# 2011 Geelong Football Club season

The 2011 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 112th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong finished the regular season in second position on the ladder with 19 wins and three losses, resulting in qualification for the 2011 AFL finals series. Geelong then proceeded to win its qualifying and preliminary finals in succession to earn a place in the 2011 AFL Grand Final, where it defeated the minor premiers Collingwood to claim the AFL Premiership.

## Club list
### Playing list

    Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2011 AFL season only.
| ^ | Denotes player who is on the club's rookie list |
| # | Denotes nominated rookie where player has been elevated to club's senior list during season, and therefore eligible for senior selection. |
| † | Denotes player who is on the club's veteran list |
Geelong's 2011 playing list :
| Player | # | AFL debut | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles |
| Jimmy Bartel | 3 | 2002 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 325 | 204 | 529 | 142 | 94 |
| Ryan Bathie^ | 47 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Blake | 24 | 2005 | | | | | | | | |
| Mitch Brown | 1 | 2011 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| George Burbury^ | 43 | | | | | | | | | |
| Shannon Byrnes | 17 | 2004 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 8 | 5 |
| Paul Chapman | 35 | 2000 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 312 | 228 | 540 | 122 | 104 |
| Allen Christensen | 28 | 2011 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 154 | 150 | 304 | 59 | 70 |
| Joel Corey | 11 | 2000 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 257 | 262 | 519 | 77 | 90 |
| Josh Cowan | 18 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 8 |
| Marcus Drum | 23 | 2006 | | | | | | | | |
| Mitch Duncan | 22 | 2010 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 192 | 165 | 357 | 100 | 49 |
| Corey Enright | 44 | 2001 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 183 | 513 | 144 | 64 |
| Tom Gillies | 25 | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| Cameron Guthrie | 29 | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 5 |
| Tom Hawkins | 26 | 2007 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 125 | 98 | 223 | 88 | 38 |
| Simon Hogan | 34 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| George Horlin-Smith | 33 | | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Hunt | 8 | 2001 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 203 | 141 | 344 | 103 | 58 |
| Taylor Hunt | 19 | 2010 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 82 | 185 | 37 | 32 |
| Ben Johnson^ | 38 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Johnson | 20 | 2002 | 23 | 50 | 37 | 319 | 195 | 514 | 143 | 84 |
| James Kelly | 9 | 2002 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 319 | 258 | 577 | 62 | 186 |
| Cameron Ling | 45 | 2000 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 265 | 192 | 457 | 74 | 92 |
| Tom Lonergan | 13 | 2005 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 108 | 207 | 80 | 44 |
| Andrew Mackie | 4 | 2004 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 287 | 146 | 433 | 122 | 59 |
| Daniel Menzel | 10 | 2010 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 153 | 68 | 221 | 82 | 31 |
| Darren Milburn † | 39 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 120 | 255 | 76 | 24 |
| Cameron Mooney | 21 | 1999 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 51 | 108 | 36 | 17 |
| Steven Motlop | 32 | 2010 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 7 |
| Brad Ottens | 6 | 1998 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 87 | 173 | 270 | 73 | 70 |
| James Podsiadly | 31 | 2010 | 23 | 52 | 38 | 189 | 92 | 281 | 130 | 48 |
| Matthew Scarlett † | 30 | 1998 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 154 | 365 | 115 | 44 |
| Jordan Schroder | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Joel Selwood | 14 | 2007 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 296 | 222 | 518 | 82 | 125 |
| Jonathan Simpkin^ | 46 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dawson Simpson | 16 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Billie Smedts | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mathew Stokes | 27 | 2006 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 208 | 233 | 441 | 95 | 70 |
| Jesse Stringer^ | 41 | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Taylor | 7 | 2008 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 148 | 356 | 144 | 46 |
| Travis Varcoe | 5 | 2007 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 187 | 202 | 389 | 57 | 51 |
| Nathan Vardy | 36 | 2011 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 20 | 18 |
| Josh Walker^ | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| Trent West | 12 | 2008 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 32 | 83 | 25 | 36 |
| Jack Weston^ | 37 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Wojcinski | 40 | 1999 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 162 | 173 | 335 | 76 | 49 |

## Season summary
### Pre-season matches
#### NAB Cup

| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| Pool matches ||||||||
| 1 | Sunday, 20 February (3:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 0.4.8 (32) | 0.2.2 (14) | Won by 18 points | Skilled Stadium | 13,232 (approx.) |
| 1 | Sunday, 20 February (5:55 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 0.7.4 (46) | 0.4.1 (25) | Won by 21 points | Skilled Stadium | 13,232 (approx.) |
| Finals ||||||||
| QF | Saturday, 26 February (7:10 pm) | St Kilda | 1.6.6 (51) | 1.15.7 (106) | Lost by 55 points | Etihad Stadium | 9,670 |
| Eliminated from NAB Cup ||||||||

#### NAB Challenge

| Week | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| 2 | Friday, 4 March (7:00 pm) | Port Adelaide | 19.21 (135) | 7.9 (51) | Lost by 84 points | AAMI Stadium | 4,110 |
| 3 | Saturday, 12 March (1:00 pm) | Carlton | 11.15 (81) | 14.8 (92) | Won by 11 points | Visy Park | 8,000 (approx.) |

### Regular season

| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| 1 | Friday, 25 March (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 6.12 (48) | 6.11 (47) | Won by 1 point | MCG | 42,869 | 7th |
| 2 | Saturday, 2 April (5:40 pm) | Fremantle | 10.18 (78) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 11 points | Patersons Stadium | 37,004 | 4th |
| 3 | Sunday, 10 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 17.20 (122) | 6.7 (43) | Won by 79 points | Skilled Stadium | 22,420 | 2nd |
| 4 | Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 7.12 (54) | 11.15 (81) | Won by 27 points | SCG | 25,300 | 2nd |
| 5 | Tuesday, 26 April (2:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 15.8 (98) | 17.15 (117) | Won by 19 points | MCG | 78,579 | 2nd |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 2nd |
| 7 | Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 19.13 (127) | 9.7 (61) | Won by 66 points | Skilled Stadium | 23,669 | 2nd |
| 8 | Friday, 13 May (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 8.17 (65) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 3 points | MCG | 81,691 | 1st |
| 9 | Friday, 20 May (7:40 pm) | Carlton | 14.16 (100) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 2 points | Etihad Stadium | 48,429 | 1st |
| 10 | Saturday, 28 May (7:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 10.13 (73) | 21.13 (139) | Won by 66 points | Metricon Stadium | 21,485 | 1st |
| 11 | Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 23.10 (148) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 61 points | Skilled Stadium | 25,078 | 1st |
| 12 | Saturday, 11 June (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 13.10 (88) | 13.5 (83) | Won by 5 points | MCG | 63,476 | 1st |
| 13 | Saturday, 18 June (7:10 pm) | St Kilda | 11.6 (72) | 15.10 (100) | Won by 28 points | MCG | 39,539 | 1st |
| 14 | Sunday, 26 June (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | 19.11 (125) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 52 points | Skilled Stadium | 23,246 | 1st |
| 15 | Saturday, 2 July (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 18.7 (115) | 16.15 (111) | Lost by 4 points | Etihad Stadium | 43,806 | 1st |
| 16 | Friday, 8 July (6:10 pm) | West Coast | 14.12 (96) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 8 points | Patersons Stadium | 40,164 | 2nd |
| 17 | Sunday, 17 July (2:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 15.14 (104) | 20.13 (133) | Won by 29 points | Gabba | 19,906 | 2nd |
| 18 | Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm) | Richmond | 17.11 (113) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 62 points | Etihad Stadium | 33,761 | 2nd |
| 19 | Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 37.11 (233) | 7.5 (47) | Won by 186 points | Skilled Stadium | 22,716 | 2nd |
| 20 | Saturday, 6 August (1:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 29.14 (188) | 6.2 (38) | Won by 150 points | Skilled Stadium | 24,588 | 2nd |
| 21 | Sunday, 14 August (4:10 pm) | Adelaide | 12.13 (85) | 14.12 (96) | Won by 11 points | AAMI Stadium | 33,576 | 2nd |
| 22 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 2nd |
| 23 | Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 12.14 (86) | 15.9 (99) | Lost by 13 points | Skilled Stadium | 25,900 | 2nd |
| 24 | Friday, 2 September (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 8.5 (53) | 22.17 (149) | Won by 96 points | MCG | 85,705 | 2nd |

### Finals

| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| Qualifying and Elimination Finals (Second Qualifying Final) |||||||
| Friday, 9 September (7:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 14.14 (98) | 9.13 (67) | Won by 31 points | MCG | 73,400 |
| Preliminary Finals (Second Preliminary Final) |||||||
| Saturday, 24 September (2:20 pm) | West Coast | 17.15 (117) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 48 points | MCG | 59,455 |
| Grand Final |||||||
| Saturday, 1 October (2:30 pm) | Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 38 points | MCG | 99,537 |
| Geelong were the 2011 AFL premiers. |||||||

## Ladder

2011 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Collingwood | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2592 | 1546 | 167.7 | 80 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2548 | 1619 | 157.4 | 76 | Finals series |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2355 | 1634 | 144.1 | 72 | Finals series |
| 4 | West Coast | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1715 | 130.3 | 68 | Finals series |
| 5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2225 | 1700 | 130.9 | 58 | Finals series |
| 6 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1891 | 1677 | 112.8 | 50 | Finals series |
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1897 | 1735 | 109.3 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2217 | 2217 | 100.0 | 46 | Finals series |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2106 | 2082 | 101.2 | 40 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2060 | 2155 | 95.6 | 36 | |
| 11 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1791 | 2155 | 83.1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2069 | 2396 | 86.4 | 34 | |
| 13 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1974 | 2315 | 85.3 | 34 | |
| 14 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1742 | 2193 | 79.4 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1814 | 2240 | 81.0 | 16 | |
| 16 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1718 | 2663 | 64.5 | 12 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1534 | 2726 | 56.3 | 12 | |

## Teams

Geelong's 2011 teams (Rounds 1 to 4) :
| Geelong's Round 1 team | Geelong's Round 2 team | Geelong's Round 3 team | Geelong's Round 4 team |
| B: | Enright | Scarlett | J. Hunt | Mackie | Taylor | J. Hunt | Milburn | Scarlett | J. Hunt | T. Hunt | Scarlett | Enright |
| HB: | Mackie | Taylor | Lonergan | Enright | Milburn | Corey | Enright | Taylor | T. Hunt | Mackie | Taylor | Lonergan |
| C: | Kelly | Duncan | Corey | Guthrie | Ling | T. Hunt | S. Johnson | Ling | Kelly | Wojcinski | Ling | Kelly |
| HF: | Varcoe | Mooney | Stokes | Varcoe | S. Johnson | Chapman | Varcoe | Mooney | Stokes | Christensen | S. Johnson | Varcoe |
| F: | Menzel | Hawkins | S. Johnson | Duncan | Podsiadly | Stokes | Chapman | Hawkins | Bartel | Menzel | Podsiadly | Chapman |
| Foll: | Ottens | Bartel | Selwood | Ottens | Bartel | Kelly | Ottens | Corey | Selwood | Ottens | Corey | Bartel |
| Int: | Guthrie | Wojcinski | T. Hunt | Wojcinski | Hawkins | Menzel | Duncan | Menzel | Podsiadly | J. Hunt | Mooney | Selwood |
| Sub: | Milburn 1st' | Milburn 1st' | Milburn 1st' | Christensen 3rd' | Christensen 3rd' | Christensen 3rd' | Christensen 3rd' | Christensen 3rd' | Christensen 3rd' | Milburn 3rd' | Milburn 3rd' | Milburn 3rd' |
| Emg: | Chapman | Christensen | Cowan | Cowan | Gillies | Simpson | Cowan | Gillies | West | Cowan | Gillies | West |
| Coach: | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott |
| In: | N/A | N/A | N/A | Chapman, Christensen, Ling, Podsiadly | Chapman, Christensen, Ling, Podsiadly | Chapman, Christensen, Ling, Podsiadly | Mooney, Scarlett, Selwood | Mooney, Scarlett, Selwood | Mooney, Scarlett, Selwood | Lonergan, Mackie, Wojcinski | Lonergan, Mackie, Wojcinski | Lonergan, Mackie, Wojcinski |
| Out: | N/A | N/A | N/A | Lonergan, Mooney, Scarlett, Selwood | Lonergan, Mooney, Scarlett, Selwood | Lonergan, Mooney, Scarlett, Selwood | Guthrie, Mackie, Wojcinski | Guthrie, Mackie, Wojcinski | Guthrie, Mackie, Wojcinski | Duncan, Hawkins, Stokes | Duncan, Hawkins, Stokes | Duncan, Hawkins, Stokes |
Geelong's 2011 teams (Rounds 5 to 8) :
| Geelong's Round 5 team | Geelong's Round 6 team | Geelong's Round 7 team | Geelong's Round 8 team |
| B: | T. Hunt | Scarlett | Enright | Bye | Bye | Bye | J. Hunt | Scarlett | Lonergan | Enright | Lonergan | J. Hunt |
