Geelong Cats and Essendon Bombers have met 19 times — Geelong Cats won 16, Essendon Bombers won 3, with 0 draws. Geelong Cats leads the head-to-head with 16 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 3325 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 175.00 per match (2050 for the home side, 1275 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 19 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 19 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Geelong Cats are currently unbeaten in the last 12 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 104–132 in .