Max Holmes won his second-straight Carji Greeves Medal at Crown Melbourne, polling 175 votes to take out Geelong’s top honour.
Midfielder Bailey Smith finished runner-up (155) and Jeremy Cameron rounded out the podium in third (145). Midfielder Tom Atkins (141) and Mark Blicavs (122) completed the top five placings.
Holmes played every game in 2025, the second-straight year he’s done so, polling votes in all games. He was judged the Cats’ best by the coaches in five of those games, against Brisbane (round 3), Gold Coast (round 13), Essendon (round 14), Port Adelaide (round 21) and Brisbane (grand final).
The 23-year-old averaged a career-high 26.9 disposals per game this season, including a career-high 40 disposals against Gold Coast in round 15, while also ranking first across the AFL in inside 50s and second in metres gained, showcasing Holmes’ offensive threat and trademark run-and-carry.
Tom Atkins and Mark Blicavs were joint recipients of the Tom Harley Best Club Person award. Voted by the players, the award goes to the player or players who demonstrate outstanding care for teammates.
This is the fourth-consecutive year that Atkins has won the award, while it is the second time Blicavs has won, sharing it in 2020 with Harry Taylor.
In his second season as a Cat, Connor O’Sullivan was named Best Young Player and Shaun Mannagh was named the club’s AFL Carter Family Community Champion for his outstanding commitment to the community.
Two-time premiership player Mitch Duncan was also farewelled after he announced his retirement in August. Duncan departs after playing 305 games for the club and earlier this year became only the seventh player to reach 300-game milestone at Geelong.
2025 Carji Greeves Medal
1 Max Holmes 175
2 Bailey Smith 155
3 Jeremy Cameron 145
4 Tom Atkins 141
5 Mark Blicavs 122
6 Gryan Miers 121
7 Ollie Dempsey 116
8 Zach Guthrie 111
9 Shaun Mannagh 110
10 Patrick Dangerfield 109
