Essendon live wire Travis Colyer was among the best for Bendigo in his return from a thumb injury while Kyle Reimers also impressed up forward.
Former Hawthorn player Rick Ladson provided much needed run off half back for the Gold but it was Geelong forward Mitch Brown with a nine goal performance who stole the show.
The loss is Bendigo’s second in a row after going down to the Northern Blues last round.
Geelong: 23.9.147
Bendigo: 8.13.61
Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Brown 9, J. Walker 4, S. Kersten 3, L. McCarthy 2, O. Stephenson 2, S. Byrnes 2, A. Banjanin.
Bendigo:J. Thompson 4, J. Maddern , T. Colyer , J. Crow , D. Putt.
Best
Geelong:M. Brown, J. Simpkin, O. Stephenson, D. Gleeson, G. Burbury, T. Gillies.
Bendigo: R. Ladson, B. Duscher, J. Crow, J. Thompson, M. Baguley, B. McPhee.
