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Max Holmes

Geelong

Max Holmes portrait

AFL career

122 games53 goals

Debut
R3 2021 v HAW5 Apr 2021
Most recent
SF 2026 v FRE11 Sept 2026

Stats

AFL

2026
GEE
20
16.2
11.8
28.0
4.6
0.7
0.8
2.8
0.3
0.3
97
110
2025
GEE
26
16.8
10.1
26.9
5.4
0.8
0.8
3.5
0.5
0.4
103
112
2024
GEE
25
15.0
9.2
24.2
5.6
0.7
0.6
3.0
0.5
0.2
94
100
2023
GEE
21
10.9
8.2
19.0
3.3
0.9
1.0
4.2
0.3
0.2
76
80
2022
GEE
18
8.9
6.6
15.6
3.8
0.4
0.8
2.3
0.7
0.3
64
69
2021
GEE
12
4.5
5.3
9.8
2.0
0.3
0.3
2.7
0.1
0.6
41
54

VFL

2022
GEE
1
10.0
11.0
21.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
10.0
0.0
0.0
86
2021
GEE
5
12.0
8.8
20.8
3.0
1.0
1.2
3.0
0.2
1.0
74

State Of Origin

2026
VIC
1
16.0
5.0
21.0
7.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
75
51
League
Season
FRE
OS
SF
7
11
18
1
0
1
0
0
0.0
43
62
19
0
CAR
MCG
FW1
8
8
16
3
0
0
0
0
1.0
55
68
0
0
STK
GMHBA
R19
11
12
23
1
0
0
0
2
0.1
69
95
6
1
GWS
ENG
R18
20
14
34
7
1
0
0
2
0.0
118
112
21
2
BRL
GMHBA
R17
21
9
30
3
3
0
0
3
0.0
105
114
25
0
FRE
OS
R15
17
10
27
3
1
2
0
4
0.0
91
128
21
4
GCS
GMHBA
R14
20
11
31
6
0
0
0
2
1.0
114
124
3
7
ADE
AO
R13
16
14
30
3
1
0
0
6
0.0
110
111
4
1
CAR
MCG
R12
12
13
25
3
0
0
0
4
0.1
88
91
19
2
SYD
GMHBA
R11
20
15
35
6
1
0
0
0
0.1
110
128
17
1
BRL
Gabba
R10
12
14
26
6
0
1
0
3
0.0
91
108
12
2
COL
MCG
R9
15
18
33
4
1
1
0
2
0.0
99
91
9
6
NTH
GMHBA
R8
19
10
29
4
1
1
0
2
2.0
107
149
13
2
PAD
AO
R7
14
11
25
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
79
80
9
2
WBD
GMHBA
R6
18
10
28
7
0
1
0
1
0.0
96
121
6
2
WCE
NORW
R5
21
13
34
4
1
1
0
2
0.0
107
138
0
5
HAW
MCG
R4
21
6
27
6
2
1
0
4
0.0
108
112
25
2
ADE
GMHBA
R3
20
7
27
5
1
2
0
5
1.1
111
121
16
0
FRE
GMHBA
R1
17
15
32
7
0
1
0
8
0.1
132
141
28
3
GCS
PFS
R0
14
15
29
8
1
3
0
5
0.0
108
103
19
1

Profile

Born
29 Aug 2002 (age 24y 54d)
Height
190 cm
Weight
85 kg

Teams

Fantasy

Honours

Bio

1 revision

Max Holmes arrived at Geelong via the 2020 National Draft after the Cats aggressively traded a future first-round pick to secure him at selection 20. The son of Olympian Lee Naylor, Holmes entered the system with an elite athletic profile, quickly earning a reputation for his explosive speed and endurance. His early career was remarkably promising but defined by a bittersweet 2022 campaign; he established himself as a key contributor on the wing, only to miss the club's premiership victory due to a hamstring injury sustained in the Preliminary Final.

In the seasons following that heartbreak, Holmes evolved from a pure outside runner into a dynamic, line-breaking utility capable of splitting games open through the midfield and off half-back. His ability to carry the ball at pace and deliver inside 50 became central to Geelong's transition game as the club navigated a period of list regeneration. Now surpassing the 100-game milestone, Holmes has matured from a high-potential prospect into a core pillar of the Cats' engine room, fully justifying the significant draft capital used to recruit him.

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