Script flipped in most bitter grudge match
Bailey Smith’s former team have been warned not to adopt a tempting tactic when they come up against the Geelong star this week.
Bailey Smith’s former team have been warned not to adopt a tempting tactic when they come up against the Geelong star this week.
It takes an army to get a player to 300 games. Mitch Duncan’s consists of wife Demi and the four kids he says have inspired him to keep his Geelong career alive into its 16th season.
All eyes at GMHBA Stadium were looking for one man on Tuesday. But Bailey Smith was nowhere to be seen two days out from a clash with the Bulldogs.
Geelong has won just 42 per cent of games without Patrick Dangerfield in the past two years. But in 2025, the Cats’ running machines led by Bailey Smith will be central to success without him.
Geelong has further cemented its list for the 2025 AFLW season, signing up to seven players on one-year deals. See who is sticking around.
At some AFL clubs, young guns form the nucleus of a premiership challenger. At others, fans are nervous about whether their investment will pay off. Where does your team sit ahead of the 2025 season?
Cam Guthrie has been cruelled by injury the past two seasons, but things are looking promising ahead of 2025. Plus, the young Cat to watch out for in 2025.
Geelong fans weren’t able to catch a glimpse of big name recruit Bailey Smith, but they certainly had plenty of time to meet their heroes. See our full gallery here.
Revered Geelong figure Bill McMaster passed away this week, and perhaps his greatest achievement in footy was recruiting Gary Ablett. Before his death, McMaster recounted how it happened.
The Geelong Football Club is mourning the death of the last surviving member of the iconic premiership teams of 1951 and 1952 and the man who helped snare club legends including Gary Ablett Snr.
Geelong is quietly — and confidently — building for another premiership assault, and one young spearhead could be the key to their flag chances. MATT FORREST previews their season.
Anthony George got the chance to mix with Chris Scott and Cats players at their final session of the year. And he has been watching their journeys from all the way in Utah.
Alexis Gregor was one of the AFLW’s biggest draft bolters to land at Geelong in the top 10, despite injury robbing her of more than a year of her junior career. Plus, the Cats’ crystal clear draft strategy.
Essendon has played in Geelong twice in the past 31 seasons — outside of the Covid years. But that didn’t stop fan anger boiling over about being sent down the highway in 2025 at the club’s AGM.
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