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The 2021 season is 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.
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Craig 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 attendance | 22,600[nb 1] | ||
| Club membership | 70,293[1] | ||
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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 edit
Results edit
| H | Home game |
|---|---|
| A | Away game |
| QF | Qualifying final |
| SF | Semi-final |
| PF | Preliminary final |
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Score | Ground | Attendance | Ladder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | T | G | B | T | ||||||||
| 1 | 20 March | Lost | 13 | 13 | 91 | Adelaide | 15 | 13 | 103 | Adelaide Oval | A | 26985 | 12th |
| 2 | 26 March | Won | 12 | 9 | 81 | Brisbane Lions | 11 | 14 | 80 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 20070 | 11th |
| 3 | 5 April | Won | 10 | 9 | 69 | Hawthorn | 9 | 10 | 64 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 50030 | 7th |
| 4 | 11 April | Lost | 9 | 6 | 60 | Melbourne | 12 | 13 | 85 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 33728 | 10th |
| 5 | 18 April | Won | 10 | 17 | 77 | North Melbourne | 7 | 5 | 47 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 21282 | 8th |
| 6 | 24 April | Won | 21 | 10 | 136 | West Coast | 5 | 9 | 39 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 21282 | 4th |
| 7 | 1 May | Lost | 12 | 16 | 88 | Sydney | 14 | 6 | 90 | Sydney Cricket Ground | A | 29123 | 5th |
| 8 | 7 May | Won | 19 | 12 | 126 | Richmond | 9 | 9 | 63 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 54857 | 4th |
| 9 | 14 May | Won | 10 | 8 | 68 | St Kilda | 5 | 17 | 47 | Marvel Stadium | A | 26712 | 3rd |
| 10 | 22 May | Won | 14 | 7 | 91 | Gold Coast | 8 | 9 | 57 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 22055 | 3rd |
| 11 | 29 May | Won | 8 | 13 | 61 | Collingwood | 6 | 15 | 51 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 0 | 4th |
| 12 | Bye | 3rd | |||||||||||
| 13 | 10 June | Won | 17 | 10 | 112 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 7 | 91 | Adelaide Oval | A | 28718 | 3rd |
| 14 | 18 June | Won | 12 | 11 | 83 | Western Bulldogs | 11 | 12 | 78 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 6583 | 3rd |
| 15 | 24 June | Lost | 7 | 8 | 50 | Brisbane Lions | 13 | 16 | 94 | Gabba | A | 29024 | 5th |
| 16 | 2 July | Won | 15 | 8 | 98 | Essendon | 8 | 9 | 57 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 15579 | 5th |
| 17 | 10 July | Won | 10 | 10 | 70 | Carlton | 5 | 14 | 44 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 31834 | 3rd |
| 18 | 15 July | Won | 14 | 16 | 100 | Fremantle | 3 | 13 | 31 | Optus Stadium | A | 35271 | 3rd |
| 19 | 25 July | Won | 15 | 5 | 95 | Richmond | 8 | 9 | 57 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | 0 | 2nd |
| 20 | 31 July | Won | 8 | 14 | 62 | North Melbourne | 6 | 6 | 42 | Blundstone Arena | A | 8033 | 2nd |
| 21 | 6 August | Lost | 8 | 17 | 65 | Greater Western Sydney | 13 | 6 | 84 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 0 | 3rd |
| 22 | 14 August | Won | 13 | 7 | 85 | St Kilda | 11 | 5 | 71 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 0 | 2nd |
| 23 | 21 August | Lost | 12 | 5 | 77 | Melbourne | 12 | 9 | 81 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 0 | 3rd |
| QF | 27 August | Lost | 5 | 13 | 43 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 14 | 86 | Adelaide Oval | A | 19712 | — |
| SF | 3 September | Won | 15 | 13 | 103 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 8 | 68 | Optus Stadium | N | 44091 | |
| PF | 10 September | Lost[nb 2] | 6 | 6 | 42 | Melbourne | 19 | 11 | 125 | Optus Stadium | N | 58599 | |
Ladder edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1888 | 1443 | 130.8 | 70 | Finals series |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1884 | 1492 | 126.3 | 68 | |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1845 | 1456 | 126.7 | 64 | |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2131 | 1599 | 133.3 | 60 | |
| 5 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1994 | 1501 | 132.8 | 60 | |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1986 | 1656 | 119.9 | 60 | |
| 7 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1768 | 1773 | 99.7 | 46 | |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1953 | 1790 | 109.1 | 44 | |
| 9 | West Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1752 | 1880 | 93.2 | 40 | |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1644 | 1796 | 91.5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Fremantle | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1578 | 1825 | 86.5 | 40 | |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1743 | 1780 | 97.9 | 38 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1746 | 1972 | 88.5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1629 | 1912 | 85.2 | 32 | |
| 15 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1616 | 1971 | 82.0 | 28 | |
| 16 | Gold Coast | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1430 | 1863 | 76.8 | 28 | |
| 17 | Collingwood | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1557 | 1818 | 85.6 | 24 | |
| 18 | North Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1458 | 2075 | 70.3 | 18 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Reserves team edit
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 edit
- ^ Excluding matches played behind closed doors, restricted attendances affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.
- ^ Geelong were eliminated from the finals series as a result of their preliminary final loss to Melbourne.
References edit
- ^ "Statement: AFL club membership breaks all-time record". afl.com.au. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "2021 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables.
- ^ van Dam, Jake. "Cats Name VFL Leadership Group". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan. "VFL season called off, VFLW Grand Final a League priority". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.