AFL Season 2026 / Regular Season / Round 22
Sat 8 Aug 2026
4:35 pm
GMHBA Stadium
GeelongCats
Cats
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Bombers
Essendon
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Last updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 2:16 pm
Scoring & Defence
14.5
Goals
9.9
Tot: 290 Tot: 197
12.0
Behinds
9.9
Tot: 240 Tot: 198
78:21
Time In Front
19:57
Tot: 1567:00 Tot: 399:00
Defence & General
57.9
Tackles
50.7
Tot: 1,158 Tot: 1,013
10.9
Tackles I50
8.9
Tot: 217 Tot: 178
43.5
One Percenters
34.2
Tot: 869 Tot: 684
6.6
Bounces
7.6
Tot: 132 Tot: 151
Disposals
375.4
Total
354.8
Tot: 7,507 Tot: 7,095
217.8
Kicks
200.6
Tot: 4,355 Tot: 4,011
157.6
Handballs
154.2
Tot: 3,152 Tot: 3,084
58.9
Inside 50s
45.0
Tot: 1,178 Tot: 900
72.3%
Efficiency %
75.0%
Tot: 1,447 Tot: 1,499
49.6%
Efficiency I50 %
45.8%
Tot: 992 Tot: 916
18.7
Free Kicks
19.5
Tot: 374 Tot: 389
Stoppages
36.3
Hit-Outs
32.0
Tot: 725 Tot: 640
37.6
Clearances
31.9
Tot: 751 Tot: 638
13.5
Centre Clearances
11.6
Tot: 270 Tot: 232
24.1
Stoppage
20.3
Tot: 481 Tot: 406
Marks
92.2
Total Marks
91.1
Tot: 1,843 Tot: 1,822
13.4
Marks I50
10.0
Tot: 267 Tot: 199
9.5
Contested
7.6
Tot: 189 Tot: 152
Possession
41.4%
Control %
39.7%
Tot: 827 Tot: 793
135.3%
Contested
116.7%
Tot: 2,706 Tot: 2,334
226.6%
Uncontested
227.6%
Tot: 4,532 Tot: 4,552
68.1
Turn Overs
63.1
Tot: 1,361 Tot: 1,261
Geelong Cats
Key Players (AVG)
Bailey Smith
D 31.9
G 0.4
M 4.0
H 12.3
K 19.6
Max Holmes
D 28.9
G 0.3
M 5.1
H 11.8
K 17.1
Tanner Bruhn
D 21.9
G 0.0
M 4.7
H 8.9
K 13.0
Gryan Miers
D 21.4
G 0.3
M 5.3
H 9.1
K 12.3
Tom Stewart
D 21.2
G 0.1
M 5.3
H 5.8
K 15.3
Essendon
Key Players (AVG)
Archie Roberts
D 28.8
G 0.1
M 5.8
H 9.3
K 19.5
Zach Merrett
D 26.9
G 0.4
M 4.7
H 12.5
K 14.4
Darcy Parish
D 24.3
G 0.1
M 3.5
H 11.9
K 12.3
Elijah Tsatas
D 24.2
G 0.2
M 4.3
H 13.7
K 10.5
Will Setterfield
D 21.9
G 0.3
M 3.6
H 9.4
K 12.5
D Disposals
G Goals
M Marks
H Handballs
K Kicks
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