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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Opening Round
Gold Coast19.11125
Geelong10.969
People First Stadium · Fri, 8:05 PM · Attendance 19,859 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 7.1 | 11.5 | 18.8 | 19.11 | 125 |
| Geelong | 2.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 69 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Gold Coast
B. Humphrey 4, B. King 4, C. Petracca 3, J. Noble 2, L. Lombard 2, B. Long 2, T. Miller 1, N. Anderson 1
Geelong
O. Dempsey 4, O. Henry 2, J. Clark 1, M. Knevitt 1, S. Mannagh 1, S. Neale 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GCFC · GEEL
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GCFC | Stat | GEEL |
|---|---|---|
| 412 | Disposals | 381 |
| 210 | Kicks | 208 |
| 202 | Handballs | 173 |
| 74 | Marks | 78 |
| 13 | Marks Inside 50 | 9 |
| 69 | Tackles | 61 |
| 58 | Hitouts | 25 |
| 34 | Clearances | 41 |
| 71 | Inside 50s | 50 |
| 145 | Contested Possessions | 136 |
| 260 | Uncontested Possessions | 228 |
| 50 | One Percenters | 48 |
| 17 | Frees For | 29 |
| 29 | Frees Against | 17 |
| 19 | Goals | 10 |
| 11 | Behinds | 9 |
The full box score
Players
Gold Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Petracca | 3 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| T. Miller | 11 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| J. Noble | 2 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - |
| M. Andrew | 1 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Anderson | 15 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| D. Rioli | 17 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| J. Jeffrey | 16 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Weller | 14 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| S. Clohesy | 33 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Powell | 27 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| B. Uwland | 6 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| S. Collins | 25 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| A. Davies | 5 | 17 | 5 | 12 | - | 8 | - | - |
| Z. Uwland | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Humphrey | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| L. Lombard | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| B. Long | 22 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| E. Read | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| O. Adams | 48 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| W. Graham | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| J. Witts | 28 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Farrar | 50 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| B. King | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | - |
Geelong
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Bruhn | 4 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| M. Holmes | 9 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| G. Miers | 32 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | - | 1 |
| T. Atkins | 30 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| T. Stewart | 44 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Smith | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| O. Dempsey | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Z. Guthrie | 39 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| C. OSullivan | 14 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| M. OConnor | 42 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 |
| J. Worpel | 29 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 11 | - | 1 |
| L. Humphries | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| M. Blicavs | 46 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Henry | 38 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - |
| S. De Koning | 16 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - |
| J. Martin | 19 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Clark | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| M. Knevitt | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 |
| S. Mannagh | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| O. Henry | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| B. Close | 45 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - |
| S. Neale | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| O. Mullin | 34 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - |