2026 VFL Season Round 18: Casey v Geelong Reserves

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 2026 between Casey and the Geelong Reserves during round eighteen of the 2026 season of the Victorian Football League. Casey hosted the Geelong Reserves at Casey Fields. The hosts were coached by Rhett McLennan and the visitors were coached by Mark Corrigan.

Casey (9.9.63) were defeated by the Geelong Reserves (17.14.116).

Match Details

Season: 2026 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Casey v Geelong Reserves
Date: Saturday 25 July 2026
Time: 12:05 PM
Venue: Casey Fields

Match Results

Outcome: Casey def. by Geelong Reserves
Score: 9.9.63 - 17.14.116

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Casey	2	.	2	6	.	6	8	.	7	9	.	9	9	.	9	(63)
Geelong Reserves	6	.	4	8	.	9	13	.	11	17	.	14	17	.	14	(116)
Margin	GEER by 26			GEER by 15			GEER by 34			GEER by 53			GEER by 53
Duration	31:41			30:50			31:04			28:40			2:02:15

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Casey

Captain: unknown
Coach: Rhett McLennan

Geelong Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: Mark Corrigan

Player Statistics

Casey

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
55	Bergman, Miller	HBFL	?	0	0	24	17	7	4	0	2	0	?	1	1	7	3
38	Berry, Oscar	INT	?	0	0	8	3	5	2	0	0	0	?	0	1	0	1
75	Craven, Jesse	RO	?	1	0	9	6	3	2	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	1
56	D'Angelo, Luis	RR	?	0	0	14	7	7	0	0	8	5	?	2	1	0	4
76	Gatt, Jarrod	WL	?	1	0	22	11	11	8	0	4	1	?	0	0	1	1
27	Heath, Max	RU	?	0	2	20	11	9	5	32	7	6	?	9	3	2	7
60	Hodder, Louis	INT	?	1	1	13	8	5	6	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	1
42	Johnson, Aidan	FB	?	0	0	18	16	2	6	0	2	0	?	0	2	6	1
44	Kentfield, Luker	CHF	?	3	0	8	5	3	4	0	2	0	?	1	1	0	0
58	Lual, Luamon	BPL	?	0	0	14	9	5	3	0	2	0	?	1	0	1	1
	Mapley, Max	FF	?	0	1	9	4	5	3	8	1	0	?	2	1	0	2
20	Matthews, Thomas	HFFL	?	0	0	9	5	4	1	0	2	2	?	2	0	2	3
18	Melksham, Jake	FPL	?	1	3	16	15	1	7	0	0	0	?	0	0	0	4
39	Mentha, Ricky	HBFR	?	0	0	17	12	5	4	0	5	1	?	0	2	6	1
40	Onley, Riley	BPR	?	0	0	13	4	9	4	0	7	2	?	0	1	1	2
70	Pipicelli, Nate	FPR	?	0	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	0
59	Russell, Jasper	INT	?	0	0	13	8	5	3	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	3
3	Salem, Christian	HFFR	?	1	0	21	14	7	3	0	1	2	?	1	0	5	1
61	Sinnema, Toby	INT	?	1	0	16	5	11	2	0	5	3	?	2	0	0	3
53	Sruk, Tyson	C	?	0	0	16	10	6	2	0	3	3	?	0	1	2	1
64	Stanley, Ethan	WR	?	0	0	13	7	6	2	0	2	2	?	0	2	1	0
19	Taylor, Xavier	CHB	?	0	0	17	5	12	7	0	3	1	?	1	4	2	0
34	White, Kalani	INT	?	0	1	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	?	0	0	0	1
Rushed					1
Total (23 players)				9	9	318	188	130	82	40	59	28	0+	22	20	38	41

