AFL Season 2026 / Regular Season / Round 22
Thu 6 Aug 2026
GMHBA Stadium
GeelongCats
Cats
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Bombers
Essendon
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Last updated: Friday, November 28, 2025 at 1:05 am
Scoring & Defence
14.5
Goals
10.9
Tot: 188 Tot: 131
12.8
Behinds
10.3
Tot: 167 Tot: 124
73:46
Time In Front
17:45
Tot: 959:00 Tot: 213:00
Defence & General
59.5
Tackles
50.3
Tot: 774 Tot: 604
11.0
Tackles I50
9.6
Tot: 143 Tot: 115
44.4
One Percenters
31.8
Tot: 577 Tot: 382
5.0
Bounces
7.3
Tot: 65 Tot: 87
Disposals
381.8
Total
363.3
Tot: 4,963 Tot: 4,360
223.0
Kicks
204.8
Tot: 2,899 Tot: 2,457
158.8
Handballs
158.6
Tot: 2,064 Tot: 1,903
57.9
Inside 50s
46.7
Tot: 753 Tot: 560
72.5%
Efficiency %
75.1%
Tot: 942 Tot: 902
52.6%
Efficiency I50 %
47.2%
Tot: 684 Tot: 566
21.3
Free Kicks
18.9
Tot: 277 Tot: 227
Stoppages
35.6
Hit-Outs
29.2
Tot: 463 Tot: 350
36.0
Clearances
31.8
Tot: 468 Tot: 382
13.7
Centre Clearances
12.7
Tot: 178 Tot: 152
22.3
Stoppage
19.2
Tot: 290 Tot: 230
Marks
95.0
Total Marks
91.8
Tot: 1,235 Tot: 1,102
13.4
Marks I50
10.4
Tot: 174 Tot: 125
9.2
Contested
7.8
Tot: 119 Tot: 94
Possession
42.0%
Control %
40.4%
Tot: 546 Tot: 485
135.5%
Contested
119.3%
Tot: 1,762 Tot: 1,432
231.5%
Uncontested
233.7%
Tot: 3,009 Tot: 2,804
67.5
Turn Overs
63.8
Tot: 877 Tot: 766
Geelong Cats
Key Players (AVG)
Bailey Smith
D 32.6
G 0.5
M 4.3
H 12.8
K 19.8
Max Holmes
D 28.8
G 0.3
M 5.6
H 11.9
K 16.9
Gryan Miers
D 22.5
G 0.0
M 6.1
H 9.1
K 13.4
Tanner Bruhn
D 22.5
G 0.0
M 5.3
H 9.6
K 12.9
Tom Stewart
D 20.9
G 0.1
M 5.5
H 5.2
K 15.7
Essendon
Key Players (AVG)
Archie Roberts
D 32.1
G 0.1
M 6.9
H 10.3
K 21.8
Zach Merrett
D 27.2
G 0.5
M 4.7
H 12.4
K 14.8
Darcy Parish
D 25.6
G 0.2
M 3.8
H 12.8
K 12.8
Elijah Tsatas
D 24.5
G 0.3
M 4.3
H 14.0
K 10.5
Will Setterfield
D 21.0
G 0.5
M 4.5
H 8.0
K 13.0
D Disposals
G Goals
M Marks
H Handballs
K Kicks
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