| HB: | Milburn | Taylor | Lonergan | Bye | Bye | Bye | Enright | Taylor | Wojcinski | Mackie | Taylor | Scarlett |
| C: | Wojcinski | Ling | Kelly | Bye | Bye | Bye | Mackie | Corey | Stokes | Stokes | Corey | Wojcinski |
| HF: | Varcoe | S. Johnson | Selwood | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bartel | Mooney | Kelly | Chapman | S. Johnson | Varcoe |
| F: | Hawkins | Podsiadly | Chapman | Bye | Bye | Bye | Chapman | Podsiadly | Hawkins | Ling | Podsiadly | Menzel |
| Foll: | Ottens | Corey | Bartel | Bye | Bye | Bye | Ottens | Varcoe | Selwood | Ottens | Bartel | Selwood |
| Int: | Duncan | Mackie | Stokes | Bye | Bye | Bye | Duncan | Menzel | Milburn | Duncan | Hawkins | Kelly |
| Sub: | Menzel 1st' | Christensen Half-time' | Christensen 3rd' | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Emg: | Christensen | J. Hunt | Stokes | Bye | Bye | Bye | Christensen | Cowan | Vardy | Christensen | Cowan | Vardy |
| Coach: | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| In: | Duncan, Hawkins, Stokes (late change) | J. Hunt, Mooney, Christensen (late change) | S. Johnson, Ling | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Out: | Christensen, J. Hunt, Mooney (late change) | T. Hunt, Ling, S. Johnson (late change) | Mooney, Milburn (late change) | Bye | Bye | Bye |
Geelong's 2011 teams (Rounds 9 to 12) :
| Geelong's Round 9 team | Geelong's Round 10 team | Geelong's Round 11 team | Geelong's Round 12 team |
| B: | Milburn | Taylor | J. Hunt | Scarlett | Milburn | J. Hunt | J. Hunt | Lonergan | Scarlett | J. Hunt | Lonergan | Scarlett |
| HB: | T. Hunt | Scarlett | Enright | T. Hunt | Lonergan | Mackie | Enright | Taylor | T. Hunt | Enright | Taylor | T. Hunt |
| C: | Mackie | Corey | Bartel | Kelly | Ling | Chapman | Bartel | Ling | Mackie | Bartel | Ling | Selwood |
| HF: | Stokes | Selwood | S. Johnson | Varcoe | Hawkins | S. Johnson | S. Johnson | Vardy | Stokes | Chapman | Podsiadly | Kelly |
| F: | Vardy | Podsiadly | Chapman | Menzel | Mooney | Stokes | Menzel | Podsiadly | Duncan | S. Johnson | Ottens | Menzel |
| Foll: | Ottens | Christensen | Kelly | Vardy | Selwood | Bartel | Ottens | Selwood | Corey | Vardy | Varcoe | Corey |
| Int: | Duncan | Hawkins | Varcoe | Corey | Podsiadly | Wojcinski | Cowan | Kelly | Wojcinski | Duncan | Mackie | Stokes |
| Sub: | Wojcinski 3rd' | Wojcinski 3rd' | Wojcinski 3rd' | Cowan 3rd' | Cowan 3rd' | Cowan 3rd' | Varcoe 3rd' | Varcoe 3rd' | Varcoe 3rd' | Milburn Three-quarter time' | Milburn Three-quarter time' | Milburn Three-quarter time' |
| Emg: | Cowan | Gillies | Motlop | Gillies | Guthrie | Menzel | Christensen | Duncan | Hawkins | Cowan | Christensen | Hawkins |
| Coach: | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott |
| In: | T. Hunt, Milburn, Vardy | T. Hunt, Milburn, Vardy | T. Hunt, Milburn, Vardy | Cowan, Ling, Lonergan, Mooney, Menzel (late change) | Cowan, Ling, Lonergan, Mooney, Menzel (late change) | Cowan, Ling, Lonergan, Mooney, Menzel (late change) | Enright, Ottens, Taylor, Duncan (late change) | Enright, Ottens, Taylor, Duncan (late change) | Enright, Ottens, Taylor, Duncan (late change) | Chapman, Milburn | Chapman, Milburn | Chapman, Milburn |
| Out: | Ling, Lonergan, Menzel | Ling, Lonergan, Menzel | Ling, Lonergan, Menzel | Christensen, Enright, Ottens, Taylor, Duncan (late change) | Christensen, Enright, Ottens, Taylor, Duncan (late change) | Christensen, Enright, Ottens, Taylor, Duncan (late change) | Chapman, Hawkins, Mooney, Milburn (late change) | Chapman, Hawkins, Mooney, Milburn (late change) | Chapman, Hawkins, Mooney, Milburn (late change) | Cowan, Wojcinski | Cowan, Wojcinski | Cowan, Wojcinski |
Geelong's 2011 teams (Rounds 13 to 16) :
| Geelong's Round 13 team | Geelong's Round 14 team | Geelong's Round 15 team | Geelong's Round 16 team |
