Season 2008 - Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club

Geelong is one of the most successful clubs at ‘reserve’ level, taking the flag 15 times. The league instituted a reserve grade in 1919 before it wound up the competition in 1999. The Cats won 13 reserve premierships, and added the 2002  and 2007 VFL flags under the revised format for second tier competition.

1923: Geelong 9.12 (66) dft. Richmond 5.10 (40)

B: Arthur Gurr – Harry Britter – Jack Williams

HB: Billy Little – Alec Taylor – Dinny Heagney

C: Frank Murrells – Sid Hall – Jack Murrell

HF: Nick Brushfield – Jack Paterson – Roy Fleming

F: Arthur Rayson – Bernie Lehman – Bruce Mills

Foll: Bill Hudd – Stan McGregor – Bill Geston (c/c)

Goals: Rayson 4, Paterson 2, Hudd, Gurr, Getsom 1.

1924: Geelong dft. Essendon by walkover

Essendon refused to play the grand final at Kardinia Park on 4 October and the premiership was awarded to Geelong by forfeit.

1930: Geelong 14.12 (96) dft. Richmond 11. 8 (74)

B: Len Vautier – Milton White – Garnet Lamb

HB: Clive Coles – Bill Welsh – Ron Madden

C: Max Stokes – Jack Walker – Max Kelly

HF: Bill Vautier – Joe Sellwood – Fred Rowbottom

F: Jack Welsh – Frank Roberts – Les Laver (c/c)

Foll: Ted Ritches – Ted Jones – Ewan Bumpstead

Res: Norm Carter

Goals: Roberts 6, Coles 3, Laver, Sellwood, Kelly, Vautier, J Welsh 1.

1937: Geelong 12.12 (84) dft. Collingwood 9. 11 (65)

B: Jack Butcher – Beau Taylor – Jim Nash

HB: Andy Wood – Bob Walker © - Stan Howard

C: Leo Dean – Ashley Foley – Bill Dyer

HF: Percy Taylor – Clyde Helmer – Nick Muller

F: Neil Tucker – Ray Gottsche – Bill Tansing

Foll: Jack Nicholls – Chappie Hinchcliffe – Joe Tucker

Res: Joe Walker

Coach: Les Laver

Goals: Tansing, Gottsche 4, Miller 2, J Tucker, Hinchcliffe1.

1938: Geelong 12.19 (91) dft. Footscray 12. 8 (80)

B: Stan Howard – Bob Walker © - Colin Graham

HB: Joe Walker – Reg Gross – Geoff Marchment

C: Leo Dean – Jim Nash – Percy Taylor

HF: Neil Tucker – Ashley Foley – Doug Rankin

F: Jim Knight – Jack Lynch – Ray Gottsche

Foll: Ted Tuohill – Keith Milte – Joe Tucker

Res: Jack Cameron

Coach: Les Laver

Goals: Gottsche 6, N Tucker, Foley 2, J Tucker, Knight 1.

1948: Geelong 17.12 (114) dft. Richmond 12. 9 (81)

B: Frank Pike – George Pike – Jim Tuckwell

HB: Joe Bailey – Bill Pritchard – Brian Fitzgerald

C: Ron Warren – Bill Harwood – Ron Wood

HF: Jack McGrath – Tom Grace – Jack Whitten ©

F: Jack Condon – John Hyde – Marty Lynch

Foll: Warren Canning – Les Powell – Doug Brown

Res: Doug Davies – Murray McKenzie

Coach: Bob Walker

Goals: Lynch 4, Hyde, Condon, Whitten 3, Canning 2, Grace, Brown 1.

1960: Geelong 7.15 (57) dft. Hawthorn 7. 10 (52)

B: Dale Mather – Eric Nicholls – Ken Goodland

HB: Martin Bourke – Peter Walker – John Thomas

C: Stan Harrison – Denis Zanoni – Hugh Routley

HF: Terry Callan – Bruce Ferrari – John Helmer

F: Bruce Webb – John Fox– Alan Byron

Foll: Frank Pomeroy – Bruce Peake – Neil Trezise (c/c)

Res: Ron Vant’Hag – Barry Ward

Goals: Trezise, Pomeroy 2, Webb, Helmer, Fox 1.

1963: Geelong 13.12 (90) dft. St Kilda 7. 11 (53)

B: Laurie De Goldie – Darryl Stephens – Ron Hosking

HB: Eric Nicholls – John Eastgate © - John Fox

C: Wayne Closter – Denis Zanoni – Colin Eales

HF: Ian Williams – Bill Ryan – Brian Brushfield

F: Eddie Melai – Gary Hamer – Kevin Kirkpatrick

Foll: Brian Lowe – John Newman – Bill Hosking

Res: Ron Tenabel – Bill Salter

Coach: Neil Trezise

Goals: W Hosking, Hamer, Melai, Brushfield, Newman 2, Closter, Kirkpatrick, Eales 1.

1964: Geelong 9.13 (67) dft. Richmond 6. 8 (44)

B: Alan Barr – Darryl Stephens – Ron Tenabel

HB: John Olver – Ron Hosking – Alan Teasdale

C: Colin Eales – John Brown © - Hugh Routley

HF: Barry Primmer – Brian Bushfield – Bill Salter

F: Terry Farman – Gary Hamer – Alan Faulkner

Foll: Geoff Rosenow – Brian Wilkinson – Kevin Kirkpatrick

Res: Tony Smith – Trevor Peters

Coach: Neil Trezise

Goals: Hamer 4, Farman, Smith 2, Faulkner 1.

1975: Geelong 16.18 (114) dft. Richmond 11. 17 (83)

B: Barry Eddy – Bruce Thomson – Rex Deeath

HB: Doug Scale – Ian Lewtas – Harvey Davis

C: Graeme Landy – Ken Newland – Ricky Browne

HF: David Armour – David Barkley – John Preen

F: Ian Hampshire © - Chris Lynch – Jeff Cassidy

Foll: Rod Blake – Alan Woodman – Paul Sarah

Res: Peter Doyle – Murray Witcombe

Coach: Gary Hamer

Goals: Preen 4, Sarah 3, Cassidy 3, Lynch 2, Landy, Barkley, Lewtas, Hampshire 1.

1980: Geelong 24.15 (159) dft. South Melbourne 19. 12 (126)

B: Robert Neal – Jan Smith – John Mossop

HB: Bernard Toohey – Richard Murrie – Ray Card

C: Andy Preston – Malcolm Reed © - Dale Smyth

HF: Jeff Cassidy – Stephen Reynoldson – Phillip Harrison

F: Zane Taylor – Leo King – Geoff Allen

Foll: Ramsay Bogunovich – Alan Lynch – Kevin Sheehan

Int: Phil Maddock – Paul Welsh

Coach: David Harris

Goals: Cassidy, Sheehan 6, Mossop 4, Harrison, King, Allen 2, Lynch, Welsh 1.

1981: Geelong 21.14 (140) dft. Essendon 18. 6 (114)

B: Darrell Farquharson – Richard Murrie – Jan Smith

HB: Dale Smyth – Gary Sidebottom – Alan Mangels

C: Andy Preston – Malcolm Reed – Phil Maddock

HF: Phillip Harrison – Peter Johnston – Damian Drum

F: Zane Taylor – Leo King – Andrew Bews

Foll: Darren Flanigan – Kevin Sheehan © – Tom Floyd

Int: Ramsay Bogunovich – Geoff Allen

Coach: David Harris

Goals: Taylor 6, Smyth, Flanigan, King 3, Harrison 2, Johnston, Magels, Preston, Bews 1.

1982: Geelong 19.18 (132) dft. St Kilda 12. 11 (83)

B: Dale Smyth – Ray Card – Phil Maddock

HB: Zane Taylor – Craig Cleave – Peter Zychla

C: Murray Whitcombe – Alan Mangels – David O’Keeffe

HF: Damian Drum – Stephen Nichols – Phillip Harrison

F: Kelvin Matthews – Darren Flanigan – Andrew Bews

Foll: Ramsay Bogunovich – Rod Waddell – Kevin Sheehan

Int: Karl Fedke – Tim Darcy

Coach: David Harris

Goals: Waddell 6, Darcy 4, Flanigan, Matthews, Drum 2, Magles, O’Keeffe, Bews 1.

2002: Geelong 15.15 (105) dft. Port Melbourne 12.11 (83)

B: Josh Hunt - Marc Woolnough - Daniel Foster

HB: Will Slade - Tim McGrath (Cap) - Mitchell White

C: James Kelly - James Bartel - David Johnson

HF: Brent Grgic - David Mensch - Steve Johnson

F: Gary Ablett - Matthew McCarthy - Charlie Gardiner

Foll: Peter Street - James Rahilly - Paul Chapman

Int: Paul Chambers, Henry Playfair, Danny O’Brien, Adam Chatfield

Coach: Ron Watt

Norm Goss medal: James Rahilly