Match Recap
Round 1·Wed, 27-Aug-2025 7:20 PM·Carrara·16,768 att.
Gold Coast
23.15 (153)
vs
Essendon
8.10 (58)
Gold Coast won by 95

Gold Coast defeated Essendon 153–58, by 95 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Gold Coast outscored Essendon 46–6; Gold Coast won disposals 404–321 and inside-50s 67–45.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast7.4 (46)9.10 (64)15.15 (105)23.15 (153)23.15 (153)
Essendon1.0 (6)3.4 (22)5.6 (36)8.10 (58)8.10 (58)

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
Noah Anderson
Gold Coast
34 disposals, 3 goals, 12 clearances
KICK 93
2
Matt Rowell
Gold Coast
31 disposals, 2 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 80
3
Archie Roberts
Essendon
29 disposals, 4 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 66
4
Dylan Shiel
Essendon
28 disposals, 2 tackles, 3 clearances
KICK 63
5
Wil Powell
Gold Coast
23 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 62
6
Ben King
Gold Coast
8 disposals, 7 goals
KICK 60

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 Anderson1915343—3——51218237893
#18 Matt Rowell131831—821—4515417780
#27 Wil Powell101323731——2171—9262
#34 Ben King8—86—71———3—28260
#14 Lachie Weller15112651—1—7475—8157
#28 Jarrod Witts31013211—401283—8254
#11 Touk Miller1382141———7242—7249
#9 Ben Ainsworth98175321—4—13—8049
#2 John Noble15173223———1—35—8949
Sam Flanders10102051———5261—8246
#32 Bodhi Uwland1181961———4133—8944
Bailey Humphrey123154—12—5—81—5344
#5 Alex Davies61117211——2571—7642
Joel Jeffrey146204————4—23—8139
#22 Ben Long84126—11—4—32—8737
#8 Brayden Fiorini51520221——2—32—8334
#50 Jy Farrar5385112—1—41—7833
#17 Daniel Rioli51217211——3—42—7232
#20 Ethan Read6612511121—55—7931
#1 Mac Andrew77145————1—35—9724
#35 Connor Budarick551033—2—3146—8322
#25 Sam Collins54921—————52—8021
Jake Rogers5161————112——2716

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
#21 Archie Roberts18112964———4479—9266
#9 Dylan Shiel15132882———4351—7863
#7 Zach Merrett14142823———3362—8660
#10 Isaac Kako98172411—4510——7853
#27 Mason Redman1662251———2—5——9151
#29 Jye Menzie8210633——2131—8649
#1 Andrew McGrath9122113———34103—8445
#36 Angus Clarke1110216————2—81—9044
Sam Durham85136511—1—44—8043
#28 Xavier Duursma61117331———262—8941
#4 Kyle Langford9413521——1—22—8634
#20 Peter Wright651132—151273—8334
#46 Lachlan Blakiston551032——43—83—8733
#25 Jaxon Prior941361—1———32—8033
#16 Archie Perkins751213———4352—7231
#42 Jayden Nguyen62831———2—51—7826
Jayden Laverde83117————1—25—9424
#17 Todd Goldstein32521——111331—3724
Saad El-Hawli34722———2131—8419
Liam McMahon5382—11—1—42—7819
#34 Luamon Lual25712———1—33—8613
Rhys Unwin415—————3—31—5710
Matt Guelfi325—1—————45—255