. . . "V. In case the ball is kicked behind Goal any one of the side behind whose Goal it is kicked may bring it 20 yards in front of any portion of the space between the 'kick-off' posts, and shall kick it. as nearly as possible in a line with the opposite Goal"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "center"@en . . . . . . . . "XI. In ease of deliberate infringement of any of the above Rules by either side the Captain of the opposite side may claim that any one of his party\nmay have a free kick from the place where the breach of Rule was made; the two Captains in all cases, save where Umpires are appointed, to be\nthe sole Judges of infringements"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Claimed to be Geelong Football Club's official 1859 rules"@en . . . "IV. The game shall be played within a space of no more than 200 yards wide the same to be measured equally on each side of a line drawn through the centres of the two goals and two posts to be called the \"kick off posts\" shall be erected at a distance of 20 yards on each side of the goal posts at both ends and in a straight line with them in case the ball is kicked behind"@en . . "2"^^ . . . . . "I. The distance between the Goals and the goal post shall be decided upon by the captains of the sides playing"@en . . "VI. Any player catching the ball directly from the foot may call 'mark'. He then has a free kick: no player from the opposite side being allowed to come inside the spot marked"@en . . . . . . . . . "70.0"^^ . . "47782427"^^ . "Current senior coach Chris Scott and captain Joel Selwood"@en . . . "Edward \"Carji\" Greeves , winner of the first Brownlow Medal in 1924"@en . . . "left"@en . . "Geelong Advertiser, 1923."@en . . . . . . . . "1121797613"^^ . . . . "Joel Selwood in May 2019.2.jpg"@en . . . . "Jimmy Bartel .jpg"@en . . . . . "250"^^ . "horizontal"@en . "History of the Geelong Football Club"@en . . . . . . . . "VIII. The ball may at any time be taken in hand, but not carried further than is necessary for a kick."@en . . . "Chris Scott 2018.1.jpg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The history of the Geelong Football Club, began in 1859 in the city of Geelong, Australia, is significant as the club is the second oldest AFL club, is believed to be the fourth oldest football club in Australia and one of the oldest in the world and one of the most successful. Initially playing under its own rules, some of which, notably, were permanently introduced into Australian Football. It adopted the Laws of Australian Football in the early 1860s after a series of compromises with the Melbourne Football Club. Geelong went on to play for most of its existence in the premier competitions, the first competition, the Caledonian Society Cup, a foundation club of both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897., VFL and continues in the elite Australian Football League (AFL). The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers ten times, with four in the AFL era (since 1990). They have also won ten McClelland Trophies, the most of any AFL/VFL club. With four premierships since the league changed its name to the AFL in 1990, Geelong is the second most successful team since that time. Many of the club's official records before 1920 have disappeared."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "300"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly, Steve Johnson and Gary Ablett Jr. were all recruited by Geelong in the 2001 AFL Draft."@en . . . . "Gary Ablett in May 2019.6.jpg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "187"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "93866"^^ . . . "First Brownlow Medal.jpg"@en . . . . "Carji Greeves.jpg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "VII. Tripping, holding and hacking are strictly prohibited. Pushing with the hands or body is allowed when any Player is in rapid motion, or in possession of the Ball, except in the case provided for in rule VI"@en . . "Steve Johnson Goalkicking.jpg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "120"^^ . . . . "IX. When a ball goes out of bounds the same being indicated by a row of posts it shall be brought back to the point where It crossed the boundary\nline, and thrown in at right angles with that line"@en . . . . "X. The ball, while in Play, may under no circumstances be thrown"@en . . "James Kelly playing for Geelong.JPG"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "II. The captains on each side shall toss for choice of goal the side losing the toss has the kick off from the centre point between the goals"@en . . . . . . . "III. A goal must be kicked fairly between the posts without touching either of them or any portion of the person of one of the opposite side in\ncase of the ball being forced between the goal posts in a scrimmage a goal shall be awarded"@en . . . . "The history of the Geelong Football Club, began in 1859 in the city of Geelong, Australia, is significant as the club is the second oldest AFL club, is believed to be the fourth oldest football club in Australia and one of the oldest in the world and one of the most successful. Initially playing under its own rules, some of which, notably, were permanently introduced into Australian Football. It adopted the Laws of Australian Football in the early 1860s after a series of compromises with the Melbourne Football Club. Many of the club's official records before 1920 have disappeared."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "right"@en . . . . .