| B: | Scarlett | Lonergan | Mackie | Mackie | Lonergan | Scarlett | Lonergan | Scarlett | J. Hunt | Lonergan | Scarlett | J. Hunt |
| HB: | Wojcinski | Taylor | J. Hunt | Wojcinski | Taylor | T. Hunt | Wojcinski | Taylor | Enright | Enright | Taylor | T. Hunt |
| C: | Enright | Ling | Bartel | Enright | Ling | Duncan | Duncan | Kelly | Mackie | Wojcinski | Kelly | Duncan |
| HF: | Menzel | Podsiadly | T. Hunt | Menzel | Podsiadly | Christensen | Christensen | Vardy | Chapman | Stokes | S. Johnson | Varcoe |
| F: | S. Johnson | Vardy | Corey | S. Johnson | Brown | Motlop | Brown | Podsiadly | S. Johnson | Chapman | Podsiadly | Menzel |
| Foll: | Ottens | Kelly | Chapman | Simpson | Corey | Chapman | Ottens | Ling | Bartel | Ottens | Ling | Corey |
| Int: | Milburn | Stokes | Varcoe | Gillies | Hawkins | Varcoe | Menzel | Motlop | Stokes | Bartel | Christensen | Vardy |
| Sub: | Duncan Quarter-time' | Duncan Quarter-time' | Duncan Quarter-time' | Byrnes 3rd' | Byrnes 3rd' | Byrnes 3rd' | Gillies 3rd' | Gillies 3rd' | Gillies 3rd' | Motlop 3rd' | Motlop 3rd' | Motlop 3rd' |
| Emg: | Brown | Christensen | Cowan | Cowan | Motlop | Simpson | Cowan | Gillies | Hawkins | Byrnes | Hawkins | Hogan |
| Coach: | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott |
| In: | Wojcinski | Wojcinski | Wojcinski | Brown, Byrnes, Christensen, Hawkins, Motlop, Simpson (late changes) | Brown, Byrnes, Christensen, Hawkins, Motlop, Simpson (late changes) | Brown, Byrnes, Christensen, Hawkins, Motlop, Simpson (late changes) | Bartel, J. Hunt, Kelly, Ottens, Stokes, Vardy | Bartel, J. Hunt, Kelly, Ottens, Stokes, Vardy | Bartel, J. Hunt, Kelly, Ottens, Stokes, Vardy | Corey, T. Hunt, Varcoe | Corey, T. Hunt, Varcoe | Corey, T. Hunt, Varcoe |
| Out: | Selwood | Selwood | Selwood | Bartel, J. Hunt, Milburn, Stokes, Vardy, Kelly, Ottens (late changes) | Bartel, J. Hunt, Milburn, Stokes, Vardy, Kelly, Ottens (late changes) | Bartel, J. Hunt, Milburn, Stokes, Vardy, Kelly, Ottens (late changes) | Byrnes, Gillies, Hawkins, T. Hunt, Simpson, Varcoe, Corey (late change) | Byrnes, Gillies, Hawkins, T. Hunt, Simpson, Varcoe, Corey (late change) | Byrnes, Gillies, Hawkins, T. Hunt, Simpson, Varcoe, Corey (late change) | Brown, Gillies, Mackie | Brown, Gillies, Mackie | Brown, Gillies, Mackie |
Geelong's 2011 teams (Rounds 17 to 20) :
| Geelong's Round 17 team | Geelong's Round 18 team | Geelong's Round 19 team | Geelong's Round 20 team |
| B: | T. Hunt | J. Hunt | Lonergan | J. Hunt | Scarlett | Lonergan | Lonergan | Scarlett | Milburn | J. Hunt | Scarlett | Wojcinski |
| HB: | Mackie | Taylor | Enright | Enright | Taylor | Mackie | Enright | Taylor | Mackie | Kelly | Taylor | Milburn |
| C: | Corey | Selwood | Bartel | Bartel | Selwood | Wojcinski | Kelly | Bartel | Ling | Stokes | Bartel | Duncan |
| HF: | Stokes | Hawkins | Chapman | Stokes | Hawkins | Varcoe | Varcoe | Hawkins | Duncan | Chapman | Mooney | S. Johnson |
| F: | Varcoe | Podsiadly | S. Johnson | Byrnes | Podsiadly | Christensen | S. Johnson | Mooney | West | Hawkins | Podsiadly | Varcoe |
| Foll: | West | Ling | Kelly | West | Chapman | Corey | Ottens | Chapman | Selwood | West | Corey | Ling |
| Int: | Christensen | Hogan | Vardy | Duncan | Kelly | Milburn | Corey | Stokes | Wojcinski | Christensen | Mackie | Selwood |
| Sub: | Motlop 3rd' | Motlop 3rd' | Motlop 3rd' | Cowan Half-time' | Cowan Half-time' | Cowan Half-time' | Christensen 3rd' | Christensen 3rd' | Christensen 3rd' | Lonergan Half-time' | Lonergan Half-time' | Lonergan Half-time' |
| Emg: | Byrnes | Milburn | West | T. Hunt | Menzel | Milburn | Cowan | Guthrie | Motlop | Gillies | Guthrie | Vardy |
| Coach: | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott |
