Steven Hocking (born 18 January 1965) is a former

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er who played with the

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in the

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(AFL). Hocking became

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of Geelong after the 2021 season. He is the elder brother of former Geelong captain Garry.

Playing career

Geelong Football Club

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specialist, Hocking played with the Cats for over a decade and fell one game short of reaching 200 games when he retired after ending up on the losing

1994 AFL Grand Final The 1994 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and West Coast Eagles, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 1 October 1994. It was the 98th annual grand final of the ...

team. He was named as the club's 'Most Determined Player award four times including three consecutive seasons from 1988 to 1990.

Post Playing-career & Administration career

Geelong Football Club administration and football department operations roles

Hocking returned to the

as chairman of selectors in 2004 and quickly assumed the key role of Assistant General Manager of Football Operations. In 2014, Hocking was appointed as the club’s General Manager of Commercial, before returning to the football department as General Manager of Football in 2015.

Australian Football League's General Manager of Football Operations

In August 2017, Hocking was appointed

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General Manager of Football Operations. Prior to this, Hocking had served as Geelong Football Club's General manager of football.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Geelong Football Club

At the conclusion of the

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, Hocking became the CEO of Geelong Football Club, after long-time CEO of Geelong Football Club Brian Cook left the position after 23 years. In Hocking's first year in his tenure as CEO of Geelong, Hocking oversaw Geelong's AFL premiership victory in

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* 1965 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Geelong Football Club players Cobram Football Club players Geelong Football Club administrators VFL/AFL administrators {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub