Not only is Lawson Humphries in scintillating form, but he also seems to have an incredible knack of producing on big occasions. 

Last year, Lawson, in collaboration with his sister and family, designed Geelong's First Nations Guernsey and the dashing defender curled home a brilliant snap against Port Adelaide, the first time the Cats had worn the Guernsey. 

Fast forward 12 months and in nearly identical fashion, Humphries rolled home a long-range goal against Sydney to bring the Cats crowd to their feet, once again wearing the Guernsey that he and his sister had designed. 

It was a pair of remarkable moments that will forever be etched into Geelong folklore, and they invoked two iconic celebrations as he gave an emphatic tug on the jumper, symbolising the pride and passion involved for the Humphries family. 

Speaking on the occasion and the Guernsey, Meeza Humphries provided some insight into the family perspective and how important the occasion is. 

"It is good that they have won all their games in it, I feel like it is a pretty special jumper," Meeza told Cats Media after the game. 

"I am lucky that all the family get to gather and see our mob on a jumper. 

"It is very cool to see [Lawson] kick those goals and to see how proud he is of the jumper.

"I think all the boys in the team also got around him when he kicked the goal, because they know how important family is to him and our mob."

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Geelong debuted the white iteration of their First Nations Guernsey in Brisbane, as the Cats stormed to a big victory over the Lions at the Gabba. 

They then returned home on Saturday to record another monumental victory over Sydney, this time wearing the blue edition to celebrate the second week of Sir Doug Nicholls Round. 

In the build up to the matches, Humphries presented the Guernsey to his teammates and the wider club, noting how special the celebrations have been. 

"The club really get around me with this stuff and I think that is really important," Lawson said. 

"For any Indigenous player around the comp, it is really important to be able to celebrate culture and be able to make it significant.

"That is really important and I think as a club, even the crowd tonight were exceptional, they really got around me. It is so cool for family to come over and to share in it, for them to be a part of it but also to share their story and share what my family do on a day-to-day basis.

"I think it is really cool for people to see and hear that, so it is a really special couple of weeks."

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - MAY 23: Lawson Humphries of the Cats and Patrick Dangerfield of the Cats with indigenous gifts to provide to Sydnay during the round 11 AFL match between Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans at GMHBA Stadium, on May 23, 2026, in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Jonathan DiMaggio/AFL Photos)

Humphries obliterated his career-high on Saturday afternoon with a stunning performance against the Swans, collecting 33 disposals and nine marks to help the Cats register another impressive win. 

Able to have an impact at both ends of the ground, the young defender finished with 811 metres gained and nine intercept possessions, while also recording eight score involvements. 

His form has been part of a strong month for the Cats as a whole, currently on a four-game win streak and solidifying their spot in the top four nearing the midway point of the regular season. 

Humphries said the past two matches in particular have been important for the group to gain some confidence, now looking to harness that and utilise it heading into another big few games before the bye. 

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - MAY 23: Lawson Humphries of the Cats is challenged by James Rowbottom of the Swans during the round 11 AFL match between Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans at GMHBA Stadium, on May 23, 2026, in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images via AFL Photos)

"Yeah it feels like we are just building as a group, building a lot of confidence," Humphries said. 

"You just take more and more confidence out of Brisbane last week, then Sydney this week.

"The main thing for us, we just need to continually get better and evolve as a group. It feels like we are doing that really well, but the competition changes really quickly and people are going to figure out how to beat us.

"So we need to be switched on and need to keep getting better as a group."