Geelong has finalised their primary and development lists for the upcoming 2026 VFL season.
On the Cats' primary list are 11 players who have featured at VFL level previously, led by 2025 captain Dan Capiron and vice-captain Marcus Herbert.
Also among the returning players are former AFL-listed players Nathan Kreuger and Jay Rantall, who both performed strongly in the Hoops throughout last year's campaign.
There are plenty of new faces on Geelong's development list, along with some emerging stars who have been named in the Cats' train-on squad for 2026.
See all players across the three lists below.
2026 VFL PRIMARY LIST
| JUMPER NO. |
FIRST NAME |
SURNAME | DOB | HEIGHT | 2026 COMMUNITY CLUB |
CAREER VFL GAMES |
|
| 1 | 47 | JED | HENDERSON | 03-Jul-00 | 195cm | LEOPOLD | 0 |
| 2 | 50 | DANIEL | CAPIRON | 14-Jun-96 | 190cm | ST JOSEPHS | 115 |
| 3 | 53 | DARCY | EDMENDS | 28-May-04 | 183cm | TBC | 37 |
| 4 | 55 | JAY | RANTALL | 10-Jun-01 | 186cm | SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL |
28 |
| 5 | 57 | JAMIESON | BALLANTYNE | 16-Apr-03 | 183cm | PORTLAND | 21 |
| 6 | 59 | KYE | ANNAND | 14-Oct-03 | 200cm | SOUTH BARWON |
21 |
| 7 | 60 | ZAC | MIRKOVIC | 07-Jan-02 | 188cm | BELL PARK | 0 |
| 8 | 62 | MARCUS | HERBERT | 13-Aug-02 | 183cm | SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL |
58 |
| 9 | 66 | TANNER | LEWIS | 26-Jan-03 | 196cm | GEELONG WEST |
17 |
| 10 | 69 | NATHAN | KREUGER | 25-Jun-99 | 196cm | GROVEDALE | 52 |
| 11 | 70 | OSCAR | POLLOCK | 31-Mar-05 | 187cm | SOUTH BARWON |
3 |
| 12 | 72 | WILL | SHEAHAN | 21-Jun-02 | 190cm | LEOPOLD | 11 |
| 13 | 77 | HUNTER | GOTTSCHLING | 21-Jan-03 | 180cm | SURF COAST |
6 |
2026 VFL DEVELOPMENT LIST
| JUMPER NO. |
FIRST NAME |
SURNAME | DOB | HEIGHT | CAT A OR CAT B |
2026 COMMUNITY CLUB |
CAREER VFL GAMES |
|
| 1 | 48 | JESSE | HART | 21-Sep-05 | 195cm | A | LAVINGTON | 1 |
| 2 | 49 | RORY | GUNSSER | 15-Feb-05 | 186cm | A | REDAN | 0 |
| 3 | 51 | JACK | COSTELLO | 23-Jun-05 | 180cm | A | LAVINGTON | 0 |
| 4 | 54 | MASON | WILLIAMS | 31-Jan-07 | 182cm | A | LEOPOLD | 0 |
| 5 | 56 | HUNTER | WRIGHT | 20-Oct-07 | 188cm | A | TBC | 0 |
| 6 | 63 | BEN | PENNISI | 06-May-06 | 183cm | A | NEWTOWN | 0 |
| 7 | 64 | CHARLIE | MCKINNON | 25-Oct-07 | 188cm | A | NORTH WARRNAMBOOL |
0 |
| 8 | 65 | JAMES | HOSE | 02-Feb-06 | 180cm | A | ST JOSEPH'S | 0 |
| 9 | 67 | KOBE | GEORGE | 22-Apr-06 | 189cm | A | BELL PARK | 8 |
| 10 | 73 | TAJ | BOND | 12-Sep-05 | 204cm | A | REDAN | 0 |
| 11 | 74 | PATRICK | KELLY | 17-Jun-04 | 170cm | A | SOUTH BARWON |
18 |
| 12 | 78 | ZACH | STEVENS | 06-Jul-07 | 183cm | A | SOUTH BARWON |
0 |
| 13 | 81 | JACK | JOVANOVIC | 18-May-07 | 190cm | A | ST JOSEPH'S | 0 |
| 14 | 84 | CHARLEY | GREEN | 07-Jul-06 | 195cm | A | GEELONG AMATEURS |
0 |
| 15 | 82 | ETHAN | LIDDLE | 178cm | B | COLAC | 0 |
2026 VFL TRAIN-ON SQUAD
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOME CLUB | |
| 1 | CONNOR | WEIDEMANN | SOUTH BARWON |
| 2 | OSCAR | COOKE | MODEWARRE |
| 3 | ANGUS | FORD | BARWON HEADS |
| 4 | EDDIE | WEEKS | SURF COAST |
| 5 | WIL | RANTALL | SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL |
| 6 | LACHLAN | WEIDEMANN | SOUTH BARWON |
| 7 | LEWIS | ANTONAC | LAKE WENDOUREE |
| 8 | TOM | PEIRCE | SOUTH BARWON |
| 9 | EDDY | MCCOY | ST JOSEPHS |
| 10 | BRADY | HALL | COLAC |
| 11 | JAGGER | MOONEY | NEWTOWN |
| 12 | BOSTON | RICCARDI | NORTH GEELONG |
| 13 | AUGUST | STELMA | GEELONG WEST |
| 14 | OLIVER | MYERS | PORT FAIRY |
