The Importance of Life Membership
Membership of a football club is a way that supporters and fans can show their allegiance and loyalty to their team. Their membership is a means of connection and a way of making a contribution, both financially and spiritually, to the club they love.
Life membership though, is an honour bestowed on very few. Throughout our Club’s 161 year history, we have inducted just 379 players, coaches and administrators as Life Members of the Club.
Life Membership is a way that our Club can acknowledge outstanding contributions made by our very best people. Our Club is bursting with pride at what we have achieved as a team, but more importantly as a club and a family. The outstanding contributions made by our Life Members over 161 years, epitomise “the Geelong Way”, and we are so very proud of them.
If you would like a copy of our Life Member policy, please email honouringthepast@geelongcats.com.au
| First Name | Last Name | Year Inducted |
| Gary | Ablett junior | 2009 |
| Gary | Ablett senior | 1992 |
| Harry | Adams | 1962 |
| Stan | Adams | 1953 |
| Dr Alwyn | Adcock | 1986 |
| Geoff | Ainsworth | 1976 |
| Nick | Ames | 2009 |
| C.C. | Anderson | Before 1884 |
| Gareth | Andrews | 1974 |
| Tom | Arklay | 1945 |
| Les | Armstrong | 1922 |
| H.A. | Austin | After 1907 |
| Tommy | Austin | 2017 |
| I. | Bailey | Before 1908 |
| Joe | Bailey | |
| Les | Bailey | 1989 |
| Mark | Bairstow | 2012 |
| Gordon | Baker | 1996 |
| Ted | Baker | 2012 |
| David | Barkley | 1995 |
| Jimmy | Bartel | 2009 |
| Alf | Beamond | 1946 |
| Helene | Bender | 2008 |
| J. | Best | Before 1908 |
| Andrew | Bews | 1990 |
| Rod | Blake | |
| Malcolm | Blight | 2018 |
| Les | Borrack | 1960 |
| Mark | Bos | 1988 |
| Damian | Bourke | 2001 |
| Arthur | Bowman | 1921 |
| George | Bradley | 1945 |
| Terry | Bright | 1983 |
| Doug | Brown | 1959 |
| Rupe | Brownlees | After 1907 |
| Billy | Brownless | 1994 |
| Charles | Brownlow | After 1907 |
| Neville | Bruns | 1988 |
| Tommy | Buchan | 1913 |
| John | Buckland | Before 1908 |
| Peter | Burnett | 1998 |
| Peter C. | Burns | 1922 |
| Shannon | Byrnes | 2012 |
| Ray | Card | 2001 |
| Jack | Carney | 2012 |
| Brian | Carr | 2006 |
| Andy | Carroll | 1964 |
| Colin | Carter | 2018 |
| George | Cathie | 1946 |
| Brian | Chambers | 1998 |
| Jack | Chambers | 2012 |
| Paul | Chapman | 2008 |
| David E. | Clarke | 1979 |
| George | Clarke | 1979 |
| Glenn | Clifford | 2016 |
| Wayne | Closter | 1971 |
| A.C.S. | Clutterbuck | 1903 |
| Arthur | Coghlan | 1938 |
| Charlie | Coles | After 1907 |
| Clive | Coles | 1945 |
| Basil | Collins | |
| Bertie | Collins | 2017 |
| Jack L. | Collins | 1945 |
| M. | Conran | 1900 |
| Jack | Conway | 1922 |
| Brian | Cook | 2008 |
