Geelong Cats have reached 90,000 members, with fans throwing their support behind the Club in record numbers.

The Cats surpassed their previous all-time membership record of 82,155 from 2023 in June, with the final number eclipsing 90,000 on the eve of the Club’s AFL Finals campaign and first game of its AFLW season.

The milestone is an encouraging sign of the continued growth of the Geelong Football Club membership base as the Club strives for 100,000 members in 2025.

Nearly a third of the total has been hometown support, with 32.2 per cent of members hailing from the Geelong region, while 13 per cent of the membership base holds interstate memberships, and impressively nearly 400 members have thrown their support behind the Club internationally.

The substantial growth in 2024 marks Geelong’s fourth-consecutive record-breaking year and is the 11th time in the past 12 years the Cats have set a record for Club membership numbers.

Of the 90,000-plus members, the longest-tenured Cats member spans 79 years on continual support, while more than 700 people have been a member for 40 years or more.

Geelong Football Club CEO Steve Hocking expressed his gratitude to the Club’s members for their support.

“With more than 90,000 members and more than 275,000 fans attending games at GMHBA Stadium this year, our members contribute to a Team of All effort like no other and achieving this is only made possible by the unwavering support of each and every one of you,” Hocking said.

“The next month is set to be big, with our AFL and VFL teams chasing prosperous finals campaigns, and our AFLW team kickstarting their 2024 season in front of hopefully a jampacked home crowd at GMHBA Stadium.

“Last season, we also set a Club record for AFLW memberships and led the competition with the largest AFLW membership base. With the start of our 2024 AFLW campaign just days away, we’re well on track to beat last year’s record and are striving for 10,000 members for the first time.

"On behalf of the Geelong Football Club, I would like to take this opportunity to thank every single member. Your support and passion are unmistakably Geelong, and you all play a significant role in helping us succeed on and off the field.”

With the cut-off for 2024 memberships approaching, Geelong members and fans can still be One in Hoops and sign up for an AFLW membership. Existing members can purchase an AFLW add- on for just $25, with new membership options starting from just $55.

Ahead of Geelong’s Second Qualifying Final against Port Adelaide, Cats members and fans will have the chance to meet a selection of players at GMHBA Stadium at 10am on Wednesday 28 August.

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