2025 VFL Round 18: Essendon Reserves v Footscray Reserves
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 2025 between Essendon Reserves and Footscray Reserves during round 18 of the 2025 VFL season.
Essendon Reserves hosted Footscray Reserves at NEC Hangar.
Xavier O'Neill captained the hosts with Jackson Hately as vice-captain.
Daniel Orgill captained the visitors with Cooper Craig-Peters as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Cameron Joyce and the visitors were coached by Stewart Edge.
As a result of this match, Essendon Reserves were then 19th on the ladder (down from 18th) and Footscray Reserves remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon Reserves
v
Footscray Reserves
Date:
Saturday 26 July 2025
Time:
12:05 PM
Venue:
NEC Hangar
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon Reserves
def. by
Footscray Reserves
Score:
5.2.32 - 13.17.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon Reserves | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | (32) |
| Footscray Reserves | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | ESSR by 2 | FOOR by 33 | FOOR by 30 | FOOR by 63 | FOOR by 63 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:23 | 31:04 | 27:39 | 30:48 | 1:59:54 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Cameron Joyce
(Essendon Reserves),
Stewart Edge
(Footscray Reserves)
Captains:
Xavier O'Neill
(Essendon Reserves),
Daniel Orgill
(Footscray Reserves)
Vice-Captains:
Jackson Hately
(Essendon Reserves),
Cooper Craig-Peters
(Footscray Reserves)
Player Statistics
Essendon Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Brodie, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 68 | Busuttil, Jordan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Davey, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 44 | Day-Wicks, Archer | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Eckersley, Jared | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Foley, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Gerreyn, Kayle | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Hately, Jackson (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 51 | Hoare, Will | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | Hogan, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | McKay, Solly | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Menzie, Jye | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | Monteath, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Nguyen, Jayden | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 65 | Nyko, Cam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | O'Neill, Xavier (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 52 | Papal, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Peris, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 83 | Quigg, Nic | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Scott, Noah | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 75 | Sellers, Tyler | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Uerata, Dayten | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Visentini, Vigo | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 5 | 2 | 272 | 180 | 92 | 68 | 30 | 79 | 30 | 0+ | 28 | 30 | 44 | 31 | |||
Footscray Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Coffield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 61 | Craig-Peters, Cooper (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Croft, Jordan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ? | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Crofts, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Duryea, Taylor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Gardner, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | ? | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Hynes, Cooper | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Jaques, Lachie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Jones, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Jones, Liam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 57 | Kellett, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Kennedy, Luke | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Lewis, Will | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Orgill, Daniel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ? | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 60 | Ramshaw, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Scott, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 37 | Sellwood, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Smith, Lachlan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Walker, Zac | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 13 | 17 | 424 | 217 | 207 | 90 | 33 | 49 | 43 | 0+ | 30 | 28 | 26 | 59 | |||
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 | FOOR | Cooper Craig-Peters goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 03:22 |
| ESSR | Cam Nyko goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:30 | |
| FOOR | Will Lewis behind | 1.0.6 | - | 1.1.7 | 07:00 | |
| ESSR | Xavier O'Neill goal | 2.0.12 | - | 1.1.7 | 09:04 | |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis goal | 2.0.12 | - | 2.1.13 | 11:13 | |
| FOOR | Josh Dolan behind | 2.0.12 | - | 2.2.14 | 13:01 | |
| ESSR | Jye Menzie goal | 3.0.18 | - | 2.2.14 | 15:11 | |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis behind | 3.0.18 | - | 2.3.15 | 17:07 | |
| ESSR | Matthew Foley behind | 3.1.19 | - | 2.3.15 | 22:00 | |
| FOOR | Will Lewis behind | 3.1.19 | - | 2.4.16 | 23:56 | |
| FOOR | Daniel Orgill behind | 3.1.19 | - | 2.5.17 | 30:12 | |
| Q2 | FOOR | Rushed behind | 3.1.19 | - | 2.6.18 | 02:16 |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis goal | 3.1.19 | - | 3.6.24 | 04:21 | |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis goal | 3.1.19 | - | 4.6.30 | 05:26 | |
| FOOR | Cooper Hynes behind | 3.1.19 | - | 4.7.31 | 08:55 | |
| FOOR | Josh Kellett behind | 3.1.19 | - | 4.8.32 | 09:58 | |
| FOOR | Laird Ramshaw goal | 3.1.19 | - | 5.8.38 | 12:37 | |
| FOOR | Sam Davidson behind | 3.1.19 | - | 5.9.39 | 14:00 | |
| FOOR | Rushed behind | 3.1.19 | - | 5.10.40 | 20:36 | |
| FOOR | Lachie Jaques goal | 3.1.19 | - | 6.10.46 | 25:07 | |
| FOOR | Arthur Jones goal | 3.1.19 | - | 7.10.52 | 28:36 | |
| Q3 | ESSR | Noah Scott goal | 4.1.25 | - | 7.10.52 | 00:34 |
| FOOR | Josh Dolan behind | 4.1.25 | - | 7.11.53 | 14:03 | |
| FOOR | Josh Dolan behind | 4.1.25 | - | 7.12.54 | 25:34 | |
| FOOR | Sam Davidson behind | 4.1.25 | - | 7.13.55 | 27:17 | |
| Q4 | FOOR | Luke Kennedy goal | 4.1.25 | - | 8.13.61 | 02:54 |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis goal | 4.1.25 | - | 9.13.67 | 04:58 | |
| FOOR | Josh Dolan behind | 4.1.25 | - | 9.14.68 | 06:24 | |
| FOOR | Arthur Jones behind | 4.1.25 | - | 9.15.69 | 10:19 | |
| ESSR | Rushed behind | 4.2.26 | - | 9.15.69 | 12:12 | |
| ESSR | Will Hoare goal | 5.2.32 | - | 9.15.69 | 14:46 | |
| FOOR | Arthur Jones goal | 5.2.32 | - | 10.15.75 | 16:32 | |
| FOOR | Cooper Hynes behind | 5.2.32 | - | 10.16.76 | 18:07 | |
| FOOR | Will Lewis goal | 5.2.32 | - | 11.16.82 | 20:06 | |
| FOOR | Josh Dolan goal | 5.2.32 | - | 12.16.88 | 21:30 | |
| FOOR | Will Lewis behind | 5.2.32 | - | 12.17.89 | 24:05 | |
| FOOR | Buku Khamis goal | 5.2.32 | - | 13.17.95 | 30:39 | |