| Jack | Corbett | 1946 |
| Joel | Corey | 2007 |
| Frank | Costa | 2006 |
| Paul | Costa | 2006 |
| Paul | Couch | 1992 |
| Ken | Cowan | 1989 |
| Harold | Craven | 1946 |
| Dr | Crocker | 1900 |
| Ron | Crooks | 1962 |
| Jack | Cummins | 1983 |
| Bill | Dalziel | 1996 |
| Tim | Darcy | 1993 |
| Ern | Davie | |
| Bob | Davis | 1955 |
| E.P. | De Henzell | 1900 |
| Leo | Dean | 1945 |
| John | Devine | 1993 |
| Herman | D'Helin | 1901 |
| Jim | D'Helin | 1941 |
| J. | Dickenson | 1901 |
| Jerry | Dillon | 1946 |
| Bill | Dix | 1998 |
| Bill | Dixon | 1982 |
| George | Dougherty | 1945 |
| Percy | Douglass | 2017 |
| George | Doull | 1946 |
| Jim | Doyle | 1946 |
| Norm | Drew | 1941 |
| Mitch | Duncan | 2017 |
| Peter | Dwyer senior | 1875 |
| Alec | Eason | |
| Bill | Eason | 1922 |
| R. | Edgar | Before 1884 |
| Arthur | Edgerton | 1953 |
| Fred | Ely | 1954 |
| Corey | Enright | 2008 |
| Jack L. | Evans | 1941 |
| Allan | Everett | 1993 |
| W. | Excell | Before 1884 |
| Terry | Farman | 1971 |
| Graham | Farmer | 1974 |
| Joe | Felder | 1972 |
| Stuart | Field | 2006 |
| Jim | Fitzgerald | 1954 |
| Fred | Flanagan | 1953 |
| Darren | Flanigan | 2001 |
| Eric | Fleming | 2012 |
| Andy | Fleming | 1946 |
| Roy | Fleming | |
| Billy | Foote | 2017 |
| George | Forbes | Before 1908 |
| Roy | Foster | 1969 |
| Phil | Fraser | 1904 |
| Vic | Fuller | 2004 |
| Terry | Fulton | 2001 |
| Jim | Galbraith | 1922 |
| Bill | Gallagher | 1946 |
| Ken | Gannon | 1992 |
| Bob | Gartland | 2017 |
| Neville | Gaynor | 1993 |
| Bill | Getsom | 1946 |
| Ivor | Gibson | 1945 |
| Dr Henry | Giles | 1946 |
| Norm | Glenister | 1945 |
| George | Gniel | 1951 |
| Bill | Goggin | 1965 |
| George | Goninon | 2012 |
| W.D. | Goodall | Before 1908 |
| Rex | Gorell | 2009 |
| Ben | Graham | 2001 |
| Jack W. | Grant | 1945 |
| Frank | Gray | |
| Jack | Gray | 1946 |
| C.E. | Green | 1976 |
| Edward | Greeves | 1945 |
| David | Griffiths | 1903 |
| Dick | Grigg | 1922 |
| Vic | Gross | 1946 |
| Bert | Groves | 1954 |
| Lloyd | Hagger | |
| William | Hall | 1884 |
| Alistair | Hamblin | 2017 |
| Ian | Hampshire | 1975 |
| Les | Hardiman | 1945 |
| Peter | Hardiman | 1938 |
| Tom | Harley | 2007 |
| Bill | Harris | 1992 |
| June | Harvey | 1994 |
| Bill | Harwood | |
| Ern | Hasler | 1960 |
| Fred | Hawking | 1946 |
| Tom J. | Hawkins | 2012 |
| Jack | Hawkins | 1980 |
| John | Hay | Before 1908 |
| Tony | Hayes | 1946 |
| Reg | Hickey | 1941 |
| Dave | Hickinbotham | 1903 |
| Wally | Higgins | 1900 |
| Ken | Hinkley | 2010 |
| Howard | Hitchcock | Before 1908 |
| Garry | Hocking | 1995 |
| Steven | Hocking | 1992 |
| E.P. | Hodges | 1909 |
| F.J. | Hodges | 1909 |
| Harry | Hodges | 1904 |
| Terry | Hogan | 1964 |
