2005 Geelong Football Club season

Geelong Football Club

2005 season
President	Frank Costa
Coach	Mark Thompson (6th season)
Captain(s)	Steven King (3rd season)
Home ground	Skilled Stadium
Pre-season competition	Quarter-final
AFL season	6th
Finals series	Semi-finalist
Best and Fairest	Joel Corey
Leading goalkicker	Kent Kingsley (57)
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The 2005 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 106th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong finished the regular season in sixth position on the ladder. After defeating Melbourne in the Elimination Final they were defeated by Sydney in the Semi-final at the SCG.

Captains

Captain: Steven King

Vice-Captain: Cameron Ling

Games

Premiership season

Round	Date and Local Time	Opponent	Home or Away	Venue	Scores			Posn on Ladder
					Result	Home	Away
1	Sunday, 27 March – 2:15 pm	Richmond	Away	MCG	Won by 62	15.8 (98)	25.10 (160)	4
2	Saturday, 2 April – 5:40 pm	West Coast	Away	Subiaco Oval	Lost by 22	12.12 (84)	8.14 (62)	6
3	Friday, 8 April – 7:40 pm	Melbourne	Away	MCG	Lost by 48	18.6 (114)	8.18 (66)	10
4	Saturday, 16 April – 7:10 pm	Essendon	Home	Telstra Dome	Won by 56	19.17 (131)	11.9 (75)	6
5	Friday, 22 April – 8:10 pm	Port Adelaide	Away	Football Park	Won by 4	15.5 (95)	15.9 (99)	6
6	Sunday, 1 May – 1:10 pm	Western Bulldogs	Home	Skilled Stadium	Won by 35	16.12 (108)	11.7 (73)	5
7	Saturday, 7 May – 2:10 pm	St Kilda	Home	Telstra Dome	Won by 18	18.11 (119)	15.11 (101)	3
8	Friday, 13 May – 7:40 pm	Carlton	Away	Telstra Dome	Won by 70	10.13 (73)	22.11 (143)	2
9	Sunday, 22 May – 2:10 pm	Kangaroos	Home	Skilled Stadium	Won by 85	22.14 (146)	8.13 (61)	2
10	Saturday, 28 May – 2:10 pm	Fremantle	Home	Skilled Stadium	Lost by 9	11.16 (82)	14.7 (91)	2
11	Friday, 3 June – 7:40 pm	Collingwood	Away	Telstra Dome	Lost by 25	18.13 (121)	14.12 (96)	4
12	Sunday, 12 June – 2:10 pm	Adelaide	Home	Skilled Stadium	Won by 4	9.7 (61)	8.9 (57)	3
13	Sunday, 19 June – 1:10 pm	Brisbane Lions	Away	The Gabba	Lost by 69	17.14 (116)	6.11 (47)	4
14	Sunday, 3 July – 2:10 pm	Hawthorn	Home	Telstra Dome	Won by 55	16.17 (113)	8.10 (58)	3
15	Saturday, 9 July – 7:10 pm	Sydney	Away	SCG	Lost by 54	16.9 (105)	7.9 (51)	3
16	Saturday, 16 July – 2:10 pm	Port Adelaide	Home	Skilled Stadium	Won by 79	18.18 (126)	7.5 (47)	3
17	Saturday, 23 July – 2:10 pm	Western Bulldogs	Away	Telstra Dome	Lost by 35	20.13 (133)	14.14 (98)	5
18	Friday, 29 July – 7:40 pm	Essendon	Away	Telstra Dome	Lost by 13	16.11 (107)	13.16 (94)	6
19	Friday, 5 August – 7:40 pm	St Kilda	Away	Telstra Dome	Lost by 41	13.18 (96)	8.7 (55)	7
20	Saturday, 13 August – 2:10 pm	Melbourne	Home	Skilled Stadium	Lost by 1	15.9 (99)	14.16 (100)	6
21	Saturday, 20 August – 2:10 pm	West Coast	Home	Skilled Stadium	Won by 76	16.13 (109)	5.3 (33)	6
22	Sunday, 28 August – 2:10 pm	Richmond	Home	Skilled Stadium	Won by 1	10.9 (69)	10.8 (68)	6

Finals

Date and Local Time	Opponent	Home or Away	Venue	Scores
				Result	Home	Away
Qualifying and Elimination Finals
Saturday, 3 September – 2:30 pm	Melbourne	Home	MCG	Won by 55	18.8 (116)	9.7 (61)
Semi-finals
Friday, 9 September, 8:00 pm	Sydney	Away	SCG	Lost by 3	7.14 (56)	7.11 (53)

See also

• 2005 AFL season
• Geelong Football Club

External links

• Official Website of the Geelong Football Club
• Official Website of the Australian Football League Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine