Geelong launched its annual Retro Game this week that will see the Cats step 100 years back in time to celebrate a club great.
The Cats will pay homage to Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves, celebrating 100 years since he won the first ever Brownlow Medal.
In Round 19 the Cats host Western Bulldogs and will wear a commemorative guernsey honouring Greeves.
The guernsey features an image of the Brownlow Medal with ‘Carji’ Greeves’ signature below it in the spot usually reserved for the club logo, with the Cats shield instead running on a lower hoop, as well as a 1924 team list running across the lower back.
The hoops are textured to give a knitted effect, while the guernsey also bears a collar. Player numbers are printed in a panel, emulating the effect of a sewn-on patch.
Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves played 124 games with the Cats from 1923-1933 and was part of Geelong’s inaugural VFL premiership in 1925.
The Cats take on the Dogs at GMHBA Stadium at 7.30pm on Saturday July 20.
