2026 VFL Season Round 9: Geelong Reserves v Sydney Reserves

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 2026 between the Geelong Reserves and the Sydney Reserves during round nine of the 2026 season of the Victorian Football League. The Geelong Reserves hosted the Sydney Reserves at GMHBA Stadium. Daniel Capiron captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Mark Corrigan and the visitors were coached by Nick Malceski.

The Geelong Reserves (12.18.90) defeated the Sydney Reserves (10.16.76).

Match Details

Season: 2026 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong Reserves v Sydney Reserves
Date: Saturday 23 May 2026
Time: 12:05 PM
Venue: GMHBA Stadium

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong Reserves def. Sydney Reserves
Score: 12.18.90 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Geelong Reserves	1	.	6	7	.	11	9	.	14	12	.	18	12	.	18	(90)
Sydney Reserves	5	.	2	7	.	3	9	.	10	10	.	16	10	.	16	(76)
Margin	SYDR by 20			GEER by 8			GEER by 4			GEER by 14			GEER by 14
Duration	30:57			32:23			28:31			27:31			1:59:22

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Geelong Reserves) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Sydney Reserves) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Geelong Reserves

Captain: Daniel Capiron
Coach: Mark Corrigan

Sydney Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: Nick Malceski

Player Statistics

Geelong Reserves

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
57	Ballantyne, Jamieson	CHF	?	2	2	14	8	6	4	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	0
24	Bews, Jed	RO	?	0	0	20	12	8	6	0	3	0	?	0	0	5	0
12	Bowes, Jack	INT	?	1	2	39	23	16	8	0	6	7	?	2	2	0	9
41	Burke, Cillian	HBFL	?	0	0	7	4	3	2	0	1	0	?	0	2	1	0
50	Capiron, Daniel (c)	CHB	?	0	0	12	6	6	5	0	2	0	?	1	1	3	0
51	Costello, Jack	WL	?	1	2	16	9	7	3	0	3	1	?	1	3	2	1
27	Driscoll, Nick	BPR	?	0	0	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	?	0	0	0	1
84	Green, Charley	INT	?	1	1	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	?	1	1	0	1
62	Herbert, Marcus	BPL	?	0	0	34	22	12	9	0	0	1	?	4	1	0	6
23	Hofmann, Lennox	C	?	0	0	27	19	8	6	0	0	1	?	1	0	6	1
22	Holmes, Hunter	HBFR	?	0	0	26	12	14	5	0	0	1	?	0	0	1	9
10	Knevitt, Mitch	FF	?	0	1	28	13	15	9	0	7	2	?	0	0	1	4
69	Kreuger, Nathan	INT	?	0	1	9	6	3	4	0	1	0	?	0	2	3	0
66	Lewis, Tanner	FB	?	1	3	20	9	11	4	1	5	3	?	1	2	1	1
20	Molier, Jacob	INT	?	0	0	5	0	5	0	2	0	0	?	0	0	0	1
81	Peirce, Tom	INT	?	0	0	14	7	7	4	0	2	0	?	1	2	1	0
37	Pike, Joe	RU	?	1	0	12	5	7	4	17	2	1	?	0	0	0	2
55	Rantall, Jay	WR	?	0	0	20	6	14	3	0	2	0	?	0	1	1	0
15	Stevens, George	RR	?	0	1	24	10	14	5	0	2	7	?	0	0	1	3
78	Stevens, Zach	INT	?	2	0	14	4	10	1	0	4	0	?	2	2	0	2
76	Weidemann, Lachlan	INT	?	0	0	20	10	10	5	0	3	0	?	0	0	1	1
21	Wiltshire, Oli	HFFR	?	3	2	25	15	10	5	0	5	3	?	1	0	0	5
29	Worpel, James	INT	?	0	1	39	23	16	7	0	6	11	?	5	0	1	10
Rushed					2
Total (23 players)				12	18	433	227	206	102	20	56	40	0+	20	19	28	57

Sydney Reserves

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
67	Andreacchio, Nicholas	FPR	?	0	0	13	7	6	2	0	3	0	?	1	0	0	2
59	Callegari, Julian	RR	?	0	0	17	8	9	1	0	0	0	?	0	0	0	2
58	Chamberlain, Noah	HFFL	?	0	1	20	11	9	8	0	5	0	?	1	2	2	0
25	Cootee, Billy	INT	?	1	1	21	11	10	5	0	2	2	?	1	1	0	5
7	Cunningham, Harry	INT	?	0	1	29	18	11	6	0	4	1	?	1	0	9	2
9	Dattoli, Jesse	BPL	?	0	0	25	8	17	1	0	5	3	?	0	2	1	2
61	Geddes, Max	RO	?	0	0	10	4	6	0	0	0	0	?	0	1	4	1
51	Giacometti, Luke	HFFR	?	0	0	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	2
68	Gibbs, Khy	INT	?	0	1	17	11	6	6	0	4	0	?	2	0	6	0
29	Hamling, Joel	HBFL	?	1	0	25	17	8	17	0	2	0	?	2	2	4	2
65	Harrison, Joe	INT	?	0	0	15	6	9	6	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	1
65	Kyle, Harry	CHB	?	0	0	24	16	8	2	0	2	0	?	0	0	5	0
19	Ladhams, Peter	BPR	?	1	0	23	15	8	7	25	5	11	?	3	3	0	1
56	Longmire, Jedd	RU	?	2	2	15	11	4	2	0	1	0	?	5	0	0	5
2	McLean, Hayden	INT	?	3	0	10	6	4	4	4	2	0	?	0	0	0	1
50	Mellis, Mitch	CHF	?	0	1	17	6	11	1	0	7	2	?	1	3	1	2
53	Peters, Charlie	FF	?	0	1	8	3	5	1	0	2	0	?	0	1	0	3
18	Phillipou, Jevan	FB	?	2	1	15	9	6	5	0	3	0	?	1	0	0	2
62	Podmore-Taylor, Harrison	INT	?	0	0	6	3	3	1	0	2	0	?	0	2	2	0
64	Ryan, Tom	INT	?	0	1	3	2	1	1	0	5	0	?	1	1	0	0
52	Shipley, Nick	FPL	?	0	0	13	5	8	2	0	1	0	?	0	1	2	0
41	Snell, Patrick	WR	?	0	0	21	11	10	8	0	2	1	?	0	0	7	1
37	Warner, Corey	WL	?	0	2	23	14	9	4	0	2	2	?	0	1	1	5
Rushed					4
Total (23 players)				10	16	375	204	171	91	29	62	22	0+	19	20	44	39

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

Player Line-Up

Geelong Reserves							Coach: Mark Corrigan
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	9	J. Dattoli	18	J. Phillipou	19	P. Ladhams	37	J. Pike	12	J. Bowes
			10	M. Knevitt			15	G. Stevens	84	C. Green
FORWARD							24	J. Bews	69	N. Kreuger
HALF-BACK									20	J. Molier
	29	J. Hamling	65	H. Kyle					81	T. Peirce
	21	O. Wiltshire	57	J. Ballantyne					78	Z. Stevens
HALF-FORWARD									76	L. Weidemann
CENTRE									29	J. Worpel
	37	C. Warner			41	P. Snell
	55	J. Rantall	23	L. Hofmann	51	J. Costello	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							56	J. Longmire	25	B. Cootee
HALF-FORWARD							59	J. Callegari	7	H. Cunningham
	58	N. Chamberlain	50	M. Mellis	51	L. Giacometti	61	M. Geddes	68	K. Gibbs
	22	H. Holmes	50	D. Capiron (c)	41	C. Burke			65	J. Harrison
HALF-BACK									2	H. McLean
FORWARD									62	H. Podmore-Taylor
	52	N. Shipley	53	C. Peters	67	N. Andreacchio			64	T. Ryan
	27	N. Driscoll	66	T. Lewis	62	M. Herbert
BACK
Sydney Reserves							Coach: Nick Malceski

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	SYDR	Hayden McLean goal	0.0.0	-	1.0.6	01:51
	SYDR	Joel Hamling goal	0.0.0	-	2.0.12	03:38
	SYDR	Billy Cootee behind	0.0.0	-	2.1.13	06:07
	GEER	Jack Bowes behind	0.1.1	-	2.1.13	06:43
	GEER	Jack Costello behind	0.2.2	-	2.1.13	10:08
	GEER	James Worpel behind	0.3.3	-	2.1.13	12:46
	SYDR	Hayden McLean goal	0.3.3	-	3.1.19	13:48
	SYDR	Hayden McLean goal	0.3.3	-	4.1.25	15:46
	SYDR	Jevan Phillipou goal	0.3.3	-	5.1.31	18:18
	GEER	Jack Bowes goal	1.3.9	-	5.1.31	19:44
	GEER	Rushed behind	1.4.10	-	5.1.31	22:28
	SYDR	Corey Warner behind	1.4.10	-	5.2.32	24:49
	GEER	Nathan Kreuger behind	1.5.11	-	5.2.32	26:45
	GEER	Jack Costello behind	1.6.12	-	5.2.32	27:11
Q2	GEER	Charley Green behind	1.7.13	-	5.2.32	00:52
	GEER	Oli Wiltshire goal	2.7.19	-	5.2.32	02:00
	GEER	Jamieson Ballantyne goal	3.7.25	-	5.2.32	04:42
	GEER	Tanner Lewis goal	4.7.31	-	5.2.32	07:16
	GEER	Tanner Lewis behind	4.8.32	-	5.2.32	09:45
	GEER	Charley Green goal	5.8.38	-	5.2.32	10:22
	GEER	Tanner Lewis behind	5.9.39	-	5.2.32	11:58
	SYDR	Peter Ladhams goal	5.9.39	-	6.2.38	17:18
	GEER	Zach Stevens goal	6.9.45	-	6.2.38	19:31
	GEER	Oli Wiltshire goal	7.9.51	-	6.2.38	21:06
	GEER	Jamieson Ballantyne behind	7.10.52	-	6.2.38	24:19
	GEER	Mitch Knevitt behind	7.11.53	-	6.2.38	28:18
	SYDR	Jedd Longmire goal	7.11.53	-	7.2.44	29:04
	SYDR	Khy Gibbs behind	7.11.53	-	7.3.45	31:10
Q3	GEER	Oli Wiltshire behind	7.12.54	-	7.3.45	00:16
	SYDR	Corey Warner behind	7.12.54	-	7.4.46	01:15
	SYDR	Billy Cootee goal	7.12.54	-	8.4.52	02:48
	GEER	Joe Pike goal	8.12.60	-	8.4.52	04:52
	SYDR	Harry Cunningham behind	8.12.60	-	8.5.53	07:45
	SYDR	Mitch Mellis behind	8.12.60	-	8.6.54	09:39
	GEER	Rushed behind	8.13.61	-	8.6.54	11:08
	SYDR	Rushed behind	8.13.61	-	8.7.55	12:12
	GEER	Jack Bowes behind	8.14.62	-	8.7.55	14:20
	SYDR	Jedd Longmire behind	8.14.62	-	8.8.56	17:48
	SYDR	Rushed behind	8.14.62	-	8.9.57	18:21
	SYDR	Jevan Phillipou goal	8.14.62	-	9.9.63	20:11
	GEER	Oli Wiltshire goal	9.14.68	-	9.9.63	22:49
	SYDR	Jevan Phillipou behind	9.14.68	-	9.10.64	25:53
Q4	GEER	Jamieson Ballantyne goal	10.14.74	-	9.10.64	05:32
	GEER	George Stevens behind	10.15.75	-	9.10.64	07:47
	GEER	Jamieson Ballantyne behind	10.16.76	-	9.10.64	08:32
	SYDR	Tom Ryan behind	10.16.76	-	9.11.65	10:03
	SYDR	Noah Chamberlain behind	10.16.76	-	9.12.66	10:28
	SYDR	Rushed behind	10.16.76	-	9.13.67	11:21
	GEER	Jack Costello goal	11.16.82	-	9.13.67	12:24
	GEER	Zach Stevens goal	12.16.88	-	9.13.67	13:47
	GEER	Oli Wiltshire behind	12.17.89	-	9.13.67	15:26
	SYDR	Jedd Longmire goal	12.17.89	-	10.13.73	19:13
	SYDR	Jedd Longmire behind	12.17.89	-	10.14.74	21:19
	SYDR	Charlie Peters behind	12.17.89	-	10.15.75	22:31
	SYDR	Rushed behind	12.17.89	-	10.16.76	23:20
	GEER	Tanner Lewis behind	12.18.90	-	10.16.76	26:42

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