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

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 Petracca1015254331361268172
#18 Matt Rowell15203514351788269
#11 Touk Miller1214262611541158868
#19 Bailey Humphrey1181966372848162
#28 Jarrod Witts6814443624827560
#27 Wil Powell1361949252348055
#14 Lachie Weller91221132311038753
#25 Sam Collins114151021519350
#22 Ben Long1021252213428248
#20 Ethan Read97165122212727848
#6 Bodhi Uwland17724514358145
#1 Mac Andrew651144152517441
#34 Ben King7186321119239
#2 John Noble1312251111547937
#17 Daniel Rioli111223313417837
#16 Joel Jeffrey61218211518230
#32 Zeke Uwland86144112226930
#4 Jed Walter819212113446730
#26 Will Graham46103241417629
#29 Jake Rogers5510212516222
#8 Leo Lombard281034517320
#48 Oscar Adams110114217019
#10 Charlie Ballard5165336817

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 Merrett221234981132958694
#3 Darcy Parish1812305510111558286
#6 Jye Caldwell158237612441147769
#21 Archie Roberts249337142638069
#1 Andrew McGrath109192516398260
#5 Elijah Tsatas9162573271017460
#26 Archie May775824538454
#22 Sam Durham8917155178046
#28 Xavier Duursma85135221717545
#4 Kyle Langford147215111548242
#41 Saad El-Hawli95144612547842
#20 Peter Wright69152111101837939
#44 Archer Day-Wicks64104521427538
#9 Sullivan Robey741124231347436
#10 Isaac Kako67131323648335
#2 Jacob Farrow1251741417734
#11 Jade Gresham7310531118334
#45 Tom Edwards6282122316430
#31 Zach Reid102126218228
#14 Jordan Ridley92117224025
#30 Nate Caddy54922111139324
#46 Lachlan Blakiston6173182448123
#32 Ben McKay33632219021