The 2017 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 118th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 18th season. It was also the first time the club fielded a women's team, with the club joining the VFL Women's competition.
Overview After retiring as a player at the end of the 2016 season, Corey Enright joined the coaching panel as an assistant coach, replacing Blake Caracella who moved to a senior assistant coaching role with Richmond. Former Western Bulldogs player Brad Johnson also had a short-term specialist coaching role working with the club's forwards during the preseason.
Season summary Regular season + Geelong's 2017 AFL season fixture Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladderposition Scores () 10.13 (73) 18.7 (115) Domain Stadium [A] 34,638 2nd () 17.10 (112) 17.9 (111) Etihad Stadium [H] 30,917 7th () 20.6 (126) 13.19 (97) Etihad Stadium [H] 29,733 3rd () 6.12 (48) 20.14 (134) MCG [A] 62,360 1st () 13.10 (88) 19.12 (126) Etihad Stadium [A] 33,884 2nd () 11.12 (72) 15.17 (107) MCG [H] 46,457 3rd () 18.16 (124) 15.9 (99) Metricon Stadium [A] 13,648 3rd () 17.8 (110) 13.15 (93) MCG [A] 57,172 5th () 16.8 (104) 12.9 (81) Simonds Stadium [H] 30,275 3rd () 11.15 (81) 11.13 (79) Simonds Stadium [H] 24,909 3rd () 13.18 (96) 10.14 (74) Simonds Stadium [H] 30,468 3rd Bye 3rd () 11.17 (83) 10.10 (70) Domain Stadium [A] 35,719 3rd () 10.14 (74) 11.6 (72) Simonds Stadium [H] 29,928 3rd () 10.8 (68) 10.8 (68) Match drawn Spotless Stadium [A] 15,007 3rd () 11.12 (78) 25.13 (163) The Gabba [A] 18,769 3rd () 13.10 (88) 12.13 (85) MCG [H] 70,345 2nd () 13.13 (91) 10.10 (70) Adelaide Oval [A] 50,464 2nd () 8.10 (58) 18.15 (123) Etihad Stadium [A] 35,460 2nd () 8.13 (61) 16.11 (107) Simonds Stadium [H] 30,833 4th () 11.14 (80) 9.12 (66) Simonds Stadium [H] 32,266 3rd () 9.5 (59) 10.10 (70) MCG [A] 47,889 3rd () 15.13 (103) 8.11 (59) Simonds Stadium [H] 30,087 2nd
Ladder
Honours
Milestones Round 1 - Brandan Parfitt (AFL debut), Tom Stewart (AFL debut), Zach Tuohy (Geelong debut) Round 3 - James Parsons (AFL debut) Round 5 - Aaron Black (Geelong debut)
Others Round 3 - Brandan Parfitt (2017 AFL Rising Star nomination)
VFL Women's team
2017 was the first season of women's Australian rules football contested by the Geelong Football Club, with the club competing in the second season of the VFL Women's competition, after failing to secure a licence to compete in the inaugural AFL Women's competition that began in 2017.
Background The first season of the VFL Women's (VFLW) league was held in 2016, and consisted of ten teams from the now-defunct Victorian Women's Football League.
In October 2016, Geelong announced that they would be taking over the licence to operate a VFL Women's team, replacing the Geelong Magpies who had competed in the 2016 season.
Season summary Paul Hood was appointed the club's inaugural VFLW coach, having previously coached Geelong's VFL team in 2015. Rebecca Goring was appointed captain, with Maddie Boyd and Lily Mithen named as co-vice captains. Mithen won the club's VFLW best and fairest award for the season. The club would finish the season fifth on the ladder, not qualifying for the finals.
Results +KeyH Home gameA Away game
+ Table of season resultsRoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGround1 6 May 9 4 58 Box Hill Hawks 0 2 2 Simonds Stadium H2 13 May 11 7 73 Seaford 4 2 26 Shell Road Reserve, Ocean Grove H3 28 May 3 5 23 Cranbourne 2 4 16 Frenken Homes Oval (Casey Fields No 2) A4 4 June 2 3 15 Darebin 11 11 77 Plenty War Memorial Park A5 18 June 3 2 20 VU Western Spurs 7 5 47 Henry Turner Memorial Reserve, Footscray A6 25 June 3 2 20 Melbourne University 8 8 56 Anthony Costa Oval, Geelong H7 2 July 4 0 24 St Kilda Sharks 4 8 32 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H8 29 June 9 8 62 Seaford 2 3 15 R F Miles Recreation Reserve, Seaford A9 16 July 11 6 72 Cranbourne 4 2 26 Osborne Park, North Geelong H10 29 July 1 1 7 Darebin 2 8 20 IKON Park A11 5 August 4 5 29 Box Hill Hawks 2 3 15 Box Hill City Oval A12 12 August 6 5 41 VU Western Spurs 1 3 9 Anthony Costa Oval, Geelong H13 20 August 11 8 74 Eastern Devils 5 5 35 Deakin University, Waurn Ponds H14 27 August 4 3 27 Eastern Devils 8 7 55 Mulgrave Reserve A
Ladder
Awards
Best & Fairest: Lily Mithen VFL Women’s Team of the Year: Richelle Cranston , Lily Mithen
Notes Key
H ^ Home match. A ^ Away match.
Notes Geelong's scores are indicated in bold font.
References
External links Official website of the Geelong Football Club Official website of the Australian Football League