Geelong Cats v Essendon – Round 22 2025 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2025 AFLRound 22Fri, 8 Aug, 7:40 pm AEST

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15.1910.5

Geelong by 44

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
GEE	4.5 29	7.10 52	11.13 79	15.19 109
ESS	1.2 8	2.3 15	7.5 47	10.5 65

GMHBA Stadium, GeelongMostly sunny, 15°Lead changes 0

Recap

Geelong 15.19 (109) beat Essendon 10.5 (65) at GMHBA Stadium in Round 22, a 44-point win.

Geelong led at every change.

Jeremy Cameron kicked four goals for Geelong and Shaun Mannagh three; Liam McMahon kicked four for Essendon.

Bailey Smith led the way with 31 disposals and 9 clearances.

A run of four straight goals in the first quarter broke the deadlock to lead by 26.

Geelong won the clearances 35–26 and won the contested ball 127–112.

Best on ground

More from Round 22

Geelong Cats15.19109

Essendon10.565

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

2:38BehindB. SmithGEE0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
3:56BehindM. RedmanESSLevel0.1 (1) – 0.1 (1)
8:03GoalS. NealeGEE1.1 (7) – 0.1 (1)
9:53GoalS. NealeGEE2.1 (13) – 0.1 (1)
11:10BehindT. StengleGEE2.2 (14) – 0.1 (1)
12:19GoalS. NealeGEE3.2 (20) – 0.1 (1)
15:44GoalO. DempseyGEE4.2 (26) – 0.1 (1)
18:00BehindJ. BowesGEE4.3 (27) – 0.1 (1)
20:18BehindI. KakoESS4.3 (27) – 0.2 (2)
23:21BehindT. StengleGEE4.4 (28) – 0.2 (2)
24:27GoalL. McMahonESS4.4 (28) – 1.2 (8)
26:37BehindT. StengleGEE4.5 (29) – 1.2 (8)

3:11GoalL. McMahonESS4.5 (29) – 2.2 (14)
5:28GoalJ. CameronGEE5.5 (35) – 2.2 (14)
9:58GoalJ. CameronGEE6.5 (41) – 2.2 (14)
12:47BehindM. KnevittGEE6.6 (42) – 2.2 (14)
16:06BehindJ. CameronGEE6.7 (43) – 2.2 (14)
17:33BehindL. McMahonESS6.7 (43) – 2.3 (15)
20:52BehindB. CloseGEE6.8 (44) – 2.3 (15)
22:29BehindJ. CameronGEE6.9 (45) – 2.3 (15)
23:37GoalB. CloseGEE7.9 (51) – 2.3 (15)
27:54BehindO. DempseyGEE7.10 (52) – 2.3 (15)

3:20GoalM. BlicavsGEE8.10 (58) – 2.3 (15)
6:16GoalL. McMahonESS8.10 (58) – 3.3 (21)
8:16BehindZ. MerrettESS8.10 (58) – 3.4 (22)
9:30BehindG. MiersGEE8.11 (59) – 3.4 (22)
12:40BehindB. CloseGEE8.12 (60) – 3.4 (22)
13:39GoalS. MannaghGEE9.12 (66) – 3.4 (22)
16:10BehindP. WrightESS9.12 (66) – 3.5 (23)
16:47BehindG. MiersGEE9.13 (67) – 3.5 (23)
18:25GoalZ. MerrettESS9.13 (67) – 4.5 (29)
21:59GoalM. GuelfiESS9.13 (67) – 5.5 (35)
23:19GoalL. McMahonESS9.13 (67) – 6.5 (41)
27:07GoalJ. GreshamESS9.13 (67) – 7.5 (47)
29:45GoalG. MiersGEE10.13 (73) – 7.5 (47)
31:56GoalS. MannaghGEE11.13 (79) – 7.5 (47)