Geelong Football Club
2021 season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachChris Scott
(11th season)
Captain(s)Joel Selwood
(10th season)
AFL season16 wins, 6 losses (3rd)
Finals seriesPreliminary Final
Leading goalkickerTom Hawkins (62)
Average home attendance22,600[nb 1]
Club membership70,293[1]
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 season is the Geelong Football Club's 122nd season in the Australian Football League (AFL), the eleventh with Chris Scott as senior coach and tenth with Joel Selwood as captain.

Geelong participated in the 2021 Marsh Community Series as part of its pre-season schedule, and the club's home-and-away season began 20 March against Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval where they lost by 12 points. Geelong rallied during the season, winning 12 of their last 16 games to finish 3rd on the ladder.

Season Summary

Results

Key
H Home game
A Away game
QF Qualifying final
SF Semi-final
PF Preliminary final
Table of season results[2]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 20 March Lost 13 13 91 Adelaide 15 13 103 Adelaide Oval A 26985 12th
2 26 March Won 12 9 81 Brisbane Lions 11 14 80 GMHBA Stadium H 20070 11th
3 5 April Won 10 9 69 Hawthorn 9 10 64 Melbourne Cricket Ground H 50030 7th
4 11 April Lost 9 6 60 Melbourne 12 13 85 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 33728 10th
5 18 April Won 10 17 77 North Melbourne 7 5 47 GMHBA Stadium H 21282 8th
6 24 April Won 21 10 136 West Coast 5 9 39 GMHBA Stadium H 21282 4th
7 1 May Lost 12 16 88 Sydney 14 6 90 Sydney Cricket Ground A 29123 5th
8 7 May Won 19 12 126 Richmond 9 9 63 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 54857 4th
9 14 May Won 10 8 68 St Kilda 5 17 47 Marvel Stadium A 26712 3rd
10 22 May Won 14 7 91 Gold Coast 8 9 57 GMHBA Stadium H 22055 3rd
11 29 May Won 8 13 61 Collingwood 6 15 51 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 0 4th
12 Bye 3rd
13 10 June Won 17 10 112 Port Adelaide 14 7 91 Adelaide Oval A 28718 3rd
14 18 June Won 12 11 83 Western Bulldogs 11 12 78 GMHBA Stadium H 6583 3rd
15 24 June Lost 7 8 50 Brisbane Lions 13 16 94 Gabba A 29024 5th
16 2 July Won 15 8 98 Essendon 8 9 57 GMHBA Stadium H 15579 5th
17 10 July Won 10 10 70 Carlton 5 14 44 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 31834 3rd
18 15 July Won 14 16 100 Fremantle 3 13 31 Optus Stadium A 35271 3rd
19 25 July Won 15 5 95 Richmond 8 9 57 Melbourne Cricket Ground H 0 2nd
20 31 July Won 8 14 62 North Melbourne 6 6 42 Blundstone Arena A 8033 2nd
21 6 August Lost 8 17 65 Greater Western Sydney 13 6 84 GMHBA Stadium H 0 3rd
22 14 August Won 13 7 85 St Kilda 11 5 71 GMHBA Stadium H 0 2nd
23 21 August Lost 12 5 77 Melbourne 12 9 81 GMHBA Stadium H 0 3rd
QF 27 August Lost 5 13 43 Port Adelaide 12 14 86 Adelaide Oval A 19712 —
SF 3 September Won 15 13 103 Greater Western Sydney 10 8 68 Optus Stadium N 44091
PF 10 September Lost[nb 2] 6 6 42 Melbourne 19 11 125 Optus Stadium N 58599

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne (P) 22 17 4 1 1888 1443 130.8 70 Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 22 17 5 0 1884 1492 126.3 68
3 Geelong 22 16 6 0 1845 1456 126.7 64
4 Brisbane Lions 22 15 7 0 2131 1599 133.3 60
5 Western Bulldogs 22 15 7 0 1994 1501 132.8 60
6 Sydney 22 15 7 0 1986 1656 119.9 60
7 Greater Western Sydney 22 11 10 1 1768 1773 99.7 46
8 Essendon 22 11 11 0 1953 1790 109.1 44
9 West Coast 22 10 12 0 1752 1880 93.2 40
10 St Kilda 22 10 12 0 1644 1796 91.5 40
11 Fremantle 22 10 12 0 1578 1825 86.5 40
12 Richmond 22 9 12 1 1743 1780 97.9 38
13 Carlton 22 8 14 0 1746 1972 88.5 32
14 Hawthorn 22 7 13 2 1629 1912 85.2 32
15 Adelaide 22 7 15 0 1616 1971 82.0 28
16 Gold Coast 22 7 15 0 1430 1863 76.8 28
17 Collingwood 22 6 16 0 1557 1818 85.6 24
18 North Melbourne 22 4 17 1 1458 2075 70.3 18
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2021. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Reserves team

The club's reserves team, participating in the VFL, was coached by Shane O'Bree for a sixth season. Aaron Black was named captain, with Darcy Lang vice captain.[3]

The reserves team finished the 2021 VFL season with a 7-2 win–loss record and placed fourth on the league's ladder and would have qualified for the finals series, had the season not been curtailed due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding matches played behind closed doors, restricted attendances affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.
  2. ↑ Geelong were eliminated from the finals series as a result of their preliminary final loss to Melbourne.

References

  1. ↑ "Statement: AFL club membership breaks all-time record". afl.com.au. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ van Dam, Jake. "Cats Name VFL Leadership Group". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Rhodes, Brendan. "VFL season called off, VFLW Grand Final a League priority". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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