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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 8
Gold Coast11.1783
Greater Western Sydney8.1563
People First Stadium · Sun, 7:20 PM · Attendance 13,537 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 3.4 | 4.8 | 8.13 | 11.17 | 83 |
| GWS | 1.7 | 3.10 | 5.13 | 8.15 | 63 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Gold Coast
J. Ugle-Hagan 3, C. Petracca 2, B. King 2, J. Noble 1, N. Anderson 1, J. Jeffrey 1, W. Powell 1
Greater Western Sydney
A. Cadman 2, P. Gothard 2, T. Greene 1, J. Stringer 1, J. Hogan 1, T. Bedford 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
GCFC · GWS
Head to head
Team Statistics
| GCFC | Stat | GWS |
|---|---|---|
| 397 | Disposals | 371 |
| 238 | Kicks | 198 |
| 159 | Handballs | 173 |
| 126 | Marks | 71 |
| 9 | Marks Inside 50 | 11 |
| 56 | Tackles | 58 |
| 38 | Hitouts | 27 |
| 29 | Clearances | 37 |
| 58 | Inside 50s | 49 |
| 113 | Contested Possessions | 127 |
| 266 | Uncontested Possessions | 224 |
| 32 | One Percenters | 61 |
| 13 | Frees For | 15 |
| 15 | Frees Against | 13 |
| 11 | Goals | 8 |
| 17 | Behinds | 15 |
The full box score
Players
Gold Coast
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Noble | 2 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - |
| C. Petracca | 3 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| N. Anderson | 15 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| B. Uwland | 6 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Andrew | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 1 | - | 1 |
| L. Weller | 14 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Jeffrey | 16 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - |
| T. Miller | 11 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| D. Rioli | 17 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| W. Powell | 27 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| O. Adams | 48 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - |
| A. Davies | 5 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| L. Lombard | 8 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| S. Collins | 25 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| L. Gulbin | 39 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Long | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| S. Clohesy | 33 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 |
| E. Read | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| W. Graham | 26 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| B. Humphrey | 19 | 8 | 8 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 |
| B. King | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| N. Moyle | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Ugle-Hagan | 9 | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Greater Western Sydney
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Oliver | 10 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| L. Whitfield | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| L. Ash | 7 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | - | - |
| F. Callaghan | 17 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| C. Idun | 39 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| S. Coniglio | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| B. Daniels | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - |
| X. OHalloran | 33 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| J. Fonti | 37 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| T. Greene | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| H. Thomas | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| A. Cadman | 5 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Stringer | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| H. Himmelberg | 27 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| J. Buckley | 44 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 4 | - | - |
| J. Leake | 30 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| R. Angwin | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| P. Gothard | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| L. Aleer | 21 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 |
| J. Hogan | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | 3 |
| T. Bedford | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| J. Laverde | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| K. Briggs | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |