Season 2009 - Wrap Up
There is only one team that finished the season totally saatisfied. For the second time in three years, that team is Geelong. After finishing the season second on the ladder, the Cats took home the premiership.

Despite being undefeated upto the round 14 blockbuster, the aura of invisibility had gone from Geelong. Cut down by a big injury count that included Josh Hunt, Tom Harley, Brad Ottens, Gary Ablett, Paul Chapman, Steve Johnson, Matthew Scarlett, James Kelly, Harry Taylor, Cameron Ling, Max Rooke, Darren Milburn, Shannon Byrnes, Tom Lonergan, David Wojcinski and Travis Varcoe all missing games. The upside to that was getting games into the likes of Tom Gillies and Simon Hogan (six and 10 games respectively) and the debuts of Jeremy Laidler and Nathan Djerrkura. What went wrong

Another year old, the question for Geelong is, are they set for a decline. The answer is yes, but probably not that much for 2010.

And certainly not in the fantasy game where an amazing five players averaged over 100 DT and SC points (not including Steve Johnson's 99). Ablett, Chapman, Selwood, Bartel and Corey.

Geelong plays a very high possession game which means a lot of fantasy points. They were the second highest scoring team in the DT competition.

Stat Leaders
Leading goalkicker: Cameron Mooney (41)
Leading possession winner: Gary Ablett (654)
Most kicks: Jimmy Bartel (302)
Most handballs: Gary Ablett (402)
Most marks: Cameron Mooney (154)
Most tackles: Joel Selwood (110)
Most hit-outs: Mark Blake (482)
Most Dream Team Points: Jimmy Bartel (2295 - 21 games)
Most Dream Team Average: Gary Ablett (119)
Most Super Coach Points: Gary Ablett (2662)
Most Super Coach Average: Gary Ablett (140)

Awards
Edward Greeves Medal:

1. Gary Ablett & Corey Enright (740 votes)
2. Jimmy Bartel (629 votes)
3. Joel Selwood (617 votes)
4. Paul Chapman (610 votes)
5. Matthew Scarlett (585 votes)
6. Joel Corey (546 votes)
7. Andrew Mackie (443 votes)
8. Cameron Ling (411 votes)

Best First Year Player: Tom Gillies

Who They Lost?
Third-round draft pick No.49 (traded to Fremantle)
Shane Mumford (traded to Sydney Swans)
Second-round draft pick No.33 (traded to Essendon)
Sixth-round draft pick No.97 (traded to Port Adelaide)
Matt Egan (delisted)
Kane Tenace (delisted)
Adam Donohue (delisted)
Dan McKenna (delisted)
Scott Simpson (delisted)
Bryn Weadon (rookie listed)

Who They Gained?
Marcus Drum (from Fremantle)
Second-round draft pick No.28 (from Sydney Swans)
Third-round draft pick No.40 (from Port Adelaide)
Third-round draft pick No.42 (from Essendon)
Fourth-round draft pick No.56 (from Port Adelaide)

Under The Gun
When you make three successive GFs and win two of them, life is good. And no gun in sight.

Burning Question: Another year older. Can they sustain their run?
Geelong's star players are slowly getting older. Ablett (26 years when the new season starts), Chapman (28 years), Selwood (22 years), Bartel (26 years), Corey (28 years), Johnson (27 years) Ling (29 years) and Scarlett (31 years). Their decline won't be drastic this year and expect them only decline slightly in terms of scoring, bar maybe Corey, but they now have a higher risk of injury. Especially players like Chapman who have a history of soft tissue problems. After three grand finals and two flags, we don't apologise for nit-picking when it comes to talking down the Cat's chances in 2010.