List of Geelong Football Club individual awards and records
This is a list of individual awards achieved by the Geelong Football Club since it joined the Victorian Football League in 1897.
VFL/AFL
Awards
Other honours
Media awards
| Award | Year | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Footballer of the Year | 2007 | Gary Ablett Jr. | |
| 2016 | Patrick Dangerfield | ||
| Herald Sun Player of the Year | 2007 | Gary Ablett Jr. | |
| 2014 | Joel Selwood | ||
| 2016 | Patrick Dangerfield | ||
| Lou Richards Medal | 2009 | Gary Ablett Jr. | |
| 2016 | Patrick Dangerfield |
VFL Women's
Awards
| Award | Year | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert–Pearce Medal | 2023 | Charlotte Simpson | |
| Debbie Lee Medal (VFL Women's Rising Star) |
2023 | Charlotte Simpson |
Club awards and honours
Carji Greeves Medal
AFL Women's Best and Fairest
Leading goalkicker
Other awards
VFL best and fairest
| Season | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Paul Lindsay | |
| 2001 | Paul Corrigan | |
| 2001 | David Mensch | |
| 2003 | Andrew Carrazzo | |
| 2004 | James Byrne | |
| 2005 | Matthew Spencer | |
| 2006 | James Byrne | |
| 2007 | Tim Callan | |
| 2008 | Jason Davenport | |
| 2009 | James Podsiadly | |
| 2010 | Ryan Gamble | |
| 2011 | Jonathan Simpkin | |
| 2012 | ||
| 2013 | Mark Corrigan | |
| 2014 | Jordan Schroder | |
| 2015 | Tom Ruggles | |
| 2016 | Tom Atkins | |
| 2017 | James Tsitas | |
| 2018 | Tom Atkins | |
| 2019 | Sam Simpson | |
| 2020 | Not awarded | |
| 2021 | Darcy Fort | |
| 2022 | Jye Chalcraft | |
| 2023 | Jye Chalcraft |
VFL Women's best and fairest
| Season | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lily Mithen | |
| 2018 | Richelle Cranston | |
| 2019 | Rebecca Webster | |
| 2020 | Not awarded | |
| 2021 | Claudia Gunjaca | |
| 2022 | Paige Sheppard | |
| 2023 | Charlotte Simpson |
Geelong's Team of the Century
| Team of the Century | ||||||||||||
| Backs | Bernie Smith | George Todd | John 'Sam' Newman | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half backs | Dick Grigg | Reg Hickey | Joe Slater | |||||||||
| Centres | Michael Turner | Edward 'Carji' Greeves | Leo Turner | |||||||||
| Half forwards | Gary Ablett Sr. | Fred Flanagan | Bob Davis | |||||||||
| Forwards | Henry Young | Doug Wade | Peter Pianto | |||||||||
| Followers | Graham 'Polly' Farmer | Garry Hocking | Bill Goggin | |||||||||
| Interchange | David Clarke | Paul Couch | Alec Eason | Les Hardiman | ||||||||
| Emergencies | Ian Nankervis | Jack Collins | Tommy Quinn | Cliff Rankin | ||||||||
Hall of Fame
The Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame reflects the contributions of players and coaches who have made significant contributions to the club across their respective careers. The club inducts individuals into the Hall of Fame on a case-by-case basis, and although there is no provision for automatic inclusion, the individual needs to satisfy a selection of criteria to be considered for induction. Consideration will only be given once the player or coach has been retired for a minimum of three years, and individuals who have both played and coached for Geelong may have their records combined for consideration.
