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Essendon vs Gold Coast Match Centre

Saturday 5-Jul-2025
Final Round 17
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
74 11.8
115 18.7
Gold Coast Coach: Damien Hardwick
Gold Coast logo
Docklands Gold Coast by 41 GCS by 41
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way
Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

40 Zak Johnson FPL · Left forward pocket 20 Peter Wright FF · Full forward 10 Isaac Kako FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

16 Archie Perkins HFFL · Left half forward 30 Nate Caddy CHF · Centre half forward 37 Nic Martin HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

17 Todd Goldstein RK · Ruck 6 Jye Caldwell RR · Ruck rover 22 Sam Durham ROV · Rover

Centre

28 Xavier Duursma WL · Left wing 7 Zach Merrett C · Centre 46 Lachlan Blakiston WR · Right wing

Half backs

8 Ben Hobbs HBFL · Left half back 14 Jordan Ridley CHB · Centre half back 36 Angus Clarke HBFR · Right half back

Backs

1 Andrew McGrath BPL · Left back pocket 15 Jayden Laverde FB · Full back 21 Archie Roberts BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

12 Will Setterfield INT · Interchange 34 Luamon Lual INT · Interchange 26 Archie May INT · Interchange 25 Jaxon Prior INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

11 Jade Gresham SUB · Substitute
Away team

Gold Coast

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

22 Ben Long FPL · Left forward pocket 4 Jed Walter FF · Full forward 34 Ben King FPR · Right forward pocket

Half forwards

9 Ben Ainsworth HFFL · Left half forward 3 Sam Flanders CHF · Centre half forward 19 Bailey Humphrey HFFR · Right half forward

Followers

21 Ned Moyle RK · Ruck 11 Touk Miller RR · Ruck rover 15 Noah Anderson ROV · Rover

Centre

14 Lachie Weller WL · Left wing 18 Matt Rowell C · Centre 8 Brayden Fiorini WR · Right wing

Half backs

2 John Noble HBFL · Left half back 27 Wil Powell CHB · Centre half back 17 Daniel Rioli HBFR · Right half back

Backs

32 Bodhi Uwland BPL · Left back pocket 1 Mac Andrew FB · Full back 48 Oscar Adams BPR · Right back pocket

Interchange 4

40 Joel Jeffrey INT · Interchange 33 Sam Clohesy INT · Interchange 35 Connor Budarick INT · Interchange 20 Ethan Read INT · Interchange

Substitutes 1

6 Alex Sexton SUB · Substitute

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Ben HobbsQ1 - 9:22 - Goal - 6-0 Bailey HumphreyQ1 - 10:51 - Goal - 6-6 Ethan ReadQ1 - 12:51 - Goal - 6-12
RushedQ1 - 19:48 - Behind - 6-13
Nate CaddyQ1 - 27:47 - Goal - 12-13 Angus ClarkeQ1 - 30:58 - Goal - 18-13 Ethan ReadQ1 - 32:39 - Goal - 18-19 Joel JeffreyQ2 - 1:40 - Goal - 18-25
RushedQ2 - 2:57 - Behind - 19-25
Angus ClarkeQ2 - 4:02 - Behind - 20-25
RushedQ2 - 5:43 - Behind - 21-25
Peter WrightQ2 - 7:39 - Behind - 22-25 Ben KingQ2 - 9:39 - Goal - 22-31 Nate CaddyQ2 - 11:59 - Goal - 28-31 Ethan ReadQ2 - 14:04 - Goal - 28-37 Xavier DuursmaQ2 - 18:07 - Behind - 29-37 Ben AinsworthQ2 - 22:34 - Behind - 29-38 Sam ClohesyQ2 - 22:59 - Behind - 29-39 Peter WrightQ2 - 24:03 - Goal - 35-39 Nate CaddyQ2 - 28:14 - Goal - 41-39 Ben KingQ2 - 30:05 - Goal - 41-45 Connor BudarickQ3 - 1:38 - Goal - 41-51 Nate CaddyQ3 - 3:09 - Behind - 42-51 Isaac KakoQ3 - 3:40 - Goal - 48-51 Ned MoyleQ3 - 7:29 - Goal - 48-57 Noah AndersonQ3 - 9:04 - Goal - 48-63 Archie MayQ3 - 11:18 - Goal - 54-63 Archie MayQ3 - 13:24 - Goal - 60-63 Jed WalterQ3 - 15:09 - Behind - 60-64 Archie MayQ3 - 16:09 - Goal - 66-64 Jed WalterQ3 - 26:42 - Goal - 66-70 Jye CaldwellQ3 - 29:49 - Goal - 72-70
RushedQ3 - 31:09 - Behind - 73-70
Ben KingQ3 - 32:12 - Goal - 73-76 Touk MillerQ4 - 1:23 - Goal - 73-82 Ben AinsworthQ4 - 2:58 - Goal - 73-88 Bailey HumphreyQ4 - 8:48 - Behind - 73-89 Ben KingQ4 - 11:26 - Goal - 73-95
RushedQ4 - 15:24 - Behind - 73-96
Bailey HumphreyQ4 - 20:34 - Goal - 73-102 Noah AndersonQ4 - 22:59 - Goal - 73-108 Zach MerrettQ4 - 24:05 - Behind - 74-108 Brayden FioriniQ4 - 27:04 - Goal - 74-114 Ned MoyleQ4 - 30:55 - Behind - 74-115

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Ned MoyleBehind
    4Q 30:5574-115
  • Brayden FioriniGoal
    4Q 27:0474-114
  • Zach MerrettBehind
    4Q 24:0574-108
  • Noah AndersonGoal
    4Q 22:5973-108
  • Bailey HumphreyGoal
    4Q 20:3473-102
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 15:2473-96
  • Ben KingGoal
    4Q 11:2673-95
  • Bailey HumphreyBehind
    4Q 8:4873-89
  • Ben AinsworthGoal
    4Q 2:5873-88
  • Touk MillerGoal
    4Q 1:2373-82
  • Ben KingGoal
    3Q 32:1273-76
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 31:0973-70
  • Jye CaldwellGoal
    3Q 29:4972-70
  • Jed WalterGoal
    3Q 26:4266-70
  • Archie MayGoal
    3Q 16:0966-64
  • Jed WalterBehind
    3Q 15:0960-64
  • Archie MayGoal
    3Q 13:2460-63
  • Archie MayGoal
    3Q 11:1854-63
  • Noah AndersonGoal
    3Q 9:0448-63
  • Ned MoyleGoal
    3Q 7:2948-57
  • Isaac KakoGoal
    3Q 3:4048-51
  • Nate CaddyBehind
    3Q 3:0942-51
  • Connor BudarickGoal
    3Q 1:3841-51
  • Ben KingGoal
    2Q 30:0541-45
  • Nate CaddyGoal
    2Q 28:1441-39
  • Peter WrightGoal
    2Q 24:0335-39
  • Sam ClohesyBehind
    2Q 22:5929-39
  • Ben AinsworthBehind
    2Q 22:3429-38
  • Xavier DuursmaBehind
    2Q 18:0729-37
  • Ethan ReadGoal
    2Q 14:0428-37
  • Nate CaddyGoal
    2Q 11:5928-31
  • Ben KingGoal
    2Q 9:3922-31
  • Peter WrightBehind
    2Q 7:3922-25
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 5:4321-25
  • Angus ClarkeBehind
    2Q 4:0220-25
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 2:5719-25
  • Joel JeffreyGoal
    2Q 1:4018-25
  • Ethan ReadGoal
    1Q 32:3918-19
  • Angus ClarkeGoal
    1Q 30:5818-13
  • Nate CaddyGoal
    1Q 27:4712-13
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 19:486-13
  • Ethan ReadGoal
    1Q 12:516-12
  • Bailey HumphreyGoal
    1Q 10:516-6
  • Ben HobbsGoal
    1Q 9:226-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS3.03.55.20.174
GCS3.14.25.16.3115

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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EssendonGold 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
4
Ben KingGCS
Behinds
1
10 tied leaders
Zach MerrettESS
SuperCoach
159
Zach MerrettESS
Tackles
17
Matt RowellGCS

Team Stats

ESSGCS

Scoring / Attack

11Goals18
5Behinds5
19Shots At Goal29
55Inside 50s53
5Goal Assists13
74Score Involvements103
8Marks Inside 5012
3Behinds Rushed2

Possession

341Disposals367
190Kicks199
151Handballs168
136Contested Possessions139
202Uncontested Possessions232
5,361Metres Gained6,178
90Ground Ball Gets84

Clearance / Contest

35Clearances38
13Centre Clearances10
22Stoppage Clearances28
67Tackles78
55Hitouts40
15Hitouts To Advantage11
272Pressure Acts272
6Contested Marks12

Other

129Effective Kicks144
12Marks on the Lead5
16Tackles Inside 504
193AFL Player Rating Points239
6Kick-ins Played On8
67Defensive 50 Possessions90
119Defensive Midfield Possessions113
109Attacking Midfield Possessions120
43Attacking 50 Possessions48
74Marks85
26Frees For22
22Frees Against26
34Rebound 50s44
53Clangers65
40One Percenters45
4Bounces6
1,566Supercoach Points1,735
1,448Dream Team Points1,597
66Turnovers67
27.3Hitout To Advantage Rate %27.5
31Spoils27
67Intercepts66
14Intercept Marks11
6Kick Ins8

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GCS 41 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GCS 38 pts
Lead Changes
9
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Gold Coast beat Essendon by 41 points, 115–74.

Gold Coast extended a 3-point three-quarter-time lead with a 39–1 final term.

Match records and coverage

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

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