The Cats have not lost at Skilled Stadium since round 21, 2007. Coincidentally it was against Port Adelaide, who they defeated by 79-points on Sunday, stretching their winning streak at the ground to 24 games.
Interestingly, Geelong defender Harry Taylor has never experienced a loss at Skilled Stadium, while veteran Darren Milburn has played in all 24 consecutive wins at their home ground.
Traditionally due to the small capacity of the stadium, the Cats' usually host interstate sides or the smaller Victorian clubs, while their home games against the powerhouse clubs, like Collingwood and Hawthorn are played at the MCG.
Last season Geelong hosted the likes of North Melbourne, Sydney Swans, Brisbane Lions and West Coast, and 2011 is no different with four interstate teams to travel out to the Cattery in their seven games at the stadium.
The average winning margin of those seven games at Skilled Stadium was 66.5- not exactly the most exciting matches for the Geelong faithful- and its fair to say it hasn’t worried the Cats one bit.
Not only do they have the advantage of training on the ground they love to play on, but the narrow size of the oval suits Geelong's no-fuss, direct style of footy with their half backs and midfielders more often than not using the corridor as their avenue to goal.
It's no wonder the Cats are on their way to making history.
"We're probably in a fortunate position in that we're one of the few clubs that gets to play on the ground that we train on," Geelong midfielder Jimmy Bartel said.
"It's a big advantage. It is a different ground to most. It's not as wide as Subi or the 'G, so you can really squeeze a side on this ground."
North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs are the Cats next two opponents at Skilled Stadium, and they look set to equal the Lions' record with an opportunity to break the record against Adelaide in round 14.
But it's a record more for the history buffs rather than something the club is going to focus on.
"Maybe later on it will be something a bit special, but you don't go into a game looking for a record. You look to just try and beat the side who you're up against," Bartel said.
The Cats' 24th win in a row down at Skilled Stadium also coincided with the Coalition government's confirmation on Sunday that it would follow through with its $25 million commitment to redeveloping the club's home ground.
Premier Ted Baillieu's pledge will see the redevelopment of the Doug Wade stand, boosting the stadium's capacity to 34,500, and who knows, perhaps in the future Geelong will be able to host some of the bigger AFL clubs, that might give them more of a challenge at home.
