2025 VFL Round 20: Geelong Reserves v Essendon Reserves

This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 2025 between Geelong Reserves and Essendon Reserves during round 20 of the 2025 VFL season. Geelong Reserves hosted Essendon Reserves at GMHBA Stadium. Daniel Capiron captained the hosts with Marcus Herbert as vice-captain. Xavier O'Neill captained the visitors with Jackson Hately as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Mark Corrigan and the visitors were coached by Cameron Joyce.

As a result of this match, Geelong Reserves were then 12th on the ladder (up from 13th) and Essendon Reserves remained 20th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2025 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Geelong Reserves v Essendon Reserves
Date: Saturday 9 August 2025
Time: 12:05 PM
Venue: GMHBA Stadium

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong Reserves def. Essendon Reserves
Score: 10.13.73 - 9.5.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong Reserves 4 . 4 6 . 5 8 . 11 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Essendon Reserves 1 . 1 5 . 1 5 . 2 9 . 5 9 . 5 (59)
Margin GEER by 21 GEER by 10 GEER by 27 GEER by 14 GEER by 14
Duration 31:24 30:11 28:51 28:57 1:59:23

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mark Corrigan (Geelong Reserves), Cameron Joyce (Essendon Reserves)
Captains: Daniel Capiron (Geelong Reserves), Xavier O'Neill (Essendon Reserves)
Vice-Captains: Marcus Herbert (Geelong Reserves), Jackson Hately (Essendon Reserves)

Player Statistics

Geelong Reserves

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
59 Annand, Kye ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 4 0 0 0 ? 0 0 2 0
24 Bews, Jed ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 1 ? 1 1 4 0
41 Burke, Cillian ? ? 0 0 8 2 6 1 0 2 0 ? 0 1 1 0
50 Capiron, Daniel (c) ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 7 0 3 0 ? 2 0 1 2
40 Clohesy, Ted ? ? 1 2 29 19 10 4 0 9 7 ? 4 3 3 5
6 Conway, Toby ? ? 0 0 10 2 8 0 21 1 5 ? 2 0 0 2
11 Edwards, Mitch ? ? 0 1 13 6 7 3 15 0 1 ? 1 1 1 2
67 George, Kobe ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 4 0 2 1 ? 2 0 3 3
62 Herbert, Marcus (vc) ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 3 0 2 0 ? 0 2 0 3
23 Hofmann, Lennox ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 2 0 2 0 ? 0 2 1 1
25 Ivisic, Xavier ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 0 0 3 0 ? 3 0 1 1
74 Kelly, Patrick ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 0 0 10 2 ? 1 2 1 1
8 Kolodjashnij, Jake ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 1 0 0 0 ? 1 0 2 0
69 Kreuger, Nathan ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 5 0 3 0 ? 0 1 7 1
31 Matofai-Forbes, Keighton ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 3 0 2 0 ? 0 2 0 5
49 Mellor, Jesse ? ? 2 1 17 7 10 4 0 3 1 ? 1 0 0 2
20 Molier, Jacob ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 5 0 2 0 ? 1 1 1 3
61 Murray, Tobyn ? ? 1 1 16 9 7 3 0 3 1 ? 1 2 1 3
37 Pike, Joe ? ? 1 2 10 5 5 3 9 2 2 ? 1 1 1 1
2 Polkinghorne, Jay ? ? 1 1 10 4 6 4 0 4 0 ? 0 1 0 2
27 Retschko, Patrick ? ? 0 2 30 19 11 6 0 1 2 ? 4 0 4 3
15 Stevens, George ? ? 0 0 32 13 19 4 0 7 11 ? 2 1 0 6
21 Wiltshire, Oli ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 7 0 2 0 ? 1 0 1 5
Rushed ?
Total (23 players) 10 13 351 189 162 75 45 65 34 0+ 28 21 35 51

