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2009 Geelong Football Club season

2009 Geelong Football Club season

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The 2009 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 110th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong won the 2009 NAB Cup, their third night series/pre-season premiership, defeating Collingwood by 76 points, and finished the regular season in second position on the ladder, resulting in qualification for the 2009 AFL finals series. Geelong's regular season record (18 wins, four losses) was the first time a team had won 18 or more matches in the VFL/AFL's regular season for three consecutive seasons (2007, 2008, 2009). Geelong then proceeded to win its qualifying and preliminary finals in succession to earn a place in the 2009 AFL Grand Final against the minor premiers St Kilda. Geelong won the 2009 Grand Final over St Kilda by 80 points to 68.[1]

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Club list

Changes from 2008 list

Additions

  • Exchange period – received:
    • None
  • Rookie elevation:
    • None
  • Father/son selection:
    • None
  • NAB AFL Draft (29 November 2008):
  1. Mitchell Brown (Round 1; Overall pick 15; from Geelong Falcons)
  2. Thomas Gillies (Round 2; Overall pick 33; from Dandenong Stringrays)
  3. Steven Motlop (Round 3; Overall pick 39; from Wanderers)
  4. Taylor Hunt (Round 3; Overall pick 49; from Sandringham Dragons)
  • NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft (16 December 2008):
  • NAB AFL Rookie Draft (16 December 2008):
  1. Adam Varcoe (Round 1; Overall pick 15; from Central District)[2][3]
  2. Bryn Weadon (Round 2; Overall pick 31; from North Ballarat Rebels)[2][3]
  3. Tom Allwright (Round 3; Overall pick 46; from North Hobart Demons)[2][3]
  4. Ranga Ediriwickrama (Round 4; Overall pick 60; via NSW AFL scholarship program)[2][3]

Deletions

  • Exchange period – traded:
  1. Brent Prismall – to Essendon (received Essendon's Round 3 draft selection – No.39)
  • Delisted:
  1. Liam Bedford (from Rookie list)[4]
  2. Jason Davenport[4]
  3. Chris Kangars (from Rookie list)[4]
  • Retirements:
  1. Nathan Ablett[4]

Playing list

Rookie list

Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2009 AFL season only. Statistics are correct to the end of the 2009 season (26 September 2009).
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  • * Nominated rookie (Elevated to senior list during season, eligible for senior selection)

Season summary

NAB Cup

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Regular season

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Finals

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Geelong's 2009 teams (Finals)
Qualifying Final Preliminary Final Grand Final
B: Enright Scarlett Harley Enright Scarlett Harley Enright Scarlett Harley
HB: Mackie Taylor Milburn Mackie Taylor Milburn Mackie Taylor Milburn
C: Selwood Bartel Corey Selwood Bartel Corey Selwood Bartel Corey
HF: Kelly Mooney Chapman Kelly Mooney Chapman Kelly Mooney Chapman
F: Byrnes Hawkins Varcoe S. Johnson Hawkins Varcoe S. Johnson Hawkins Varcoe
Foll: Ottens Ling Ablett Ottens Ling Ablett Ottens Ling Ablett
Int: Blake Hogan Stokes Blake Rooke Byrnes Blake Rooke Byrnes
Wojcinski Wojcinski Wojcinski
Coach: Mark Thompson Mark Thompson Mark Thompson
Increase In: Chapman, Varcoe S. Johnson, Rooke No change
Decrease Out: Gamble, Rooke Hogan, Stokes

Ladder

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Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Awards and records

Milestones
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AFL awards
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Club awards
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Other honours
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Records
  • First, and only, time a club has won 18 or more matches in three consecutive VFL/AFL seasons (2007, 2008, 2009).[51]
  • Most times a player has been awarded the Leigh Matthews Trophy as the AFLPA's Most Valuable Player – Gary Ablett, Jr. (three times; 2007, 2008, 2009).
  • Highest number of disposals in a single VFL/AFL match – Gary Ablett, Jr. in round four against Adelaide (46 disposals; tied with Nathan Buckley).[note 1]
  • Highest number of handpasses in a single VFL/AFL match – Gary Ablett, Jr. in round four against Adelaide (33 handpasses).[note 2]

Notes

Key

  • H ^ Home match.
  • A ^ Away match.

General notes

  1. [N 1]
    Ablett and Buckley's record is the official record for the highest number of disposals in a single VFL/AFL match since Champion Data started recording statistics in 1999, and also since quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994. The record has since been broken by Dane Swan (Collingwood), who garnered 48 disposals in Round 10, 2009.
  2. [N 2]
    The previous record for most handpasses was held by Matt Priddis (West Coast) and was set during the 2008 AFL season.

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