Match Recap
Round 23·Sat, 8-Aug-2026 4:35 PM·Kardinia Park·33,379 att.
Geelong
17.15 (117)
vs
Essendon
7.8 (50)
Geelong won by 67

Geelong defeated Essendon 117–50, by 67 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored Essendon 40–12; Geelong won disposals 359–303 and contested possessions 140–126.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong4.5 (29)10.9 (69)13.11 (89)17.15 (117)17.15 (117)
Essendon0.4 (4)2.4 (16)6.7 (43)7.8 (50)7.8 (50)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Bailey Smith
Geelong
38 disposals, 6 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 95
2
Zach Merrett
Essendon
29 disposals, 5 tackles, 8 clearances
KICK 75
3
Dyson Sharp
Essendon
27 disposals, 7 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 73
4
Mark Blicavs
Geelong
20 disposals, 5 tackles, 7 clearances
KICK 67
5
Shaun Mannagh
Geelong
18 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 62
6
Vigo Visentini
Essendon
17 disposals, 2 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 60

Geelong — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#3 Bailey Smith21173836———88153—8295
#46 Mark Blicavs9112025——867151—6967
#7 Shaun Mannagh117183511—6251—8062
#33 Shannon Neale57124531102162—8558
#36 Oliver Henry85134542———64—8258
#28 Oliver Dempsey12719224———342—8956
#13 Jhye Clark12820831——1141—7754
#29 James Worpel1181939———2354—7552
#44 Tom Stewart1552010————1163—8050
#38 Jack Henry1521762———3—42—8146
#16 Sam De Koning4121623——1724104—7646
#17 Lawson Humphries1582341———1284—7945
#45 Brad Close1021233—3—2172—8042
#30 Tom Atkins781512———2592—7541
#34 Oisin Mullin1171824———5556—8441
#4 Tanner Bruhn7916331——1363—7637
#19 Jack Martin6410242——3—32—6935
#42 Mark OConnor81923—1—4—22—7030
#14 Connor OSullivan641042—————53—8227
#32 Gryan Miers5493——1—1151—7725
#21 Oliver Wiltshire5712—3———1153—7524
#39 Zach Guthrie73103————3—31—8123
#2 Jay Polkinghorne3—33—11—1—23—7515

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Zach Merrett15142915———68113—8475
#15 Dyson Sharp14132727———57142—8073
#17 Vigo Visentini1071742——333272—7760
#6 Jye Caldwell11415—9—1—2381—6148
#21 Archie Roberts13316231——3242—8748
#1 Andrew McGrath9101934—1—3491—7848
#12 Will Setterfield5121715———3293—7540
#2 Jacob Farrow10414252——3—33—7439
#25 Jaxon Prior143173——1—1—31—8538
#16 Archie Perkins7411222——5—71—7338
#20 Peter Wright36931——16—261—8437
#4 Kyle Langford861433———1—72—8137
#34 Jaxon Artemis931244———1222—8235
#30 Nate Caddy9716521—12—46—8835
#22 Sam Durham941333—1—2163—7532
#29 Max Kondogiannis52743————141—7426
#27 Mason Redman82103——————41—9225
#31 Zach Reid51642——3——21—8824
#40 Zak Johnson448—1———2—3——7718
#10 Isaac Kako448—4—1——122—7717
#33 Hussien El Achkar224131——1—32—6417
#44 Archer Day-Wicks371012———1155—7416
#38 Rhys Unwin—44—2—————32—707