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Gold Coast vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sun 02-Aug-2026
Final Round 21
Gold Coast logo
Gold Coast Coach: Damien Hardwick
105 16.9
114 18.6
Melbourne Coach: Steven King
Melbourne logo
Carrara Melbourne by 9 MEL by 9
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
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
RushedQ1 - 23:08 - Behind - 20-24
Bayley FritschQ1 - 25:00 - Goal - 20-30
RushedQ1 - 26:18 - Behind - 21-30
Jed WalterQ1 - 29:25 - Goal - 27-30
RushedQ2 - 0:24 - Behind - 28-30
Leonardo LombardQ2 - 1:00 - Goal - 34-30
Ed LangdonQ2 - 2:11 - Behind - 34-31 Caleb WindsorQ2 - 3:40 - Goal - 34-37
RushedQ2 - 5:27 - Behind - 34-38
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
Leonardo LombardQ4 - 12:35 - Behind - 93-101
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

Most recent first
  • Ethan ReadGoal
    4Q 30:09105-114
  • Harvey LangfordGoal
    4Q 23:2899-114
  • Joel FitzgeraldBehind
    4Q 21:3499-108
  • Harrison PettyGoal
    4Q 15:3599-107
  • Jake RogersGoal
    4Q 13:2599-101
  • Leonardo LombardBehind
    4Q 12:3593-101
  • Caleb WindsorGoal
    4Q 11:2192-101
  • Beau AddinsallGoal
    4Q 10:0992-95
  • Jacob van RooyenGoal
    4Q 7:4086-95
  • Max GawnBehind
    4Q 4:5586-89
  • Trent RiversBehind
    4Q 0:4186-88
  • Harrison PettyGoal
    3Q 33:0786-87
  • Jacob van RooyenGoal
    3Q 31:2286-81
  • Ben LongGoal
    3Q 29:3286-75
  • Ben KingGoal
    3Q 27:0280-75
  • Joel FitzgeraldGoal
    3Q 24:4874-75
  • Harry SharpGoal
    3Q 22:2074-69
  • Bailey LaurieGoal
    3Q 20:1474-63
  • Ben LongGoal
    3Q 18:0674-57
  • Ethan ReadGoal
    3Q 13:3068-57
  • Harrison PettyGoal
    3Q 11:1962-57
  • Bailey HumphreyGoal
    3Q 9:3362-51
  • Ben KingBehind
    3Q 6:4256-51
  • Bayley FritschBehind
    3Q 3:0855-51
  • Ben KingBehind
    3Q 1:5155-50
  • Bailey HumphreyGoal
    2Q 31:4654-50
  • Jed WalterBehind
    2Q 28:5748-50
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    2Q 27:2347-50
  • Touk MillerGoal
    2Q 22:1547-44
  • Jed WalterGoal
    2Q 18:3541-44
  • Jed WalterBehind
    2Q 16:3235-44
  • Tom SparrowGoal
    2Q 14:5434-44
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 5:2734-38
  • Caleb WindsorGoal
    2Q 3:4034-37
  • Ed LangdonBehind
    2Q 2:1134-31
  • Leonardo LombardGoal
    2Q 1:0034-30
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 0:2428-30
  • Jed WalterGoal
    1Q 29:2527-30
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 26:1821-30
  • Bayley FritschGoal
    1Q 25:0020-30
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 23:0820-24
  • Ben LongGoal
    1Q 21:5519-24
  • Jed WalterGoal
    1Q 19:2613-24
  • Joel FitzgeraldGoal
    1Q 16:337-24
  • Kysaiah PickettGoal
    1Q 13:507-18
  • Harry SharpGoal
    1Q 6:557-12
  • Jai MurrayBehind
    1Q 5:177-6
  • Jacob van RooyenGoal
    1Q 3:036-6
  • Ben KingGoal
    1Q 1:176-0

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.

Understanding historical coverage

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AFL event locations

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Recorded events

Some scoring sequences have no unambiguous explicit result. The replay shows a partial recorded tally from that point.

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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      Distance to goal

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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.

      Shot locations

      Recorded ground view

      Gold Coast Melbourne

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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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