2009 Geelong Football Club Season - Awards and Records

Awards and Records

Milestones
Player Milestone Round
Selwood, Joel !Joel Selwood 050 games !50 games Round 05 !Round 5
Varcoe, Travis !Travis Varcoe 050 games !50 games Round 17
Milburn, Darren !Darren Milburn 250 games Round 18
Bartel, Jimmy !Jimmy Bartel 150 games Round 18
Mackie, Andrew !Andrew Mackie 100 games Round 19
Ling, Cameron !Cameron Ling 200 games Round 21
Wojcinski, David !David Wojcinski 150 games Round 22
AFL awards
Award Recipient Awarded by
2009 Brownlow Medal Ablett, Gary, Jr. !Gary Ablett, Jr. AFL
Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFLPA Most Valuable Player) Ablett, Gary, Jr. !Gary Ablett, Jr. AFL Players Association (AFLPA)
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (back pocket) Enright, Corey !Corey Enright AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (fullback) Scarlett, Matthew !Matthew Scarlett AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (wing) Selwood, Joel !Joel Selwood AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (Half-forward flank) Chapman, Paul !Paul Chapman AFL
Member of the 2009 All-Australian team (rover) Ablett, Gary, Jr. !Gary Ablett, Jr. AFL
Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player Selwood, Joel !Joel Selwood AFL Players' Association (AFLPA)
Michael Tuck Medal Selwood, Joel !Joel Selwood AFL
2009 AFL Army Award Hawkins, Tom !Tom Hawkins AFL
Norm Smith Medal Chapman, Paul !Paul Chapman AFL
Club awards
Award Recipient(s)
Carji Greeves Medal Ablett, Gary, Jr. !Gary Ablett, Jr. and Enright, Corey !Corey Enright
Coach's award Enright, Corey !Corey Enright
"Best first-year player" Gillies, Tom !Tom Gillies
"Best clubman" Ottens, Brad !Brad Ottens
Leading goalkicker Mooney, Cameron !Cameron Mooney
"Community champion" Stokes, Mathew !Mathew Stokes
VFL best-and-fairest Podsiadly, James !James Podsiadly
Life membership Ablett, Gary, Jr. !Gary Ablett, Jr., Bartel, Jimmy !Jimmy Bartel, Thompson, Mark !Mark Thompson and Wojcinski, David !David Wojcinski
Other honours
Honour Recipient Awarded by
"Most under-rated player" Enright, Corey !Corey Enright AFLPA / Herald Sun player survey
Records
  • First, and only, time a club has won 18 or more matches in three consecutive VFL/AFL seasons (2007, 2008, 2009).
  • Most times a player has been awarded the Leigh Matthews Trophy as the AFLPA's Most Valuable Player – Gary Ablett, Jr. (three times; 2007, 2008, 2009).
  • Highest number of disposals in a single VFL/AFL match – Gary Ablett, Jr. in round four against Adelaide (46 disposals; tied with Nathan Buckley).
  • Highest number of handpasses in a single VFL/AFL match – Gary Ablett, Jr. in round four against Adelaide (33 handpasses).

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