GEELONG would like the final stage of the Simonds Stadium redevelopment to begin at the end of 2018, just one year after the Brownlow Stadium is completed in May.

The Cats were part of a recent delegation to Canberra led by the newly-formed Kardinia Park Trust that outlined the case for $90 million to be spent to complete the ground.

Although the talks were positive, they only represented the opening of discussions with no timeframe established for when funding might be available.

At the Cats AGM on Monday night, Geelong CEO Brian Cook said ideally the Ford Stand and Gary Ablett Terrace would begin to be overhauled about 12 months after the Brownlow Stand is opened.

With the ultimate objective being attracting other sports and music concerts to the ground, Cook said the new space would have a heavy emphasis on cricket.

"We got a really good, positive response from [the politicians] and we’ve left them all with a proposal, because we feel as though the federal government should be contributing to stage-five, given the level of support from other groups in stages one to four," Cook said.

"And we remain positive about it ... who knows when it will happen? I’m sure it will happen, it’s a matter of time.

"Ideally, once stage four is finished, maybe a season after that (it will happen), so you’re talking the end of 2018 season would be the ideal start."

The Brownlow Stand will be open for the Cats' round nine clash under lights against the Western Bulldogs, lifting Simonds Stadium's capacity to 36,000.

Geelong will also have a new, state of the art football department as part of the renovations.

The Cats would love to play 11 games at home each season but have set a realistic objective of nine games in Geelong and two blockbuster home games at the MCG.

They make about $500,000 profit on each game played at home.

Cook said that although the AFL's purchase of Etihad Stadium was a significant positive for the competition and particularly its tenant clubs, it would take away some of the Cats' competitive advantage.

Geelong has also established an alternative training venue in a partnership with Deakin University, which allows the Cats to train on a ground the size of the MCG when Simonds Stadium is unavailable.