| In: | Hawkins, Hogan, Mackie, Selwood, West (late change) | Hawkins, Hogan, Mackie, Selwood, West (late change) | Hawkins, Hogan, Mackie, Selwood, West (late change) | Byrnes, Cowan, Duncan, Scarlett, Wojcinski, Milburn (late change) | Byrnes, Cowan, Duncan, Scarlett, Wojcinski, Milburn (late change) | Byrnes, Cowan, Duncan, Scarlett, Wojcinski, Milburn (late change) | S. Johnson, Ling, Mooney, Ottens | S. Johnson, Ling, Mooney, Ottens | S. Johnson, Ling, Mooney, Ottens | J. Hunt, Podsiadly | J. Hunt, Podsiadly | J. Hunt, Podsiadly |
| Out: | Duncan, Menzel, Ottens, Wojcinski, Scarlett (late change) | Duncan, Menzel, Ottens, Wojcinski, Scarlett (late change) | Duncan, Menzel, Ottens, Wojcinski, Scarlett (late change) | Hogan, T. Hunt, Ling, Motlop, Vardy, S. Johnson (late change) | Hogan, T. Hunt, Ling, Motlop, Vardy, S. Johnson (late change) | Hogan, T. Hunt, Ling, Motlop, Vardy, S. Johnson (late change) | Byrnes, Cowan, J. Hunt, Podsiadly | Byrnes, Cowan, J. Hunt, Podsiadly | Byrnes, Cowan, J. Hunt, Podsiadly | Enright, Ottens | Enright, Ottens | Enright, Ottens |
Geelong's 2011 teams (Rounds 21 to 24) :
| Geelong's Round 21 team | Geelong's Round 22 team | Geelong's Round 23 team | Geelong's Round 24 team |
| B: | J. Hunt | Lonergan | Enright | Bye | Bye | Bye | J. Hunt | Scarlett | Lonergan | Milburn | Scarlett | J. Hunt |
| HB: | Menzel | Taylor | Corey | Bye | Bye | Bye | Enright | Taylor | Wojcinski | Mackie | Taylor | Enright |
| C: | Varcoe | Bartel | Ling | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bartel | Ling | Stokes | Duncan | Ling | Bartel |
| HF: | Stokes | Mooney | S. Johnson | Bye | Bye | Bye | S. Johnson | Hawkins | Varcoe | Varcoe | West | S. Johnson |
| F: | Vardy | Podsiadly | Duncan | Bye | Bye | Bye | West | Podsiadly | Menzel | Hawkins | Podsiadly | Chapman |
| Foll: | Ottens | Selwood | Kelly | Bye | Bye | Bye | Ottens | Kelly | Chapman | Ottens | Kelly | Selwood |
| Int: | Chapman | Christensen | Wojcinski | Bye | Bye | Bye | Byrnes | Mackie | Selwood | Christensen | Menzel | Wojcinski |
| Sub: | Byrnes 3rd' | Christensen 2nd' | Byrnes 3rd' | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Emg: | Byrnes | Motlop | West | Bye | Bye | Bye | Duncan | Hunt | Simpson | Byrnes | Guthrie | Motlop |
| Coach: | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| In: | Enright, Menzel, Ottens, Vardy, Byrnes (late change) | Hawkins, Mackie, Scarlett, West | Duncan, Milburn | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Out: | Hawkins, Milburn, Scarlett, West, Mackie (late change) | Corey, Duncan, Mooney, Vardy | Lonergan, Stokes (late change) | Bye | Bye | Bye |
Geelong's 2011 teams (Finals) :
| Geelong's Qualifying Final team | Geelong's Preliminary Final team | Geelong's Grand Final team |
| B: | J. Hunt | Scarlett | Lonergan | J. Hunt | Scarlett | Lonergan | Lonergan | Scarlett | J. Hunt |
| HB: | Enright | Taylor | Mackie | Enright | Taylor | Wojcinski | Wojcinski | Taylor | Enright |
| C: | Bartel | Kelly | Duncan | Bartel | Mackie | Selwood | Mackie | Bartel | Selwood |
| HF: | S. Johnson | Ling | Varcoe | Corey | Hawkins | S. Johnson | Varcoe | Hawkins | S. Johnson |
| F: | Hawkins | Podsiadly | West | Stokes | Podsiadly | Varcoe | Chapman | Podsiadly | Kelly |
| Foll: | Ottens | Chapman | Selwood | West | Ling | Chapman | Ottens | Ling | Corey |
| Int: | Christensen | Menzel | Wojcinski | Christensen | Kelly | Ottens | Christensen | Stokes | West |
| Sub: | Stokes 2nd' | Stokes 2nd' | Stokes 2nd' | Duncan 3rd' | Duncan 3rd' | Duncan 3rd' | Duncan 2nd' | Duncan 2nd' | Duncan 2nd' |
| Emg: | Milburn | Mooney | Motlop | Byrnes | Milburn | Mooney | Byrnes | Guthrie | Milburn |
| Coach: | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott | Chris Scott |
| In: | Lonergan, Stokes | Lonergan, Stokes | Lonergan, Stokes | Corey | Corey | Corey | No change | No change | No change |
| Out: | Byrnes, Milburn | Byrnes, Milburn | Byrnes, Milburn | Menzel | Menzel | Menzel | No change | No change | No change |

