2025 VFL Round 8: Port Melbourne v Geelong Reserves
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 2025 between Port Melbourne and Geelong Reserves during round 8 of the 2025 VFL season.
Port Melbourne hosted Geelong Reserves at ETU Stadium.
Harvey Hooper captained the hosts.
In the absence of Daniel Capiron, vice-captain Marcus Herbert captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brendan McCartney and the visitors were coached by Mark Corrigan.
As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were then 16th on the ladder (up from 18th) and Geelong Reserves were then 13th on the ladder (down from 12th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Port Melbourne
v
Geelong Reserves
Date:
Saturday 17 May 2025
Time:
7:10 PM
Venue:
ETU Stadium
Match Results
Outcome:
Port Melbourne
def.
Geelong Reserves
Score:
6.15.51 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Geelong Reserves | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | GEER by 1 | GEER by 13 | GEER by 4 | PMLB by 4 | PMLB by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:33 | 30:16 | 31:44 | 41:05 | 2:13:38 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brendan McCartney
(Port Melbourne),
Mark Corrigan
(Geelong Reserves)
Captains:
Harvey Hooper
(Port Melbourne),
Marcus Herbert
(Geelong Reserves)
Player Statistics
Port Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Alessio, Luca | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Bedendo, Dominic | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 45 | Cahill, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Graham, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Green, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 59 | Heppell, Dyson | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | Highmore, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Hird, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 37 | Hooper, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | Kuol Mun, Ajang | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 4 | ? | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Lazzaro, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Lloyd, Drew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Manton, Archi | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Martyn, Will | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Miller, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Mulady, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Philp, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Polkinghorne, Riley | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Rosman, Fraser | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 31 | Stubbings, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Van Es, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Wanganeen, Tex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Watson, Tobe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 6 | 15 | 309 | 189 | 120 | 41 | 62 | 133 | 48 | 0+ | 27 | 25 | 45 | 47 | |||
Geelong Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Antonac, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Ballantyne, Jamieson | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Borys, Ethan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Chaplin, Joseph | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Clark, Jhye | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Clohesy, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | ? | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 60 | De Grandi, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 62 | Herbert, Marcus (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 64 | Hughes, Patrick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ? | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Ivisic, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Kelly, Patrick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ? | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 69 | Kreuger, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 66 | Lewis, Tanner | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Madigan, Doyle | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Matofai-Forbes, Keighton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 51 | McCartin, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Pike, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 9 | ? | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Polkinghorne, Jay | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Rantall, Jay | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Retschko, Patrick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 72 | Sheahan, Will | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Stevens, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | ? | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 63 | White, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 6 | 11 | 334 | 197 | 137 | 27 | 42 | 101 | 51 | 0+ | 25 | 27 | 39 | 53 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sScore Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | PMLB | Harvey Hooper goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 02:13 |
| GEER | Patrick Retschko behind | 1.0.6 | - | 0.1.1 | 05:49 | |
| GEER | Ted Clohesy goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.1.7 | 07:26 | |
| PMLB | Owen Mulady behind | 1.1.7 | - | 1.1.7 | 11:36 | |
| GEER | Ted Clohesy behind | 1.1.7 | - | 1.2.8 | 13:39 | |
| PMLB | Harvey Hooper goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.2.8 | 17:32 | |
| GEER | Patrick Kelly goal | 2.1.13 | - | 2.2.14 | 23:51 | |
| PMLB | Ned Cahill behind | 2.2.14 | - | 2.2.14 | 26:26 | |
| GEER | Paddy De Grandi behind | 2.2.14 | - | 2.3.15 | 28:08 | |
| Q2 | PMLB | Rushed behind | 2.3.15 | - | 2.3.15 | 01:23 |
| GEER | Xavier Ivisic goal | 2.3.15 | - | 3.3.21 | 06:49 | |
| GEER | Joe Pike behind | 2.3.15 | - | 3.4.22 | 11:36 | |
| GEER | Jamieson Ballantyne behind | 2.3.15 | - | 3.5.23 | 12:34 | |
| PMLB | Drew Lloyd behind | 2.4.16 | - | 3.5.23 | 13:53 | |
| GEER | Rushed behind | 2.4.16 | - | 3.6.24 | 22:39 | |
| GEER | Jay Polkinghorne goal | 2.4.16 | - | 4.6.30 | 24:09 | |
| PMLB | Jimmy Miller behind | 2.5.17 | - | 4.6.30 | 26:00 | |
| Q3 | PMLB | Rushed behind | 2.6.18 | - | 4.6.30 | 01:39 |
| GEER | Rushed behind | 2.6.18 | - | 4.7.31 | 04:55 | |
| PMLB | Riley Polkinghorne behind | 2.7.19 | - | 4.7.31 | 10:54 | |
| GEER | Joe Pike behind | 2.7.19 | - | 4.8.32 | 14:11 | |
| PMLB | Ned Cahill behind | 2.8.20 | - | 4.8.32 | 14:58 | |
| GEER | Jay Rantall goal | 2.8.20 | - | 5.8.38 | 16:56 | |
| PMLB | Sam Philp goal | 3.8.26 | - | 5.8.38 | 18:59 | |
| PMLB | Rushed behind | 3.9.27 | - | 5.8.38 | 23:19 | |
| PMLB | Dominic Bedendo behind | 3.10.28 | - | 5.8.38 | 24:15 | |
| GEER | Ted Clohesy behind | 3.10.28 | - | 5.9.39 | 25:07 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton goal | 4.10.34 | - | 5.9.39 | 27:57 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton behind | 4.11.35 | - | 5.9.39 | 29:44 | |
| Q4 | PMLB | Luca Alessio goal | 5.11.41 | - | 5.9.39 | 04:27 |
| PMLB | Rushed behind | 5.12.42 | - | 5.9.39 | 15:10 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton behind | 5.13.43 | - | 5.9.39 | 16:58 | |
| PMLB | Archi Manton goal | 6.13.49 | - | 5.9.39 | 17:24 | |
| PMLB | Charlie Lazzaro behind | 6.14.50 | - | 5.9.39 | 18:53 | |
| GEER | Rushed behind | 6.14.50 | - | 5.10.40 | 23:01 | |
| PMLB | Owen Mulady behind | 6.15.51 | - | 5.10.40 | 27:02 | |
| GEER | Ethan Borys behind | 6.15.51 | - | 5.11.41 | 33:44 | |
| GEER | Doyle Madigan goal | 6.15.51 | - | 6.11.47 | 34:43 | |