Geelong Cats AFL: Teams, Grounds & Sports Guide

Geelong's sporting culture is dominated by the Geelong Football Club (the Geelong Cats), one of the AFL's most celebrated and historically rich clubs, with the Cats' four AFL premierships since 2007 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2022) and the GMHBA Stadium atmosphere making Geelong one of the AFL's most passionate one-club cities. The Cats' premiership dynasty under coaches Mark Thompson and Chris Scott, the extraordinary player quality of the Geelong core (Gary Ablett Jr., Joel Selwood, Patrick Dangerfield), and the city's complete identification with its AFL club create a sporting culture that is among the AFL's most intense.

Geelong Cats (AFL) — GMHBA Stadium (formerly Kardinia Park, capacity 36,000) is one of the AFL's finest compact grounds, with the Members Stand heritage architecture, the tight boundary proximity, and the consistently passionate Geelong home crowd creating a home-ground atmosphere that away teams cite as among the most intimidating in the competition. The Cats' nine AFL premierships (1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022) make them one of the most successful clubs in the competition's history.

Geelong Bay Swim (annual, Geelong waterfront) — the Geelong Bay Swim is one of Victoria's largest open-water swimming events, with thousands of participants swimming across Corio Bay from Limeburners Point to the Geelong waterfront in an annual summer event that is central to the Geelong summer sporting calendar.

Cycling and triathlon culture — the Great Ocean Road region (accessible from Geelong) provides some of Australia's finest road cycling terrain, with the Surf Coast Century trail running event, the Geelong Triathlon, and the Great Ocean Road cycling community providing strong participation sporting culture in the Geelong region. The Bellarine Trail and the Barwon River cycling paths provide everyday cycling access for the Geelong community.

Geelong Cats women (AFLW) — the Geelong Cats AFLW team competes in the AFL Women's competition from GMHBA Stadium, with the women's program providing increased AFL participation and elite competition for women and girls across the Geelong and Surf Coast football community.

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