Match Recap
Gold Coast
15.6 (96)
vs
Essendon
16.10 (106)
Essendon won by 10
Essendon defeated Gold Coast 106–96, by 10 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Essendon outscored Gold Coast 39–15; Essendon won tackles 68–49 and inside-50s 55–41.
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 4.2 (26) | 7.3 (45) | 9.6 (60) | 15.6 (96) | 15.6 (96) |
| Essendon | 1.3 (9) | 4.5 (29) | 10.8 (68) | 16.10 (106) | 16.10 (106) |
Best on Ground
Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.
What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →
Gold Coast — full stats
What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage
Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #28 Jarrod Witts | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 88 | 89 |
| #11 Touk Miller | 17 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 88 |
| #2 Anthony Miles | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | 73 | 77 |
| #24 David Swallow | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 77 | 58 |
| #1 Pearce Hanley | 15 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 83 | 53 |
| #34 Ben King | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 84 | 52 |
| #8 Brayden Fiorini | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 71 | 48 |
| #12 Sam Day | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 88 | 46 |
| #44 Darcy Macpherson | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 75 | 46 |
| #14 Lachie Weller | 12 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 88 | 45 |
| #30 Peter Wright | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 82 | 45 |
| #23 Sean Lemmens | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 76 | 44 |
| #35 Michael Rischitelli | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 77 | 40 |
| #45 Jacob Dawson | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 81 | 38 |
| #29 Chris Burgess | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 96 | 35 |
| #41 Jack Lukosius | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 85 | 31 |
| #5 Jarrod Harbrow | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 82 | 30 |
| #38 Jesse Joyce | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 77 | 28 |
| #20 Jack Hombsch | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 92 | 26 |
| #17 Corey Ellis | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 85 | 23 |
| #6 Alex Sexton | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 89 | 22 |
| #40 Jacob Heron | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 71 | 21 |
Essendon — full stats
What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage
Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Jake Stringer | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 72 |
| #9 Dylan Shiel | 14 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 83 | 72 |
| #44 Shaun McKernan | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 79 | 64 |
| #42 Adam Saad | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 83 | 60 |
| #7 Zach Merrett | 15 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | 78 | 57 |
| #27 Mason Redman | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 89 | 53 |
| #3 Darcy Parish | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 72 | 53 |
| #43 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 77 | 50 |
| #20 Zac Clarke | 3 | 11 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | 24 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 81 | 49 |
| #40 Will Snelling | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 88 | 45 |
| #26 Cale Hooker | 10 | 4 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 89 | 44 |
| #4 Kyle Langford | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 73 | 42 |
| #28 Mitch Brown | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 95 | 41 |
| #1 Andrew McGrath | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 81 | 38 |
| #37 Dylan Clarke | 8 | 14 | 22 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 78 | 38 |
| #11 David Zaharakis | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 87 | 33 |
| #41 Ben McNiece | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 77 | 30 |
| #8 Martin Gleeson | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 85 | 29 |
| #29 Patrick Ambrose | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 98 | 28 |
| #35 Matt Guelfi | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 63 | 27 |
| #10 Aaron Francis | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 80 | 27 |
| #15 Jayden Laverde | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 85 | 21 |