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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 21
Gold Coast16.9105
Melbourne18.6114
People First Stadium · Sun, 3:15 PM · Attendance 14,963 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 4.3 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 16.9 | 105 |
| Melbourne | 5.0 | 8.2 | 14.3 | 18.6 | 114 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Gold Coast
J. Walter 3, B. Long 3, B. Humphrey 2, E. Read 2, B. King 2, T. Miller 1, B. Addinsall 1, L. Lombard 1, J. Rogers 1
Melbourne
J. van Rooyen 3, H. Petty 3, J. Fitzgerald 2, C. Windsor 2, H. Sharp 2, B. Fritsch 2, T. Sparrow 1, K. Pickett 1, H. Langford 1, B. Laurie 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GCFC · MELB
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GCFC | Stat | MELB |
|---|---|---|
| 316 | Disposals | 364 |
| 190 | Kicks | 209 |
| 126 | Handballs | 155 |
| 76 | Marks | 105 |
| 13 | Marks Inside 50 | 16 |
| 57 | Tackles | 67 |
| 42 | Hitouts | 39 |
| 38 | Clearances | 33 |
| 58 | Inside 50s | 55 |
| 130 | Contested Possessions | 133 |
| 179 | Uncontested Possessions | 227 |
| 47 | One Percenters | 40 |
| 23 | Frees For | 15 |
| 15 | Frees Against | 23 |
| 16 | Goals | 18 |
| 9 | Behinds | 6 |
The full box score
Players
Gold Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Noble | 2 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 7 | - | - |
| M. Rowell | 18 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| N. Anderson | 15 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| T. Miller | 11 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| M. Andrew | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Petracca | 3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Rioli | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Uwland | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Addinsall | 38 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| L. Lombard | 8 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| W. Powell | 27 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| B. Humphrey | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - |
| J. Walter | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Murray | 35 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| E. Read | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| J. Jeffrey | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| N. Moyle | 23 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| C. Ballard | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| B. King | 34 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| S. Collins | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| B. Long | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| D. Patterson | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. Rogers | 29 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Rivers | 24 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Bowey | 17 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 | - |
| J. Fitzgerald | 47 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| J. Steele | 9 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - |
| H. Langford | 4 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| T. McDonald | 25 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| B. Laurie | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Lever | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| C. Salem | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 10 | 10 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| H. Petty | 35 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - |
| B. Howes | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| C. Jiath | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Jefferson | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| P. Cross | 41 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - |