Geelong and Hawthorn are set to face each other for the 173rd time in V/AFL history, when the two sides meet for a blockbuster Easter Monday clash at the MCG. 

The Cats currently hold a slight advantage in the all time battle, while also holding a strong record at the MCG across 365 matches at the venue. 

Take a look through some of the most intriguing numbers from Geelong's incredible history against Hawthorn. 

172 - Total games against Hawthorn across V/AFL history. Geelong currently hold a slight advantage with a 55.2% win rate (95-1-76). 

93 - Geelong's average score across all 172 clashes with the Hawks.

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365 - Total games at the MCG across V/AFL history. The Cats have won 200 of those matches, currently holding the fourth highest win percentage of any team at the venue. 

69.19 - Geelong's win percentage against Hawthorn when playing as the home team, across V/AFL history. 

27 - The total number of games that Chris Scott has coached the Cats against Hawthorn. Scott holds a strong record against the Hawks, winning 18 of these clashes. 

334 - The total points scored in Geelong's round six clash against Hawthorn in the 1989 season. It is the fifth most points scored in a single game across AFL history, with the Cats 163 point total the highest losing score in the history of the game. 

87,775 - Geelong's highest ever home crowd in a home and away match across the club's history, coming in round eight of the 2024 season against Carlton at the MCG. 

14 - The most goals kicked by a player in a match at the MCG. Three times this number has been achieved, two of them were Gary Ablett Senior coming in 1989 and 1993. 

75 - Chris Scott's winning percentage when coaching against Sam Mitchell. While it is a small sample size, Scott has won three of four clashes against Mitchell to this point. 

211 - Geelong's highest score at the MCG, coming in a round nine match against Richmond in the 1989 season. 

30 - Joel Selwood's total number of games against Hawthorn, believed to be the most of any player in Geelong Football Club history. Selwood and the Cats won 20 of those 30 matches, a 66.66% win rate. 

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86 - The biggest winning margin for Chris Scott when coaching against Hawthorn, coming in round four of the 2017 season. 

85,197 - Geelong's highest home crowd in a home and away match against the Hawks, which happened in round 15 of the 2013 season. 

28 - Tom Hawkins' total number of matches against Hawthorn across his career, finishing with 18 wins and 54 goals from those appearances. 

80 - Legendary Cats coach, Reg Hickey's winning percentage against Hawthorn across his coaching career. Hickey faced the Hawks 25 times and came away with victory on 20 occasions.