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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 1
Gold Coast20.11131
West Coast10.1272
People First Stadium · Sun, 6:10 PM · Attendance 13,309 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 7.3 | 13.6 | 16.8 | 20.11 | 131 |
| West Coast | 1.1 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 10.12 | 72 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Gold Coast
B. King 5, C. Petracca 4, L. Lombard 2, N. Anderson 1, A. Davies 1, T. Miller 1, J. Witts 1, S. Clohesy 1, J. Rogers 1, D. Rioli 1, J. Farrar 1, B. Long 1
West Coast
J. Waterman 3, M. Murdock 2, E. Yeo 2, J. Shanahan 1, J. Newton 1, A. Reid 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GCFC · WCE
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GCFC | Stat | WCE |
|---|---|---|
| 369 | Disposals | 328 |
| 190 | Kicks | 206 |
| 179 | Handballs | 122 |
| 80 | Marks | 98 |
| 15 | Marks Inside 50 | 8 |
| 46 | Tackles | 73 |
| 53 | Hitouts | 24 |
| 40 | Clearances | 34 |
| 60 | Inside 50s | 39 |
| 138 | Contested Possessions | 130 |
| 226 | Uncontested Possessions | 199 |
| 47 | One Percenters | 42 |
| 19 | Frees For | 21 |
| 21 | Frees Against | 19 |
| 20 | Goals | 10 |
| 11 | Behinds | 12 |
The full box score
Players
Gold Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Anderson | 15 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Jeffrey | 16 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Davies | 5 | 25 | 7 | 18 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Noble | 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| T. Miller | 11 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
| B. Uwland | 6 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| C. Petracca | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| W. Powell | 27 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 |
| J. Witts | 28 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| S. Clohesy | 33 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Andrew | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Rogers | 29 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| D. Rioli | 17 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| L. Weller | 14 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| L. Lombard | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| E. Read | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Farrar | 50 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| B. Long | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| S. Collins | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Graham | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| B. King | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 |
| O. Adams | 48 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Z. Uwland | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
West Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Reid | 9 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Murdock | 47 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| L. Duggan | 14 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| R. Maric | 23 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Graham | 17 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| T. McCarthy | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| D. Robertson | 40 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 12 | - | - |
| E. Yeo | 6 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| J. Lindsay | 5 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| T. Young | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - |
| B. Allan | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Davis | 38 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| W. Duursma | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Cripps | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 |
| R. Ginbey | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Waterman | 2 | 11 | 11 | - | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| B. Hough | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Shanahan | 35 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Cole | 28 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| M. Flynn | 25 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Newton | 46 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Duff-Tytler | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| A. Reid | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |