MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 22, 2025
GEELONG
V
ESSENDON
GEEL WIN BY 44
15.19
109
109
FT
10.5
65
65
GMHBA Stadium
2025-08-08T09:40:00Z
Match Summary
Score Breakdown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.5 29 |
7.10 52 |
11.13 79 |
15.19 109 |
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1.2 8 |
2.3 15 |
7.5 47 |
10.5 65 |
Best On Ground
Team Stats

Geelong

Essendon
Player Stats

Geelong
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Smith | 25 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley Close | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Connor O'Sullivan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gryan Miers | 16 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Bowes | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Henry | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Cameron | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Jhye Clark | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawson Humphries | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Blicavs | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark O'Connor | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Holmes | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Knevitt | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oisin Mullin | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Dempsey | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Rhys Stanley | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam De Koning | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Neale | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Shaun Mannagh | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Atkins | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Stewart | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Stengle | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Zach Guthrie | 13 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

Essendon
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McGrath | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Angus Clarke | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Archer May | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Perkins | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Roberts | 18 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hobbs | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Shiel | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Kako | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jade Gresham | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaxon Prior | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Laverde | 11 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Nguyen | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jye Menzie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachie Blakiston | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam McMahon | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Luamon Lual | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Redman | 22 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Guelfi | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Wright | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Durham | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Goldstein | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Duursma | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Merrett | 18 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Team Line-Ups
Geelong
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| IN | J. Clark, M. Knevitt | ||||||||||||||||
| OUT | P. Dangerfield, J. Martin | ||||||||||||||||
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Essendon
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| IN | J. Menzie | ||||||||||||||||
| OUT | O. Smartt | ||||||||||||||||
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Preview
Ladder Position
Previous 5 Games

Geelong
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 3/8/25 | Port Adelaide | W 153 - 65 |
| 26/7/25 | North Melbourne | W 49 - 150 |
| 20/7/25 | St Kilda | W 113 - 82 |
| 12/7/25 | GWS | L 111 - 85 |
| 5/7/25 | Richmond | W 124 - 52 |

Essendon
| DATE | OPP | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| 2/8/25 | Sydney | L 68 - 54 |
| 25/7/25 | Bulldogs | L 50 - 143 |
| 17/7/25 | GWS | L 56 - 104 |
| 12/7/25 | Richmond | L 46 - 37 |
| 5/7/25 | Gold Coast | L 74 - 115 |






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