2025 VFL Season Round 15: Essendon Reserves v Gold Coast Reserves
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 2025 between the Essendon Reserves and the Gold Coast Reserves during round fifteen of the 2025 season of the Victorian Football League.
The Essendon Reserves hosted the Gold Coast Reserves at the NEC Hangar.
Xavier O'Neill captained the hosts with Jackson Hately as vice-captain.
James Tsitas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Cameron Joyce and the visitors were coached by Tate Kaesler.
The Essendon Reserves (13.8.86) were defeated by the Gold Coast Reserves (14.16.100).
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon Reserves
v
Gold Coast Reserves
Date:
Saturday 5 July 2025
Time:
1:05 PM
Venue:
NEC Hangar
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon Reserves
def. by
Gold Coast Reserves
Score:
13.8.86 - 14.16.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon Reserves | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Gold Coast Reserves | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | ESSR by 22 | ESSR by 9 | GCSR by 3 | GCSR by 14 | GCSR by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:02 | 32:38 | 31:49 | 32:49 | 2:07:18 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Essendon Reserves) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Gold Coast Reserves) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Essendon Reserves
Captain: Xavier O'NeillVice-Captain: Jackson Hately
Coach: Cameron Joyce
Gold Coast Reserves
Captain: James TsitasCoach: Tate Kaesler
Player Statistics
Essendon Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Akuei, Domanic | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Brodie, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 68 | Busuttil, Jordan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Davey, Alwyn | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Day-Wicks, Archer | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | El-Hawli, Saad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Gerreyn, Kayle | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Guelfi, Matt | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Hately, Jackson (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 51 | Hoare, Will | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | McKay, Solly | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| McMahon, Liam | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Menzie, Jye | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 71 | Monteath, Lachlan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | O'Neill, Xavier (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 83 | Quigg, Nic | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 57 | Scott, Noah | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Sellers, Tyler | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 63 | Smartt, Oskar | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 62 | Taha, Mahmoud | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Tsatas, Elijah | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ? | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | Unwin, Rhys | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Visentini, Vigo | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 6 | ? | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 13 | 8 | 295 | 176 | 119 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 45 | 0+ | 20 | 22 | 36 | 39 | |||
Gold Coast Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Beikoff-Smart, Nelson | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Bell, Cooper | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Cramp, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Davies, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | ? | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 42 | Eastham, Asher | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Evans, Zak | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 50 | Farrar, Jy | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 49 | Fyfe, Aiden | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Greenwood, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Gulbin, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Harris, Jonah | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Holman, Nick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 57 | Hudson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Jepson, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Lemmens, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Lombard, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Rogers, Jake | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 41 | Rosas, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ? | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 64 | Shea, Jamison | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 | Snowball, Lucas | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Swallow, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Tsitas, James (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 59 | Turner, Grady | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 14 | 16 | 352 | 192 | 160 | 90 | 30 | 63 | 40 | 0+ | 22 | 19 | 26 | 51 | |||
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 | GCSR | Jy Farrar goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 03:12 |
| ESSR | Kayle Gerreyn goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:54 | |
| ESSR | Kayle Gerreyn behind | 1.1.7 | - | 1.0.6 | 08:13 | |
| GCSR | James Tsitas behind | 1.1.7 | - | 1.1.7 | 10:32 | |
| ESSR | Matt Guelfi goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.1.7 | 11:58 | |
| GCSR | Jamison Shea behind | 2.1.13 | - | 1.2.8 | 13:43 | |
| ESSR | Archer Day-Wicks goal | 3.1.19 | - | 1.2.8 | 14:58 | |
| ESSR | Rhys Unwin behind | 3.2.20 | - | 1.2.8 | 16:44 | |
| GCSR | Ben Jepson behind | 3.2.20 | - | 1.3.9 | 19:57 | |
| ESSR | Rushed behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.3.9 | 24:33 | |
| GCSR | David Swallow behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.4.10 | 26:14 | |
| ESSR | Alwyn Davey goal | 4.3.27 | - | 1.4.10 | 27:27 | |
| GCSR | James Tsitas behind | 4.3.27 | - | 1.5.11 | 29:10 | |
| ESSR | Archer Day-Wicks goal | 5.3.33 | - | 1.5.11 | 29:53 | |
| Q2 | GCSR | Jy Farrar goal | 5.3.33 | - | 2.5.17 | 01:08 |
| ESSR | Matt Guelfi goal | 6.3.39 | - | 2.5.17 | 07:21 | |
| GCSR | Jamison Shea behind | 6.3.39 | - | 2.6.18 | 11:37 | |
| ESSR | Archer Day-Wicks behind | 6.4.40 | - | 2.6.18 | 13:54 | |
| ESSR | Alwyn Davey goal | 7.4.46 | - | 2.6.18 | 16:52 | |
| GCSR | Jy Farrar goal | 7.4.46 | - | 3.6.24 | 18:17 | |
| GCSR | Zak Evans goal | 7.4.46 | - | 4.6.30 | 21:44 | |
| GCSR | Lachlan Cramp behind | 7.4.46 | - | 4.7.31 | 23:55 | |
| GCSR | Nick Holman goal | 7.4.46 | - | 5.7.37 | 28:17 | |
| ESSR | Liam McMahon behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.7.37 | 30:16 | |
| GCSR | Rushed behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.8.38 | 32:35 | |
| Q3 | GCSR | Jy Farrar goal | 7.5.47 | - | 6.8.44 | 02:19 |
| ESSR | Jye Menzie behind | 7.6.48 | - | 6.8.44 | 05:13 | |
| GCSR | Jonah Harris behind | 7.6.48 | - | 6.9.45 | 06:31 | |
| GCSR | Malcolm Rosas goal | 7.6.48 | - | 7.9.51 | 07:31 | |
| GCSR | Jake Rogers goal | 7.6.48 | - | 8.9.57 | 08:57 | |
| ESSR | Lachlan Monteath goal | 8.6.54 | - | 8.9.57 | 11:10 | |
| ESSR | Rushed behind | 8.7.55 | - | 8.9.57 | 13:09 | |
| GCSR | Malcolm Rosas behind | 8.7.55 | - | 8.10.58 | 15:06 | |
| ESSR | Liam McMahon goal | 9.7.61 | - | 8.10.58 | 17:01 | |
| GCSR | Rushed behind | 9.7.61 | - | 8.11.59 | 19:48 | |
| GCSR | Hugh Greenwood goal | 9.7.61 | - | 9.11.65 | 22:56 | |
| ESSR | Saad El-Hawli behind | 9.8.62 | - | 9.11.65 | 24:14 | |
| ESSR | Liam McMahon goal | 10.8.68 | - | 9.11.65 | 26:15 | |
| GCSR | Nick Holman goal | 10.8.68 | - | 10.11.71 | 31:44 | |
| Q4 | GCSR | Leo Lombard goal | 10.8.68 | - | 11.11.77 | 02:20 |
| GCSR | Lachlan Gulbin behind | 10.8.68 | - | 11.12.78 | 04:15 | |
| GCSR | Asher Eastham behind | 10.8.68 | - | 11.13.79 | 06:34 | |
| GCSR | Zak Evans behind | 10.8.68 | - | 11.14.80 | 10:32 | |
| GCSR | Malcolm Rosas behind | 10.8.68 | - | 11.15.81 | 13:33 | |
| GCSR | Lachlan Cramp behind | 10.8.68 | - | 11.16.82 | 16:06 | |
| GCSR | David Swallow goal | 10.8.68 | - | 12.16.88 | 16:32 | |
| GCSR | Jamison Shea goal | 10.8.68 | - | 13.16.94 | 21:32 | |
| ESSR | Oskar Smartt goal | 11.8.74 | - | 13.16.94 | 23:50 | |
| ESSR | Jye Menzie goal | 12.8.80 | - | 13.16.94 | 25:37 | |
| GCSR | Cooper Bell goal | 12.8.80 | - | 14.16.100 | 30:26 | |
| ESSR | Rhys Unwin goal | 13.8.86 | - | 14.16.100 | 32:42 | |