Geelong Reserves

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
57	Ballantyne, Jamieson	FPR	?	2	1	13	8	5	7	0	0	0	?	0	0	0	0
24	Bews, Jed	HBFR	?	0	0	19	9	10	2	0	1	3	?	0	0	2	3
12	Bowes, Jack	BPR	?	0	1	34	20	14	3	0	6	11	?	1	1	1	11
41	Burke, Cillian	CHB	?	0	0	10	3	7	3	0	5	1	?	0	0	1	0
51	Costello, Jack	INT	?	0	0	10	6	4	5	0	5	0	?	1	1	1	2
27	Driscoll, Nick	HBFL	?	0	3	26	11	15	4	0	3	2	?	2	3	2	4
49	Gunsser, Rory	INT	?	0	0	18	8	10	3	0	6	0	?	0	0	1	3
47	Henderson, Jed	RO	?	1	0	13	6	7	4	0	4	0	?	1	0	0	1
23	Hofmann, Lennox	WL	?	0	0	14	11	3	3	0	3	0	?	0	1	4	0
22	Holmes, Hunter	WR	?	0	2	22	7	15	4	0	0	4	?	1	0	2	1
10	Knevitt, Mitch	RR	?	0	0	13	9	4	3	0	3	3	?	1	0	0	3
69	Kreuger, Nathan	FPL	?	0	0	12	11	1	6	0	4	0	?	0	2	7	1
66	Lewis, Tanner	INT	?	2	1	20	9	11	1	4	3	3	?	2	5	0	4
19	Martin, Jack	CHF	?	4	0	14	9	5	4	0	1	1	?	3	0	0	3
31	Matofai-Forbes, Keighton	HFFL	?	0	1	10	8	2	0	0	2	0	?	0	0	3	3
25	Mellor, Jesse	HFFR	?	3	1	15	10	5	5	0	5	2	?	1	0	0	6
20	Molier, Jacob	FF	?	2	2	7	7	0	5	2	0	0	?	1	0	0	0
81	Peirce, Tom	FB	?	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	?	0	2	0	0
63	Pennisi, Ben	INT	?	2	0	12	7	5	4	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	2
37	Pike, Joe	RU	?	0	0	15	7	8	1	24	3	8	?	3	6	0	2
55	Rantall, Jay	INT	?	0	1	24	8	16	7	0	10	2	?	0	0	0	2
15	Stevens, George	C	?	1	0	32	10	22	3	0	8	6	?	0	1	2	1
76	Weidemann, Lachlan	BPL	?	0	0	15	9	6	5	0	5	2	?	3	0	3	3
Rushed					1
Total (23 players)				17	14	371	194	177	82	30	78	48	0+	20	22	30	55

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

Casey							Coach: Rhett McLennan
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	76	L. Weidemann	81	T. Peirce	12	J. Bowes	27	M. Heath	38	O. Berry
	70	N. Pipicelli		M. Mapley	18	J. Melksham	56	L. D'Angelo	60	L. Hodder
FORWARD							75	J. Craven	59	J. Russell
HALF-BACK									61	T. Sinnema
	27	N. Driscoll	41	C. Burke	24	J. Bews			34	K. White
	3	C. Salem	44	L. Kentfield	20	T. Matthews
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	23	L. Hofmann	15	G. Stevens	22	H. Holmes
	64	E. Stanley	53	T. Sruk	76	J. Gatt	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							37	J. Pike	51	J. Costello
HALF-FORWARD							10	M. Knevitt	49	R. Gunsser
	31	K. Matofai-Forbes	19	J. Martin	25	J. Mellor	47	J. Henderson	66	T. Lewis
	39	R. Mentha	19	X. Taylor	55	M. Bergman			63	B. Pennisi
HALF-BACK									55	J. Rantall
FORWARD
	69	N. Kreuger	20	J. Molier	57	J. Ballantyne
	40	R. Onley	42	A. Johnson	58	L. Lual
BACK
Geelong Reserves							Coach: Mark Corrigan

