Reigning Geelong League best-and-fairest Doyle Madigan and grand final best-on-ground Brock Williamson have earned spots on Geelong’s VFL list for the 2025 season.
South Barwon’s Madigan and Williamson from Leopold are among seven new faces on the 15-man primary list released this (Thursday) morning.
Former Collingwood player Jay Rantall, St Joseph’s duo Paddy De Grandi and Joey Chaplin, and Lorne’s Charlie McCartin have also been selected along with the previously announced Nathan Kreuger.
Rantall played four VFL games with reigning premier Werribee in 2024, McCartin, the brother of current Sydney defender Tom and former No.1 draft pick Patrick, featured twice with the Swans, while Chaplin spent the year with Perth in the WAFThirteen
13 players have been named to the Cats’ Development List, including former AFL rookie Osca Riccardi, Peel Thunder premiership player Taj Wyburd, and rising Bell Park star Kobe George, who will also play at the Geelong Falcons as a 19-year-old.
A train-on squad will be announced next week.
Semi-finalists in 2024, the Mark Corrigan’s men will face Port Melbourne in a practice match at Deakin University from 10:30 on Saturday, March 15 before opening its campaign away to Sandringham on Sunday, March 23.
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2025 GEELONG VFL SQUAD
PRIMARY LIST
| NO. | FIRST NAME | SURNAME | DOB | HEIGHT | COMMUNITY CLUB |
| 47 | BROCK | WILLIAMSON | 7-Nov-97 | 185cm | LEOPOLD |
| 48 | KAELAN | BRADTKE | 21-May-01 | 196cm | COROWA-RUTHERGLEN |
| 50 | DANIEL | CAPIRON | 14-Jun-96 | 190cm | ST JOSEPH’S |
| 51 | CHARLIE | MCCARTIN | 3-Oct-98 | 194cm | LORNE |
| 52 | JACK | SARCEVIC | 1-Dec-01 | 185cm | BELL PARK |
| 55 | JAY | RANTALL | 10-Jun-01 | 186cm | SOUTH WARRNAMBOOL |
| 58 | JOEY | CHAPLIN | 8-Oct-01 | 194cm | ST JOSEPHS |
| 60 | PADDY | DE GRANDI | 12-Jul-00 | 193cm | ST JOSEPHS |
| 62 | MARCUS | HERBERT | 13-Aug-02 | 183cm | HEIDELBERG |
| 63 | TODD | WHITE | 30-Aug-00 | 183cm | SOUTH BARWON |
| 65 | DOYLE | MADIGAN | 30-Jul-00 | 179cm | SOUTH BARWON |
| 69 | NATHAN | KREUGER | 25-Jun-99 | 196cm | GROVEDALE |
| 72 | WILL | SHEAHAN | 21-Jun-02 | 190cm | LEOPOLD |
| 79 | LEWIS | ANTONAC | 18-Jul-00 | 178cm | ST JOSEPHS |
| 82 | HAMISH | LUCAS | 3-Apr-01 | 185cm | BELL PARK |
DEVELOPMENT LIST
| NO. | FIRST NAME | SURNAME | DOB | HEIGHT | LOCAL CLUB |
| 49 | OSCA | RICCARDI | 23-Aug-04 | 178cm | BELL PARK |
| 53 | DARCY | EDMENDS | 28-May-04 | 183cm | HEIDELBERG |
| 54 | TAJ | WYBURD | 8-May-04 | 174cm | OCEAN GROVE |
| 56 | MITCHELL | LLOYD | 15-Mar-06 | 193cm | UNIVERSITY BLUES |
| 57 | JAMIESON | BALLANTYNE | 16-Apr-03 | 183cm | PORTLAND |
| 59 | KYE | ANNAND | 14-Oct-03 | 200cm | OCEAN GROVE |
| 61 | TOBYN | MURRAY | 5-May-05 | 180cm | COLAC |
| 64 | PATRICK | HUGHES | 20-Mar-05 | 183cm | TORQUAY |
| 66 | TANNER | LEWIS | 26-Jan-03 | 195cm | GEELONG WEST |
| 67 | KOBE | GEORGE | 22-Apr-06 | 190cm | BELL PARK |
| 71 | FELIX | KATSAROS | 3-Sep-05 | 193cm | NEWTOWN & CHILWELL |
| 74 | PATRICK | KELLY | 17-Jun-04 | 170cm | SOUTH BARWON |
| 77 | HUNTER | GOTTSCHLING | 21-Jan-03 | 180cm | WANGARATTA |
