Match Recap
Round 1·Fri, 6-Mar-2026 7:05 PM·Carrara·19,859 att.
Gold Coast
19.11 (125)
vs
Geelong
10.9 (69)
Gold Coast won by 56

Gold Coast defeated Geelong 125–69, by 56 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Gold Coast outscored Geelong 45–8; Gold Coast won disposals 412–381 and inside-50s 71–50.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast7.1 (43)11.5 (71)18.8 (116)19.11 (125)19.11 (125)
Geelong2.2 (14)4.5 (29)5.7 (37)10.9 (69)10.9 (69)

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
Christian Petracca
Gold Coast
34 disposals, 3 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 87
2
Noah Anderson
Gold Coast
24 disposals, 1 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 79
3
Tom Atkins
Geelong
26 disposals, 6 tackles, 6 clearances
KICK 76
4
Max Holmes
Geelong
29 disposals, 5 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 75
5
James Worpel
Geelong
17 disposals, 11 tackles, 9 clearances
KICK 68
6
Touk Miller
Gold Coast
30 disposals, 1 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 67

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 Petracca151934523——106153—7787
#15 Noah Anderson177245314—106123—8479
#11 Touk Miller102030361——34112—7767
#2 John Noble171128632——2—22—8363
#17 Daniel Rioli1592443—1—5363—8461
#19 Bailey Humphrey114154342—2165—7754
#28 Jarrod Witts35811——522161—7951
#16 Joel Jeffrey1662252———4—42—8050
#1 Mac Andrew9172651———3284—8449
#8 Leo Lombard96154422—5—44—8047
#14 Lachie Weller10112123———4262—8145
#5 Alex Davies51217—8———34146—5943
#27 Wil Powell1091925———3253—7943
#25 Sam Collins5121781—————72—8841
#22 Ben Long7714152——1—75—8341
#6 Bodhi Uwland1091932———1135—8937
#33 Sam Clohesy1091951———4—52—7935
#20 Ethan Read861434—161—36—7834
#26 Will Graham53844—1—2244—6230
#48 Oscar Adams391213———1—7——7129
#34 Ben King4152—4————33—9627
#32 Zeke Uwland1061611———5—47—6221
#50 Jy Farrar145—4—————31—6619

Geelong — 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
#30 Tom Atkins13132636———36162—7776
#9 Max Holmes14152985———69148—7575
#29 James Worpel10717111—1—5973—6668
#32 Gryan Miers161228104—1—4153—7866
#28 Oliver Dempsey812204241—1210——8564
#4 Tanner Bruhn2293151—1—4265—7259
#44 Tom Stewart1682421———1161—8050
#42 Mark OConnor6111746—1——282—8249
#3 Bailey Smith1762332———7—53—8347
#14 Connor OSullivan1441853———1—55—9344
#39 Zach Guthrie991853—————51—7143
#46 Mark Blicavs5101522——18—264—7740
#17 Lawson Humphries881615———2—12—8135
#7 Shaun Mannagh8210321——2132—8135
#33 Shannon Neale41521126—151—9034
#36 Oliver Henry639312——5—32—8332
#10 Mitch Knevitt65113—11—1—51—7730
#38 Jack Henry69154————1—52—8929
#19 Jack Martin581321———2172—6726
#16 Sam De Koning67135———11244—8126
#13 Jhye Clark6511111——3255—5022
#34 Oisin Mullin13414—————11—8014
#45 Brad Close2681————1—42—8211