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 Award Year Player AFL Army Award 2009 AFL Rising Star 2007 2024 AFLCA Assistant coach of the Year 2010 AFLCA Best Young Player 2008 2018 2025 AFLCA Champion Player of the Year 2007 2008 2009 2016 2025 (joint winner with Noah Anderson of )AFLCA Coaching Legend Award 2011 (also coached Richmond, Collingwood and Sydney) 2017 (also coached North Melbourne, Adelaide and St Kilda) AFLCA Development coach of the Year 2026AFLPA Best Captain 2008 2013 AFLPA Best First-Year Player 2007 2018 AFMA Player of the Year 1993 2007 Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year(AFLCA Coach of the Year) 2007 2008 Brownlow Medal 1924 1951 1962 1989 2007 2009 2016 Coleman Medal/Leading Goalkicker Medal 1897 (with Jack Leith) 1899 1900 (with Albert Thurgood) 1910 1921 1925 1932 1948 1955 1962 1967 1969 1976 1993 1994 1995 2020 2025Gary Ayres Award(AFLCA best player during AFL finals series) 2022Goal of the Year 1980 1985 1989 Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award 2016 2022 Jock McHale Medal/Premiership Coach Medal 1925 1931 1937 1951 1952 1963 2007 2009 2011 2022Leigh Matthews Trophy(AFLPA Most Valuable Player) 1985 1993 2007 2008 2009 2016 Madden Medal 2011 Mark of the Year 1985 1994 2006 Michael Tuck Medal 2009 Norm Smith Medal 1989 2007 2009 2011 2022 Robert Rose Award(AFLPA Most Courageous Player) 2009 2012 (with Beau Waters of ) 2013 2014
Other honours Honour Year Player AFL Team of the Century1996 All-Australian team(State of origin era, 1953–1988) 1953 1956 1958 (captain) 1966 1969 1972 1979 1980 1987 1988All-Australian team(AFL era, 1991–present)1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 (captain) 1996 2000 2003 2004 2007 2008 (vice-captain) 2009 2010 (vice-captain) 2011 2012 2013 (captain) 2014 (captain) 2016 (captain) 2017 201820192020 (captain)20212022 (captain)202320242025 (captain)2026Australian Football Hall of Fame1996 (legend) (coach) (administrator) 1997 (administrator) 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2013 2018 2023 2026 Indigenous Team of the Century 2005 (captain) Italian Team of the Century2007 (president)International Rules(Australian representatives) 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2017 (captain) (coach)Jim Stynes Medal 2011 2015 Multicultural Team of Champions 2013 (England) VFL/AFL Team of the Year 1983 1984 1986198719891990
Media awards Award Year Player 2007 2016 Herald Sun Player of the Year 2007 2014 2016 Lou Richards Medal 2009 2016
AFL Women's Awards Award Year Player AFL Women's Leading Goalkicker 2024Aishling MoloneyAFLPA Best First-Year Player 2023Aishling MoloneyJim Stynes Community Leadership Award 2025Kate Darby Mark of the Year 2022 (S7)Chloe Scheer Other honours Honour Year Player AFL Women's All-Australian team 2019 Meg McDonald 2020 Olivia Purcell 2021 Meg McDonald2022 (S7) Georgie Prespakis Chloe Scheer Amy McDonald 2024 Aishling Moloney 2025 Georgie Prespakis International representation(Australia)2026 Georgie Prespakis Nina Morrison International representation(Ireland)2026 Aishling Moloney Rachel Kearns
VFL Men's Awards Award Year Player J. J. Liston Trophy2007James Byrne2013Jordan Schroder2026George StevensFothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal2006Jason DavenportNorm Goss Memorial Medal2002James Rahilly2007Tom Lonergan2012George Horlin-Smith
VFL Women's Awards Award Year Player Lambert–Pearce Medal2023Charlotte SimpsonDebbie Lee Medal2023Charlotte Simpson
Club awards and honours