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	GEER	Jacob Molier goal	0.0.0	-	1.0.6	00:48
	CASY	Jake Melksham goal	1.0.6	-	1.0.6	02:27
	CASY	Luker Kentfield goal	2.0.12	-	1.0.6	13:22
	GEER	Rushed behind	2.0.12	-	1.1.7	14:31
	GEER	Jacob Molier goal	2.0.12	-	2.1.13	17:22
	GEER	Tanner Lewis goal	2.0.12	-	3.1.19	19:01
	GEER	Jacob Molier behind	2.0.12	-	3.2.20	21:16
	GEER	Jamieson Ballantyne goal	2.0.12	-	4.2.26	22:13
	CASY	Jake Melksham behind	2.1.13	-	4.2.26	24:06
	GEER	Jack Martin goal	2.1.13	-	5.2.32	26:35
	GEER	Keighton Matofai-Forbes behind	2.1.13	-	5.3.33	28:49
	GEER	Jesse Mellor goal	2.1.13	-	6.3.39	29:09
	GEER	Nick Driscoll behind	2.1.13	-	6.4.40	30:49
	CASY	Jake Melksham behind	2.2.14	-	6.4.40	31:32
Q2	CASY	Luker Kentfield goal	3.2.20	-	6.4.40	02:21
	CASY	Luker Kentfield goal	4.2.26	-	6.4.40	04:28
	GEER	Hunter Holmes behind	4.2.26	-	6.5.41	10:42
	CASY	Jesse Craven goal	5.2.32	-	6.5.41	11:32
	GEER	Jay Rantall behind	5.2.32	-	6.6.42	12:46
	CASY	Kalani White behind	5.3.33	-	6.6.42	15:01
	CASY	Rushed behind	5.4.34	-	6.6.42	16:59
	GEER	Jamieson Ballantyne behind	5.4.34	-	6.7.43	18:20
	GEER	Jacob Molier behind	5.4.34	-	6.8.44	19:37
	GEER	Jesse Mellor behind	5.4.34	-	6.9.45	20:30
	GEER	Jed Henderson goal	5.4.34	-	7.9.51	21:15
	CASY	Toby Sinnema goal	6.4.40	-	7.9.51	23:56
	CASY	Louis Hodder behind	6.5.41	-	7.9.51	25:44
	CASY	Max Mapley behind	6.6.42	-	7.9.51	27:42
	GEER	Jack Martin goal	6.6.42	-	8.9.57	30:37
Q3	CASY	Louis Hodder goal	7.6.48	-	8.9.57	01:45
	GEER	Jack Martin goal	7.6.48	-	9.9.63	08:23
	GEER	Jack Bowes behind	7.6.48	-	9.10.64	14:39
	GEER	Jamieson Ballantyne goal	7.6.48	-	10.10.70	16:12
	CASY	Jake Melksham behind	7.7.49	-	10.10.70	18:07
	GEER	Ben Pennisi goal	7.7.49	-	11.10.76	19:00
	GEER	George Stevens goal	7.7.49	-	12.10.82	22:06
	GEER	Hunter Holmes behind	7.7.49	-	12.11.83	24:04
	CASY	Jarrod Gatt goal	8.7.55	-	12.11.83	25:37
	GEER	Jack Martin goal	8.7.55	-	13.11.89	27:14
Q4	GEER	Jesse Mellor goal	8.7.55	-	14.11.95	00:19
	GEER	Nick Driscoll behind	8.7.55	-	14.12.96	01:42
	CASY	Christian Salem goal	9.7.61	-	14.12.96	05:54
	GEER	Tanner Lewis behind	9.7.61	-	14.13.97	09:46
	CASY	Max Heath behind	9.8.62	-	14.13.97	11:18
	GEER	Jesse Mellor goal	9.8.62	-	15.13.103	13:35
	GEER	Nick Driscoll behind	9.8.62	-	15.14.104	17:18
	GEER	Ben Pennisi goal	9.8.62	-	16.14.110	18:35
	CASY	Max Heath behind	9.9.63	-	16.14.110	23:58
	GEER	Tanner Lewis goal	9.9.63	-	17.14.116	27:11

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