Geelong Cats vs Essendon Bombers Result & Match Stats - AFL Round 22 2026

Geelong Cats beat Essendon Bombers 117-50 at Kardinia Park in Round 22 of the 2026 AFL season.

The final score, the quarter-by-quarter breakdown, where the game was played, and the form and head-to-head picture around it — all from real recorded results.

Geelong Cats

117 - 50

Full Time

Essendon Bombers

Round 22 · 2026

8 August 2026Kardinia Park

Quarter by quarter

Scores per quarter as goals.behinds (points), with the full-time total.

Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Geelong Cats	4.5 (29)	6.4 (40)	3.2 (20)	4.4 (28)	117
Essendon Bombers	0.4 (4)	2.0 (12)	4.3 (27)	1.1 (7)	50

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Recent head-to-head

Last 4 meetings: Geelong Cats 4, Essendon Bombers 0, averaging 178.3 total points per game.

Geelong Cats 117–50 Essendon BombersRd 22 2026 · Kardinia Park

Essendon Bombers 56–151 Geelong CatsRd 14 2025 · MCG

Geelong Cats 109–65 Essendon BombersRd 22 2025 · GMHBA Stadium

Geelong Cats 105–60 Essendon BombersRd 16 2024 · MCG

Form guide: last 5 games

Geelong CatsWWLWW

• 110–100 v Fremantle Dockers14 Mar 2026
• 68–60 v Adelaide Crows26 Mar 2026
• 91–92 @ Hawthorn Hawks6 Apr 2026
• 122–76 v West Coast Eagles12 Apr 2026
• 131–56 v Western Bulldogs17 Apr 2026

Essendon BombersLLLWL

• 70–133 @ Port Adelaide Power22 Mar 2026
• 69–81 v North Melbourne Kangaroos28 Mar 2026
• 65–99 @ Western Bulldogs5 Apr 2026
• 113–68 v Melbourne Demons11 Apr 2026
• 110–119 @ Gold Coast Suns18 Apr 2026

Go deeper on this game: the full stat sheet and player numbers are in the match centre, with season-long club data on the Geelong Cats and Essendon Bombers team hubs.