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Blog log from R17 of 2026: Essendon vs St Kilda

Blog log for Essendon vs St Kilda, R17 of 2026

Wanganeen-Milera bursts through the middle of the ground and streams inside 50 trying to get a shot away but is caught by Merrett. Wilson gathers the loose pill and goals! (Q1 1:37)
Marshall bombs the ball inside 50 to the pack and it’s Caminiti who soars to take the contested grab. Caminiti misses from 25m out. (Q1 2:36)
Merrett picks off a Wanganeen-Milera kick and starts a play through the corridor which ends in the hands of Day-Wicks 35m out from goal. He screws through the finish with the snap! (Q1 4:53)
Caddy misses everything after gathering a spilled Perkins mark. (Q1 7:37)
Bryan is pinged for a hold on Marshall which leaves the ruckman lining up for goal from 30m out. Marshall slots the goal! (Q1 10:57)
St Kilda scythe through the Bombers defence and it’s Wanganeen-Milera who marks fairly easily inside 50 and converts the set shot! (Q1 13:39)
Henry misses a set shot from 35m out off a slight angle. (Q1 15:18)
McGrath screws in a low bullet to the chest of Wright who marks some 45m out from home. He lumbers in and the big man salutes with a major! (Q1 21:36)
Prior gives away a free kick to Ryan for a hold, but the drafty small cannot convert the chance. (Q1 24:26)
The Bombers give away possession in the middle of the ground and the Saints go back inside 50 towards Higgins who is caught high by Parish. Higgins slots the goal this time! (Q1 25:05)
Wilson skies a kick out from a forward stoppage, but he puts it wide. (Q1 27:33)
It’s chaos inside 50 for the Bombers which culminates in Prior taking a shot, but hitting the post. (Q1 28:55)
As the clock ticks down to QT Marshall marks 45m out on the flank. The siren sounds and Marshall kicks an absolute beauty as he slides the shot home! (Qtr Time)
Caminiti rips a strong tackle on Setterfield to win himself a free kick which he converts from 35m out on a slight angle! (Q2 2:19)
St Kilda are gifted an easy shot at goal after Brad Hill receives a downfield free kick and then a 50m penalty after ADW and NWM get into a scrap. Hill pops it through! (Q2 4:21)
Durham tries to invent some magic from the pocket as he hoists a shot at goal, but misses. (Q2 5:52)
Higgins dishes it off to Owens who then kicks across his body from 45m out, and helps himself to a goal! (Q2 6:47)
Henry chips it up to the pack and the ball hits the deck, Caminiti reads it best and snaps through a goal! (Q2 15:11)
Hill kicks a searching ball inside 50 which finds its way to Higgins who marks 40m out from goal. Higgins’ kick is unconvincing as anything, but it wobbles through for a goal! (Q2 16:22)
Redman kicks an absolute howler across the D50 and it’s picked off by Henry who streams inside 50 and kicks a goal. Ouch. (Q2 23:08)
Higgins goes searching for his third goal with a snap, but it just fans wide. (Q2 23:38)
The Saints surge from end to end and just pick apart the Bombers. Higgins, to Hill, to Hall who marks 35m out. Hall converts and this is becoming a proper embarrassment now. (Q2 25:19)
Garcia cashes in as he kicks a brilliant goal starting from the centre circle and finishing inside 50 to continue to the demolition job in this first half! (Q2 26:53)
Wanganeen-Milera looks to cash in himself as he goes searching for his second goal from range, but misses left. (Q2 28:19)
Kako tries to notch a goal back for the Bombers, but misses. (Q2 29:23)
The Bombers force a turn over at half forward and they stream inside 50, eventually it works out to Caddy for a Joe the Goose special. (Q2 30:53)
Wood chisels a short ball inside 50 which finds the chest of Wilson 40m out from goal. Wilson pumps it through for a goal to start this second half. (Q3 5:41)
The Bombers chain up some good disposals through the corridor with Redman hitting the chest of Caddy lace out. Caddy kicks from neat 50m out, but misses left. (Q3 6:52)
Sharman marks down in the pocket, but he misses his snap set shot. (Q3 11:39)
Kako buzzes around inside 50 following an errant Wilkie kick, he gets a handball off to Caddy in the square who just volleys it through! (Q3 12:41)
Caddy misses a very gettable set shot following a rare passage of good play from the Bombers. (Q3 21:44)
Wright marks a squared up ball from Merrett, but cannot capitalize with a behind. (Q4 4:02)
Durham marks 55m out from goal and plays on quickly to find Caddy in the square. Caddy slots his third goal of the afternoon. (Q4 6:15)
Durham kicks it out of the middle and inside 50, where McKay wins a free kick for a hold. McKay slots it for two in a row for the Bombers. (Q4 7:45)
Cox marks on the forward flank and has the space to take a shot at goal, but he hangs it well wide for a behind. (Q4 9:18)
Hall tries to get a goal back on the scoresheet for the Saints, but he misses to the left. (Q4 10:30)
Day-Wicksa makes a meal of it in the back pocket as he goes for a kick across the face of goal which is chopped off, handball to Sharman and he goals! (Q4 13:20)
Ryan puts his name on the scoresheet at last. (Q4 16:06)
Robey knocks through a goal as the Bombers look to win the half. (Q4 19:17)
Caddy misses a very gettable goal as he dribbles through a point. (Q4 20:29)
Ryan kicks his second goal of the term from the point post. (Q4 22:20)
Ryan is peppering the scoresheet in the final term as he lines up for his third, but he misses. (Q4 25:18)
Hall tries to dribble through a goal from the pocket, but hits the post. (Q4 26:28)

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