2011 Geelong Football Club season

Club list

Changes from 2010 list

Additions

• Exchange period :
• * None
• Promoted rookie:

1. James Podsiadly

• Father/son selection:
• * None
• 2010 AFL draft :

1. Billie Smedts
2. Cameron Guthrie
3. George Horlin-Smith
4. Jordan Schroder

• 2011 Pre-season Draft :
• * None
• 2011 Rookie Draft :

1. Josh Walker
2. George Burbury
3. Jonathan Simpkin
4. Ryan Bathie

Deletions

• Uncontracted player selection :
• * Gary Ablett, Jr. – received two first-round compensation selections that can be used in any of the 2011 to 2014 National Drafts.
• Exchange period :
• * Nathan Djerrkura – to
• * Jeremy Laidler and Draft pick No. 41 – to
• Delisted:
• * Tom Allwright
• * Ranga Ediriwickrama
• * Ryan Gamble
• * Adam Varcoe
• Retirements:
• * Max Rooke

Playing list

Awards and records

• Best result from 100 consecutive matches – 86 wins, 14 losses Most consecutive wins at one venue – 25 wins Most consecutive wins at one venue – 26 wins
• Most consecutive wins at one venue – 29 wins Chris Scott – Most consecutive wins without a loss by a first-year coach – 10 wins
• Most streaks of 10 or more wins in VFL/AFL history – 14 streaks
• Chris Scott – Most consecutive wins without a loss by a first-year coach – 11 wins
• Most consecutive wins against a club who were victors in the last Grand Final played between the two clubs – six wins against
• Steve Johnson – Most score assists in a match
• Joel Selwood – Most disposals in a match at Kardinia Park
• First team in VFL/AFL history to win at least 17 regular season games in five consecutive seasons
• Most inside-50s in a match
• First team to record 100 wins in a five-season span
• first team to win consecutive games by 150 points or more.
• The consecutive wins in rounds 19 and 20, with a combined margin of 336 points, was the highest combined margin in consecutive wins of all time.
• In Round 19 against :
• *Geelong's final score of 37.11 was the second-highest ever scored by Geelong, the second-highest score ever conceded by Melbourne, the highest score ever at Skilled Stadium, the fourth-highest score of all time, and the highest score by any team since quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994.
• *Geelong's final winning margin of 186 points was Geelong's highest ever, the highest ever at Skilled Stadium, the second-highest ever conceded by Melbourne, the second-highest of all time, and the largest since quarters were shortened to 20 minutes in 1994.
• *Geelong's second quarter score of 12.1 was the highest ever by Geelong, and the equal-highest ever conceded by Melbourne.
• *Geelong's leading margin at half-time of 114 points was the second-highest of all-time.
• *Geelong's half-time score of 20.4 was the second-highest in Geelong's history, and the highest ever conceded by Melbourne.
• *Geelong's score of 37.11 featured 26 more goals than behinds, a new VFL/AFL record.
• *Geelong recorded 510 disposals through the game, a new record.
• *Geelong became the first team to score more than fifty points in each of the four-quarters of a match.

• Jimmy Bartel – 2011 AFL Goal of the Year
• Jimmy Bartel – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year
• Mitch Duncan – 2011 AFL Rising Star
• Steve Johnson – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year
• Daniel Menzel – 2011 AFL Goal of the Year
• The seventh-round match against marks the first time that twin brothers were opposing coaches, with Chris Scott coaching against Brad Scott. It was also only the third time in which brothers have coached against one another at VFL/AFL level.
• James Podsiadly – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year
• Nathan Vardy – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year
• Daniel Menzel – 2011 AFL Rising Star
• Steve Johnson – 2011 AFL Goal of the Year
• Allen Christensen – 2011 AFL Rising Star
• Shannon Byrnes – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year
• David Wojcinski – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year

Tribunal cases

VFL season

Squad

• Isaac Baker
• Jaxson Barham
• Anthony Biemans
• Mark Corrigan
• Mitchell Cuthill
• Anthony Elliott
• Matthew Firman
• Mitch Fisher
• Jack Hollmer
• Tommy Maas
• Andrew McLean
• Garreth Phillips
• Ben Raidme
• Troy Selwood
• Jack Shannahan
• Jackson Sheringham
• Casey Tutungi