List of Geelong Football Club reserves team seasons

This is a list of seasons competed by the Geelong Football Club reserves team in the Victorian Football League. Geelong's reserves team has competed in the VFL[a] since 2000, winning the league's premiership three times.

Table key
‡ Club finished regular season in first position (minor premiers)
† Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon)
DNQ Club did not qualify for finals
— Field not applicable for that season
Season Club Home and away results Finals results Coach Captain(s)
Finish Wins Losses Draws
2000 2000 5th 13 6 0 Lost Preliminary Final Ron Watt[1] Rotation[2]
2001 2001 13th 7 13 0 DNQ
2002 2002 1st‡ 17 3 0 Premiers (1) Tim McGrath
2003 2003 8th 8 10 0 Lost Elimination Final
2004 2004 9th 7 11 0 DNQ James Byrne[3]
2005 2005 13th† 4 14 0 DNQ Leigh Tudor
2006 2006 3rd 13 5 0 Runners-up (1)
2007 2007 2nd 14 4 0 Premiers (2)
2008 2008 10th 6 10 0 DNQ
2009 2009 8th 9 9 0 Lost Elimination Final Dale Amos[4] James Podsiadly
2010 2010 12th 5 13 0 DNQ Matthew Firman
James Podsiadly
2011 2011 9th 6 12 0 DNQ Matthew Firman
Troy Selwood
2012 2012 3rd 13 5 0 Premiers (3) Matthew Knights[5] Troy Selwood
2013 2013 1st‡ 16 2 0 Runners-up (2)
2014 2014 9th 9 9 0 DNQ Dominic Gleeson[6]
2015 2015 11th 7 11 0 DNQ Paul Hood Jack Hollmer
Ben Raidme
Jackson Sheringham
Ryan Williams[7]
2016 2016 5th 11 7 0 Lost Elimination Final Shane O'Bree Rotation[2]
2017 2017 10th 8 10 0 DNQ Tom Atkins
Jake Edwards
Ben Moloney
2018 2018 3rd 13 5 0 Lost Semi Final Tom Atkins[8]
2019 2019 6th 11 7 0 Lost Elimination Final Aaron Black
James Tsitas[9]
2020 Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Aaron Black[10]
2021 2021 4th 7 2 0 Finals series not contested[11]
2022 2022 14th 8 10 0 DNQ Matt Ling
Jackson McLachlan[12]
2023 2023 13th 8 9 1 Mark Corrigan[13][14] Angus Byrne[15]
2024 2024 4th 12 5 1 Lost Semi-final Dan Capiron
2025 2025 12th 9 9 0 DNQ

Notes

  1. ^ The current Victorian Football League (VFL) was renamed from the former Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1996. It is a separate competition from the Australian Football League (AFL), which was known as the Victorian Football League from 1897 to 1989.

References

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  3. ^ "J.J. Liston Trophy winner James Byrne retires". AFL Victoria. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Cats name Amos as VFL coach". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: News Limited. 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Knights to coach Cats VFL team". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Australian Associated Press. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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  8. ^ Kramer, Angus (5 February 2018). "Atkins appointed VFL captain". geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  9. ^ Kramer, Angus (2 April 2019). "Cats finalise 2019 VFL list". geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  10. ^ van Dam, Jake (14 April 2021). "Cats Name VFL Leadership Group". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  11. ^ Brendan Rhodes (1 September 2021). "VFL season called off, VFLW Grand Final a League priority". afl.com.au.
  12. ^ "Cats Announce 2022 VFL Leaders". Geelong Football Club. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  13. ^ Kalaja, Sarah (13 October 2022). "Corrigan appointed VFL Senior Coach". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Premiership coach jumps ship, joins new club for 2023". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  15. ^ @geelongvfl; (10 March 2023). "Captain Byrne reporting for duty Angus Byrne will lead the VFL Cats in 2023, with Tom Feely and Daniel Capiron to be vice-captains" – via Instagram.