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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 5
Geelong17.20122
West Coast11.1076
Norwood Oval · Sun, 12:30 PM · Attendance 9,434 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4.5 | 10.8 | 14.13 | 17.20 | 122 |
| West Coast | 3.4 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 11.10 | 76 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Geelong
M. OConnor 3, J. Cameron 3, B. Close 2, O. Henry 2, S. Neale 2, B. Smith 1, J. Worpel 1, J. Bowes 1, S. De Koning 1, O. Wiltshire 1
West Coast
J. Shanahan 4, H. Reid 1, W. Duursma 1, J. Graham 1, L. Baker 1, J. Waterman 1, H. Schoenberg 1, M. Owies 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GEEL · WCE
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GEEL | Stat | WCE |
|---|---|---|
| 379 | Disposals | 329 |
| 227 | Kicks | 197 |
| 152 | Handballs | 132 |
| 95 | Marks | 72 |
| 16 | Marks Inside 50 | 9 |
| 71 | Tackles | 51 |
| 39 | Hitouts | 41 |
| 42 | Clearances | 34 |
| 67 | Inside 50s | 42 |
| 144 | Contested Possessions | 119 |
| 223 | Uncontested Possessions | 191 |
| 39 | One Percenters | 36 |
| 21 | Frees For | 22 |
| 22 | Frees Against | 21 |
| 17 | Goals | 11 |
| 20 | Behinds | 10 |
The full box score
Players
Geelong
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Holmes | 9 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Smith | 3 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Atkins | 30 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 11 | - | - |
| T. Bruhn | 4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 7 | - | 2 |
| J. Worpel | 29 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Bowes | 12 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| G. Miers | 32 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| C. OSullivan | 14 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 |
| L. Humphries | 17 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| O. Dempsey | 28 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 |
| M. OConnor | 42 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| T. Stewart | 44 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Cameron | 5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Z. Guthrie | 39 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| S. De Koning | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| J. Kolodjashnij | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| O. Mullin | 34 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Close | 45 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| O. Henry | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Edwards | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| S. Mannagh | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 |
| S. Neale | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| O. Wiltshire | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
West Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. McCarthy | 18 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| L. Duggan | 14 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| T. Kelly | 11 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 |
| H. Reid | 9 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Lindsay | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - |
| W. Duursma | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Williams | 32 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| H. Davis | 38 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| R. Ginbey | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Robertson | 40 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Graham | 17 | 14 | 5 | 9 | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| E. Hewett | 8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| L. Baker | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Waterman | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Young | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| H. Schoenberg | 48 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Brock | 41 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| B. Allan | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | - | - |
| B. Hough | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Shanahan | 35 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | 4 | - |
| M. Owies | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| C. Duff-Tytler | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| A. Reid | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - |