The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Geelong Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men's competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990.
Brian Francis Peake OAM is a former Australian rules footballer. He played for East Fremantle and Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also played State of Origin football for Western Australia from 1978 to 1987, captaining the side in 1979, 1980, 1986 and 1987. Peake was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1990, was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004, and inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
The 1986 Victorian Football League season was the 90th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1963 Victorian Football League season was the 67th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Wallace Francis Buttsworth was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal is a Victorian Football League (VFL) award that is presented to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition.
Brian J. Winton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brendan Lee is a former professional Australian rules football player at the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and most notable for his long career with East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Brian Turner is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brian Turner is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brian McCarthy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ron Lienert is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brian Wicks is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brian Boland was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brian Goodhart was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brian Reginald Paine was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later played for Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Brian Sharp was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brian Wilson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brian Woinarski is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).