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Player news from R22 of 2025: Geelong vs Essendon

News snippets for Geelong vs Essendon, R22 of 2025

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Bailey Smith (120/141): Starting on ball
Smith contributed with 31 touches, 6 marks, 4 tackles and managed 0.1.
Jeremy Cameron (104/106): Took until Q2 to wake up and took until Q4 garbage time to be as dominant as expected… 4.5 from 15 possessions and 7 marks plus 2 tackles… aided by 3FF. Starting forward on Laverde.

Shaun Mannagh (99/108): Starting at half forward
Mannagh contributed with 20 touches, 4 marks, 5 tackles and booted 3.0.
Gryan Miers (96/111): Playing a half forward role
Miers contributed with 22 possessions, 6 marks, 3 tackles and 1.2 on the scoreboard.
Mark Blicavs (93/106): Playing a ruck/forward role
Blicavs contributed with 22 touches, 6 marks, 17 hit outs and booted 2.0.
Zach Guthrie (92/106): Starting at half back
Guthrie contributed with 16 touches, 10 marks and 4 tackles.
Max Holmes (85/100): Starting on ball
Holmes contributed with 29 disposals, 4 marks, 3 tackles and 3 frees against.
Jack Bowes (85/117): Rotating in midfield
Bowes contributed with 24 disposals, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 0.1.
Tom Atkins (75/94): Starting in midfield
Atkins contributed with 20 possessions, 6 tackles and 0.1.
Tom Stewart (73/92): Manned up by Guelfi but good enough to intercept at will anyway
Stewart contributed with 18 possessions, 6 marks and 2 tackles.
Mark O’Connor (68/84): Starting in defence
O’Connor contributed with 16 possessions, 5 grabs and 2 tackles.
Shannon Neale (68/95): First goal and the next two as well… 3.0 from 7 possessions and 5 marks plus 4 tackles. Starting at FF on Blakiston with ruck support.
Neale also had 3 hit outs.
Connor O’Sullivan (68/85): In defence on McMahon
O’Sullivan contributed with 11 disposals, 10 grabs and 2 tackles.
Oliver Dempsey (67/62): Starting on a wing on Duursma
Dempsey contributed with 12 touches, 2 grabs, 6 tackles and 1.1 on the scoreboard.
Brad Close (67/92): Playing a forward role on Redman
Close contributed with 15 touches, 4 grabs and booted 1.3.
Mitchell Knevitt (65/76): Starting on a wing on Lual
Knevitt contributed with 17 disposals, 6 marks and booted 0.1.
Lawson Humphries (57/64): Starting at half back
Humphries contributed with 11 possessions, 5 marks and 3 tackles.
Tyson Stengle (51/48): Playing a FP role on Nguyen
Stengle contributed with 10 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and booted 0.3.
Rhys Stanley (48/63): First ruck
Stanley contributed with 6 touches, 2 marks and 24 hit outs.
Oisin Mullin (34/29): Tagging Merrett
Mullin contributed with 9 possessions, 3 marks and 2 tackles.
Jack Henry (30/22): At FB on Wright… 6 possessions including 0 handballs… also 5 marks. Subbed off in Q3 for Clark with hamstring tightness.

Sam De Koning (28/32): In defence on Wright
De Koning added 8 possessions and 3 marks.
Jhye Clark (21/20): On in Q3 for Jack Henry… 6 possessions. Late replacement for Jack Martin… started as the sub.

Zach Merrett (132/122): Playing inside midfield and tagged by Mullin
Merrett contributed with 27 touches, 3 marks, 10 tackles and kicked 1.1.
Archie Roberts (111/82): Starting at half back
Roberts contributed with 33 possessions, 7 marks and 2 tackles.
Andrew McGrath (101/90): Playing half back…. switched to midfield in Q3
McGrath contributed with 23 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0 on the scoreboard.
Mason Redman (91/76): In defence on Close
Redman contributed with 24 possessions, 7 grabs, 2 tackles, booted 0.1 and 3 free kicks given away.
Jade Gresham (87/79): Playing high half forward with some CBAs
Gresham contributed with 19 disposals, 4 marks, 5 tackles and 1.0.
Dylan Shiel (82/75): Playing on ball
Shiel contributed with 23 possessions, 6 grabs and 2 tackles.
Jayden Laverde (75/82): Left foot stood on in Q3… 15 possessions including 11 kicks… also 9 marks and 2 tackles. The big job on Cameron.

Sam Durham (72/86): Playing central midfield
Durham contributed with 18 possessions, 2 marks and 7 tackles.
Xavier Duursma (69/82): Starting on a wing on Dempsey
Duursma contributed with 14 possessions, 8 marks and managed 1.0.
Todd Goldstein (68/35): First ruck
Goldstein contributed with 17 touches, 3 marks, 23 hit outs and 3 free kicks given away.
Angus Clarke (66/45): Starting at half back
Clarke added 17 possessions and 7 marks.
Jaxon Prior (62/69): Playing a back pocket role
Prior contributed with 14 disposals, 5 marks and 2 tackles.
Liam McMahon (62/82): Playing key forward on O’Sullivan
McMahon contributed with 11 disposals, 3 marks and booted 4.1.
Peter Wright (61/66): Up forward on Jack Henry
Wright contributed with 10 possessions, 4 grabs, 2 tackles, 7 taps and managed 1.1.
Matt Guelfi (51/59): Trying to nullify Stewart but not having a good time
Guelfi contributed with 9 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and kicked 1.0.
Isaac Kako (49/65): Playing small forward with some CBAs
Kako contributed with 11 possessions, 5 tackles and booted 0.1.
Archie Perkins (47/64): Starting forward
Perkins added 15 disposals and 4 grabs.
Jayden Nguyen (44/45): Second game… 5 possessions and 7 tackles. Responsible for Stengle.

Archer May (42/28): Limped off late in Q4 after a right foot injury without contact to be iced up… 7 possessions including 6 kicks… also 4 marks and 2 tackles. Starting forward on Jack Henry.

Ben Hobbs (36/34): Playing a half forward role
Hobbs contributed with 10 possessions, 3 grabs and 2 tackles.
Luamon Lual (24/25): Started on a wing on Knevitt… 3 possessions and 4 tackles. Landed very awkwardly on his head in a clash with O’Sullivan in Q2 and trudged off holding his back… returned but then subbed off in Q4 for Menzie.

Lachie Blakiston (21/26): In defence on Neale
Blakiston also had 6 possessions.
Jye Menzie (17/5): On in Q4 for Lual… 2 possessions and 2 tackles. Started as the sub.

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