# 2020 Geelong Football Club season

The 2020 season was the Geelong Football Club's 121st season in the Australian Football League (AFL), the tenth with Chris Scott as senior coach and ninth with Joel Selwood as captain.
Geelong participated in the 2020 Marsh Community Series as part of its pre-season schedule, and the club's regular season began 21 March against Greater Western Sydney at GIANTS Stadium where they lost by 32 points.

## Overview

Chris Scott continued as the club's senior coach for a tenth season, and Joel Selwood continued as the club's captain for a ninth year. Harry Taylor stepped down from his position as co-vice-captain and was replaced by Mark Blicavs. In addition, Patrick Dangerfield retained his position as co-vice-captain. Furthermore, Mitch Duncan, Tom Stewart and Zach Tuohy kept their positions in the leadership group, with Mark O'Connor joining the group.
Coaching panel :
| Name | Position |
| Chris Scott | Senior coach |
| Simon Lloyd | Assistant coach (director of coaching) |
| James Rahilly | Assistant coach (forward line) |
| Matthew Knights | Assistant coach (midfield) |
| Matthew Scarlett | Assistant coach (back line) |
| Brad Ottens | Assistant coach (ruck) |
| Nigel Lappin | Assistant coach (development) |
| Corey Enright | Assistant coach (development) |
| Shaun Grigg | Assistant coach (development) |
| Shane O'Bree | VFL coach |
Player leadership group :
| Name | Position |
| Joel Selwood | Captain |
| Mark Blicavs | Vice-captain |
| Patrick Dangerfield | Vice-captain |
| Mitch Duncan | Leadership group |
| Mark O'Connor | Leadership group |
| Tom Stewart | Leadership group |
| Zach Tuohy | Leadership group |
Car manufacturer Ford Australia was the major sponsor for the 2020 season, making it the 96th year of the partnership. GMHBA the naming rights sponsor for Geelong's home ground Kardinia Park, continuing a ten-year deal signed in October 2017 for the venue to be known as GMHBA Stadium.

## Season Summary

Key :
| H | Home game |
| A | Away game |
| QF | Qualifying final |
| SF | Semi-final |
| PF | Preliminary final |
| GF | Grand Final |
Table of season results :
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Score | Score | Opponent | Score | Score | Score | Ground | Ground | Attendance | Ladder |
| Round | Date | Result | G | B | T | Opponent | G | B | T | Ground | Ground | Attendance | Ladder |
| 1 | 21 March | Lost | 11 | 7 | 73 | Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 3 | 105 | Giants Stadium | A | 0 | 14th |
| 2 | 12 June | Won | 17 | 6 | 108 | Hawthorn | 7 | 5 | 47 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 0 | 7th |
| 3 | 20 June | Lost | 11 | 11 | 77 | Carlton | 12 | 7 | 79 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 0 | 10th |
| 4 | 28 June | Won | 7 | 5 | 47 | Melbourne | 6 | 8 | 44 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | 0 | 6th |
| 5 | 4 July | Won | 13 | 11 | 89 | Gold Coast | 8 | 4 | 52 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 0 | 3rd |
| 6 | 9 July | Won | 11 | 7 | 73 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 10 | 46 | Sydney Cricket Ground | H | 1,311 | 2nd |
| 7 | 16 July | Lost | 5 | 5 | 35 | Collingwood | 8 | 9 | 57 | Optus Stadium | H | 22,077 | 5th |
| 8 | 27 July | Won | 6 | 12 | 48 | Fremantle | 2 | 4 | 16 | Optus Stadium | A | 20,251 | 3rd |
| 9 | 1 August | Lost | 10 | 4 | 64 | West Coast | 11 | 7 | 73 | Optus Stadium | A | 26,211 | 6th |
| 10 | 5 August | Won | 13 | 12 | 90 | North Melbourne | 9 | 3 | 57 | Gabba | H | 2,282 | 5th |
| 11 | 10 August | Won | 14 | 9 | 93 | St Kilda | 4 | 10 | 34 | Gabba | H | 3,903 | 3rd |
| 12 | 14 August | Won | 14 | 7 | 91 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 7 | 31 | Metricon Stadium | H | 3,378 | 3rd |
| 13 | 23 August | Won | 9 | 11 | 65 | Adelaide | 5 | 7 | 37 | Adelaide Oval | A | 10,431 | 3rd |
| 14 | 28 August | Won | 10 | 12 | 72 | Western Bulldogs | 9 | 7 | 61 | Metricon Stadium | A | 2,156 | 2nd |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 4th |
| 16 | 6 September | Won | 17 | 6 | 108 | Essendon | 5 | 12 | 42 | Gabba | H | 5,011 | 3rd |
| 17 | 11 September | Lost | 4 | 7 | 31 | Richmond | 7 | 15 | 57 | Metricon Stadium | H | 7,061 | 4th |
| 18 | 20 September | Won | 10 | 9 | 69 | Sydney | 9 | 9 | 63 | Metricon Stadium | A | 2,798 | 4th |
| QF | 1 October | Lost | 5 | 12 | 42 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 4 | 58 | Adelaide Oval | A | 22,755 | — |
| SF | 10 October | Won | 15 | 10 | 100 | Collingwood | 5 | 2 | 32 | Gabba | H | 21,396 | — |
| PF | 17 October | Won | 11 | 16 | 82 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | 6 | 42 | Gabba | A | 29,121 | — |
| GF | 24 October | Lost | 7 | 8 | 50 | Richmond | 12 | 9 | 81 | Gabba | A | 29,707 | — |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1185 | 869 | 136.4 | 56 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1184 | 948 | 124.9 | 56 | Finals series |
| 3 | Richmond (P) | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1135 | 874 | 129.9 | 50 | Finals series |
| 4 | Geelong | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1233 | 901 | 136.8 | 48 | Finals series |
| 5 | West Coast | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1095 | 936 | 117.0 | 48 | Finals series |
| 6 | St Kilda | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1159 | 997 | 116.2 | 40 | Finals series |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1103 | 1034 | 106.7 | 40 | Finals series |
| 8 | Collingwood | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 965 | 881 | 109.5 | 38 | Finals series |
| 9 | Melbourne | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1063 | 986 | 107.8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1007 | 1053 | 95.6 | 32 | |
| 11 | Carlton | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1017 | 1078 | 94.3 | 28 | |
| 12 | Fremantle | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 866 | 924 | 93.7 | 28 | |
| 13 | Essendon | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 938 | 1185 | 79.2 | 26 | |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 996 | 1099 | 90.6 | 22 | |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1004 | 1194 | 84.1 | 20 | |
| 16 | Sydney | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 890 | 1077 | 82.6 | 20 | |
| 17 | North Melbourne | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 858 | 1205 | 71.2 | 12 | |
| 18 | Adelaide | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 826 | 1283 | 64.4 | 12 | |