The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the 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 club formed in 1859, making it the second-oldest AFL side after Melbourne and one of the oldest football clubs in the world.
Gregory Donald Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Geelong, the Sydney Swans and Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. A midfielder, he is a dual Brownlow Medal winner and at his peak was the then-highest-paid player in the history of the sport, including an under-the-table $200,000 bonus payment. He was also linked to further controversy during the 1990s.
Paul Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is also a former assistant coach in the AFL, which most notably included a brief period as caretaker coach of the Western Bulldogs towards the end of the 2011 season.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season in 1897. It changed its name to Australian Football League in 1990 after expanding its competition to other Australian states in the 1980s. The AFL publishes its Laws of Australian football, which are used, with variations, by other Australian rules football organisations.
Andrew Williams is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Matthew Little is an Australian rules footballer, who has previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club, in the Australian Football League (AFL). Little won the Frosty Miller Medal in 2010. Currently, Little plays for the Bendigo Bombers in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1986 VFL season was the 90th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 29 March until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs.
The 1943 VFL season was the 47th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
Tony Delaney is a former Australian rules footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Ryan Williams is an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also previously played for the Central District Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and joined the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2015.
Stan Lloyd was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brad Lloyd is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.
Tommy Williams was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Mark P. Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Clarence Lloyd "Clarrie" Lethlean was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Sam Lloyd is a former Australian rules footballer. He played for the Western Bulldogs and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Lloyd played as a midfielder and small forward and was renowned for his goal-sense and ability to win forward line one-on-one contests. He was recruited from state-league football as a mature-age player in 2013. While senior listed at Richmond in 2017, he won the Norm Goss Memorial Medal as best on ground during the club's reserves grand final in the VFL.
Bill Williams was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Lisa Williams is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Williams was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their twelfth selection and ninety-second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played six matches in her debut season. She was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season. She last played for Essendon in the 2018 VFL Women's season (VFLW), where she was made captain of the team.
Lloyd Meek is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Fremantle Football Club.