Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 26-Mar-2016 3:35 PM·Carrara·16,239 att.
Gold Coast
17.19 (121)
vs
Essendon
9.6 (60)
Gold Coast won by 61

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast5.5 (35)11.9 (75)15.14 (104)17.19 (121)17.19 (121)
Essendon1.0 (6)5.1 (31)7.5 (47)9.6 (60)9.6 (60)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score (uncapped raw shown in pill, max 100).

1
Gary Ablett
Gold Coast
34 disposals, 1 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 98
2
David Zaharakis
Essendon
33 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 88
3
Aaron Hall
Gold Coast
36 disposals, 2 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 79
4
Dion Prestia
Gold Coast
29 disposals, 1 goals, 9 tackles
KICK 75
5
Zach Merrett
Essendon
31 disposals, 3 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 74
6
Michael Rischitelli
Gold Coast
27 disposals, 7 tackles, 10 clearances
KICK 73

Gold Coast — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#9 Gary Ablett20143447137914418798
#33 Aaron Hall19173643219411237779
#10 Dion Prestia13162939184946775
#35 Michael Rischitelli7202737310137973
#19 Tom Lynch81018744110729568
#3 Matt Rosa1616329151728664
#4 Jack Martin85134822517957
#6 Alex Sexton15823631221348557
#37 Jesse Lonergan9112036142826754
#12 Sam Day7815422231739554
#7 Nick Malceski12719431241848654
#17 Steven May12416623419349
#18 Trent McKenzie1341775347748
#27 Clay Cameron7815731138642
#42 Adam Saad7815631347941
#22 Tom Nicholls5510342411648740
#39 Ryan Davis891714231827540
#16 Rory Thompson104144211519039
#11 Touk Miller91120221211747438
#5 Jarrod Harbrow1010203213848237
#13 Callum Ah Chee4481511617432
#23 Sean Lemmens46102237813

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 David Zaharakis2112335222851228488
#7 Zach Merrett181331103441237474
#47 James Kelly15112687121048171
#48 Mathew Stokes1892771315779069
#3 Darcy Parish8172556261237863
#9 Brendon Goddard816247131048346
#12 Mark Baguley11516731448943
#20 Jackson Merrett91221432518440
#49 Matt Dea69155548738
#42 James Gwilt1171851428537
#17 Adam Cooney7714434628236
#8 Martin Gleeson1181952148336
#6 Joe Daniher7411511114548236
#24 Craig Bird47111621427035
#51 Ryan Crowley671332112428534
#22 Matthew Leuenberger2683321117532
#29 Patrick Ambrose841234448431
#52 Jonathan Simpkin8917321867731
#28 Mitch Brown1031342329130
#30 Kyle Langford7613315227827
#43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti64102157823
#44 Shaun McKernan42611511268117