Announcement

Geelong is calling on nominations for the 2025 Carter/Costa Award and R J Hickey Award.

Recipients of the Carter/Costa Award and R J Hickey Award will be announced at the Annual General Meeting or other appropriate event in 2025.

About the Carter/Costa Award

The Carter/Costa Award is an annual award that recognises an individual in recognition of their exceptional service at Club or Community level within the Geelong region.

Introduced last year, the award aims to recognise the exceptional voluntary service by two of our Club’s long-serving Directors, Colin Carter and Frank Costa.

Carter served as Club Director from 1988 to 1993 before joining the AFL Commission. Following Carter’s retirement from the Commission in 2008, he re-joined the Cats Board and then served a further term until his retirement as President in 2021.

Costa joined the Geelong Board in 1996 and was elected President in 1998 and remained President until the end of 2010 when he retired from the Board. He then went on to become the Club’s Patron.

Both Carter and Costa were able to celebrate Geelong AFL Premierships whilst they were Presidents of the Club.

The Carter/Costa Award Criteria

The Carter/Costa Award is awarded to an individual in recognition of their exceptional service at Club or Community level within the Geelong region.

By demonstrating commitment to teamwork and for their outstanding personal values.

This Award seeks to recognise either an Employee or Volunteer at Club or Community level.

Nominations will be sought from the following:

• Honouring the Past Committee members
• Executive Team
• Board of Directors
• AFL Barwon Commission
• Current Employees or Volunteers at Club or Community level
• Members of the public can submit nominations via the Honouring the Past Committee

About the R J Hickey Award

The R J Hickey Award is named in the honour of one of our great past Players, Premiership Coach and Captain Reg Hickey, whose contribution to the game of Australian Football and, to the Geelong Football Club was profound over three decades from 1926 to 1959.

Hickey played a key role in four Geelong Premiership victories, one as a Player, one as Captain-Coach and one as a non-playing Coach. Hickey’s career matches tally for the Geelong Cats stood as a record for over 30 seasons (total Premiership 245 and Interstate 18).

The R J Hickey Award Criteria

• The R J Hickey Award is awarded annually by the Geelong Football Club to an individual in recognition of their “outstanding service to Australian Football” particularly, but not limited for their contribution to football in the Geelong region. 
• Roles held in Australian Football such as Player, Coach, Administrator; a member of the Media or a Volunteer at all levels of our game are eligible for consideration.
• Geelong FC Officials / Staff / Players and Volunteers are ineligible during their tenure with the Club.
• Nominations will be sought from the following:
  • Honouring the Hoops Committee
  • Executive Team
  • Board of Directors
  • AFL Barwon Commission and Clubs
  • Members of the public can submit nominations via the Honouring the Hoops Committee

How to Nominate?

Click Here to see our new Awards Program which outlines each award, the process and nomination form. 

Download the Nomination Form here.

Email your Nomination Form to honouringthepast@geelongcats.com.au by Saturday 15 February 2025.