Gold Coast vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sun 02-Aug-2026
Final Round 21
Gold Coast Coach: Damien Hardwick
105 16.9
114 18.6
Melbourne Coach: Steven King
Carrara Melbourne by 9

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Ben KingQ1 - 1:17 - Goal - 6-0 Jacob van RooyenQ1 - 3:03 - Goal - 6-6 Jai MurrayQ1 - 5:17 - Behind - 7-6 Harry SharpQ1 - 6:55 - Goal - 7-12 Kysaiah PickettQ1 - 13:50 - Goal - 7-18 Joel FitzgeraldQ1 - 16:33 - Goal - 7-24 Jed WalterQ1 - 19:26 - Goal - 13-24 Ben LongQ1 - 21:55 - Goal - 19-24 Bayley FritschQ1 - 25:00 - Goal - 20-30 Jed WalterQ1 - 29:25 - Goal - 27-30 Ed LangdonQ2 - 2:11 - Behind - 34-31 Caleb WindsorQ2 - 3:40 - Goal - 34-37 Tom SparrowQ2 - 14:54 - Goal - 34-44 Jed WalterQ2 - 16:32 - Behind - 35-44 Jed WalterQ2 - 18:35 - Goal - 41-44 Touk MillerQ2 - 22:15 - Goal - 47-44 Bayley FritschQ2 - 27:23 - Goal - 47-50 Jed WalterQ2 - 28:57 - Behind - 48-50 Bailey HumphreyQ2 - 31:46 - Goal - 54-50 Ben KingQ3 - 1:51 - Behind - 55-50 Bayley FritschQ3 - 3:08 - Behind - 55-51 Ben KingQ3 - 6:42 - Behind - 56-51 Bailey HumphreyQ3 - 9:33 - Goal - 62-51 Harrison PettyQ3 - 11:19 - Goal - 62-57 Ethan ReadQ3 - 13:30 - Goal - 68-57 Ben LongQ3 - 18:06 - Goal - 74-57 Bailey LaurieQ3 - 20:14 - Goal - 74-63 Harry SharpQ3 - 22:20 - Goal - 74-69 Joel FitzgeraldQ3 - 24:48 - Goal - 74-75 Ben KingQ3 - 27:02 - Goal - 80-75 Ben LongQ3 - 29:32 - Goal - 86-75 Jacob van RooyenQ3 - 31:22 - Goal - 86-81 Harrison PettyQ3 - 33:07 - Goal - 86-87 Trent RiversQ4 - 0:41 - Behind - 86-88 Max GawnQ4 - 4:55 - Behind - 86-89 Jacob van RooyenQ4 - 7:40 - Goal - 86-95 Beau AddinsallQ4 - 10:09 - Goal - 92-95 Caleb WindsorQ4 - 11:21 - Goal - 92-101 Jake RogersQ4 - 13:25 - Goal - 99-101 Harrison PettyQ4 - 15:35 - Goal - 99-107 Joel FitzgeraldQ4 - 21:34 - Behind - 99-108 Harvey LangfordQ4 - 23:28 - Goal - 99-114 Ethan ReadQ4 - 30:09 - Goal - 105-114

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GCS4.34.35.23.1105
MEL5.03.26.14.3114

Where the shots came from

Recorded ground view

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Gold CoastMelbourne

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
3
4 tied leaders
Jed WalterGCS
Behinds
2
2 tied leaders
Jed WalterGCS
SuperCoach
148
Max GawnMEL
Tackles
12
Tom SparrowMEL

Team Stats

GCSMEL

Scoring / Attack

16Goals18
9Behinds6
28Shots At Goal26
58Inside 50s55
9Goal Assists18
87Score Involvements99
13Marks Inside 5016
3Behinds Rushed1

Possession

316Disposals364
190Kicks209
126Handballs155
130Contested Possessions133
179Uncontested Possessions227
5,976Metres Gained6,163
84Ground Ball Gets85

Clearance / Contest

38Clearances33
15Centre Clearances18
23Stoppage Clearances15
57Tackles67
42Hitouts39
11Hitouts To Advantage11
240Pressure Acts231
12Contested Marks15

Other

134Effective Kicks156
15Marks on the Lead17
13Tackles Inside 5012
225AFL Player Rating Points239
6Kick-ins Played On8
60Defensive 50 Possessions78
103Defensive Midfield Possessions138
105Attacking Midfield Possessions99
41Attacking 50 Possessions45
76Marks105
23Frees For15
15Frees Against23
37Rebound 50s40
48Clangers56
47One Percenters40
13Bounces5
1,532Supercoach Points1,769
1,400Dream Team Points1,618
70Turnovers67
26Hitout To Advantage Rate28
41Spoils32
68Intercepts70
14Intercept Marks18
6Kick Ins9

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
MEL 17 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 20 pts
Lead Changes
9
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Gold Coast by 9 points, 114–105.

Melbourne extended a 1-point three-quarter-time lead with a 27–19 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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