With the Geelong Football Club celebrating its 100-year partnership with Ford in 2025, this article series will take a look back at the 100 most iconic moments from the Cats' history.
The eight part series will be released over the remainder of the year and will cover milestone moments, heartwarming stories, the club's greatest successes on and off the field while celebrating the people that made it all happen.
Part Seven takes a look back at some of the more interesting and heartwarming moments that have occurred off the field, ranging from premiership celebrations to unlikely connections between Cats supporters.
Check out the full list below and the next instalment of the best 100 Moments in the Hoops.
69. Isaac Smith winds back the clock and retrieves his own footy
The Covid period certainly threw up its fair share of challenges in the AFL.
It even had the ability to return players from the highest level of the sport to their local days, nobody understood that better than Isaac Smith.
During the Cats clash with the Western Bulldogs in 2021, a maximum crowd of 7,000 people were allowed into GMHBA Stadium and a rogue footy found its way into the grandstand.
With nobody to return the ball, Smith was forced to jump the fence and retrieve it himself, which provided quite the spectacle from the four-time premiership player.
70. Jezza gives away his premiership medal
The 2022 Grand Final was special in more ways than one for the Geelong Football Club.
After a number of close misses in the years leading up to it, the Cats finally broke through and claimed the ultimate prize, when they triumphed over Sydney on the last Saturday in September.
Geelong players and fans celebrated accordingly, with the festivities and scenes rolling on long after the final siren had sounded.
Perhaps the most iconic celebration came from Jeremy Cameron, when he hung his premiership medal around the neck of a cow at his farm, providing one of the most hilarious videos.
71. Celebrating 100 years of the Carji Greeves Medal
Recognising an iconic champion of the Geelong Football Club, the Cats Best and Fairest is aptly named after the great Edward 'Carji' Greeves.
Greeves was a two-time premiership player with the Cats, while also winning the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924.
The Carji Greeves Medal reached its 100th year in 2024, with star Cat Max Holmes taking the award home for the first time.
Holmes polled 164 votes to finish clear on top of the leaderboard, beating Zach Guthrie in second place (120 votes) and Jeremy Cameron in third (118 votes).
72. Sleepy Hollow awakens to celebrate the end of a premiership drought
While the celebrations after the 2022 Grand Final were incredible, nothing can top the aftermath of the 2007 AFL season.
After a 44-year premiership drought, the Cats finally reached the pinnacle of football in emphatic fashion, thumping Port Adelaide by a Grand Final record margin to get their hands back on the premiership cup.
The city of Geelong went wild.
People were celebrating in the streets until all hours of the night, cars were swamped as they drove down the road, strangers embraced and grown men were reduced to tears.
It all showed the passion of football in Geelong, and what this premiership meant to a town that had been starved of success for so long.
73. Tuohy's act of kindness in a chaotic moment
Even though it happened against Geelong, you could not help but marvel as Lance 'Buddy' Franklin became the fifth player in the games history to kick 1000 career goals, when the Cats faced Sydney early in the 2022 season.
It was quite the spectacle as thousands upon thousands of fans poured onto the SCG, but one moment in particular stood out from a Geelong point of view.
With the players stuck amongst the hordes or people, Zach Tuohy received a rather hefty knock from a spectator, enough to bump some of the patron's personal belongings out of his pocket.
In the midst of the huge crowd descending upon the SCG, Tuohy tracked down the patron and handed back his belongings in a brilliant moment that showed the Irishman's true colours.
74. Hunter's Moment with the Cats
Some things in life are bigger than football.
During the 2025 season, a young man by the name of Hunter Hamilton visited GMHBA Stadium, a passionate Geelong supporter and football follower.
Hunter was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour the year prior, undergoing major surgery and radiation for treatment, but he always kept an eye on what the Cats were up to.
He got the opportunity to meet one of his heroes, Jeremy Cameron and had a kick with the star Cat, watching training and touring the facilities in a heartwarming moment.
