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Sydney vs Gold Coast Match Centre

Saturday 21-Aug-2021
Final Round 23
Sydney logo
Sydney Coach: John Longmire
136 21.10
49 6.13
Gold Coast Coach: Stuart Dew
Gold Coast logo
Docklands Sydney by 87 SYD by 87
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Lance FranklinQ1 - 0:23 - Goal - 6-0 Brayden FioriniQ1 - 1:47 - Behind - 6-1 Will HaywardQ1 - 3:10 - Behind - 7-1 Tom PapleyQ1 - 3:59 - Behind - 8-1 Callum MillsQ1 - 5:16 - Goal - 14-1 Jordan DawsonQ1 - 10:46 - Behind - 15-1 Lance FranklinQ1 - 12:03 - Behind - 16-1 Ben KingQ1 - 13:16 - Behind - 16-2 Isaac HeeneyQ1 - 14:08 - Goal - 22-2 Jordan DawsonQ1 - 18:00 - Goal - 28-2 Jarrod HarbrowQ1 - 20:28 - Behind - 28-3 Errol GuldenQ1 - 21:39 - Goal - 34-3 Lance FranklinQ1 - 23:38 - Goal - 40-3 Alex DaviesQ1 - 28:42 - Behind - 40-4
RushedQ2 - 1:08 - Behind - 40-5
Touk MillerQ2 - 2:57 - Behind - 40-6 Isaac HeeneyQ2 - 4:23 - Behind - 41-6 Tom PapleyQ2 - 6:01 - Goal - 47-6 Rory AtkinsQ2 - 7:50 - Behind - 47-7 Josh CorbettQ2 - 9:50 - Goal - 47-13 Ben KingQ2 - 11:04 - Goal - 47-19 Lance FranklinQ2 - 14:12 - Goal - 53-19 Sam WicksQ2 - 16:05 - Goal - 59-19 Ben KingQ2 - 18:19 - Goal - 59-25 Braeden CampbellQ2 - 20:18 - Behind - 60-25 Josh CorbettQ2 - 27:52 - Behind - 60-26
RushedQ2 - 29:43 - Behind - 61-26
Lance FranklinQ3 - 0:51 - Goal - 67-26 Ben KingQ3 - 8:21 - Goal - 67-32 Ben AinsworthQ3 - 11:01 - Behind - 67-33 Tom HickeyQ3 - 12:11 - Goal - 73-33 Sam WicksQ3 - 15:40 - Goal - 79-33 James RowbottomQ3 - 20:08 - Goal - 85-33 Alex SextonQ3 - 24:19 - Goal - 85-39 Lance FranklinQ4 - 0:24 - Behind - 86-39 Hayden McLeanQ4 - 1:47 - Goal - 92-39 Tom PapleyQ4 - 2:58 - Goal - 98-39 Lance FranklinQ4 - 4:23 - Goal - 104-39 Will HaywardQ4 - 6:23 - Behind - 105-39 Tom PapleyQ4 - 8:21 - Goal - 111-39 Lance FranklinQ4 - 10:32 - Goal - 117-39
RushedQ4 - 13:54 - Behind - 117-40
Ben KingQ4 - 15:20 - Goal - 117-46 Alex DaviesQ4 - 17:12 - Behind - 117-47 Ben AinsworthQ4 - 18:46 - Behind - 117-48 Isaac HeeneyQ4 - 20:41 - Goal - 123-48 Darcy MacphersonQ4 - 23:56 - Behind - 123-49 Hayden McLeanQ4 - 25:38 - Behind - 124-49 Isaac HeeneyQ4 - 27:57 - Goal - 130-49 Hayden McLeanQ4 - 30:32 - Goal - 136-49

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Hayden McLeanGoal
    4Q 30:32136-49
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    4Q 27:57130-49
  • Hayden McLeanBehind
    4Q 25:38124-49
  • Darcy MacphersonBehind
    4Q 23:56123-49
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    4Q 20:41123-48
  • Ben AinsworthBehind
    4Q 18:46117-48
  • Alex DaviesBehind
    4Q 17:12117-47
  • Ben KingGoal
    4Q 15:20117-46
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 13:54117-40
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    4Q 10:32117-39
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    4Q 8:21111-39
  • Will HaywardBehind
    4Q 6:23105-39
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    4Q 4:23104-39
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    4Q 2:5898-39
  • Hayden McLeanGoal
    4Q 1:4792-39
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    4Q 0:2486-39
  • Alex SextonGoal
    3Q 24:1985-39
  • James RowbottomGoal
    3Q 20:0885-33
  • Sam WicksGoal
    3Q 15:4079-33
  • Tom HickeyGoal
    3Q 12:1173-33
  • Ben AinsworthBehind
    3Q 11:0167-33
  • Ben KingGoal
    3Q 8:2167-32
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    3Q 0:5167-26
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 29:4361-26
  • Josh CorbettBehind
    2Q 27:5260-26
  • Braeden CampbellBehind
    2Q 20:1860-25
  • Ben KingGoal
    2Q 18:1959-25
  • Sam WicksGoal
    2Q 16:0559-19
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    2Q 14:1253-19
  • Ben KingGoal
    2Q 11:0447-19
  • Josh CorbettGoal
    2Q 9:5047-13
  • Rory AtkinsBehind
    2Q 7:5047-7
  • Tom PapleyGoal
    2Q 6:0147-6
  • Isaac HeeneyBehind
    2Q 4:2341-6
  • Touk MillerBehind
    2Q 2:5740-6
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 1:0840-5
  • Alex DaviesBehind
    1Q 28:4240-4
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    1Q 23:3840-3
  • Errol GuldenGoal
    1Q 21:3934-3
  • Jarrod HarbrowBehind
    1Q 20:2828-3
  • Jordan DawsonGoal
    1Q 18:0028-2
  • Isaac HeeneyGoal
    1Q 14:0822-2
  • Ben KingBehind
    1Q 13:1616-2
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    1Q 12:0316-1
  • Jordan DawsonBehind
    1Q 10:4615-1
  • Callum MillsGoal
    1Q 5:1614-1
  • Tom PapleyBehind
    1Q 3:598-1
  • Will HaywardBehind
    1Q 3:107-1
  • Brayden FioriniBehind
    1Q 1:476-1
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    1Q 0:236-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
SYD6.43.34.08.3136
GCS0.43.42.11.449

