Geelong 101 v Essendon 73
GMHBA Stadium
Geelong overpowered Essendon in the midfield, the Cats looked further ahead in their pre-season preparation compared to the Bombers.
Joe Daniher & Jake Stringer combined for 1 Goal for Essendon, Luke Dahlhaus & Joel Selwood combined for 15 Tackles for Geelong.
Article by @aflratingsPete
Player Notes (Not all players covered)
Joel Selwood
Moved well, attack on the ball was first class, recorded 38 Disposals from 79% game time, 12 Disposals in the last Qtr, outstanding!
Patrick Dangerfield
Was best on ground for the first 3 Qtrs, recorded 30 Disposals, did not play in the final Qtr, attended a significant number of centre bounces, excellent game.
Tim Kelly
Stepped up a gear compared to last week, found the ball with ease, worked through the midfield, recorded 28 Disposals.
Luke Dahlhaus
Played a small pressure half forward role, recorded 25 Disposals & 8 Tackles, quality game.
Mitch Duncan
Was somewhat quiet amongst the Selwood & Dangerfield efforts, recorded 24 Disposals which were mostly uncontested.
Jack Henry
Played in defence similar to last season, 21 Disposals & 9 Marks.
Charlie Constable
Found the going a little tougher this week, recorded 17 Disposals, looks ready for a Round 1 debut.
Sam Menegola
17 Disposals from 80% game time, found little space out on a wing & half forward.
Brandan Parfitt
Regressed significantly compared to last week, overall still a solid couple of JLT games.
Gary Ablett
Played a small forward role, did take a while to settle in, recorded 12 Disposals from 69% game time, kicked 1 Goal.
Jordan Clark
Played a half back role, at times matched-up on Orazio Fantasia, was a slow start, recorded 11 Disposals which were all kicks, certainly adds a freshness to the Geelong defence along with Henry, up to Chris Scott now for a Round 1 debut.
Gryan Miers
Recorded 11 Disposals, found it a little difficult this week, likely on the fringe for a Round 1 game.
Tom Stewart
Same defensive role, impacted well, 10 Disposals & 8 Marks from 41% game time, very solid.
Darcy Fort
Stanley was sole Ruck for most of the game, limited impact in only 29% game time, likely Stanley No.1 Ruck in Round 1 with Ratugolea/Hawkins/Blicavs providing support.
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Dyson Heppell
Recorded 21 Disposals from 65% game time, had an impact but had little midfield support.
Dylan Shiel
Worked hard for his 25 Disposals, wasn’t able to find space in an underwhelming midfield game from the Bombers.
Jordan Ridley
Played in defence for the the majority of the game, 18 Disposals & 2 Marks, solid game.
Zach Merrett
Looked much sharper than last week, limited to 59% game time, recorded 24 Disposals, attended quite a few centre bounces.
Tom Bellchambers
Recorded 10 Disposals & 33 Hit Outs, wasn’t as mobile as Stanley.
Andrew McGrath
Was down compared to last week, wasn’t able to the break the game open, recorded 22 Disposals from 76% game time, solid game.
Devon Smith
Extremely slow start, worked his way into the game, 15 Disposals & 4 Tackles from 71% game time.
Joe Daniher
Found little space to operate in, didn’t push up the ground as a lead up forward.
Team Disposals
Geelong 405
Essendon 366
Top Scorers
Geelong
154 Joel Selwood
110 Luke Dahlhaus
108 Tim Kelly
Essendon
91 Dyson Heppell
89 Adam Saad
89 Dylan Shiel
Points Per Game Time Leaders
Geelong
1.95 Joel Selwood
1.64 Luke Dahlhaus
1.54 Patrick Dangerfield
Essendon
1.40 Dyson Heppell
1.28 Kyle Langford
1.19 Zach Merrett
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