Essendon v Geelong Cats, Round 14 2025
2025 AFLRound 14
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS | 2.4 16 | 3.7 25 | 8.7 55 | 8.8 56 |
| GEE | 6.3 39 | 9.6 60 | 16.8 104 | 23.13 151 |
MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 12°Lead changes 2
Recap
Geelong thrash Essendon by 95
Geelong 23.13 (151) beat Essendon 8.8 (56) at MCG in Round 14, a 95-point win.
Geelong led at every change.
Jeremy Cameron kicked six goals for Geelong and Shannon Neale four; Matt Guelfi kicked two for Essendon.
Max Holmes led the way with 36 disposals, a goal and 8 clearances.
A run of eight straight goals across the third and last quarters stretched the lead from 43 to 95.
Geelong won the inside-50 count 63–38 and took 141 marks to 98.
In context
- Geelong have now beaten Essendon 8 times in a row.
- Geelong’s 5th win in a row.
- AFL debuts for Lachlan Blakiston and Archer May.
- A career-high 31 disposals for Will Setterfield (previous best 29).
Best on ground
Geelong · #9 · 82% game time
- 36
- D
- 1
- G
- 4
- M
- 4
- T
8 clearances · 10 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 131
Brownlow votes2025 count
Score worm
Essendon aheadGeelong aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 5 goals in a row to GeelongQ1 24:20 – Q2 19:42
- 4 goals in a row to GeelongQ3 10:08 – 20:37
- 8 goals in a row to GeelongQ3 33:06 – Q4 28:31
- Geelong lead by 95Q4 28:31
EssendonGoals
- M. Guelfi 2.1
- P. Wright 2.1
- X. Duursma 1.1
- J. Gresham 1.1
- I. Kako 1
- A. Roberts 1
GeelongGoals
- J. Cameron 6.1
- S. Neale 4.1
- S. Mannagh 3.1
- P. Dangerfield 2.1
- O. Dempsey 2.1
- T. Stengle 1.2
- G. Miers 1.1
- R. Stanley 1.1
- B. Close 1
- M. Holmes 1
- L. Humphries 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Justin Power, Hayden Meyer, Jamie Broadbent, Jacob Mollison
EssendonFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesB. Hobbs, D. Shiel, V. Visentini
In
- +Lachlan Blakiston
- +Archer May
Out
- −Ben Hobbs · Omitted
- −Sam Durham · Suspension
Milestones
- Lachlan Blakiston · Debut game
- Archer May · Debut game
First game for the club
- Lachlan Blakiston · Cockburn/East Fremantle (WAFL)
- Archer May · Subiaco (WAFL)/Richmond (VFL)
Geelong CatsFinal team
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Geelong won the inside-50 count 63–38 and took 141 marks to 98.
ESSAttackGEE
- Inside 50s 63
- Scoring shots 23.1336
- Accuracy 64%
38
168.8
50%
The ball
- Disposals 392
- Contested possessions 117
- Clearances 33
- Marks 141
- Tackles 51
- Free kicks 16
- Biggest lead 95
404
122
35
98
50
13
1
Disposals
- SmithGEE41
- HolmesGEE36
- SetterfieldESS31
Goals
Marks
Tackles
- CaldwellESS10
- SetterfieldESS10
- AtkinsGEE9
Essendon8.856
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12W. Setterfield | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 138 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6J. Caldwell | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 122 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | |
| 17T. Goldstein | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 92 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 31 | |
| 7Z. Merrett | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | |
| 40Z. JohnsonInt | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 37N. Martin | 26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25J. Prior | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21A. Roberts | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28X. Duursma | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 95 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15J. Laverde | 19 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3D. ParishInt | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10I. KakoInt | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35M. Guelfi | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1A. McGrath | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20P. Wright | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
| 11J. Gresham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36A. Clarke | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26A. May | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 46L. Blakiston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44A. Day-WicksInt | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34L. Lual | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30N. Caddy | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16A. PerkinsSub | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 404 | 8 | 8 | 98 | 50 | 35 | 1567 | 201 | 203 | 38 | 43 |
Geelong Cats23.13151
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9M. Holmes | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 131 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |
| 3B. Smith | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 136 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 0 | |
| 32G. MiersInt | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | |
| 44T. Stewart | 23 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39Z. GuthrieInt | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5J. Cameron | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42M. O'Connor | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30T. AtkinsInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 84 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33S. Neale | 13 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17L. Humphries | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 46M. Blicavs | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7S. Mannagh | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28O. Dempsey | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 45B. Close | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 35P. Dangerfield | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1R. Stanley | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | |
| 19J. MartinInt | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18T. Stengle | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14C. O'Sullivan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38J. Henry | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34O. Mullin | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16S. De Koning | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22M. DuncanSub | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 392 | 23 | 10 | 141 | 51 | 33 | 1823 | 253 | 139 | 63 | 34 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterESS 2.4 (16) · GEE 6.3 (39)
- 1:58RushedGeelongGEE0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
- 3:21GoalS. MannaghGEE0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
- 4:51GoalJ. GreshamESS1.0 (6) – 1.1 (7)
- 7:07BehindP. WrightESSLevel1.1 (7) – 1.1 (7)
- 7:30BehindN. MartinESSLead change1.2 (8) – 1.1 (7)
- 11:26GoalJ. CameronGEELead change1.2 (8) – 2.1 (13)
- 15:17GoalJ. CameronGEE1.2 (8) – 3.1 (19)
- 16:37GoalS. MannaghGEE1.2 (8) – 4.1 (25)
- 17:57GoalM. GuelfiESS2.2 (14) – 4.1 (25)
- 20:09BehindN. CaddyESS2.3 (15) – 4.1 (25)
- 21:50BehindT. StengleGEE2.3 (15) – 4.2 (26)
- 23:07BehindM. O'ConnorGEE2.3 (15) – 4.3 (27)
- 24:20GoalS. NealeGEE2.3 (15) – 5.3 (33)
- 26:13GoalS. NealeGEE2.3 (15) – 6.3 (39)
- 28:18BehindJ. GreshamESS2.4 (16) – 6.3 (39)
Second quarterESS 1.3 (9) · GEE 3.3 (21)
- 0:25BehindA. Day-WicksESS2.5 (17) – 6.3 (39)
- 1:31GoalJ. CameronGEE2.5 (17) – 7.3 (45)
- 3:55GoalJ. CameronGEE2.5 (17) – 8.3 (51)
- 11:38BehindO. DempseyGEE2.5 (17) – 8.4 (52)
- 13:51BehindM. GuelfiESS2.6 (18) – 8.4 (52)
- 18:33RushedGeelongGEE2.6 (18) – 8.5 (53)
- 19:42GoalB. CloseGEE2.6 (18) – 9.5 (59)
- 24:44BehindA. MayESS2.7 (19) – 9.5 (59)
- 26:10GoalM. GuelfiESS3.7 (25) – 9.5 (59)
- 29:43BehindP. DangerfieldGEE3.7 (25) – 9.6 (60)
Third quarterESS 5.0 (30) · GEE 7.2 (44)
- 1:14GoalP. WrightESS4.7 (31) – 9.6 (60)
- 3:09GoalM. HolmesGEE4.7 (31) – 10.6 (66)
- 5:40GoalX. DuursmaESS5.7 (37) – 10.6 (66)
- 10:08GoalJ. CameronGEE5.7 (37) – 11.6 (72)
- 11:22GoalP. DangerfieldGEE5.7 (37) – 12.6 (78)
- 13:27BehindS. MannaghGEE5.7 (37) – 12.7 (79)
- 15:55BehindJ. CameronGEE5.7 (37) – 12.8 (80)
- 16:56GoalL. HumphriesGEE5.7 (37) – 13.8 (86)
- 20:37GoalS. NealeGEE5.7 (37) – 14.8 (92)
- 24:38GoalA. RobertsESS6.7 (43) – 14.8 (92)
- 27:15GoalP. DangerfieldGEE6.7 (43) – 15.8 (98)
- 29:29GoalI. KakoESS7.7 (49) – 15.8 (98)
- 31:16GoalP. WrightESS8.7 (55) – 15.8 (98)
- 33:06GoalT. StengleGEE8.7 (55) – 16.8 (104)
Last quarterESS 0.1 (1) · GEE 7.5 (47)
- 1:19BehindX. DuursmaESS8.8 (56) – 16.8 (104)
- 3:50BehindS. NealeGEE8.8 (56) – 16.9 (105)
- 7:32BehindT. StengleGEE8.8 (56) – 16.10 (106)
- 8:10GoalG. MiersGEE8.8 (56) – 17.10 (112)
- 11:48GoalS. NealeGEE8.8 (56) – 18.10 (118)
- 13:58GoalO. DempseyGEE8.8 (56) – 19.10 (124)
- 15:18GoalJ. CameronGEE8.8 (56) – 20.10 (130)
- 17:58BehindG. MiersGEE8.8 (56) – 20.11 (131)
- 18:48GoalS. MannaghGEE8.8 (56) – 21.11 (137)
- 22:13GoalR. StanleyGEE8.8 (56) – 22.11 (143)
- 26:14BehindR. StanleyGEE8.8 (56) – 22.12 (144)
- 27:15RushedGeelongGEE8.8 (56) – 22.13 (145)
- 28:31GoalO. DempseyGEE8.8 (56) – 23.13 (151)