| Ron | Hovey | 1958 |
| Josh | Hunt | 2010 |
| Percy | Hunt | 1950 |
| Col | Hutchinson | 1994 |
| John | Hyde | 1961 |
| Gordon | Hynes | 2023 |
| Maurie | Jacobs | |
| Jim | Jamieson | 1946 |
| Jack | Jennings | 1951 |
| Keith | Johns | 2012 |
| Phil | Johnson | 2000 |
| Steve | Johnson | 2010 |
| Vern | Johnstone | 1973 |
| Jim | Jones | 1946 |
| Jockie | Jones | |
| Teddy | Jones | 1954 |
| James | Kelly | 2010 |
| Max | Kelly | 1950 |
| Vin | Kelly | 1962 |
| Eddie | King | 1961 |
| Steven | King | 2004 |
| Kevin | Kirby | 1972 |
| Max | Kroger | 1946 |
| J.A. | Laird | 1913 |
| Les | Laver | 1941 |
| Bud | Lawton | 2003 |
| Cameron | Ling | 2007 |
| 'King' | Lloyd | 1955 |
| Tom | Lonergan | 2016 |
| Alistair | Lord | 1966 |
| Stewart | Lord | 1982 |
| Des | Lourey | 1984 |
| Max | Lowe | 1998 |
| Keith | Lowes | 1984 |
| Tom | Lysaght | |
| Andrew | Mackie | 2011 |
| John | MacMullen | 1903 |
| Geoff | Mahon | 2012 |
| Gary | Malarkey | 1983 |
| Michael | Mansfield | 1998 |
| Denis | Marshall | 2012 |
| Harry | Marsham | 2012 |
| Percy | Martini | 1946 |
| Dr Arthur | Marwood | 1923 |
| Horrie | Matthews | 1903 |
| Harry | Maxted | 1969 |
| Billy | McCarter | 2012 |
| H.A. | McCormick | Before 1884 |
| Neil | McCurdy | 1950 |
| Bill | McDonald | |
| Eric | McDonald | 1961 |
| Rupe | McDonald | 1993 |
| Tim | McGrath | 1998 |
| Dr Alec | McGregor | 1957 |
| Jim | McKenzie | 1952 |
| Ken | McLaren | 1955 |
| Hughie | McLean | 2017 |
| E.P. | McLoughlin | 1900 |
| Bill | McMaster | 1976 |
| A.P. | McMillan | 1900 |
| Les | McMillan | 1901 |
| Stan | McMillan | 1901 |
| Jim | McShane | 2017 |
| Joe | McShane | 2017 |
| Phil | McShane | 2017 |
| David | Mensch | 2001 |
| Len | Metherell | 1945 |
| John | Middlemiss | Before 1884 |
| Russell | Middlemiss | 1960 |
| Darren | Milburn | 2005 |
| Frank | Mockridge | |
| George M. | Moloney | 2012 |
| Cameron | Mooney | 2008 |
| Bruce | Moore | 1993 |
| Ivan | More | |
| Ivan | Morris | 1963 |
| Tom | Morrish | 1946 |
| Bruce | Morrison | 1955 |
| Tom | Morrow | 1953 |
| Angie | Muller | 1945 |
| Clove | Myers | 1915 |
| William | Myers | |
| Bruce | Nankervis | 1979 |
| Ian J. | Nankervis | 1973 |
| Robert | Neal | 1982 |
| Ken | Newland | 1972 |
| Ernest | Newling | 2012 |
| John | Newman | 1971 |
| Eric | Nicholls | 1963 |
| John | O'Neill | 1961 |
| Billy | Orchard | 1922 |
| Brad | Ottens | 2012 |
| George | Palmer | |
| Eddie | Peel | 1961 |
| Bob | Pettifer | 2008 |
| Peter | Pianto | 1958 |
| Frank | Pike | |
| Dr Jim | Piper | |
| Tony | Polinelli | 1968 |
| Alec | Popescu | 1991 |
| J.S.L. | Price | 1904 |
| Max | Pritchard | 1960 |
| Orm | Puche | 1970 |
| Harry | Pullen | 1952 |
| George | Pung | 1959 |
| Tommy | Quinn | 1941 |
| James | Rahilly | 2018 |
