The Cats have finalised their squad for the club's first season in the VFLW competition.

The 40-strong squad includes Lily Mithen, Maddie Boyd and Richelle Cranston, who played for Melbourne in the AFLW competition, and 17 players who were previously with the North Geelong Magpies.

Former Melbourne Vixens shooter Erin Hoare will also be running out in the hoops.

GEELONG VFLW LIST

Emma Allen (St Marks College, Adelaide) age 22; Abbey Bertram (Bacchus Marsh) 20; Cassie Blakeway (Bendigo Thunder/AFL Victoria Academy) 23; Maddie Boyd (North Geelong Magpies) 24; Hannah Burchell (North Geelong Magpies) 22; Elise Coventry (Netball, Geelong Amateur) 32; Richelle Cranston (North Geelong Magpies) 27; Emily Crawford (Bacchus Marsh) 23; Kate Darby (Macedon Tennis Club) 26; Cheryl de Groot (North Geelong Magpies) 18; Emma Delaney (Geelong Umpires Association) 22; Michelle Fedele (North Geelong Magpies) 25; Helen Florance (North Geelong/Darrebin Falcons) 36; Maighan Fogas (Redan) 21; Renee Garing (Netball, St Mary’s) 28; Bec Goring (Melbourne Uni) 22; Alisha Habib (North Geelong Magpies) 35; Danielle Higgins (Netball, Newtown & Chilwell) 27; Erin Hoare (Netball, St Mary’s) 27; Cassandra Hynes (North Geelong Magpies) 24; Jordan Ivey (Lake Wendouree/AFL Victoria Academy) 24; Maddison Janssen (North Geelong Magpies) 22; Hannah Kennedy (Netball, Euroa Magpies) 30; Millie Klingbeil (Ashburton Redbacks/Oakleigh Chargers) 18; Madisen Maguire (North Geelong Magpies) 21; Hannah Mangan (Ultimate Frisbee) 27; Lily Mithen (North Geelong Magpies) 19; Shae-Lee Murphy-Burke (Port Melbourne Colts) 22; Emily Ramsay (Gymnastics) 19; Eliza Shannon (Newtown & Chilwell) 17; Riley Shapter (North Geelong Magpies) 21; Elise Strachan (Bendigo Thunder/AFL Victoria Academy) 25; Brooke Surgeon (Sunbury Lions) 26; Laura Taylor (North Geelong Magpies) 22; Anna Teague (Basketball, Geelong Lady Supercats) 29; Teresa Telford (North Geelong Magpies/Wanderers (NT) 27; Hayley Trevean (Bendigo Thunder) 28; Lara Williams (North Geelong Magpies) 24; Krista Woodroffe (North Geelong Magpies) 30; Jaime Woollett (North Geelong Magpies) 23.