![1963. Geelong captain Fred Wooller holds up the silver VFL premiership cup as the fans cheer in the outer section of the MCG on Saturday after the Cats had won the Grand Final.[Sun 7/10/1963]1963 Grand Final. Geelong v Hawthorn.](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/93df5f0ae59e8c36a13e628c13fe68d6?width=650)
The memories that linger for 1963 premiership captain Fred Wooller
Flag-winning captain Fred Wooller remains ‘fortunate’ for his life in football and with Geelong as he looks back over the flag win from 60 years ago.
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‘Sydney next week’: Danger’s bold return plan
He has been using an oxygen tank to help his partially collapsed lung, but Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield has an ambitious return date in mind.
‘Easy goals’: The pattern that has Geelong’s flag defence on edge
A pair of goals in the final seconds of the first half showed Geelong’s issues this year. Here’s where things are going wrong, plus the crucial form slump that has hit Jeremy Cameron.
Hinkley’s ‘best list’ call vindicated after 11th straight win
Sceptics scoffed in the pre-season when Ken Hinkley called the Power’s 2023 list the best he’d coached. After swamping reigning premiers Geelong for an eleventh straight win he’s looking vindicated.
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Ablett in doubt for pre-season games
WHILE Gary Ablett was never going to play in Geelong’s opening JLT hitout, the Cats star is in doubt for the second pre-season game after his latest hamstring setback.
Has your club struck rookie gold?
ALL category A rookies are eligible for selection from Round 1 this year and there is no shortage of players pushing for a spot. JON RALPH looks at the rookies who are ready to go at your club.
Duncan ready to embrace ‘Fourth Beatle’ status
PATRICK Dangerfield, Gary Ablett and Joel Selwood. It has a nice ring to it. But don’t forget about the Cats’ other star midfielder, Mitch Duncan, who is ready to fly well under the radar in 2018.
What did clubs think of AFLX?
AFL clubs have delivered an emphatic message to the league on how AFLX can be enhanced and at least one Victorian club has requested a change of date for the tournment.
Is there more to Cats than star trio?
GEELONG might have the best starting midfield trio — Gary Ablett, Patrick Dangerfield and Joel Selwood — in the league but you can’t pick them all in Supercoach. Do the Cats have more to offer?
Selwood: Ablett is going to blow us away
GARY Ablett’s passion for footy was questioned on the Gold Coast but Joel Selwood says his premiership teammate is back in love with the game since returning home and is ready to blow the competition apart.
AFLX post mortem: Would it work overseas?
THE AFL has clubs knocking on its door wanting to take AFLX around the globe as league chief Gillon McLachlan hinted that teams that play in the concept could be franchised like cricket’s Big Bash League.
Rookie Bible: Mature-aged gems of 2018
HE’S the unluckiest footballer in the AFL and yet to make his senior debut after four years, but we want Nathan Freeman in our SuperCoach team. Will this be the year? Every cheapie you need to know about.
Can Scott, Bucks and Stringer handle the pressure?
FOOTY is a high-pressure game, but some enter 2018 under more pressure than others. Coaches, players, presidents and key staff at many clubs will be under the pump. SAM EDMUND names who’s in the hot seat at your club.
Crows win inaugural AFLX tournament
ADELAIDE has won the first ever AFLX tournament, defeating Geelong in the grand final of group 1 that featured Collingwood, Port Adelaide, West Coast and Fremantle as youngsters and new recruits stole the show.
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