Players generally need to meet a minimum of four of the following ten criteria to be considered for inclusion:
- Ten years’ service as a VFL/AFL player (including on the rookie list)
- Played 200 senior matches (does not include pre-season, night series or representative matches)
- Club captain for at least two years
- Winner of the Carji Greeves Medal
- Placed in top-three for Carji Greeves Medal on at least four occasions (applies from 1960 onwards)
- Premiership player (with each premiership counting as one guideline being met)
- Selected for All-Australian team
- Winner of the Brownlow Medal or Champion of the Colony
- Placed in top-three for Brownlow Medal on at least two occasions
- Winner of the Coleman Medal or competition's leading goalkicker award
Coaches generally need to meet the following three criteria to be considered for inclusion:
- Six years’ service as the VFL/AFL senior coach
- Premiership coach (with each premiership counting as one guideline being met)
- Qualified for the VFL/AFL finals series on at least five occasions as senior coach
Life membership
Whilst the club may award life membership to any person who has dedicated outstanding service to the Geelong Football Club, players automatically qualify for life membership once they achieve any of the following criteria for the club:
- Inducted into the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame
- Played 150 senior games
- Played 100 senior games, and is a premiership player
- Played 50 senior games, a premiership player and at least one of the following:
- Brownlow Medal winner
- Carji Greeves Medal winner
- Selected in All-Australian team or (prior to 1990) Victorian team
- Inducted in Australian Football Hall of Fame
- Geelong Football Club captain
- Winner of the Coleman Medal or competition's leading goalkicker award
- Ten years’ service as a VFL/AFL player
- Played in an additional premiership team
Club records
| ^ | Denotes current player |
Most club games
| Player | Career span | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Selwood | 2007–2022 | 355 |
| Tom Hawkins^ | 2007–present | 347 |
| Corey Enright | 2001–2016 | 332 |
| Ian Nankervis | 1967–1983 | 325 |
| Jimmy Bartel | 2002–2016 | 305 |
| Sam Newman | 1964–1980 | 300 |
| Darren Milburn | 1997–2011 | 292 |
| Peter Riccardi | 1992–2006 | 288 |
| Matthew Scarlett | 1998–2012 | 284 |
| Andrew Mackie | 2004–2017 | 280 |
| Harry Taylor | 2008–2020 | 280 |
| Joel Corey | 2000–2013 | 276 |
| Mitch Duncan^ | 2010–present | 274 |
| Garry Hocking | 1987–2001 | 274 |
| James Kelly | 2002–2015 | 273 |
| Paul Couch | 1985–1997 | 259 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 1970–1983 | 253 |
| Steve Johnson | 2001–2015 | 253 |
| Paul Chapman | 2000–2013 | 251 |
| Bill Goggin | 1958–1971 | 248 |
| Gary Ablett Jr. | 2002–2010, 2018-2020 | 247 |
| Mark Blicavs^ | 2013–present | 246 |
| Cameron Ling | 2000–2011 | 246 |
| Reg Hickey | 1926–1940 | 245 |
| Michael Turner | 1974–1988 | 245 |
| Gary Ablett, Sr. | 1984–1996 | 242 |
| Barry Stoneham | 1986–2000 | 241 |
| Cameron Guthrie^ | 2011–present | 236 |
| George 'Jocka' Todd | 1922–1934 | 232 |
| Neville Bruns | 1978–1992 | 223 |
| Bill Eason | 1902–1915 | 220 |
| Terry Bright | 1976–1987 | 219 |
| Tim McGrath | 1992–2002 | 219 |
| Ben Graham | 1993–2004 | 219 |
| Cameron Mooney | 2000–2011 | 210 |
| Tom Lonergan | 2005–2017 | 209 |
| Doug Wade | 1961–1972 | 208 |
| Andrew Bews | 1982–1993 | 207 |
| David Wojcinski | 1999–2012 | 203 |
| David Clarke | 1971–1981 | 202 |
| Russell Renfrey | 1946–1956 | 201 |
| Robert Neal | 1974–1986 | 200 |
Most club goals
| Player | Career span | Goals | Games | Goals per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ablett, Sr. | 1984–1996 | 1021 | 242 | 4.22 |
| Doug Wade | 1961–1972 | 834 | 208 | 4.01 |
| Tom Hawkins^ | 2007–present | 781 | 347 | 2.25 |
| Steve Johnson | 2002–2015 | 452 | 253 | 1.79 |
| Billy Brownless | 1986–1997 | 441 | 198 | 2.23 |
| Lindsay White | 1941, 1944–1950 | 429 | 117 | 3.67 |
| Cliff Rankin | 1915, 1919–1928 | 400 | 153 | 2.61 |
| Lloyd Hagger | 1917–1927, 1929 | 389 | 174 | 2.24 |
| Larry Donohue | 1973–1980 | 339 | 105 | 3.29 |
| Paul Chapman | 2000–2013 | 336 | 251 | 1.34 |
| Percy Martini | 1909–1915, 1917–1920 | 333 | 148 | 2.25 |
| Terry Bright | 1976–1987 | 331 | 219 | 1.51 |
| George Moloney | 1931–1935 | 303 | 88 | 3.44 |
Most goals in a game
| Player | Goals | Opponent | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ablett, Sr. | 14 | Sydney | SCG | 1994 |
| Gary Ablett, Sr. | 14 | Essendon | MCG | 1993 |
| Gary Ablett, Sr. | 14 | Richmond | MCG | 1989 |
| Doug Wade | 13 | North Melbourne | Kardinia Park | 1971 |
| Doug Wade | 13 | South Melbourne | Lake Oval | 1967 |
| Gary Ablett, Sr. | 12 | Richmond | Kardinia Park | 1993 |
| Gary Ablett, Sr. | 12 | Richmond | MCG | 1990 |
| George Moloney | 12 | St Kilda | Corio Oval | 1931 |