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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SydneyGold Coast

Arrows show each team’s attacking end by quarter using the AFL feed. Ground positions are omitted when the direction is unavailable. Locations and distances are estimates.

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Match Leaders

Goals
6
Lance FranklinSYD
Behinds
2
4 tied leaders
Lance FranklinSYD
SuperCoach
158
Jordan DawsonSYD
Tackles
9
Touk MillerGCS

Team Stats

SYDGCS

Scoring / Attack

21Goals6
9Behinds11
32Shots At Goal18
55Inside 50s47
17Goal Assists5
123Score Involvements75
24Marks Inside 507
6Behinds Rushed2

Possession

397Disposals335
255Kicks195
142Handballs140
132Contested Possessions125
261Uncontested Possessions211
6,019Metres Gained4,906
86Ground Ball Gets87

Clearance / Contest

27Clearances36
11Centre Clearances16
16Stoppage Clearances20
51Tackles55
32Hitouts34
9Hitouts To Advantage14
280Pressure Acts288
13Contested Marks7

Other

192Effective Kicks127
18Marks on the Lead6
8Tackles Inside 508
241AFL Player Rating Points155
9Kick-ins Played On7
88Defensive 50 Possessions81
144Defensive Midfield Possessions123
108Attacking Midfield Possessions106
53Attacking 50 Possessions26
129Marks86
22Frees For15
15Frees Against22
40Rebound 50s34
54Clangers60
49One Percenters37
11Bounces3
1,939Supercoach Points1,361
1,784Dream Team Points1,373
59Turnovers67
12Hitout To Advantage Rate35
36Spoils25
67Intercepts59
12Intercept Marks17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
SYD 87 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
SYD 32 pts
Lead Changes
0
Score Ties
0

How the match finished

Sydney beat Gold Coast by 87 points, 136–49.

Sydney extended a 46-point three-quarter-time lead with a 51–10 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.

Understanding historical coverage

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Recorded events

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Some recorded actions have no verified ground location. They remain in the replay; connecting arrows stop at these gaps.

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      The red ball follows recorded disposals and touches; its flight is illustrative. Goals use the verified attacking end. Ball-ups and throw-ins follow the feed’s recorded restart type. Where the umpire’s location is missing, the restart path is estimated from the first recorded touch and labelled. Pressure and other statistical events update the action panel without moving the ball to that player. Long idle gaps are shortened; the clock always refers to recorded match time. Restarts briefly hold the clock before play continues. Same-time events remain available under “At this moment”, and the score updates when its event arrives. Passage trail pauses playback to show earlier recorded locations. Missing player locations stay unconnected.

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      Conversion = goals ÷ attempts with a known outcome. Unknown outcomes are excluded from that percentage. Distances and angles are estimates; small samples can be misleading.

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      Recorded ground view

      Sydney Gold Coast

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      Attacking directions

      Attempts in match order

        How to read these maps

        Match ends follow the AFL feed’s recorded first-quarter direction and the change of ends each quarter. Left and right refer to the source ground view.

        Distance is an estimate from the recorded kick location to the centre of goal. Angle is degrees off centre: 0° is straight in front. These are geometric estimates, not measured kick distances or scoring probabilities.

        The dots show where an attempt or disposal was recorded, not where the ball landed. A line to goal highlights the selected shot; it does not show the ball’s actual path.

        Events without a usable location remain in the list. Missing quarters and missing locations are not treated as zero activity. Recorded shot attempts can include attempts that did not score, and the feed may be revised after the match.

        Only AFL feed events are shown. Disposals include classified kicks and handballs; kick-ins are excluded. Shot attempts require the feed’s shot-at-goal flag.

        Times show elapsed time within each quarter, including time-on.

        Map definitions and coverage in the data glossary

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