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Attention all Geelong Supporters:

We’ve set up a competition in celebration of your team! There’s plenty of Geelong premiership merchandise out there, but very rarely do you find somewhere giving it away. Come over to our site, and you’ll find a pleasant surprise!

Enter our FREE draw, and if your name is selected, we’ll send you a brand new Geelong premiership replica trophy, regularly retailed at $249.95! Now that’s a deal you can’t pass up - and there’s no catch! Simply enter your name, email address, and postcode, and you’ll instantly be entered in our draw for your chance to win this stunning Geelong premiership trophy.

Enter HERE!

Is he a bookworm? Does he love a good coffee while he curls up with a good book? Take him back to his younger years with these retro gifts. These large coffee mugs from Ladybird Books not only will cause him to reminisce of those childhood days of learning to read, but I’m pretty sure he’ll think his coffee tastes better in this mug!

If you’re looking for fantastic mens gifts, consider this set of coffee mugs.

The cricket coffee mug makes a great cricket gift, with its photos and text from the original “The Story of Cricket” Ladybird Book, this cricket coffee mug makes great mens gifts.

Looking for bicycle gifts? The bicycle coffee mug will take him back to those beginning days of reading and will be a great companion for his current-day reading.

If your man is a Mr. Fix-It, consider this Motor Car coffee mug for his next birthday gifts. Being 18oz, this large coffee mug is bigger than most and makes a great companion while he’s making those occasional repairs to the family car.

Check out these great retro gifts for your man. Not only are the mugs like the vintage books, but the full-colour gift box they come in is in the style of a book also!

With the recent premiership victory for the Geelong Football Club, a closer look into the history behind this championship team is desired. What are its origins, who have the key players been in the history of the Geelong Football Club, and how did it get its name?

Geelong is one of the oldest football clubs not only in Australia, but in the world. Founded in 1859, it is the third oldest in Australia, being preceded only by the Melbourne Football Club and the Castlemaine Football club. During this time, Geelong has cleaned up nine premierships, the first one being part of the VFL in 1925. Their most recent 2011 premiership was the third premiership to win in five years.

An article about Geelong would not be complete without mention of some of the team’s “greats”, one of them being Gary Ablett. Having won multiple awards, including the Bronlow Medal and the Leigh Matthews Trophy. He has also been a two-time premiership player and was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2009. It was with much controversy and disappointment that Ablett signed a contract in 2010 with the Gold Coast Suns, but he will live on in Geelong Cats fame.

Everybody knows about the Bronlow medal, but have you ever stopped to consider its origins? Named in honour of Charles Bronlow, a VFL administrator and also a player on the Geelong Football Club, the Bronlow Medal came about the season following his death. Fittingly, it went to a player on the Geelong football team, and, as is the case today, was awarded to the best and fairest player.

How did this team become known as the Cats? It wasn’t just a nice little name for a football team – there was significance to the name, that began as a nickname. For the record, other nicknames included the “Pivotonians” (due to the city of Geelong being a pivotal point) and the “Seagulls” (referring to the proximity of their location to the bay). Why the switch to the Cats? In 1923 they’d had a run of losses, and a black cat wandered onto the Collingwood side of the field during a match which Geelong went on to win. It was decided that the cat brought good luck to Geelong, and ever after the Geelong Football Club has been known as the Cats.

With odds against them with aging players and a new coach at the beginning of 2011, Geelong did not look set to go places that season. The only team to beat Collingwood, the reigning premiers, the Cats managed to dig their claws in and make a remarkable premiership victory at the 2011 Grand Final. It was a stunning finish to the end of a season.

So while out celebrating the Cats victory and adding to your collection of Geelong premiership merchandise, consider the history behind this great team. Go dig out the history books and discover the names and matches that made this team great. Curl up with the AFL history book and a hot drink in your new favourite coffee mug from the selection of Geelong 2011 premiership merchandise to celebrate your team.

And the Cats have sent the Magpies flying away from the cherished 2011 Premiership Cup! Geelong fans will be rejoicing by the turn of events at the Grand Final on the weekend. Running neck and neck until the end of the 2nd quarter, Collingwood fans would have much rathered the game ended there. Geelong fans on the other hand, will be enthralled by this third win in five years.

To celebrate, we’ve already got some brand new Geelong premiership merchandise loaded and on our website. Cats fans will love this range of Geelong 2011 premiership merchandise, ranging from a stunning Geelong premiership trophy, to 2011 premiership mugs, to Geelong premiership steins, to the ever-necessary Geelong 2011 premiership bumper sticker (to add to the collection of the last three premiership wins!). There’ll be another batch of Geelong premiership merchandise rolling out in the coming months as well, so check back here often for more of the victors’ products!

So, go watch the re-runs, chill, and enjoy the victory with your mates….and go pat a cat to congratulate them