Carji Greeves Medal
AFL Women's Best and Fairest
Leading goalkicker
Other awards
Season Best YoungPlayer Coach'sAward CommunityChampion Tom HarleyAward 1986 1993 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Tom HarleyDavid Wojcinski 2009 2010 Travis Varcoe 2011 2012 2013 Joel Selwood2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
VFL best and fairest Season Player 2000 2001 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Not awarded 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
VFL Women's best and fairest Season Player 2017 2018 2019 2020Not awarded 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Geelong's Team of the Century Team of the CenturyBacksBernie SmithGeorge ToddJohn 'Sam' NewmanHalf backsDick GriggReg HickeyJoe SlaterCentresMichael TurnerEdward 'Carji' GreevesLeo TurnerHalf forwardsGary Ablett Sr.Fred FlanaganBob DavisForwardsHenry YoungDoug WadePeter PiantoFollowersGraham 'Polly' FarmerGarry HockingBill GogginInterchangeDavid ClarkePaul CouchAlec EasonLes HardimanEmergenciesIan NankervisJack CollinsTommy QuinnCliff 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 V/AFL team ^Denotes current player
Most club games + Most club games for Geelong(minimum 200 games) Player Career span Games 2007–2024 359 2007–2022 355 2001–2016 332 1967–1983 325 ^ 2013–present 313 2002–2016 305 2010–2025 305 1964–1980 300 1997–2011 292 1992–2006 288 1998–2012 284 2004–2017 280 2008–2020 280 2000–2013 276 1987–2001 274 2002–2015 273 1985–1997 259 1970–1983 253 2001–2015 253 2000–2013 251 1958–1971 248 2002–2010, 2018–2020 247 2000–2011 246 1926–1940 245 1974–1988 245 1984–1996 242 1986–2000 241 2011–2024 240 1922–1934 232 1978–1992 223 ^ 2016–present 223 1902–1915 220 1976–1987 219 1992–2002 219 1993–2004 219 ^ 2017–present 212 2000–2011 210 2005–2017 209 ^ 2015–present 209 1961–1972 208 1982–1993 207 1999–2012 203 1971–1981 202 1946–1956 201 1974–1986 200
Most club goals + Most club goals for Geelong (minimum 300 goals) Player Career span Goals Games Goals per game 1984–1996 1021 242 4.22 1961–1972 834 208 4.01 2007–2024 796 359 2.22 2002–2015 452 253 1.79 1986–1997 441 198 2.23 1941, 1944–1950 429 117 3.67 1915, 1919–1928 400 153 2.61 1917–1927, 1929 389 174 2.24 ^ 2021–present 348 126 2.76 1973–1980 339 105 3.29 2000–2013 336 251 1.34 1909–1915, 1917–1920 333 148 2.25 1976–1987 331 219 1.51 2002–2010, 2018–2020 321 247 1.30 1931–1935 303 88 3.44
Most goals in a game + Most goals in a single game by a Geelong player(minimum 12 goals) Player Goals Opponent Venue Season 14 SCG 1994 14 MCG 1993 14 MCG 1989 13 Kardinia Park 1971 13 Lake Oval 1967 12 Kardinia Park 1993 12 MCG 1990 12 Corio Oval 1931
AFL Women's team Most club games As at the end of the 2025 AFL Women's season ^Denotes current player + Most club games for Geelong(minimum 50 games) Player Career span Games ^ 2019–present 73 ^ 2019–present 72 2019–2025 72 ^ 2019–present 68 ^ 2019–present 66 ^ 2019–present 62 2019–2025 57 ^ 2022 (S6)–present 53 ^ 2022 (S6)–present 52 ^ 2022 (S6)–present 50
Most club goals As at the end of the 2025 AFL Women's season + Most club goals for Geelong (minimum 30 goals) Player Career span Goals Games Goals per game ^ 2023–present 48 36 1.33 ^ 2022 (S7)–present 42 47 0.89 ^ 2022–present 41 32 1.28
Most goals in a game + Most goals in a single game by a Geelong player(minimum 5 goals) Player Goals Opponent Venue Season ^ 6 Mineral Resources Park 2024 ^ 6 GMHBA Stadium 2026 ^ 5 North Sydney Oval 2023
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