The future is bright at the Cattery, you need only look to the VFL program and their remarkable 2026 season so far. 

Well clear on top of the ladder and in the midst of a nine-game winning streak, coach Mark Corrigan has his side playing some scintillating football, which has looked borderline unstoppable for the majority of the year. 

An added bonus of their success is that a number of emerging stars are getting some valuable game time under their belt, and starting to look like they are ready to take the next step in their development. 

It was evident in last Friday's big victory as the Cats fended off Frankston with a dominant fourth quarter, pulling away to win by 52 points at Kinetic Stadium. 

Take a look through some of Geelong's standout performers from Round 15 of the VFL season. 

Mitch Knevitt

30 Disposals, Five Score Involvements, Three Goals

He has been a bit of a quiet achiever so far this year, but Knevitt is building a terrific campaign and added another dominant performance against Frankston on Friday night. 

Knevitt collected 30 disposals and four clearances at Kinetic Stadium, also registering five inside 50s and laying three tackles inside 50 in a well-rounded display. 

With the game still hanging in the balance in the fourth quarter, the silky on-baller pushed forward to kick three goals in a 12-minute burst, helping to put the result out of reach and securing another victory for the Cats. 

It backed up a 28-disposal and two goal game against Southport in Geelong's last match, and with an average of 27 disposals and nearly six clearances per game, Knevitt is firmly among the Cats' top players so far in 2026. 

Jhye Clark 

30 Disposals, Nine Intercept Possessions, 87% Disposal Efficiency

Another player who has been plying his trade beautifully so far this year, Jhye Clark is finding plenty of the footy and showing that he can play a variety of roles as required. 

The emerging Cat collected 30 disposals on Friday night and barely wasted a possession, going at an impressive 87% disposal efficiency to help generate Geelong's ball movement. 

It marks Clark's third consecutive game with 30 disposals or more, while he also picked off a team-high nine intercept possessions and took nine marks in a brilliant display. 

George Stevens

34 Disposals, 13 Clearances, Eight Score Involvements, 19 Contested Possessions

After featuring at AFL level for two weeks, Stevens returned to the VFL in Round 15 and continued to look a class above, recording a game-high 34 disposals against the Dolphins. 

Particularly having an impact around stoppages, the tough on-baller finished with 13 clearances and 19 contested possessions, while also converting that into eight score involvements. 

Stevens is averaging 31.4 disposals and 8.5 clearances per game from 11 VFL appearances this year, while also kicking eight goals to sit firmly among the top players at the level. 

Lenny Hofmann

26 Disposals, Seven Marks, Seven Intercept Possessions

He came to the club with big wraps and had to remain patient through an injury-interrupted debut season, but Lenny Hofmann is certainly showing the incredible potential and skill he has at his disposal in 2026. 

The dashing defender collected 26 disposals and seven marks against Frankston, his eighth game this season with 20 disposals or more and continuing to pick apart opposition defences with his class by foot. 

He was also able to impact both ends of the ground, picking off seven intercept possessions and also registering five inside 50 entries, continuing an impressive campaign and giving Cats fans an exciting sign of what lies ahead. 

Jay Polkinghorne

10 Disposals, Three Goals

Polkinghorne missed a chunk of the season through injury, but you would not be able to tell with his sensational form on return over the past four weeks. 

In five VFL matches this year, the high-flying forward has recorded 26 scoring shots and kicked 15 goals, booting two goals or more in every match to continue building on a remarkably consistent debut season with the Cats. 

The most impressive part is that he does not need an abundance of possessions to have an impact, with Polkinghorne only averaging 10.4 disposals per game, but he certainly makes the most of every touch and has been Geelong's most damaging and lively forward.