Geelong Cats
Opinion
AFL 2025
The fix-ture is in: Why handicapping teams flies in the face of AFL’s integrity
The fixture should not be another lever for equalisation. The premiership race should be run at even weights, like the Derby – not weighted in the manner of the Melbourne Cup.
- by Jake Niall
Latest
What we know about the 2025 fixture: Thursday nights back with a bang, Smith to face Dogs in blockbuster
Thursday nights will dominate the landscape in 2025 with the AFL releasing the Thursday fixture for the first 16 rounds.
- by Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Updated
AFLW
Night or day? AFLW stars relaxed as grand final timeslot remains unconfirmed
Just weeks out from the decider, the AFL is yet to confirm whether the AFLW grand final will move to a night-time slot.
- by Hannah Kennelly
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Magpies’ firepower boost; ex-Blue joins Geelong; father-son makes club call
Collingwood kicked off the AFL’s delisted free agency period by signing former St Kilda forward Tim Membrey on a two-year deal.
- by Marc McGowan and Russell Bennett
The AFL draft is just weeks away. Here’s where the top-40 prospects could land
The draft is rapidly approaching and the 2024 class has recruiters salivating over its depth of talent and variety. We rank the top-40 players.
- by Marc McGowan
Updated
AFL 2025
Cats’ defence in AFL probe of Chris Scott over commercial arrangement
The AFL has launched an investigation into Geelong coach Chris Scott’s new role with a finance firm, a major sponsor of the club.
- by Jon Pierik and Peter Ryan
Analysis
AFL 2025
The AFL flag blueprint: Is your club in the premiership window?
There’s a blueprint which history suggests is required to be in premiership contention next season. What does that look like, and where does your team sit? We take a look.
- by Jon Pierik
Pick a winner: Who your team will target in the AFL draft
We now know the ins and outs, the draft picks and the list spots that are available, so what will your club’s strategy be at the national draft and what players do they have their eyes on?
- by Marc McGowan
‘I had a stinker’: Oliver vows to atone in 2025 after failed move to Geelong
Days after Melbourne shut the door on a move to Geelong, Clayton Oliver pledges to atone for his self-described “stinker” of a season next year.
- by Andrew Wu
Analysis
AFL 2024
What went wrong for high-profile Dog Bailey Smith to become a Cat?
Bailey Smith appeared the perfect player for the low-profile Bulldogs - he was talented, marketable, young and quick. But something went wrong. Why did this cool cat cool on the Dogs and become a Cat?
- by Michael Gleeson
Four-club swap the deal-buster that delivers Bailey Smith to Geelong
One last multi-club swap proved the deal-buster in a typically hectic climax to the AFL’s trade period on Wednesday night that delivered new homes for Bailey Smith, Jack Macrae and Matt Kennedy.
- by Marc McGowan, Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson
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