The Cats hold a strong recent history in Preliminary Finals, looking to add to their success on Saturday as they take on Brisbane at the MCG.

See the key stats and figures from Geelong's Preliminary Final history below. 

13 – 2024 will be Geelong’s 13th Preliminary Final appearance in the last 18 seasons, dating back to 2007. The Cats have converted their previous 12 Preliminary Finals into six Grand Finals and four Premierships.

4 – Saturday is set to be the fourth Preliminary Final meeting between Geelong and the Brisbane Lions. The Cats have won the past two clashes (2020, 2022) while Brisbane claimed the first win back in 2004.

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All The Goals | Prelim Final

Enjoy all the goals from our Preliminary Final win against the Lions.

80 – Geelong’s winning percentage across the last 20 matches against Brisbane. This is the Cats second highest win rate against any team across the previous 20 meetings, only holding a better record against Essendon (85%).  

28 – Mitch Duncan and Patrick Dangerfield are both set to play the 28th Final of their career this weekend. This is the third most of any current player behind Tom Hawkins (32) and Scott Pendlebury (31), moving them into a tie for 11th for the most Finals of any player in AFL history.

66 – Geelong’s winning percentage at the MCG in 2024. The Cats won four games at the venue throughout the season (Hawthorn, Carlton, Essendon, Collingwood) and lost twice (Melbourne, Carlton).

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Flashback: 2011 Prelim win

All the highlights from the Cats preliminary final.

4 – Geelong’s current Finals winning streak stretching from the 2022 Qualifying Final to the present. The Cats have only won four or more consecutive Finals matches on three occasions in the Club’s history, with five wins their longest ever Finals streak (2007 Qualifying Final to 2008 Preliminary Final).  

62 – The Cats winning percentage in Finals at the MCG, dating back to their 2004 Semi Final against Essendon. Geelong have won 21 or 34 matches at the venue over the past two decades.  

71 – The Cats winning margin in their most recent Preliminary Final back in 2022 against Brisbane.

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Match Highlights (PF)

The Lions and Cats clash in the second Preliminary Final

9 – Saturday will be the Cats ninth Preliminary Final appearance under Chris Scott, in a span dating back 13 years 2011 when the master coach took over the top job.

134 – This weekend will be the 134th Finals match for Geelong in the Club’s history, dating back to the inaugural VFL season in 1897.