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 2 7 5 0 2 0 ? 1 1 0 0
60 Brodie, Ryan ? ? 1 1 12 5 7 3 0 2 0 ? 0 0 0 5
68 Busuttil, Jordan ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 0 0 2 2 ? 1 0 1 2
33 Davey, Alwyn ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 2 0 6 1 ? 1 0 1 3
44 Day-Wicks, Archer ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 3 0 2 0 ? 0 2 0 1
58 Eckersley, Jared ? ? 0 0 12 4 8 2 0 3 0 ? 1 2 0 3
41 El-Hawli, Saad ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 9 0 2 4 ? 1 1 4 1
73 Foley, Matthew ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 3 0 2 1 ? 1 0 1 2
19 Gerreyn, Kayle ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 7 0 0 0 ? 1 0 8 1
50 Hately, Jackson (vc) ? ? 1 0 22 8 14 2 0 6 2 ? 1 0 0 2
51 Hoare, Will ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 0 ? 0 0 2 1
40 Johnson, Zak ? ? 0 0 27 18 9 3 0 3 3 ? 0 0 8 3
4 Langford, Kyle ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 0 2 1 ? 0 2 2 2
61 Leedham, Riley ? ? 1 1 7 3 4 1 3 2 0 ? 0 2 1 0
80 McKay, Solly ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 3 0 1 1 ? 0 3 4 2
71 Monteath, Lachlan ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 2 13 9 4 ? 1 2 1 1
65 Nyko, Cam ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 1 1 ? 4 0 3 2
55 O'Neill, Xavier (c) ? ? 0 0 27 17 10 6 0 7 3 ? 0 2 3 3
57 Scott, Noah ? ? 3 0 14 8 6 1 0 3 2 ? 4 3 0 2
75 Sellers, Tyler ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 4 0 3 0 ? 1 0 0 0
63 Smartt, Oskar ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 4 0 4 1 ? 0 3 1 2
59 Uerata, Dayten ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 4 1 ? 1 3 0 2
38 Unwin, Rhys ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 2 2 ? 2 2 0 4
Rushed ?
Total (23 players) 9 5 342 200 142 77 16 69 29 0+ 21 28 40 44

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 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GEER Xavier Ivisic behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 02:13
GEER Jacob Molier goal 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 03:58
GEER Joe Pike goal 2.1.13 - 0.0.0 05:58
GEER Mitch Edwards behind 2.2.14 - 0.0.0 09:18
GEER Jesse Mellor goal 3.2.20 - 0.0.0 13:53
GEER Ted Clohesy behind 3.3.21 - 0.0.0 15:24
ESSR Matthew Foley behind 3.3.21 - 0.1.1 17:31
ESSR Tyler Sellers goal 3.3.21 - 1.1.7 20:33
GEER Jesse Mellor behind 3.4.22 - 1.1.7 21:57
GEER Oli Wiltshire goal 4.4.28 - 1.1.7 25:34
Q2 GEER Tobyn Murray goal 5.4.34 - 1.1.7 09:08
GEER Ted Clohesy goal 6.4.40 - 1.1.7 13:40
ESSR Noah Scott goal 6.4.40 - 2.1.13 16:16
ESSR Jordan Busuttil goal 6.4.40 - 3.1.19 18:44
ESSR Noah Scott goal 6.4.40 - 4.1.25 21:34
GEER Joe Pike behind 6.5.41 - 4.1.25 23:17
ESSR Jackson Hately goal 6.5.41 - 5.1.31 30:01
Q3 GEER Oli Wiltshire behind 6.6.42 - 5.1.31 01:15
GEER Jake Kolodjashnij goal 7.6.48 - 5.1.31 02:53
ESSR Oskar Smartt behind 7.6.48 - 5.2.32 04:42
GEER Jed Bews goal 8.6.54 - 5.2.32 06:49
GEER Rushed behind 8.7.55 - 5.2.32 15:44
GEER Patrick Retschko behind 8.8.56 - 5.2.32 17:07
GEER Tobyn Murray behind 8.9.57 - 5.2.32 24:03
GEER Joe Pike behind 8.10.58 - 5.2.32 25:57
GEER Jay Polkinghorne behind 8.11.59 - 5.2.32 28:33
Q4 ESSR Noah Scott goal 8.11.59 - 6.2.38 03:20
GEER Jesse Mellor goal 9.11.65 - 6.2.38 07:11
GEER Patrick Retschko behind 9.12.66 - 6.2.38 08:41
ESSR Oskar Smartt goal 9.12.66 - 7.2.44 09:49
ESSR Jordan Busuttil behind 9.12.66 - 7.3.45 11:36
ESSR Riley Leedham goal 9.12.66 - 8.3.51 21:17
ESSR Ryan Brodie behind 9.12.66 - 8.4.52 23:21
ESSR Riley Leedham behind 9.12.66 - 8.5.53 24:19
GEER Ted Clohesy behind 9.13.67 - 8.5.53 25:48
ESSR Ryan Brodie goal 9.13.67 - 9.5.59 27:07
GEER Jay Polkinghorne goal 10.13.73 - 9.5.59 28:50