Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 5-Jul-2025 12:35 PM·Docklands·29,672 att.
Essendon
11.8 (74)
vs
Gold Coast
18.7 (115)
Gold Coast won by 41

Gold Coast defeated Essendon 115–74, by 41 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Gold Coast outscored Essendon 39–1; Gold Coast won the disposals count 367–341.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.0 (18)6.5 (41)11.7 (73)11.8 (74)11.8 (74)
Gold Coast3.1 (19)7.3 (45)12.4 (76)18.7 (115)18.7 (115)

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 →

1
Zach Merrett
Essendon
40 disposals, 5 tackles, 12 clearances
KICK 100
2
Noah Anderson
Gold Coast
30 disposals, 2 goals, 4 tackles
KICK 84
3
Joel Jeffrey
Gold Coast
32 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 80
4
Sam Durham
Essendon
27 disposals, 4 tackles, 12 clearances
KICK 79
5
Matt Rowell
Gold Coast
15 disposals, 17 tackles, 5 clearances
KICK 70
6
Touk Miller
Gold Coast
25 disposals, 1 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 68

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 →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Zach Merrett24164065—1—812171—89100
#22 Sam Durham14132734———61218518179
#30 Nate Caddy102125131—6—6——9457
#10 Isaac Kako8917351——3—10——7952
#12 Will Setterfield8142228———4265—7350
#6 Jye Caldwell9615471——4173—7249
#21 Archie Roberts1192025———2153—8249
#20 Peter Wright549131121——71—8445
#17 Todd Goldstein36923——311152—8144
#8 Ben Hobbs81119441——4—84—8144
#14 Jordan Ridley1441881———1—31—7943
#28 Xavier Duursma1061654—1—4113—8242
#37 Nic Martin1482241———2—72—8541
#36 Angus Clarke103135211—1154—7840
#26 Archie May718333—31132—6639
#40 Zak Johnson791643————15——7436
#1 Andrew McGrath4812—3———2151—8828
#15 Jayden Laverde8195——————22—10024
Archie Perkins369—3———4141—6922
#46 Lachlan Blakiston47113——————53—10021
#34 Luamon Lual551041———1—44—6714
#25 Jaxon Prior4261————1—34—778
Jade Gresham—11—1——————2—18—

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 →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#15 Noah Anderson181230842——6710538984
#40 Joel Jeffrey1913321031——7152—7880
#18 Matt Rowell6915—17———1510428470
#11 Touk Miller81725171——54124—8668
#2 John Noble2092945———4285—8268
#8 Brayden Fiorini101020391——22102—8466
#21 Ned Moyle5494311352161—8360
#27 Wil Powell10102054———1682—9059
#19 Bailey Humphrey99181421—5172—8857
#32 Bodhi Uwland1331693————184—9256
#17 Daniel Rioli1271935———52104—8854
#3 Sam Flanders4202433———3561—9150
#33 Sam Clohesy781534—1—115——6938
#34 Ben King4262—4————52—8634
#9 Ben Ainsworth95143111—3—22—7732
#1 Mac Andrew1111271———1—24—9030
#20 Ethan Read5162—3—5——52—6730
#4 Jed Walter82107111—3—35—7429
#35 Connor Budarick5712321——2—65—7027
#14 Lachie Weller891721———2—34—6925
#48 Oscar Adams45921—————43—7916
Ben Long3583——————32—7214
Alex Sexton1—1———————1——112