The Cats are hard at work preparing for the upcoming 2025 AFL season, putting in another solid session at GMHBA Stadium on Wednesday.
Geelong's return to action continues to draw closer, with the club's first match simulation set to take place on February 17th against Hawthorn.
Following this, the Cats will face Essendon in their official practice match as part of the AAMI Community Series, also set to be played at GMHBA Stadium on February 25th.
The AFL announced today that tickets for the Community Series matches will go on sale next week, follow the link below for more information.
Cats fans will get the chance to see their favourite players in action for the first time in 2025, ahead of an exciting season which kicks off against Brisbane on March 6th.
See the best images from today's training session below.
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Shaun Mannagh - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/2629f839-3d59-460c-9950-85932cb5cf55/051A1208.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Cillian Burke - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/ce5a5640-9a38-4b95-9703-990b32226f1c/051A1241.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Cam Guthrie - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/e955e9b5-44c3-4406-8cf9-aa3c43792da5/051A1219.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | George Stevens - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/8793c11f-a4f4-4364-bf3e-5fcb8181043b/051A0996.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Patrick Retschko - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/051774e2-0401-431b-bb89-91963038e2cc/051A1096.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jack Martin - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/b431f43e-1f01-41a2-bd79-4ba41b003838/051A1066.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jeremy Cameron - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/233079f5-39fc-4c3d-8da4-b6361af66b96/051A1052.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jacob Molier - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/a41c48ab-c512-43e6-a22d-64820606ef84/051A1033.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Mitch Knevitt - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/eb193406-2be5-4b2d-95ad-613c465c2108/051A1528.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jhye Clark - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/d76a8765-4f2c-45f0-848a-5dfde89ef3bf/051A1538.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Cillian Burke - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/4e2ba327-74f5-4731-bf8d-bcb6a11771c9/051A1169.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Rhys Stanley - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/a828ccff-4843-4569-8577-906cee539028/051A1491.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Keighton Matofai-Forbes - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/82d4a8c3-b9d8-4748-a78f-84f68871dc75/051A1381.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jack Martin - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/ac1c8c94-af6e-4f64-9610-c83dc1d7135c/051A1428.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Lenny Hofmann - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/eab3c10c-3089-44eb-a093-8cbfb1b536c0/051A1770.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Lenny Hofmann - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/d4bb49d4-f953-42ba-abed-eac5c33ef6c7/051A1792.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jack Bowes - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/c6668aef-1da7-4a59-837f-8510abed9315/051A1641.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Mitch Knevitt - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/e230bc07-7a75-4ba7-848a-3b1b48f9b84b/051A1816.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Lenny Hofmann - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/79778c94-55a8-4542-9358-9f3281b04df7/051A1752.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Xavier Ivisic - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/a58dcc7c-0ef6-48a1-85e2-0caea866a161/051A1588.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Lenny Hofmann - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/5bb206a8-6685-4c0f-8696-51c0b92ff483/051A1597.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Tom Stewart - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/81d1366d-64e7-4cc4-b683-766cd893cd13/051A1855.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Nigel Lappin - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/b0afcf79-603f-44a4-bf5f-fc89de1a60e2/051A1863.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Joe Pike - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/f925001c-01dc-4ec4-bbc4-7fa9845288f6/051A2022.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Bailey Smith - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/be4fe84b-05c3-4a4e-9e23-5408d82d7688/051A1891.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jay Polkinghorne - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/a9e9bc14-8d4b-4a87-a0d9-70718452f732/051A2063.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Zach Guthrie - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/58842716-5a56-40ad-b948-7f269b074bcb/051A2319.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jeremy Cameron - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/e082b458-a52c-4b80-a65d-a09dd9f0c46b/051A2139.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Lawson Humphries - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/6d11700e-56ec-48b4-96bc-e70e693855b1/051A1871.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Tyson Stengle - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/003da2b1-3bf8-4218-966e-c15161bfead2/051A2094.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Mitch Edwards - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/8d412b9a-97a7-4988-9fdd-2775f7b515c6/051A1991.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Jeremy Cameron - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/63e76bf3-0591-47c2-b078-c1100d04578b/051A2468.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Brad Close - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/7fceadeb-7ece-4d06-aee1-3f444de9d1ab/051A2389.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Connor O'Sullivan - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/5a6bc65f-110c-4036-8389-2ee0b40d47df/051A2366.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Sam De Koning - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/06e36c2a-ded7-4cad-a169-cf6df7a27314/051A2380.jpg?height=528)
![2025 AFL Pre-season | Ollie Dempsey - January 29](https://resources.geelongcats.com.au/photo-resources/2025/01/29/31876812-ad14-495f-b5a9-5647f93fd3ab/051A2402.jpg?height=528)
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