Match Recap
Round 7·Sat, 18-Apr-2026 1:15 PM·Carrara·19,039 att.
Gold Coast
17.17 (119)
vs
Essendon
17.8 (110)
Gold Coast won by 9

Gold Coast defeated Essendon 119–110, by 9 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Gold Coast outscored Essendon 43–28; Essendon won the tackles count 72–51.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast5.3 (33)8.10 (58)15.11 (101)17.17 (119)17.17 (119)
Essendon4.1 (25)10.1 (61)14.5 (89)17.8 (110)17.8 (110)

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
34 disposals, 1 goals, 8 tackles
KICK 94
2
Darcy Parish
Essendon
30 disposals, 5 tackles, 11 clearances
KICK 86
3
Christian Petracca
Gold Coast
25 disposals, 3 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 72
4
Jye Caldwell
Essendon
23 disposals, 1 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 69
5
Matt Rowell
Gold Coast
35 disposals, 4 tackles, 5 clearances
KICK 69
6
Archie Roberts
Essendon
33 disposals, 1 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 69

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
#3 Christian Petracca1015254331—36126—8172
#18 Matt Rowell15203514———35178—8269
#11 Touk Miller1214262611—54115—8868
#19 Bailey Humphrey1181966—3—7284—8162
#28 Jarrod Witts681444——362482—7560
#27 Wil Powell1361949—2—5234—8055
#14 Lachie Weller91221132——31103—8753
#25 Sam Collins11415102———1—51—9350
#22 Ben Long102125221—3—42—8248
#20 Ethan Read9716512221272—7848
#6 Bodhi Uwland1772451———4—35—8145
#1 Mac Andrew651144—152—51—7441
#34 Ben King7186—32—1—11—9239
#2 John Noble13122511———1154—7937
#17 Daniel Rioli11122331———3—41—7837
#16 Joel Jeffrey612182————1151—8230
#32 Zeke Uwland8614411——2—22—6930
#4 Jed Walter819212113—44—6730
#26 Will Graham461032———4141—7629
#29 Jake Rogers55102—1——2—51—6222
#8 Leo Lombard28103————4—51—7320
#48 Oscar Adams110114——————21—7019
#10 Charlie Ballard5165——————33—6817

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 Merrett2212349811—3295—8694
#3 Darcy Parish18123055———1011155—8286
#6 Jye Caldwell158237612—44114—7769
#21 Archie Roberts2493371———4263—8069
#1 Andrew McGrath10919251——639——8260
#5 Elijah Tsatas9162573———27101—7460
#26 Archie May7—7582——4—53—8454
#22 Sam Durham891715———517——8046
#28 Xavier Duursma8513522———171—7545
#4 Kyle Langford1472151———1154—8242
#41 Saad El-Hawli9514461———254—7842
#20 Peter Wright6915211110—183—7939
#44 Archer Day-Wicks641045———2142—7538
#9 Sullivan Robey7411242——3134—7436
#10 Isaac Kako6713132——3—64—8335
#2 Jacob Farrow125174————1—41—7734
#11 Jade Gresham73105311———1——8334
#45 Tom Edwards628212——2—31—6430
#31 Zach Reid102126——————21—8228
#14 Jordan Ridley92117————2——2—4025
#30 Nate Caddy5492211—1—13—9324
#46 Lachlan Blakiston61731——82—44—8123
#32 Ben McKay33632—————21—9021