Gold Coast vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 22-Aug-2015
Final Round 21
Gold Coast Coach: Rodney Eade
97 14.13
95 14.11
Essendon Coach: Matthew Egan
Carrara Gold Coast by 2

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Sam DayQ1 - 1:02 - Goal - 6-0 Dyson HeppellQ1 - 2:27 - Goal - 6-6 Cale HookerQ1 - 5:06 - Goal - 6-12 Tom LynchQ1 - 9:25 - Goal - 12-12 Harley BennellQ1 - 10:45 - Goal - 18-12 Tom LynchQ1 - 15:49 - Behind - 19-12 Shaun EdwardsQ1 - 17:52 - Behind - 19-13 Jayden LaverdeQ1 - 20:24 - Goal - 19-19 Harley BennellQ1 - 21:28 - Behind - 20-19 Cale HookerQ1 - 23:38 - Goal - 20-25 Aaron HallQ1 - 25:10 - Behind - 21-25 Harley BennellQ1 - 25:57 - Goal - 27-25 Tom LynchQ1 - 27:42 - Goal - 33-25 Jack MartinQ2 - 2:56 - Goal - 39-25 Cale HookerQ2 - 4:48 - Behind - 39-26 Courtenay DempseyQ2 - 5:43 - Goal - 39-32 Dyson HeppellQ2 - 7:32 - Behind - 39-33 Shaun McKernanQ2 - 8:35 - Goal - 39-39 Dyson HeppellQ2 - 9:47 - Goal - 39-45 Aaron HallQ2 - 10:52 - Goal - 45-45 Harley BennellQ2 - 13:23 - Behind - 46-45 Jack MartinQ2 - 14:28 - Goal - 52-45 Danny StanleyQ2 - 19:46 - Behind - 53-46 Jack MartinQ2 - 21:54 - Goal - 59-46 Ben HowlettQ2 - 23:31 - Behind - 59-47 Michael HurleyQ2 - 25:10 - Behind - 59-48 Courtenay DempseyQ2 - 26:24 - Behind - 59-49 Brandon MateraQ3 - 2:15 - Behind - 60-49 Shaun McKernanQ3 - 5:43 - Goal - 60-55 Matt ShawQ3 - 7:59 - Goal - 66-55 Courtenay DempseyQ3 - 10:30 - Goal - 66-61 Tom LynchQ3 - 17:56 - Behind - 67-61 Luke RussellQ3 - 19:57 - Goal - 73-61 Matt ShawQ3 - 22:53 - Goal - 79-61 Shaun McKernanQ3 - 25:13 - Goal - 79-67 Dyson HeppellQ3 - 35:16 - Goal - 79-73 Orazio FantasiaQ4 - 0:25 - Goal - 79-79 Jack MartinQ4 - 2:28 - Behind - 80-79 Danny StanleyQ4 - 6:40 - Behind - 81-79 Tom LynchQ4 - 7:48 - Goal - 87-79 Jack MartinQ4 - 9:28 - Behind - 88-79 Courtenay DempseyQ4 - 12:06 - Behind - 88-80 Jack MartinQ4 - 15:50 - Behind - 89-80 Jackson MerrettQ4 - 19:24 - Behind - 89-81 Nick MalceskiQ4 - 20:05 - Goal - 95-81 Courtenay DempseyQ4 - 21:34 - Behind - 95-82 Tom LynchQ4 - 22:48 - Behind - 96-82 Brandon MateraQ4 - 23:45 - Behind - 97-82 Cale HookerQ4 - 24:49 - Goal - 97-88 Orazio FantasiaQ4 - 26:02 - Goal - 97-94 Jake CarlisleQ4 - 29:48 - Behind - 97-95

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GCS5.34.23.22.697
ESS4.13.64.03.495

Match Leaders

Goals
3
5 tied leaders
Jack MartinGCS
Behinds
3
3 tied leaders
Jack MartinGCS
SuperCoach
139
Aaron HallGCS
Tackles
10
Touk MillerGCS

Team Stats

GCSESS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals14
13Behinds10
33Shots At Goal28
61Inside 50s50
10Goal Assists9
99Score Involvements89
19Marks Inside 505
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

338Disposals404
209Kicks224
129Handballs180
147Contested Possessions148
192Uncontested Possessions255
5,846Metres Gained5,695
98Ground Ball Gets108

Clearance / Contest

37Clearances37
18Centre Clearances14
19Stoppage Clearances23
70Tackles50
38Hitouts32
14Hitouts To Advantage8
324Pressure Acts250
13Contested Marks10

Other

141Effective Kicks142
16Marks on the Lead13
12Tackles Inside 5010
227AFL Player Rating Points234
66Defensive 50 Possessions98
114Defensive Midfield Possessions138
103Attacking Midfield Possessions103
56Attacking 50 Possessions64
86Marks92
17Frees For18
18Frees Against17
34Rebound 50s43
54Clangers52
51One Percenters48
8Bounces5
1,629Supercoach Points1,670
1,521Dream Team Points1,601
70Turnovers67
37Hitout To Advantage Rate45
39Spoils42
67Intercepts70
12Intercept Marks15

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GCS 18 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
ESS 20 pts
Lead Changes
6
Score Ties
6

How the match finished

Gold Coast beat Essendon by 2 points, 97–95.

Gold Coast took a 6-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 2 by the final siren, scoring 22 points to 18 in the final term.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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