Australian FootballMelbourne
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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 6
Gold Coast17.17119
Essendon17.8110
People First Stadium · Sat, 1:15 PM · Attendance 19,039 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 5.3 | 8.10 | 15.11 | 17.17 | 119 |
| Essendon | 4.1 | 10.1 | 14.5 | 17.8 | 110 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Gold Coast
C. Petracca 3, B. King 3, L. Weller 2, E. Read 2, B. Long 2, J. Walter 2, T. Miller 1, Z. Uwland 1, J. Rogers 1
Essendon
X. Duursma 2, I. Kako 2, S. Robey 2, T. Edwards 2, A. May 2, Z. Merrett 1, J. Caldwell 1, A. McGrath 1, P. Wright 1, S. El-Hawli 1, J. Gresham 1, N. Caddy 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GCFC · ESS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GCFC | Stat | ESS |
|---|---|---|
| 381 | Disposals | 365 |
| 199 | Kicks | 227 |
| 182 | Handballs | 138 |
| 86 | Marks | 98 |
| 17 | Marks Inside 50 | 11 |
| 51 | Tackles | 72 |
| 44 | Hitouts | 18 |
| 29 | Clearances | 37 |
| 60 | Inside 50s | 55 |
| 133 | Contested Possessions | 127 |
| 241 | Uncontested Possessions | 219 |
| 30 | One Percenters | 36 |
| 15 | Frees For | 20 |
| 20 | Frees Against | 15 |
| 17 | Goals | 17 |
| 17 | Behinds | 8 |
The full box score
Players
Gold Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rowell | 18 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| T. Miller | 11 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Noble | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| C. Petracca | 3 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| B. Uwland | 6 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Rioli | 17 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| L. Weller | 14 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| B. Humphrey | 19 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | - | 3 |
| W. Powell | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 9 | - | 2 |
| J. Jeffrey | 16 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - |
| E. Read | 20 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| S. Collins | 25 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | - | - |
| Z. Uwland | 32 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| J. Witts | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| B. Long | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| O. Adams | 48 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - |
| M. Andrew | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 |
| W. Graham | 26 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Lombard | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - |
| J. Rogers | 29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| J. Walter | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| B. King | 34 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 3 | 2 |
| C. Ballard | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
Essendon
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Merrett | 7 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Roberts | 21 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| D. Parish | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| E. Tsatas | 5 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Caldwell | 6 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Langford | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| A. McGrath | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| S. Durham | 22 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Farrow | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
| P. Wright | 20 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S. El-Hawli | 41 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| X. Duursma | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
| I. Kako | 10 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Z. Reid | 31 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - |
| J. Ridley | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - |
| S. Robey | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| A. Day-Wicks | 44 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| J. Gresham | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Caddy | 30 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Edwards | 45 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| L. Blakiston | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| A. May | 26 | 7 | 7 | - | 5 | 8 | 2 | - |
| B. McKay | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |