This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 2017 between Gold Coast and Essendon during round 22 of the 2017 AFL season.
Gold Coast hosted Essendon at Metricon Stadium.
Steven May captained the hosts.
Dyson Heppell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dean Solomon and the visitors were coached by John Worsfold.
Gold Coast
Back:
J. Harbrow, S. May (capt.), M. Spencer
Half-back:
J. Joyce, J. Leslie, A. Saad
Centre:
P. Hanley, A. Hall, M. Rosa
Half-forward:
B. Fiorini, J. Martin, C. Ah Chee
Forward:
D. MacPherson, P. Wright, B. Ainsworth
Follower:
K. Brooksby, T. Miller, D. Swallow
Int.:
M. Hallahan, J. Lonergan, T. McKenzie, J. Schoenfeld
Essendon
Back:
M. Baguley, M. Hartley, D. Myers
Half-back:
B. Goddard, P. Ambrose, C. McKenna
Centre:
Z. Merrett, C. Bird, J. Green
Half-forward:
A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, C. Hooker, M. Gleeson
Forward:
J. Laverde, J. Daniher, J. Stewart
Follower:
T. Bellchambers, D. Zaharakis, D. Heppell (capt.)
Int.:
J. Begley, J. Kelly, A. McGrath, D. Parish
Gold Coast (9.3.57) were defeated by Essendon (12.18.90).
Goalkickers
Gold Coast: B. Ainsworth (3), M. Hallahan, D. MacPherson, J. Martin, J. Schoenfeld, D. Swallow, P. Wright
Essendon: J. Begley (2), C. Hooker (2), J. Stewart (2), J. Daniher, J. Green, D. Heppell, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti, C. McKenna, D. Parish
As a result of this match, Gold Coast were then 16th on the ladder (down from 15th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2017 AFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Gold Coast
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 August 2017
Time:
7:25 PM
Venue:
Metricon Stadium
Attendance:
16,817
Match Results
Outcome:
Gold Coast
def. by
Essendon
Score:
9.3.57 - 12.18.90
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dean Solomon
(Gold Coast),
John Worsfold
(Essendon)
Captains:
Steven May
(Gold Coast),
Dyson Heppell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Foot
(#2),
R. O'Gorman
(#10),
M. Stevic
(#9), E:
K. Nund
(#38)
Goal Umpire:
S. Apted,
T. Symes,
E:
A. Meldrum
Boundary Umpire:
P. Bock,
A. Deckys,
D. Kowalski,
N. Wade
Player Statistics
Gold Coast
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
13
|
Ah Chee, Callum
|
HFFR
|
76%
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
27
|
Ainsworth, Ben
|
FPR
|
75%
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
31
|
Brooksby, Keegan
|
RU
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
19
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
8
|
Fiorini, Brayden
|
HFFL
|
77%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
33
|
Hall, Aaron
|
C
|
78%
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
17
|
14
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
|
14
|
Hallahan, Mitch
|
INT
|
70%
|
1
|
0
|
23
|
13
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
1
|
Hanley, Pearce
|
WL
|
85%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
15
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
5
|
Harbrow, Jarrod
|
BPL
|
87%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
38
|
Joyce, Jesse
|
HBFL
|
87%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
21
|
Leslie, Jack
|
CHB
|
94%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
|
7
|
Lonergan, Jesse
|
INT
|
75%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
2
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
|
44
|
MacPherson, Darcy
|
FPL
|
86%
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Martin, Jack
|
CHF
|
85%
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
17
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
17
|
May, Steven
(c)
|
FB
|
95%
|
0
|
1
|
25
|
15
|
10
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
2
|
|
18
|
McKenzie, Trent
|
INT
|
82%
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
21
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
|
11
|
Miller, Touk
|
RR
|
83%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
6
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
3
|
Rosa, Matt
|
WR
|
84%
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
9
|
12
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
42
|
Saad, Adam
|
HBFR
|
76%
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
36
|
Schoenfeld, Josh
|
INT
|
78%
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
43
|
Spencer, Max
|
BPR
|
85%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
24
|
Swallow, David
|
RO
|
78%
|
1
|
1
|
20
|
13
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
30
|
Wright, Peter
|
FF
|
86%
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Rushed
|
0
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
9
|
3
|
346
|
202
|
144
|
95
|
27
|
52
|
29
|
55
|
20
|
18
|
51
|
30
|
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
29
|
Ambrose, Patrick
|
CHB
|
91%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
12
|
Baguley, Mark
|
BPL
|
89%
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
14
|
11
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
16
|
Begley, Josh
|
INT
|
78%
|
2
|
1
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
2
|
Bellchambers, Tom
|
RU
|
84%
|
0
|
2
|
20
|
16
|
4
|
6
|
34
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
24
|
Bird, Craig
|
C
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
12
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
6
|
Daniher, Joe
|
FF
|
96%
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
8
|
Gleeson, Martin
|
HFFR
|
82%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
12
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
9
|
Goddard, Brendon
|
HBFL
|
85%
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
13
|
12
|
14
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
15
|
Green, Josh
|
WR
|
67%
|
1
|
2
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
36
|
Hartley, Michael
|
FB
|
89%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
|
21
|
Heppell, Dyson
(c)
|
RO
|
83%
|
1
|
0
|
24
|
15
|
9
|
8
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
26
|
Hooker, Cale
|
CHF
|
84%
|
2
|
2
|
19
|
8
|
11
|
9
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
47
|
Kelly, James
|
INT
|
80%
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
|
33
|
Laverde, Jayden
|
FPL
|
79%
|
0
|
3
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
43
|
McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony
|
HFFL
|
81%
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
1
|
McGrath, Andrew
|
INT
|
73%
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
13
|
12
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
45
|
McKenna, Conor
|
HBFR
|
82%
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
7
|
Merrett, Zach
|
WL
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
12
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
|
23
|
Myers, David
|
BPR
|
79%
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
11
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
3
|
Parish, Darcy
|
INT
|
70%
|
1
|
0
|
21
|
8
|
13
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
17
|
Stewart, James
|
FPR
|
81%
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
11
|
Zaharakis, David
|
RR
|
89%
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
23
|
15
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
15
|
|
Rushed
|
6
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
12
|
18
|
418
|
243
|
175
|
127
|
38
|
67
|
36
|
54
|
18
|
20
|
20
|
71
|
Legend
ToG%:
Time-on-Ground Percentage,
GL:
Goals,
BH:
Behinds,
DI:
Disposals,
KI:
Kicks,
HB:
Handballs,
MK:
Marks,
HO:
Hitouts,
TA:
Tackles,
CL:
Clearances,
CR:
Clangers,
FF:
Free Kicks For,
FA:
Free Kicks Against,
RF:
Rebounds Inside 50,
IF:
Inside 50s