## Awards and records
### Milestones

| Player | Milestone | Round |
| Corey Enright | 200 games | Round 1 |
| Cameron Guthrie | AFL debut | Round 1 |
| Paul Chapman | 200 games | Round 2 |
| Allen Christensen | AFL debut | Round 2 |
| Josh Hunt | 150 games | Round 4 |
| Brad Ottens | 100 games (for Geelong) | Round 4 |
| Matthew Scarlett | 250 games | Round 5 |
| Joel Selwood | 100 games | Round 8 |
| Nathan Vardy | AFL debut | Round 9 |
| Josh Cowan | AFL debut | Round 10 |
| Mathew Stokes | 100 games | Round 13 |
| Shannon Byrnes | 100 games | Round 14 |
| Mitch Brown | AFL debut | Round 14 |
| Jimmy Bartel | 200 games | Round 21 |
| Andrew Mackie | 150 games | Grand Final |
| Travis Varcoe | 100 games | Grand Final |

### AFL awards

| Award | Recipient | Awarded by |
| Member of the 2011 All-Australian team (back pocket) | Corey Enright | AFL |
| Member of the 2011 All-Australian team (interchange) | James Kelly | AFL |
| Member of the 2011 All-Australian team (back pocket) | Matthew Scarlett | AFL |

### Records

* Best result from 100 consecutive matches – 85 wins, 15 losses (Round 5, 2007 – Round 4, 2011)
* Best result from 100 consecutive matches – 86 wins, 14 losses (Round 6, 2007 – Round 5, 2011)
* Most consecutive wins at one venue (Skilled Stadium) – 25 wins (Round 3, 2008 – Round 7, 2011)
* Most consecutive wins at one venue (Skilled Stadium) – 26 wins (Round 3, 2008 – Round 11, 2011)
* Most consecutive wins at one venue (Skilled Stadium) – 29 wins (Round 3, 2008 – Round 20, 2011)
* Chris Scott – Most consecutive wins without a loss by a first-year coach – 10 wins (equalled; Round 11, 2011)
* Most streaks of 10 or more wins in VFL/AFL history – 14 streaks (Round 11, 2011)
* Chris Scott – Most consecutive wins without a loss by a first-year coach – 11 wins (Round 12, 2011)
* Most consecutive wins against a club who were victors in the last Grand Final played between the two clubs – six wins against Hawthorn (Round 1, 2009 – Round 12, 2011)
* Steve Johnson – Most score assists (11) in a match (Round 19, 2011)
* Joel Selwood – Most disposals (43) in a match at Kardinia Park (Round 19, 2011)
* First team in VFL/AFL history to win at least 17 regular season games in five consecutive seasons
* Most inside-50s in a match (80) (Round 20, 2011)
* First team to record 100 wins in a five-season span (2007–2011)
* 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 Melbourne:
** Geelong's final score of 37.11 (233) 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 (73) 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 (the highest, 120 points, occurred in Round 8, 1993).
** Geelong's half-time score of 20.4 (124) 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 (the previous record of 23 was set by Geelong in Round 6, 2007).
** 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.

### Other

* Jimmy Bartel – 2011 AFL Goal of the Year (Round 1 nomination)
* Jimmy Bartel – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year (Round 3 nomination)
* Mitch Duncan – 2011 AFL Rising Star (Round 3 nomination)
* Steve Johnson – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year (Round 4 nomination)
* Daniel Menzel – 2011 AFL Goal of the Year (Round 4 nomination)
* The seventh-round match against North Melbourne marks the first time that twin brothers were opposing coaches, with Chris Scott (Geelong) 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 (Round 8 nomination)
* Nathan Vardy – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year (Round 11 nomination)
* Daniel Menzel – 2011 AFL Rising Star (Round 13 nomination)
* Steve Johnson – 2011 AFL Goal of the Year (Round 15 nomination)
* Allen Christensen – 2011 AFL Rising Star (Round 18 nomination)
* Shannon Byrnes – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year (Round 23 nomination)
* David Wojcinski – 2011 AFL Mark of the Year (Round 24 nomination)

## Season statistics

| Category | Club leader(s) | Total |
| Leading goalkicker | James Podsiadly | 52 |
| Most disposals | James Kelly | 577 |
| Most kicks | Corey Enright | 330 |
| Most handballs | Joel Corey | 262 |
| Most marks | Corey Enright, Harry Taylor | 144 |
| Most hit-outs | Brad Ottens | 500 |
| Most clearances | Joel Selwood | 109 |
| Most contested possessions | Joel Selwood | 253 |
| Most uncontested possessions | Corey Enright | 350 |

## Tribunal cases

    Updated as of Round 13, 2011 season
Match Review Panel (MRP) and AFL Tribunal cases involving Geelong players during the 2011 AFL season :
| Round | Player | Charge category (level) | Victim (club) | Verdict | Sanction | Points |
| 1 | Jimmy Bartel | Negligent umpire contact | Ray Chamberlain (umpire) | Guilty (early plea) | Fine ($900) | — |
| 1 | Matthew Scarlett | Striking (2) | Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) | Guilty (early plea) | Suspension (1 match) | 54.69 |
| 12 | Joel Selwood | Striking (5) | Brent Guerra (Hawthorn) | Guilty (lost at tribunal) | Suspension (4 matches) | 25.00 |
| 13 | Joel Corey | Rough conduct (1) | Jack Steven (St Kilda) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 93.75 |
| 13 | Josh Hunt | Striking (2) | Adam Schneider (St Kilda) | Guilty (early plea) | Suspension (1 match) | 54.69 |
| 13 | Mathew Stokes | Striking (3) | Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda) | Guilty (early plea) | Suspension (1 match) | 85.63 |

## VFL season
### Squad

The 2011 VFL squad was named on 17 March 2011, consisting of 17 players. An additional four players were able to be listed until 30 June 2011, however, Geelong did not utilise these places. Senior and rookie-listed players for Geelong are also eligible for selection in VFL matches.

### Results

| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Geelong's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Ladder position |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position |
| 1 | Saturday, 2 April (7:00 pm) | Casey Scorpions | 13.14 (92) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 27 points | Casey Fields | 9th |
| 2 | Sunday, 10 April (10:40 am) | Werribee | 6.10 (46) | 9.20 (74) | Lost by 28 points | Skilled Stadium | 12th |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 11th |
| 4 | Sunday, 24 April (2:00 pm) | Williamstown | 19.20 (134) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 32 points | Torquay Football Ground | 12th |
| 5 | Sunday, 1 May (2:00 pm) | Sandringham | 18.14 (122) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 31 points | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | 11th |
| 6 | Saturday, 7 May (10:40 am) | North Ballarat | 10.9 (69) | 17.12 (114) | Lost by 45 points | Skilled Stadium | 12th |
| 7 | Saturday, 14 May (1:00 pm) | Collingwood | 10.15 (75) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 4 points | Victoria Park | 11th |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 12th |
| 9 | Saturday, 28 May (11:15 am) | Bendigo Bombers | 13.12 (90) | 20.12 (132) | Lost by 42 points | Skilled Stadium | 13th |
| 10 | Saturday, 4 June (2:00 pm) | Box Hill Hawks | 12.9 (81) | 11.16 (82) | Won by 1 point | Box Hill City Oval | 12th |
| 11 | Sunday, 12 June (2:00 pm) | Werribee | 15.13 (103) | 12.20 (92) | Lost by 9 points | Avalon Airport Oval | 11th |
| 12 | Saturday, 18 June (1:10 pm) | Northern Bullants | 15.7 (97) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 5 points | Skilled Stadium | 12th |
| 13 | Saturday, 25 June (1:10 pm) | Port Melbourne | 19.9 (123) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 41 points | TEAC Oval | 12th |
| 14 | Saturday, 2 July (1:00 pm) | Frankston | 24.18 (162) | 11.3 (69) | Won by 93 points | Skilled Stadium | 11th |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 12th |
| 16 | Saturday, 16 July (1:10 pm) | Coburg Tigers | 15.9 (99) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 15 points | Skilled Stadium | 10th |
| 17 | Saturday, 24 July (2:00 pm) | Bendigo Bombers | 17.12 (114) | 11.18 (84) | Lost by 20 points | Queen Elizabeth Oval | 10th |
| 18 | Saturday, 30 July (10:40 am) | Casey Scorpions | 31.6 (192) | 10.4 (64) | Won by 128 points | Skilled Stadium | 10th |
| 19 | Saturday, 6 August (10:10 am) | Collingwood | 17.18 (120) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 39 points | Skilled Stadium | 9th |
| 20 | Saturday, 13 August (2:00 pm) | Northern Bullants | 13.23 (101) | 14.7 (91) | Lost by 10 points | Visy Park | 9th |
| 21 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 10th |
| 22 | Saturday, 27 August (10:40 am) | Sandringham | 19.10 (124) | 18.12 (120) | Won by 4 points | Skilled Stadium | 9th |