Resource Geelong Football Club history

[Art Vandelay_]

Boy we're old. 157 years ago today this club was formed.

 

[SJ]

Yep. Didn't see much said about it this year.

 

[Partridge]

Yep. Didn't see much said about it this year.

Surprised there wasn't an expensive dinner with commemorative jumper to be honest.

 

[dazbroncos]

Boy we're old. 157 years ago today this club was formed.

Missed it by one day....

Happy birthday to me. Damn old too.

Go Catters

 

[catempire]

Surprised there wasn't an expensive dinner with commemorative jumper to be honest.

Maybe you just weren't invited.

 

[thejester]

*extremely FredLeDeux voice* No 34 is Peter Walker, grandad of the legendary Josh Walker.

 

[Catdog]

The past players stand looked old back then!

Love the footage thejester.

 

[FredLeDeux]

*extremely FredLeDeux voice* No 34 is Peter Walker, grandad of the legendary Josh Walker.

And the tall bloke he was running with is Mark Yeates' dad, John.

 

[FredLeDeux]

And the tall bloke he was running with is Mark Yeates' dad, John.

And the bloke kicking at about 0:12 looks like Catman's dad, Roy West.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

159 years young

 

[dazbroncos]

159 years young

I knew I shared my Bday with someone famous...

GO Catters

 

[Registered User]

Good story on Saturday on Triple M about the day in 1986 when an apparently injured Gary Ablett Snr rocked up late to a game and told John Devine he wanted to play, so poor old Craig Evans, who had 3 busloads of his friends and family from the country there to watch him, got the chop at the last minute. They had Evans and Michael Turner on.
45 mins into the podcast

https://omny.fm/shows/the-rub/luke-...ills-untold-story?in_playlist=the-rub!podcast

 

[Turbocat]

Good story on Saturday on Triple M about the day in 1986 when an apparently injured Gary Ablett Snr rocked up late to a game and told John Devine he wanted to play, so poor old Craig Evans, who had 3 busloads of his friends and family from the country there to watch him, got the chop at the last minute. They had Evans and Michael Turner on.
45 mins into the podcast

https://omny.fm/shows/the-rub/luke-...ills-untold-story?in_playlist=the-rub!podcast

Thanks for that .. It was apparently 1986 and Anzac Day April25. Melb V Swans and Geelong V Roos

 

[Cursed Cat]

Thanks for that .. It was apparently 1986 and Anzac Day April25. Melb V Swans and Geelong V Roos

was at that game - we got done.

 

[Turbocat]

was at that game - we got done.

Yes.. 10 goals or so...

The irony of a double header ..on Anzac day... that did not involve either Collingwood or Ess..

We really were a mess..if you think about it... how could anyone just turn up and get a game like its local league or something. Listening to the audio ..its obvious what Turner thought of the decision.

 

[Cursed Cat]

Yes.. 10 goals or so...

The irony of a double header ..on Anzac day... that did not involve either Collingwood or Ess..

We really were a mess..if you think about it... how could anyone just turn up and get a game like its local league or something. Listening to the audio ..its obvious what Turner thought of the decision.

I've heard the story before ... but, it was Gary Ablett. Of course you play him, it was the 80s

 

[Turbocat]

I've heard the story before ... but, it was Gary Ablett. Of course you play him, it was the 80s

I heard Turner reference it before but not that much detail.. Gees Turner is ray of sunshine.. one could put him and MScarlett in the same dressing room ..what a barrell of monkeys that would be

 

[Art Vandelay_]

 

[Partridge]

Thanks for that .. It was apparently 1986 and Anzac Day April25. Melb V Swans and Geelong V Roos

Yep the double header was a thing they toyed with in 1986. The other one we were involved in we played Melbourne from memory. Lost that one too.

Think that North game was Ablett’s first game of the season.

 

[Partridge]

Yes.. 10 goals or so...

The irony of a double header ..on Anzac day... that did not involve either Collingwood or Ess..

We really were a mess..if you think about it... how could anyone just turn up and get a game like its local league or something. Listening to the audio ..its obvious what Turner thought of the decision.

True. But it’s not like Geelong was the only club run badly then. There were 11 others.

 

[RogersResults]

Number of ANZAC Day fixtures 1960-2019
6 in 1964, 1970, and 1981
5 in 1987 and 2015
4 in 2009
3 in 1966, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999
2 in 1960-61, 1963, 1968-9, 1972-5, 1977-9, 1984-5, 1988-91, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2013
1 in 1994-6, 2001-02, 2005-07, 2012, 2016-19.



Results of ANZAC Day matches 1960-2019
(Geelong won in 1964, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1993, and 2008.
and lost in 1970, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, and 2004.)

 

[DAlembert]

Would be interesting to hear the GFC history in the context of the Catholic connection. Always remember a particular Geelong "scout" going to a local Barwon V St Josephs U/18 match. Barwon were the top team but the scout informed me they were their to watch a few of the young Joeys. This history goes back to Reg Hickey times where young Geelong footballers in his eyes were not up to it. Also interesting how many Catholic Captains of Geelong Football Club. Maybe it's all a myth but an analysis would make for an interesting study.

 

[RogersResults]

(Geelong's only back-to-back Premierships 1951-1952)
Now available to read free online at 'Dropbox' https://www.dropbox.com/s/2oa31jq0ryzpsfn/Classic_ Cats 2019_PDF_version.pdf?dl=0
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