 Had they won the 1881 Premiership [rather than it going to South Melbourne] they would have ended up with seven consecutive Premierships.During these 11 years, Geelong played 236, won 190, drew 27 and lost only 19 games this excluded games on tour or against inter-colonial teams – which they rarely lost).They were undefeated in 1879 and 1886, and they provided the top goalkicker six times (1880 H. P. Douglass [33 – tied with Carlton's George Coulthard], 1882 H. McLean [29], 1883 Phil McShane [29], 1884 Phil McShane [33], 1886 Phil McShane [51], 1887 Tom McShane [36]).