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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 20
Carlton16.14110
Gold Coast15.797
Marvel Stadium · Sat, 1:05 PM · Attendance 26,945 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3.4 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 16.14 | 110 |
| Gold Coast | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 15.7 | 97 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Carlton
G. Hewett 3, T. Byrne 3, W. Hayward 3, F. Evans 2, M. McGovern 2, P. Cripps 1, B. Ainsworth 1, L. Young 1
Gold Coast
B. Humphrey 3, J. Jeffrey 3, B. King 3, J. Walter 2, N. Anderson 1, B. Addinsall 1, B. Long 1, D. Patterson 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
CARL · GCFC
Head to head
Team Statistics
| CARL | Stat | GCFC |
|---|---|---|
| 438 | Disposals | 321 |
| 256 | Kicks | 172 |
| 182 | Handballs | 149 |
| 133 | Marks | 77 |
| 13 | Marks Inside 50 | 15 |
| 52 | Tackles | 34 |
| 22 | Hitouts | 37 |
| 39 | Clearances | 28 |
| 57 | Inside 50s | 52 |
| 140 | Contested Possessions | 111 |
| 295 | Uncontested Possessions | 205 |
| 35 | One Percenters | 34 |
| 25 | Frees For | 14 |
| 14 | Frees Against | 25 |
| 16 | Goals | 15 |
| 14 | Behinds | 7 |
The full box score
Players
Carlton
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Smith | 7 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| S. Walsh | 18 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| P. Cripps | 9 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| O. Florent | 14 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| N. Haynes | 26 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| G. Hewett | 29 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| B. Wilson | 15 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Lord | 36 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Acres | 13 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | - | - |
| A. Cerra | 5 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Ainsworth | 12 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| W. Derksen | 47 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| L. Young | 33 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Byrne | 39 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| M. Cottrell | 46 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Cowan | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 5 | - | - |
| F. Evans | 44 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| W. Hayward | 19 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| B. Kemp | 17 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| H. Dean | 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| M. McGovern | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - |
| M. Pittonet | 27 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| N. Newman | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Gold Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Anderson | 15 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 9 | - | 1 | - |
| M. Rowell | 18 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| C. Petracca | 3 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
| T. Miller | 11 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Noble | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| D. Rioli | 17 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - |
| M. Andrew | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Humphrey | 19 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| B. Uwland | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Addinsall | 38 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| L. Lombard | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| W. Powell | 27 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - |
| S. Collins | 25 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Murray | 35 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Jeffrey | 16 | 11 | 11 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Walter | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| B. King | 34 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Z. Uwland | 32 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| B. Long | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Patterson | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| N. Moyle | 23 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - |
| C. Ballard | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Lewis | 45 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |