BRISEIS BRISEIS CLUB 2024 SEASON-ENDING FINALE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 2024 Featuring a celebrated line-up of Geelong Cats luminaries
- WHEN: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16th
- TIME: 6:30 PM
- VENUE: BUCKLEY’S ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
- 54 Fellmongers Rd, Breakwater Vic 3219
- THEME: Cats’ Comedy, Statistics and Colourful History
- TICKETS: BRISEIS CLUB MEMBERS: $85
- GUESTS: $90
- Includes a delectable two-course meal and complimentary drink on arrival. (Replenishments at discounted bar prices).
- EVENT FEATURES:
- GUESTS OF HONOUR:
- ANDREW ‘THE RAT’ BEWS:
- Played 282 AFL games for Geelong and Brisbane from 1982-98. Champion footballer, great character and outstanding track and field athlete. Originally from North Geelong, the robust rover and back-pocket represented Victoria 12 times and was awarded the 1987 Simpson Medal for best on ground in the Victoria-WA interstate match. He was selected in the ’87 all Australian team and captained Geelong in 1990-91. As an athlete, he won three titles in the under 14 division at the 1978 Victorian country track and field championships – 90 metres hurdles, long jump and triple jump. Son Jed played in Geelong’s preliminary final side last Saturday night.
- COL HUTCHINSON:
- The iconic AFL statistician and historian attended 1294 consecutive Cats’ matches from 1963-2019 (broken by the Covid virus). Still going and has been involved with the Geelong FC for 62 seasons. (Author of the popular book, Cats’ Tales). Born in 1943 in Maryborough, Col was a bush teacher and hobby farmer and lives at Connewarre. He has received multiple awards for his incredible contribution towards the collection of VFL/AFL statistics. In 1994, he was awarded Geelong Football Club life membership; in ’99, he received the Reg Hickey award for outstanding service to Australian football and in 2021 he was honoured with the Jack Titus award for dedication and service to Australian rules football.
- BOB GARTLAND:
- An extraordinarily-patriotic Cats identity who has collected an astonishing 150,000 pictures of Geelong footballers since he became a GFC member in 1972. The former Cats vice-president played a key role in the re-development of the Kardinia Park stadium and was a driving force behind the establishment of the recently-opened Geelong Sports Museum. Bob also received the Reg Hickey award in 2022 and recently completed a post-graduate degree in cultural heritage and museum studies at Deakin University. He was awarded an honourary doctorate from Deakin. Bob is an involved citizen among the Geelong community and was the founding ambassador of Anam Cara House.
- ZORAN VIDOVIC
- Club vice-president Trevor Beaton to deliver a brief tribute to Briseis member Zoran Vidovic who died tragically earlier this year in Bali.
- DRESS CODE: Upper-level Casual.