75. Two blockbuster acquisitions set up Geelong's future
There are a number of off-field areas that Geelong have excelled in over the journey, but the trade period is certainly one that has set the club up for future success.
At the end of the 2020 season, the Cats made a play and acquired superstar forward, Jeremy Cameron in a blockbuster deal with the GWS Giants.
In five seasons at the club, Cameron has kicked 309 goals and won a Coleman Medal, while also featuring in the 2022 premiership and earning three All-Australian blazers in that span.
Ahead of the 2025 season, Geelong secured Bailey Smith in another mega deal involving the Western Bulldogs.
While only one year into his journey with the Cats, Smith has already given plenty of signs for what is to come, receiving an All-Australian blazer and finishing third in the Brownlow Medal in his debut season with the club.
76. The club celebrates a premiership triumph as one
The 2022 Grand Final celebrations have already been touched on in this article, but the Supporters Day provided one of the most memorable scenes for any Geelong fan.
With supporters packed into the Kardinia Park, Geelong's heroes were greeted with a raucous reception as they presented the premiership cup to the Cats faithful.
Many opted to keep the sunglasses on, with every player wearing their guernsey from the day prior as they were introduced onto the stage.
Mark Blicavs went one step further, keeping on his full playing kit, as the club and its loyal fans celebrated the triumph in style.
77. Some of the club's famous Father-Son duos
Geelong has had strong family ties throughout the club's history, with a number of famous Father-Son duos pulling on the Hoops.
Perhaps the title for the most famous goes to Gary Ablett Senior and Junior, with the pair widely considered to be among the top echelon of players to every play the game.
Jack and Tom Hawkins certainly carved out an incredible legacy, as did John and Matthew Scarlett in defence for Geelong.
Andrew and Jed Bews are another duo that have had a significant impact on the club.
78. Extending one of the world's longest running partnerships
A highlight to come early in the 2025 season happened during the Cats' Round Four clash with Melbourne.
Geelong announced an exciting contract extension with Ford Australia, extending one of the world's longest-running sporting partnerships for at least another five years.
Ford and the Cats celebrated 100-years of partnership in 2025, with Ford also featuring on Geelong's guernseys since 1977.
79. A chance meeting and a connection formed
Sometimes the greatest moments come from the most unexpected circumstances.
Local athlete, Brady Nankervis was filming after a run and bumped into a lady by the name of Carolyn, who has unfortunately been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The pair discovered their mutual love for the Cats, going on to discuss Geelong's brilliant Qualifying Final victory.
Geelong then welcomed Brady and Carolyn for a special day at the club, touring the stadium and meeting some of their favourite players.
But that wasn't all, with the pair also attending Geelong's Preliminary Final and involved in the guard of honour as the Cats entered the MCG.
Ford 100 Moments - List To Date
Part One: Milestone Moments
1. Joel Selwood Becomes Longest-Serving Captain in V/AFL History
2. Geelong's First AFLW Game and Win in 2019
3. Gary Ablett Senior Reaches 1000 Goals
4. Cats Register Highest Score in a Match
5. Geelong's First Ever Women's Captain, Audrey Cope
6. Tom Hawkins Breaks Club Games Record
7. Cats Set Record for Longest Winning Streak in the 1950's
8. Maddie Boyd Kicks Geelong's First Goal in the AFLW
9. Chris Scott Surpasses Reg Hickey to Become Geelong's Longest-Serving Coach
10. Cats Farewell Trio of Premiership Legends in 2015
