Geelong Falcons
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Full name | Geelong Falcons Football Club |
Nickname(s) | Falcons |
2019 season | |
After finals | 15th |
Home-and-away season | 15th |
Club details | |
Founded | 1992 ; 31 years ago ( 1992 ) |
Colours | Navy Blue White |
Competition | Talent League |
Premierships | Talent League (3) 1992, 2000, 2017 |
Ground(s) |
Central Reserve
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Simonds Stadium |
Other information | |
Official website | GFFC |
The Geelong Falcons is a youth Australian rules football representative club in the Talent League , the Victorian statewide under-18s competition, Victoria, Australia .
The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambool regions in order to prepare them for AFL selection. There is an under-15 V-Line cup side and an under-16 side, but the club's main focus is its under-18 side, who play a longer season.
In 2007, Jimmy Bartel became the first ex-Falcon to win the AFL Brownlow Medal , for the league's best and fairest player, while Jonathan Brown became the first ex-Falcon to win the Coleman Medal for the most goals in the season.
Gary Ablett Jnr also became the first ex-Falcon to win the Leigh Matthews Trophy , for being voted the Most Valuable Player by the AFL Players Association.
Hawthorn half-back Luke Hodge became the first Falcon to win the Norm Smith Medal for his best on ground performance in the 2008 Grand Final against the Geelong Cats .
Nick Maxwell became the first Geelong Falcons player to captain a premiership team when he led Collingwood to the 2010 AFL Premiership.
Honours
- Premierships (3) : 1992, 2000, 2017
- Runners-up (2) : 1994, 1998
- Minor Premiers (4) : 1992, 1996, 2009, 2013
- Wooden Spoon (1) : 2019
Talent League Girls
- Premierships (1) : 2018
- Runners-up (1) : 2021
Notable Falcons players
- Jonathan Brown - Brisbane Lions : Coleman Medallist 2007; All-Australian 2007, 2009; Premiership Player 2001, 2002, 2003; Brisbane co-captain 2007-2008; Brisbane sole captain 2009–2014
- Gary Ablett, Jr. - Geelong / Gold Coast : All-Australian 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; All-Australian captain 2011; AFLPA MVP 2007, 2008, 2009; Premiership Player 2007, 2009; Brownlow Medallist 2009, 2013; Gold Coast captain 2011–2016
- Jimmy Bartel - Geelong : Brownlow Medallist 2007; All-Australian 2007, 2008; North Smith Medalist 2011; Premiership Player 2007, 2009, 2011
- Luke Hodge - Hawthorn : Number One Draft Pick 2001; All-Australian 2005, 2008, 2010, All-Australian Captain 2010; Norm Smith Medallist 2008, 2014; Premiership Player 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015 Hawthorn captain 2011–2016
- Chris Heffernan - Essendon / Melbourne : Premiership Player 2000
- Matthew Primus - Fitzroy / Port Adelaide : All-Australian 2001, 2002; Port Adelaide Captain 2001-05, Port Adelaide Coach 2010–2012
- Cameron Ling - Geelong : All-Australian 2007; Premiership Player 2007, 2009, 2011, Premiership Captain 2011; Geelong Captain 2010-2011
- Matthew Scarlett - Geelong : All-Australian 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011; Premiership Player 2007, 2009, 2011
- Scott Lucas - Essendon : Premiership Player 2000
- Jordan Lewis - Hawthorn / Melbourne : Premiership Player 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Nick Maxwell - Collingwood : Collingwood Captain 2008, Premiership Player/Captain 2010
- Amon Buchanan - Sydney / Brisbane Lions : Premiership Player 2005
- Matthew Capuano - North Melbourne / St Kilda : Premiership Player 1996 and 1999
- Mark Blake - Geelong : Premiership Player 2009
- Allen Christensen - Geelong : Premiership Player 2011
- Will Schofield - West Coast Eagles : Premiership Player 2018
- Patrick Dangerfield : Brownlow medal 2016, all Australian 6x and premiership player 2022
Draftees
Many notable players in the Australian Football League have been recruited from the Geelong Falcons. These players include:
- 1993 : Glenn Gorman
- 1994 : Scott Lucas , Tony Brown , Chris Hemley , Jeremy Dyer, Shaun Baxter, Peter Bird, Nathan Saunders, Scott Taylor
- 1995 : Simon Fletcher , Joe McLaren , Nigel Credlin, Ryan Grinter
- 1996 : Chris Heffernan , Bowen Lockwood , Brent Grgic , Jacob Rhodes
- 1997 : James Rahilly , Matthew Scarlett , Lincoln Reynolds
- 1998 : David A. Clarke , Steven Baker , Jay Solomon, David Loats , Marc Dragicevic , Tim van der Klooster
- 1999 : David Haynes , Jonathan Brown , Tim Clarke , Cameron Ling , Bill Nicholls
- 2000 : Sam Hunt , Sam Chapman, Andrew Siegert
- 2001 : Luke Hodge , Jimmy Bartel , Luke Milan, Matt Maguire , Tom Davidson , Joel Reynolds , Gary Ablett Jr.
- 2002 : Tim Callan , Lochlan Veale, Brent Moloney
- 2003 : Mark Blake , Nathan Foley , Luke Buckland, James Allan
- 2004 : Jordan Lewis , John Meesen , Tim Sheringham
- 2005 : Shaun Higgins , Danny Stanley , Clint Bartram
- 2006 : Travis Boak , Daniel O'Keefe, Will Schofield , Simon Hogan , Ryan Williams , Peter Hardy
- 2007 : Lachlan Henderson , Patrick Dangerfield , Jack Steven , Adam Donohue , Jaxson Barham , Guy O'Keefe, Ed Curnow , Chris Kangars
- 2008 : Ayce Cordy , Luke Rounds , Ben Bucovaz , Jordie McKenzie , Luke Delaney , Tom Simpkin
- 2009 : Ben Cunnington , Gary Rohan , Jasper Pittard , Callum Bartlett, Allen Christensen , Luke Thompson , Joe Dare
- 2010 : Billie Smedts , Jayden Pitt , Jeremy Taylor, Troy Davis , Cameron Delaney , Luke Dahlhaus , Josh Walker , Cameron Johnston
- 2011 : Taylor Adams , Devon Smith , Jackson Merrett , Jay Lever, Jed Bews , Jai Sheehan, Andrew Boseley
- 2012 : Mason Wood , Josh Saunders
- 2013 : Darcy Lang , Darcy Gardiner , Lewis Taylor , Samuel Russell , Nick Bourke
- 2014 : Paddy McCartin , Hugh Goddard , Teia Miles , Jackson Nelson , Zaine Cordy , Lewis Melican
- 2015 : Darcy Parish , Charlie Curnow , Tom Doedee , Rhys Mathieson
- 2016 : Alex Witherden , Sean Darcy , Jack Henry , Sam Simpson
- 2017 : Matthew Ling , Tom McCartin , James Worpel , Gryan Miers , Josh Jaska
- 2018 : Sam Walsh , Ned McHenry , Connor Idun , Brayden Ham , Oscar Brownless , Blake Schlensog
- 2019 : Cooper Stephens
- 2020 : Tanner Bruhn , Oliver Henry , Charlie Lazzaro , Cameron Fleeton
- 2021 : Toby Conway , Mitchell Knevitt , Cooper Whyte
- 2022 : Jhye Clarke
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