Blog log from R14 of 2025: Essendon vs Geelong

Holmes pokes a pass to the boundary 40m out for Stanley whose set shot falls on the line for Goldstein to rush. (Q1 1:58)
Dempsey beats Duursma to mark on outer wing and passes to Mannagh 45m out on a slight angle, who sails through the first goal of a cold day at the G. (Q1 3:21)
Gresham snaps a nice finish from 35m on the flank to open Essendon’s account. (Q1 4:32)
Roberts passes to Lual on the HFF who turns and goes to the pocket for Wright 35m out, who shoots across the face. (Q1 6:54)
Martin hits the post from half forward after the Dons force a crumb on the kick in. (Q1 7:30)
Cameron marks near the behind post and curls in the goal off the left. (Q1 11:03)
Stengle spoils a backwards kick from the wing by Duursma, setting up another mark and goal for Cameron, this one from 30m in front. (Q1 15:17)
Smith bombs from the next bounce, surge play with Stengle feeding Mannagh to grubber the goal from 20m in the pocket. (Q1 17:00)
Centre clearance to Essendon this time engineered by Caldwell, Guelfi roves a bobbling ball and goals off the right from the hotspot. (Q1 18:15)
Wright roves a Kako speculator to the hotspot and feeds Caddy who hoofs it wide right. (Q1 20:02)
Holmes passes to the flank 35m out for Stengle to mark in front of Prior, kick looks good but just nicks the near left post. (Q1 21:31)
O’Connor volleys the crumb from a Stanley contest in the goalsquare into the goalpost. (Q1 23:07)
Merrett is in position to intercept a Smith kick from members wing to the corridor 40m out but chickens out as big Neale storms through to mark and goal. (Q1 24:20)
Mullin feeds O’Connor in the centre to pass to Neale 45m out on the flank, another booming set shot is straight through. (Q1 26:01)
Day-Wicks misses from a low-percentage snap from the boundary 35mout. (Q2 0:25)
Neale scrubs a kick towards the hotspot, Dangerfield bends down to mop up and feed Cameron with lightning hands, Jezza does the rest off the left. (Q2 1:46)
Stanley gets a ruck free at the next bounce, Blicavs marks within range but goes on to 40m on the flank… but there’s a reversal for Smith scragging Setterfield off the ball! (Q2 3:20)
Quick turnover after that reversal, Cameron marks Dangerfield’s pass on the goal line for his fourth. (Q2 3:55)
Martin it was whose kick clanger to a nest of Cats caused that goal. (Q2 4:55)
Dempsey flies at the top of the square to mark leaving Lual in his wake but plays on and misses from point blank range! (Q2 11:38)
Dempsey taps a crumb at the hotspot wide to Cameron whose right-foot snap across the body from 30m falls on the goal line for Prior to rush. (Q2 18:40)
Merrett roves at half back and jinks but is caught HTB by Close, who shoots from 45m on a slight angle and sneaks it inside the right goalpost. (Q2 19:42)
Setterfield’s chase forces a flubbed snap on the burst from Holmes 45m out to prevent what looked another goal for Geelong. (Q2 23:24)
May was unlucky not to be paid a mark in the FP a few minutes ago, he marks another one 50m out on a slight angle, set shot is a shank but also almost long enough… Stewart touch. (Q2 24:44)
Merrett sharks a Mannagh handball at half forward and pops a short pass to Guelfi 35m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q2 26:10)
Roberts feeds Merrett on a surge from a stoppage on outer wing to pass to Wright 35m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q3 1:08)
Dangerfield roves a chaos ball by Smith and passes across half forward to Holmes 45m out on a slight angle, whose set shot falls just over the line for the goal. (Q3 3:09)
Neale gives a late cheap shot to the guts of Duursma in the centre to give away 50m, mark brought to 40m out where the Archer chips through the goal. (Q3 5:40)
Day-Wicks roves deep in defence and tries to handball over Stengle but only succeeds in turning it over, goal Cameron. (Q3 10:33)
Prior prevents Dangerfield from marking 40m out on a slight angle but Stengle is at the foot of the contest to give back to Dangerfield for the goal. (Q3 11:34)
Prior kicks into Dangerfield on the mark at half back, Mannagh hits the post from 30m on the flank. (Q3 13:34)
Cameron is over the back for a crumb in the pocket and has time to straighten onto his left, but kicks it narrow to the right from 20m. (Q3 16:02)
Humphries sails through a long-range goal, to much glee. (Q3 17:04)
Neale leaves Blakiston in his wake to mark 35m out on a slight angle for his third goal. (Q3 20:01)
Roberts marks a Wright pass from the HFF over Miers 20m out in front for some junk. (Q3 24:38)
Dangerfield bounces through his second goal from the HFF after a rebound around outer side started by Blicavs. (Q3 27:15)
Merrett passes to Kako 40m out on a slight angle. He deserves a goal for all the hard yakka he does without ball in hand, and he gets it. (Q3 29:26)
Merrett bursts from the centre for the next clearance, Mullin contacts him after disposal to concede the downfield free to Wright 35m out on a slight angle, who goals. (Q3 30:56)
McGrath is punished for roving on the back flank and running out of bounds, Dangerfield passes to Stengle 40m out near the boundary for some more cherries. (Q3 33:06)
Jack Henry intercepts in the centre and goes back to the pocket for Neale to mark 20m out and hit the post. (Q4 3:42)
Essendon just can’t find targets on rebound and keep turning it over, Smith finds Stengle 30m out on the flank, he misses near side left. (Q4 7:23)
Stengle catches Prior HTB, Dangerfield plays on to advantage to feed Miers for some more junk. (Q4 8:10)
Neale marks a Smith pass 45m out in the corridor after another flowing Geelong rebound under not much pressure, he steers through goal number four. (Q4 11:23)
Cameron feeds from the centre to Dempsey to run downhill and goal from 25m. Literally a procession, that play. (Q4 13:58)
Cameron marks in front of Laverade from Miers’ pass 20m out in front, plays on and goals. (Q4 15:18)
Miers tries to centre from the pocket but shanks it for a point. (Q4 18:08)
Yet another front half turnover for the Cats, Mannagh bounces through another one from half forward. (Q4 18:48)
Duursma the next Bomber to clanger in his back half, to set up a Stanley mark 35m out on a slight angle for another cherry. (Q4 21:59)
Stanley misses across the face to the left from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 25:59)
Dempsey laughs in glee after performing a circus trick checkside from the boundary 25m out after receiving from Stengle behind a stoppage. (Q4 29:05)