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Gold Coast vs Essendon Match Centre

Sunday 2-Jun-2024
Final Round 13
Gold Coast logo
Gold Coast Coach: Damien Hardwick
91 14.7
80 11.14
Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
Essendon logo
Carrara Gold Coast by 11 GCS by 11
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
Nic MartinQ1 - 1:28 - Behind - 0-1 Zach MerrettQ1 - 2:09 - Behind - 0-2 Jake StringerQ1 - 3:44 - Behind - 0-3 Peter WrightQ1 - 5:04 - Goal - 0-9 Ben AinsworthQ1 - 6:34 - Behind - 1-9 Harry JonesQ1 - 9:04 - Goal - 1-15 Ben LongQ1 - 12:32 - Goal - 7-15 Jake KellyQ1 - 19:27 - Goal - 7-21 Harry JonesQ1 - 21:54 - Behind - 7-22 Bailey HumphreyQ1 - 24:20 - Goal - 13-22 Kyle LangfordQ1 - 26:46 - Behind - 13-23 Ben KingQ1 - 28:26 - Behind - 14-23 Jed WalterQ2 - 1:49 - Behind - 15-23 Ben KingQ2 - 5:10 - Goal - 21-23 Ben LongQ2 - 15:31 - Goal - 27-23 Ben KingQ2 - 16:57 - Goal - 33-23 Nick HindQ2 - 19:25 - Behind - 33-24 Nik CoxQ2 - 22:00 - Goal - 33-30 Peter WrightQ2 - 24:15 - Behind - 33-31 Ben AinsworthQ2 - 25:09 - Goal - 39-31
RushedQ2 - 27:02 - Behind - 40-31
Matt GuelfiQ2 - 28:36 - Behind - 40-32 Ben KingQ3 - 1:37 - Goal - 46-32 Ben LongQ3 - 6:44 - Goal - 52-32 Bailey HumphreyQ3 - 9:23 - Behind - 53-32 Zach MerrettQ3 - 10:47 - Behind - 53-33
RushedQ3 - 13:40 - Behind - 54-33
Nic MartinQ3 - 14:23 - Behind - 54-34 Jye CaldwellQ3 - 15:47 - Goal - 54-40 Kyle LangfordQ3 - 18:37 - Behind - 54-41 Zach MerrettQ3 - 19:08 - Behind - 54-42 Nick HindQ3 - 21:39 - Goal - 54-48 Jack LukosiusQ3 - 24:10 - Goal - 60-48 Jake StringerQ3 - 28:16 - Behind - 60-49 Nik CoxQ4 - 2:55 - Goal - 60-55 Nick HolmanQ4 - 5:51 - Behind - 61-55 Sam DurhamQ4 - 7:21 - Goal - 61-61 Ben LongQ4 - 8:59 - Goal - 67-61 Jye MenzieQ4 - 11:19 - Goal - 67-67 Ben KingQ4 - 12:56 - Goal - 73-67 Jack LukosiusQ4 - 16:00 - Goal - 79-67
RushedQ4 - 17:16 - Behind - 79-68
Tom BerryQ4 - 18:37 - Goal - 85-68 Nik CoxQ4 - 20:29 - Goal - 85-74 Matt GuelfiQ4 - 28:51 - Goal - 85-80 Touk MillerQ4 - 31:20 - Goal - 91-80

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Touk MillerGoal
    4Q 31:2091-80
  • Matt GuelfiGoal
    4Q 28:5185-80
  • Nik CoxGoal
    4Q 20:2985-74
  • Tom BerryGoal
    4Q 18:3785-68
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 17:1679-68
  • Jack LukosiusGoal
    4Q 16:0079-67
  • Ben KingGoal
    4Q 12:5673-67
  • Jye MenzieGoal
    4Q 11:1967-67
  • Ben LongGoal
    4Q 8:5967-61
  • Sam DurhamGoal
    4Q 7:2161-61
  • Nick HolmanBehind
    4Q 5:5161-55
  • Nik CoxGoal
    4Q 2:5560-55
  • Jake StringerBehind
    3Q 28:1660-49
  • Jack LukosiusGoal
    3Q 24:1060-48
  • Nick HindGoal
    3Q 21:3954-48
  • Zach MerrettBehind
    3Q 19:0854-42
  • Kyle LangfordBehind
    3Q 18:3754-41
  • Jye CaldwellGoal
    3Q 15:4754-40
  • Nic MartinBehind
    3Q 14:2354-34
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 13:4054-33
  • Zach MerrettBehind
    3Q 10:4753-33
  • Bailey HumphreyBehind
    3Q 9:2353-32
  • Ben LongGoal
    3Q 6:4452-32
  • Ben KingGoal
    3Q 1:3746-32
  • Matt GuelfiBehind
    2Q 28:3640-32
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 27:0240-31
  • Ben AinsworthGoal
    2Q 25:0939-31
  • Peter WrightBehind
    2Q 24:1533-31
  • Nik CoxGoal
    2Q 22:0033-30
  • Nick HindBehind
    2Q 19:2533-24
  • Ben KingGoal
    2Q 16:5733-23
  • Ben LongGoal
    2Q 15:3127-23
  • Ben KingGoal
    2Q 5:1021-23
  • Jed WalterBehind
    2Q 1:4915-23
  • Ben KingBehind
    1Q 28:2614-23
  • Kyle LangfordBehind
    1Q 26:4613-23
  • Bailey HumphreyGoal
    1Q 24:2013-22
  • Harry JonesBehind
    1Q 21:547-22
  • Jake KellyGoal
    1Q 19:277-21
  • Ben LongGoal
    1Q 12:327-15
  • Harry JonesGoal
    1Q 9:041-15
  • Ben AinsworthBehind
    1Q 6:341-9
  • Peter WrightGoal
    1Q 5:040-9
  • Jake StringerBehind
    1Q 3:440-3
  • Zach MerrettBehind
    1Q 2:090-2
  • Nic MartinBehind
    1Q 1:280-1

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GCS2.24.23.25.191
ESS3.51.32.55.180

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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Gold CoastEssendon

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
4
2 tied leaders
Ben LongGCS
Behinds
3
Zach MerrettESS
SuperCoach
150
Noah AndersonGCS
Tackles
11
Matt RowellGCS

Team Stats

GCSESS

Scoring / Attack

14Goals11
5Behinds13
22Shots At Goal28
54Inside 50s58
12Goal Assists8
90Score Involvements101
13Marks Inside 5014
4Behinds Rushed2

Possession

387Disposals387
206Kicks218
181Handballs169
125Contested Possessions128
249Uncontested Possessions260
6,678Metres Gained6,532
90Ground Ball Gets83

Clearance / Contest

28Clearances30
11Centre Clearances13
17Stoppage Clearances17
40Tackles57
33Hitouts28
7Hitouts To Advantage10
306Pressure Acts313
8Contested Marks5

Other

144Effective Kicks138
3Marks on the Lead12
3Tackles Inside 506
227AFL Player Rating Points219
13Kick-ins Played On5
96Defensive 50 Possessions68
129Defensive Midfield Possessions144
111Attacking Midfield Possessions124
38Attacking 50 Possessions52
86Marks91
21Frees For19
19Frees Against21
47Rebound 50s36
68Clangers62
50One Percenters48
11Bounces12
1,638Supercoach Points1,662
1,484Dream Team Points1,556
77Turnovers76
13Hitout To Advantage Rate40
41Spoils31
76Intercepts76
17Intercept Marks16
14Kick Ins6

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GCS 21 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GCS 20 pts
Lead Changes
1
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Gold Coast beat Essendon by 11 points, 91–80.

The 11-point gap at three-quarter time held through the final term, when both sides added 31 points.

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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