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Geelong Cats edge 5–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 227 meetings in AFL on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Essendon lead the head to head 115–107 (5 draws) from 227 meetings since 1897.
2026: Essendon 2–21, Geelong Cats 16–9. Geelong Cats have the better margin, +18 a game to -38.1.
Geelong Cats have won the last 10 against Essendon.
Last five: Essendon 0 wins, Geelong Cats 4. Essendon are on a 5-game losing run.
Geelong Cats average more goals per game: 15 to 10.
Geelong Cats average more inside 50s per game: 58.7 to 45.7.
Geelong Cats average more clearances per game: 37.5 to 32.4.
At home: Essendon win 62%, Geelong Cats 67% (every game we hold).
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
115227 games · 5 drawn since 1897107
8 Aug 2026 · GMHBA StadiumEssendon 50Geelong Cats 117
8 Aug 2025 · GMHBA StadiumEssendon 65Geelong Cats 109
14 June 2025 · MCGEssendon 56Geelong Cats 151
29 June 2024 · MCGEssendon 60Geelong Cats 105
15 July 2023 · GMHBA StadiumEssendon 45Geelong Cats 122
30 Apr 2023 · MCGEssendon 104Geelong Cats 132
19 Mar 2022 · MCGEssendon 72Geelong Cats 138
2 July 2021 · GMHBA StadiumEssendon 57Geelong Cats 98
2026 season
Per game, this season.
69.61,601 totalScored per gameper game102.72,568 total
107.72,478 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better84.82,119 total
354.98,162 totalDisposalsper game373.29,331 total
10.0229 totalGoalsper game15.0376 total
90.02,069 totalMarksper game90.62,265 total
53.71,236 totalTacklesper game
58.8
1,470 total
32.4744 totalClearancesper game37.5938 total
45.71,050 totalInside 50sper game58.71,468 total
118.72,729 totalContested possessionsper game134.83,370 total
50.2Goal accuracy %54.7
200.94,621 totalKicksper game215.85,395 total
154.03,541 totalHandballsper game157.43,936 total
9.9227 totalBehindsper game12.5312 total
225.95,195 totalUncontested possessionsper game225.55,638 total
