

Season Summary

Results

Key
HHome game
AAway game
QF Qualifying final
SF Semi-final
PF Preliminary final
Table of season results [2]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadder
GBTGBT
1 20 MarchLost131391 Adelaide 1513103 Adelaide Oval A2698512th
2 26 MarchWon12981 Brisbane Lions 111480 GMHBA Stadium H2007011th
3 5 AprilWon10969 Hawthorn 91064 Melbourne Cricket Ground H500307th
4 11 AprilLost9660 Melbourne 121385 Melbourne Cricket Ground A3372810th
5 18 AprilWon101777 North Melbourne 7547 GMHBA Stadium H212828th
6 24 AprilWon2110136 West Coast 5939 GMHBA Stadium H212824th
7 1 MayLost121688 Sydney 14690 Sydney Cricket Ground A291235th
8 7 MayWon1912126 Richmond 9963 Melbourne Cricket Ground A548574th
9 14 MayWon10868 St Kilda 51747 Marvel Stadium A267123rd
10 22 MayWon14791 Gold Coast 8957 GMHBA Stadium H220553rd
11 29 MayWon81361 Collingwood 61551 Melbourne Cricket Ground A04th
12 Bye 3rd
13 10 JuneWon1710112 Port Adelaide 14791 Adelaide Oval A287183rd
14 18 JuneWon121183 Western Bulldogs 111278 GMHBA Stadium H65833rd
15 24 JuneLost7850 Brisbane Lions 131694 Gabba A290245th
16 2 JulyWon15898 Essendon 8957 GMHBA Stadium H155795th
17 10 JulyWon101070 Carlton 51444 Melbourne Cricket Ground A318343rd
18 15 JulyWon1416100 Fremantle 31331 Optus Stadium A352713rd
19 25 JulyWon15595 Richmond 8957 Melbourne Cricket Ground H02nd
20 31 JulyWon81462 North Melbourne 6642 Blundstone Arena A80332nd
21 6 AugustLost81765 Greater Western Sydney 13684 GMHBA Stadium H03rd
22 14 AugustWon13785 St Kilda 11571 GMHBA Stadium H02nd
23 21 AugustLost12577 Melbourne 12981 GMHBA Stadium H03rd
QF 27 AugustLost51343 Port Adelaide 121486 Adelaide Oval A19712—
SF 3 SeptemberWon1513103 Greater Western Sydney 10868 Optus Stadium N44091
PF 10 SeptemberLost [nb 2] 6642 Melbourne 1911125 Optus Stadium N58599

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Melbourne (P)22174118881443130.870 Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 22175018841492126.368
3 Geelong 22166018451456126.764
4 Brisbane Lions 22157021311599133.360
5 Western Bulldogs 22157019941501132.860
6 Sydney 22157019861656119.960
7 Greater Western Sydney 22111011768177399.746
8 Essendon 221111019531790109.144
9 West Coast 22101201752188093.240
10 St Kilda 22101201644179691.540
11 Fremantle 22101201578182586.540
12 Richmond 2291211743178097.938
13 Carlton 2281401746197288.532
14 Hawthorn 2271321629191285.232
15 Adelaide 2271501616197182.028
16 Gold Coast 2271501430186376.828
17 Collingwood 2261601557181885.624
18 North Melbourne 2241711458207570.318
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2021. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Reserves team

The club's reserves team, participating in the VFL, was coached by Shane O'Bree for a sixth season. Aaron Black was named captain, with Darcy Lang vice captain. [3]

The reserves team finished the 2021 VFL season with a 7-2 win–loss record and placed fourth on the league's ladder and would have qualified for the finals series, had the season not been curtailed due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding matches played behind closed doors, restricted attendances affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.
  2. ↑ Geelong were eliminated from the finals series as a result of their preliminary final loss to Melbourne.

References

  1. ↑ "Statement: AFL club membership breaks all-time record". afl.com.au. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ van Dam, Jake. "Cats Name VFL Leadership Group". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Rhodes, Brendan. "VFL season called off, VFLW Grand Final a League priority". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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