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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 22
Geelong17.15117
Essendon7.850
GMHBA Stadium · Sat, 4:35 PM · Attendance 33,379 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4.5 | 10.9 | 13.11 | 17.15 | 117 |
| Essendon | 0.4 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 50 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Geelong
O. Dempsey 4, O. Henry 4, S. Neale 3, J. Martin 2, J. Clark 1, S. Mannagh 1, T. Bruhn 1, J. Polkinghorne 1
Essendon
J. Farrow 2, A. Perkins 2, N. Caddy 1, A. Roberts 1, H. El Achkar 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GEEL · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GEEL | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 359 | Disposals | 303 |
| 213 | Kicks | 177 |
| 146 | Handballs | 126 |
| 77 | Marks | 51 |
| 21 | Marks Inside 50 | 10 |
| 70 | Tackles | 72 |
| 35 | Hitouts | 53 |
| 48 | Clearances | 36 |
| 55 | Inside 50s | 44 |
| 140 | Contested Possessions | 126 |
| 198 | Uncontested Possessions | 161 |
| 35 | One Percenters | 40 |
| 19 | Frees For | 21 |
| 21 | Frees Against | 19 |
| 17 | Goals | 7 |
| 15 | Behinds | 8 |
The full box score
Players
Geelong
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Smith | 3 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| L. Humphries | 17 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Blicavs | 46 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Clark | 13 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - |
| T. Stewart | 44 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - |
| O. Dempsey | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| J. Worpel | 29 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| S. Mannagh | 7 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| O. Mullin | 34 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| J. Henry | 38 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Bruhn | 4 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| S. De Koning | 16 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Atkins | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| O. Henry | 36 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| B. Close | 45 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 |
| S. Neale | 33 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| O. Wiltshire | 21 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Z. Guthrie | 39 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| J. Martin | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| C. OSullivan | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| G. Miers | 32 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| M. OConnor | 42 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Polkinghorne | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| D. Sharp | 15 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| V. Visentini | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Prior | 25 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| W. Setterfield | 12 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 15 | 11 | 4 | - | 9 | - | 1 |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| K. Langford | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Artemis | 34 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| A. Perkins | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Redman | 27 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Z. Johnson | 40 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - |
| I. Kako | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| M. Kondogiannis | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| H. El Achkar | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| R. Unwin | 38 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | - |