MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 16, 2021
GEELONG
V
ESSENDON
GeelongGEEL WIN BY 41
15.8
98
98
FT
8.9
57
57
GMHBA Stadium
Friday 2 July | 9:50AM
- Match Summary
- Team Stats
- Player Stats
- Team Line-Ups
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Match Summary
Score Breakdown
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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1.1 7 |
9.3 57 |
11.5 71 |
15.8 98 |
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4.2 26 |
5.3 33 |
7.8 50 |
8.9 57 |
Best On Ground
Team Stats

Geelong

Essendon
Disposals
MATCH
369
339
349.4
2025 AVG.
5939
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
378.2
2025 AVG.
6429
2025 TOTAL
Contested Possessions
MATCH
140
139
133.2
2025 AVG.
2265
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
128.3
2025 AVG.
2181
2025 TOTAL
Kicks
MATCH
235
194
223.6
2025 AVG.
3801
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
207.6
2025 AVG.
3530
2025 TOTAL
Handballs
MATCH
134
145
125.8
2025 AVG.
2138
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
170.5
2025 AVG.
2899
2025 TOTAL
Frees For
MATCH
23
14
19.7
2025 AVG.
335
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
20.1
2025 AVG.
342
2025 TOTAL
Clearances
MATCH
48
34
38.1
2025 AVG.
647
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
35.4
2025 AVG.
601
2025 TOTAL
Centre Clearances
MATCH
10
12
12.4
2025 AVG.
210
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
10.6
2025 AVG.
181
2025 TOTAL
Stoppage Clearances
MATCH
38
22
25.7
2025 AVG.
437
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
24.7
2025 AVG.
420
2025 TOTAL
Inside 50
MATCH
45
62
54.3
2025 AVG.
923
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
47.5
2025 AVG.
807
2025 TOTAL
Marks
MATCH
99
66
98.9
2025 AVG.
1682
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
89.1
2025 AVG.
1514
2025 TOTAL
Marks Inside 50
MATCH
13
5
14.2
2025 AVG.
241
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
10.2
2025 AVG.
174
2025 TOTAL
Contested Marks
MATCH
9
13
10.1
2025 AVG.
171
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
8.9
2025 AVG.
151
2025 TOTAL
Tackles
MATCH
52
66
64.6
2025 AVG.
1098
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
58.3
2025 AVG.
991
2025 TOTAL
Hit Outs
MATCH
41
42
37.9
2025 AVG.
644
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
39.4
2025 AVG.
669
2025 TOTAL
Player Stats

Geelong
Player | K | H | D | M | G | B |
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Bradley Close | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brandan Parfitt | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Guthrie | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Rohan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gryan Miers | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Isaac Smith | 17 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Jack Henry | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Jake Kolodjashnij | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jed Bews | 15 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Jeremy Cameron | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Joel Selwood | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Lachie Henderson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Dahlhaus | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Blicavs | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Max Holmes | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
P. Dangerfield | 24 | 13 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Quinton Narkle | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rhys Stanley | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Menegola | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Atkins | 14 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Hawkins | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Tom Stewart | 20 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Zach Tuohy | 19 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 |

Essendon
Player | K | H | D | M | G | B |
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Alec Waterman | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Archie Perkins | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Brayden Ham | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Cale Hooker | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darcy Parish | 23 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Devon Smith | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Dyson Heppell | 11 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Harrison Jones | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Jake Stringer | 14 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
James Stewart | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Jayden Laverde | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Ridley | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Kyle Langford | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Mason Redman | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Guelfi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Hind | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Nikolas Cox | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Wright | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sam Draper | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Cutler | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Will Snelling | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Zach Merrett | 21 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Team Line-Ups

Geelong

Essendon
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1 | Rhys Stanley |
29 | Cameron Guthrie |
14 | Joel Selwood |
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3 | Brandan Parfitt |
19 | Quinton Narkle |
24 | Jed Bews |
45 | Bradley Close |
9 | Max Holmes |
FOLLOWERS ![]() |
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2 | Sam Draper |
3 | Darcy Parish |
4 | Kyle Langford |
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12 | Tom Cutler |
13 | Nikolas Cox |
16 | Archie Perkins |
23 | Harrison Jones |
35 | Matt Guelfi |
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IN | G. Miers, M. Holmes, R. Stanley | ||||||||||||||
OUT | E. Ratugolea, M. O'Connor, S. Higgins | ||||||||||||||
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IN | T. Cutler, W. Snelling | ||||||||||||||
OUT | B. Zerk-Thatcher, D. Zaharakis | ||||||||||||||
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Preview
Ladder Position
Previous 5 Games

Geelong
DATE | OPP | RESULT |
---|---|---|
24/6/21 | Brisbane | L 94 - 50 |
18/6/21 | Bulldogs | W 83 - 78 |
10/6/21 | Port Adelaide | W 91 - 112 |
29/5/21 | Collingwood | W 51 - 61 |
22/5/21 | Gold Coast | W 91 - 57 |

Essendon
DATE | OPP | RESULT |
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26/6/21 | Melbourne | L 57 - 68 |
20/6/21 | Hawthorn | W 73 - 86 |
5/6/21 | Richmond | L 84 - 123 |
29/5/21 | West Coast | W 71 - 87 |
23/5/21 | North Melbourne | W 141 - 69 |