11. Selwood Sets the Record for Most Finals Appearances
Part Two: Exhilarating Moments
12. Varcoe Sets the 'G Alight in the 2011 Grand Final
13. Cranston Blitzes the Dockers
14. 'Cometh the Moment, Cometh the Man.... the Son of the Man'
15. High Flying Scheer Soars into Orbit
16. Ablett Senior Pulls Down Mark of the Century
17. As Perfect as Football Gets in 2011 Demolition of the Dees
18. Ottens' Launches Skyward to Win Mark of the Year
19. Ablett Junior Defies Logic from the Pocket..... Twice
20. Leaping Chapman puts the Cherry on Top in 2007
21. Humphries Sinks the Crows with First Career Goal
Part Three: Heartwarming Moments
22. Joel Selwood's Fairytale Finish
23. Renee Garing's Return
24. Saying Farewell to the Little Master
25. An Irish Flavour to the Team Song (2022 S7)
26. Tom Lonergan's Remarkable Comeback
27. Erin Hoare Pulls on the Hoops Again
28. Joel Selwood and Sam Moorfoot's Iconic Grand Final Celebration
29. The Famous Rankin Name Returns to Geelong
30. June Ford, Carji Greeves' Daughter Visits the Cattery
31. Opening of the Parents Room
32. Cameron Ling Caps off a Sensational Career
33. Angus and Tom Stewart's Special Bond
34. Acknowledging a Club Great, Vic Fuller
35. Ablett Sets the 'G Alight in First Game Back
36. Garing and Hoare Embrace after Return Game
37. Scott Reaches the Pinnacle in First Season at Geelong
38. Esther Brings up the Ton
39. The Selwood Stand Officially Unveiled
Part Four: Success Moments
40. Stevie 'Norm' Johnson Sets the 2007 Grand Final Alight
41. Cats Record Greatest AFLW Victory in 2023 Semi Final
42. Geelong's Six Coleman Medal Winners
43. Ollie Dempsey Caps Rapid Rise in 2024
44. Amy McDonald Goes Back-to-Back-to-Back in the AFLW Best and Fairest
45. Emerging Stars Announce Themselves in 2002 VFL Grand Final
46. September Specialist, Jimmy Bartel Dominates the Magpies in 2011
47. Seven Cats Triumph on Brownlow Night
48. Ablett Senior's Extraordinary Performance in the 1989 Decider
49. Dangerfield Inspires the Cats through September in 2022
50. Joel Selwood Starts Writing his Legacy in 2007
51. Geelong Reach the Holy Grail of Football on 10 Occasions
52. Paul Chapman Guides Cats Home in 2009
53. Isaac Smith Torches Sydney on the Last Saturday in September
Part Five: Indigenous Moments
54. Ronnie Burns Sets the Cattery Alight in 2000
55. Polly Farmer's Game-Changing Handball
56. Motlop Soars into the Geelong Sky
57. Lawson's Sensational and Emotional Moment in Adelaide
58. Varcoe Tears Apart the 2011 Grand Final
59. Tyson Stengle Caps Off a Remarkable 2022 Season
60. Australian Football's First Indigenous Player, Albert Pompey Austin
61. Stokes Guides Geelong to Drought-Breaking Grand Final
Part Six: Effort and Determination Moments
62. Tom Stewart's Epic Finals Moment in 2017
63. Cats Push Brisbane to the Final Siren in 2023 Prelim
64. Hawkins Announces Himself in 2011 Grand Final
65. The Only AFLW Team to Take Points Off North Melbourne in 2024
66. Joel Corey's Smother in the 2007 Preliminary Final
67. Jimmy Bartel Goes Back with the Flight in 2004
68. Dangerfield Dominates on One Leg Against Hawthorn
Part Seven: Off Field Moments
69. Isaac Smith winds back the clock and retrieves his own footy
70. Jezza gives away his premiership medal
71. Celebrating 100 years of the Carji Greeves Medal
72. Sleepy Hollow awakens to celebrate the end of a premiership drought
73. Tuohy's act of kindness in a chaotic moment
74. Hunter's Moment with the Cats
75. Two blockbuster acquisitions set up Geelong's future
76. The club celebrates a premiership triumph as one
77. Some of the club's famous Father-Son duos
78. Extending one of the world's longest running partnerships
79. A chance meeting and a connection formed
Make sure to keep your eyes peeled as we continue to recap the top 100 moments in the Hoops.