| Bert | Rankin | 1946 |
| Cliff | Rankin | 1922 |
| Teddy | Rankin | 1922 |
| Arthur | Rayson | 1946 |
| Noel | Rayson | 1957 |
| Hermann | Reichmann | Before 1908 |
| Dr David | Reid | Before 1884 |
| Russell | Renfrey | 1953 |
| Peter | Riccardi | 1999 |
| Colin | Rice | 2012 |
| Ron J. | Richards | 1975 |
| George | Rippon | 1876 |
| Kevin | Roache | 1997 |
| Jim V. | Roberts | 2000 |
| Alan | Robertson | 1951 |
| Arthur | Robertson | 2017 |
| E.M. | Robinson | 1900 |
| Peter | Rodgers | 1997 |
| Max | Rooke | 2011 |
| Geoff | Rosenow | 1969 |
| Jack C. | Ross | 1944 |
| Jack | Roydhouse | 1974 |
| J. | Rushbrook | Before 1884 |
| Bill R. | Ryan | 1970 |
| Dr Edwin | Ryan | 1984 |
| Jim | Salter | 1958 |
| Brenton | Sanderson | 2004 |
| John | Scarlett | 1976 |
| Matthew | Scarlett | 2006 |
| Chris | Scott | 2019 |
| Joe | Sellwood | 1945 |
| Joel | Selwood | 2012 |
| Dr Hugh | Seward | 2002 |
| Norm | Sharp | 2012 |
| John | Sharrock | 2012 |
| Kevin | Sheehan | 2013 |
| Mick | Shelley | |
| Brad | Sholl | 2001 |
| D. | Simson | Before 1884 |
| Joe | Slater | 2012 |
| Eric | Slater | 1989 |
| Bernie | Smith | 1955 |
| Charles | Smith | 1956 |
| Les M. | Smith | |
| Loris | Solomon | 1955 |
| Lyle | Southern | 1962 |
| Wheeler | Sparrow | 1900 |
| Harry | Steedman | 2017 |
| George | Stephen junior | 1881 |
| Russell | Stephens | 2007 |
| Edward | Stevenson | |
| Mathew | Stokes | 2012 |
| Barry | Stoneham | 1994 |
| D. | Strachan | 1900 |
| Jack | Sykes | 1973 |
| George | Synnot | Before 1908 |
| Carol | Szymczak | 2005 |
| Bob | Talbot | 2017 |
| Harry | Taylor | 2012 |
| Stan | Thomas | |
| Archie | Thompson | 1903 |
| Mark | Thompson | 2009 |
| Dr Kevin | Threlfall | 1966 |
| A. | Timms | |
| George | Todd | 1938 |
| Jack | Trembath | 1946 |
| Sir Donald | Trescowthick | 1998 |
| Neil | Trezise | 1956 |
| Bob | Troughton | 1957 |
| Joe | Tucker | 1952 |
| Neil | Tucker, | 1945 |
| Leo | Turner | 1954 |
| Michael | Turner | 1982 |
| Travis | Varcoe | 2012 |
| Paul | Vinar | 1966 |
| Doug | Wade | 1968 |
| Fred | Walker | |
| Jack J. | Walker | |
| Peter | Walker | 1968 |
| W. Bob | Walker | 1946 |
| Lionel | Walter | |
| Stephen | Wells | 2004 |
| Roy | West | 1993 |
| Pat | Whelan | 1962 |
| Lindsay | White | 1950 |
| Milton | White | 1947 |
| A. | Williams | 1946 |
| Geoff | Williams | 1959 |
| W. Jack | Williams | 1938 |
| Tom | Wills | 2017 |
| John | Wilson | Before 1884 |
| Jimmy | Wilson junior | 2017 |
| James B. | Wilson senior | Before 1884 |
| Jack | Wisbey | 1962 |
| Murray | Witcombe | 1986 |
| David | Wojcinski | 2009 |
| Fred | Wooller | 1963 |
| Bert | Worner | 2012 |
| Bert | Wright | 1954 |
| John | Yeates | 2012 |
| Mark | Yeates | 1990 |
| Henry | Young | 1922 |
