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Geelong Falcons

Names
Full name	Geelong Falcons Football Club
Nickname(s)	Falcons
Season 2008
Club Details
Founded	1992
Colours	Navy Blue and      White
Competition	TAC Cup
Chairman	Alan Thompson
Coach	Garry Hocking
Ground(s)	Highton Reserve
Other information
Official website	Official Website

The Geelong Falcons are a junior Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup competition, Victoria, Australia.

The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambool regions in order to groom them for AFL selection. There is an U/16 side as well as an U/18 side.

In 2007, Jimmy Bartel became the first ex-Falcon to win the AFL Brownlow Medal, for the leagues best and fairest player, while Jonathan Brown became the first ex-Falcon to win the Coleman Medal for the most goals in the season. Gary Ablett Jnr also became the first ex-Falcon to win the Leigh Matthews Award, for being voted the Most Valuable Player by the AFL Players Association.

Hawthorn half-back Luke Hodge has since become the first Falcon to win the Norm Smith Medal for his best on ground performance in the 2008 Grand Final against the Geelong Cats.

The U/18 squad is currently coached by former AFL player and Geelong player, Garry Hocking. Geelong Falcons players Chris Kangars and Jaxson Barhan were selected in the 2007 TAC Team of the Year.

[edit] Notable Falcons Players

• Jonathan Brown - Brisbane Lions: Coleman Medallist 2007; All-Australian 2007, 2009; Premiership Player 2001, 2002, 2003; Brisbane co-captain 2007-2008; Brisbane sole captain 2009-.
• Gary Ablett, Jr. - Geelong Cats: All-Australian 2007, 2008, 2009; AFLPA MVP 2007, 2008, 2009; Premiership Player 2007, 2009; Brownlow Medallist 2009.
• Jimmy Bartel - Geelong Cats: Brownlow Medallist 2007; All-Australian 2007, 2008; Premiership Player 2007.
• Luke Hodge - Hawthorn Hawks: Number One Draft Pick 2001; All-Australian 2005, 2008; Norm Smith Medallist 2008; Premiership Player 2008.
• Chris Heffernan - Essendon Bombers/Melbourne Demons: Premiership Player 2000.
• Matthew Primus - Fitzroy Lions/Port Adelaide Power: All-Australian 2001, 2002; Pt Adelaide Captain 2001-05.
• Cameron Ling - Geelong Cats: All-Australian 2007; Premiership Player 2007, 2009.
• Matthew Scarlett - Geelong Cats: All-Australian 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008; Premiership Player 2007, 2009.
• Scott Lucas - Essendon Bombers: Premiership Player 2000.
• Jordan Lewis - Hawthorn Hawks: Premiership Player 2008.
• Nick Maxwell - Collingwood Magpies: Collingwood Captain 2008.
• Amon Buchanan - Sydney Swans: Premiership Player 2005.
• Matthew Capuano - North Melbourne Kangaroos: Premiership Player 1999.

[edit] Current AFL Listed Players

• Jonathan Brown - Brisbane Lions - 184 games
• Gary Ablett, Jr. - Geelong Cats - 168 games
• Jimmy Bartel - Geelong Cats - 151 games
• Mark Blake - Geelong Cats - 58 games
• Ben Bucovaz - Fremantle Football Club - 0 games
• Patrick Dangerfield - Adelaide Crows - 21 games
• Adam Donohue - Geelong Cats - 0 games
• Simon Hogan - Geelong Cats - 0 games
• Cameron Ling - Geelong Cats - 182 games
• Matthew Scarlett - Geelong Cats - 206 games
• Leigh Harding - North Melbourne Kangaroos - 111 games
• Travis Boak - Port Adelaide Power - 31 games
• Nathan Foley - Richmond Tigers - 70 games
• Will Schofield - West Coast Eagles - 12 games
• Jordan Jones - West Coast Eagles - 0 games
• Lachlan Henderson - Brisbane Lions - 8 games
• Steven Baker - St Kilda Saints - 154 games
• Matt Maguire - St Kilda Saints - 99 games
• Jack Steven - St Kilda Saints - 1 game
• Tom Simpkin - St Kilda Saints - 0 games
• Tim Callan - Western Bulldogs - 30 games
• Shaun Higgins - Western Bulldogs - 52 games
• Guy O'Keefe - Western Bulldogs - 0 games
• Ayce Cordy - Western Bulldogs - 0 games
• Clint Bartram - Melbourne Demons - 44 games
• John Meesen - Melbourne Demons - 2 games
• Jordie McKenzie - Melbourne Demons - 0 games
• Brent Moloney - Melbourne Demons - 69 games
• Tim Boyle - Hawthorn Hawks - 31 games
• Luke Hodge - Hawthorn Hawks - 132 games
• Jordan Lewis - Hawthorn Hawks - 83 games
• Jaxson Barham - Collingwood Magpies - 0 games
• Nick Maxwell - Collingwood Magpies - 95 games
• Danny Stanley - Collingwood Magpies - 4 games
• Luke Rounds - Collingwood Magpies - 0 games
• Amon Buchanan - Sydney Swans - 108 games
• Daniel O'Keefe - Sydney Swans - 0 games

[edit] External links

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