Gold Coast vs Essendon Match Centre

Sat 18-Apr-2026
Final Round 6
Gold Coast Coach: Damien Hardwick
119 17.17
110 17.8
Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
Carrara Gold Coast by 9

Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Saad El-HawliQ1 - 1:33 - Goal - 0-6 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 3:47 - Behind - 1-6 Christian PetraccaQ1 - 5:08 - Goal - 7-6 Archer MayQ1 - 8:56 - Goal - 7-12 Xavier DuursmaQ1 - 11:36 - Goal - 7-18 Jed WalterQ1 - 13:03 - Goal - 13-18 Isaac KakoQ1 - 15:10 - Goal - 13-24 Mac AndrewQ1 - 20:10 - Behind - 14-24 Ben LongQ1 - 21:35 - Behind - 15-24 Ben KingQ1 - 28:17 - Goal - 21-25 Ben LongQ1 - 29:24 - Goal - 27-25 Ben LongQ1 - 31:07 - Goal - 33-25 Wil PowellQ2 - 0:17 - Behind - 34-25 Jade GreshamQ2 - 2:14 - Goal - 34-31 Ethan ReadQ2 - 4:49 - Goal - 40-31 Bailey HumphreyQ2 - 5:50 - Behind - 41-31 Ethan ReadQ2 - 7:41 - Behind - 43-31 Touk MillerQ2 - 8:14 - Behind - 44-31 Bailey HumphreyQ2 - 9:21 - Behind - 45-31 Ben KingQ2 - 14:59 - Goal - 51-31 Peter WrightQ2 - 18:04 - Goal - 51-37 Thomas EdwardsQ2 - 19:17 - Goal - 51-43 Christian PetraccaQ2 - 22:58 - Goal - 58-43 Archer MayQ2 - 25:47 - Goal - 58-49 Zach MerrettQ2 - 26:53 - Goal - 58-55 Xavier DuursmaQ2 - 30:29 - Goal - 58-61 Ben KingQ3 - 2:24 - Goal - 64-61 Jade GreshamQ3 - 3:34 - Behind - 64-62 Ethan ReadQ3 - 4:29 - Goal - 70-62 Zach MerrettQ3 - 6:07 - Behind - 70-63 Bailey HumphreyQ3 - 7:58 - Behind - 71-63 Isaac KakoQ3 - 12:45 - Goal - 71-70 Andrew McGrathQ3 - 13:55 - Goal - 71-76 Nate CaddyQ3 - 17:24 - Behind - 71-77 Sullivan RobeyQ3 - 19:37 - Goal - 71-83 Touk MillerQ3 - 20:46 - Goal - 77-83 Jye CaldwellQ3 - 22:39 - Goal - 77-89 Jake RogersQ3 - 24:42 - Goal - 83-89 Christian PetraccaQ3 - 27:26 - Goal - 89-89 Zeke UwlandQ3 - 29:01 - Goal - 95-89 Jed WalterQ3 - 30:45 - Goal - 101-89 Lachie WellerQ4 - 0:22 - Goal - 107-89 Thomas EdwardsQ4 - 2:01 - Goal - 107-95 Nate CaddyQ4 - 3:40 - Goal - 107-101 Sullivan RobeyQ4 - 10:57 - Goal - 108-107 Lachie WellerQ4 - 12:15 - Goal - 114-107 Ben KingQ4 - 15:19 - Behind - 115-107 Ben KingQ4 - 20:23 - Behind - 116-107 Jye CaldwellQ4 - 21:12 - Behind - 116-108 Jye CaldwellQ4 - 21:47 - Behind - 116-109 Ethan ReadQ4 - 25:07 - Behind - 117-109 Wil PowellQ4 - 26:21 - Behind - 118-109 Jed WalterQ4 - 27:30 - Behind - 119-109 Peter WrightQ4 - 29:39 - Behind - 119-110

Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GCS5.33.77.12.6119
ESS4.16.04.43.3110

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
3
2 tied leaders
Christian PetraccaGCS
Behinds
3
Bailey HumphreyGCS
SuperCoach
150
Zach MerrettESS
Tackles
9
Wil PowellGCS

Team Stats

GCSESS

Scoring / Attack

17Goals17
17Behinds8
40Shots At Goal27
60Inside 50s55
13Goal Assists12
123Score Involvements93
17Marks Inside 5011
3Behinds Rushed2

Possession

381Disposals365
199Kicks227
182Handballs138
133Contested Possessions127
241Uncontested Possessions219
6,466Metres Gained6,406
93Ground Ball Gets89

Clearance / Contest

29Clearances37
15Centre Clearances20
14Stoppage Clearances17
51Tackles72
44Hitouts18
11Hitouts To Advantage6
227Pressure Acts282
10Contested Marks8

Other

134Effective Kicks161
10Marks on the Lead13
10Tackles Inside 508
223AFL Player Rating Points217
7Kick-ins Played On17
80Defensive 50 Possessions81
121Defensive Midfield Possessions113
117Attacking Midfield Possessions113
56Attacking 50 Possessions39
86Marks98
15Frees For20
20Frees Against15
37Rebound 50s42
63Clangers56
30One Percenters36
9Bounces10
1,664Supercoach Points1,633
1,538Dream Team Points1,640
60Turnovers73
25Hitout To Advantage Rate33
23Spoils26
73Intercepts60
18Intercept Marks12
8Kick Ins17

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
GCS 20 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
GCS 30 pts
Lead Changes
7
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Gold Coast beat Essendon by 9 points, 119–110.

Gold Coast took a 12-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 9 by the final siren, scoring 21 points to 18 in the final term.

Match records and coverage

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