2018 AFL Round 3: Gold Coast v Fremantle

This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 2018 between Gold Coast and Fremantle during round 3 of the 2018 AFL season. Gold Coast "hosted" Fremantle at Optus Stadium. Nat Fyfe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Stuart Dew and the visitors were coached by Ross Lyon.

Gold Coast
Back: J. Harbrow, R. Thompson, J. Joyce
Half-back: M. Rischitelli, S. May, K. Kolodjashnij
Centre: L. Weller, J. Lyons, A. Hall
Half-forward: J. Martin, T. Lynch, A. Young
Forward: B. Ainsworth, S. Day, A. Sexton
Follower: J. Witts, N. Holman, D. Swallow
Int.: B. Fiorini, P. Hanley, D. MacPherson, T. Miller

Fremantle
Back: N. Wilson, J. Hamling, L. Ryan
Half-back: C. Blakely, A. Pearce, A. Brayshaw
Centre: E. Langdon, L. Neale, S. Hill
Half-forward: A. Cerra, M. Crowden, H. Ballantyne
Forward: B. Banfield, M. Taberner, M. Walters
Follower: A. Sandilands, N. Fyfe (capt.), D. Mundy
Int.: M. Johnson, B. Matera, C. McCarthy, T. Sheridan

Gold Coast (10.8.68) were defeated by Fremantle (13.18.96).

Goalkickers
Gold Coast: S. Day (3), A. Sexton (3), J. Lyons (2), T. Lynch, J. Martin
Fremantle: C. McCarthy (3), H. Ballantyne (2), M. Walters (2), M. Crowden, N. Fyfe, B. Matera, D. Mundy, A. Sandilands, T. Sheridan

As a result of this match, Gold Coast were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Fremantle were then 10th on the ladder (up from 14th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2018 AFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Gold Coast v Fremantle
Date: Saturday 7 April 2018
Time: 2:35 PM
Venue: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 33,388

Match Results

Outcome: Gold Coast def. by Fremantle
Score: 10.8.68 - 13.18.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Gold Coast 2 . 1 6 . 4 9 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Fremantle 4 . 5 5 . 10 10 . 13 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Margin FREM by 16 level FREM by 12 FREM by 28 FREM by 28
Duration 29:58 29:06 31:13 30:02 2:00:19

Honour Roll

Coaches: Stuart Dew (Gold Coast), Ross Lyon (Fremantle)
Captains: unknown (Gold Coast), Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Hay (#20), S. McInerney (#30), N. Williamson (#22)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Nat Fyfe FREM 7 3
Michael Walters FREM 10 2
Jack Martin GCST 4 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Nat Fyfe FREM 7 10 2 0 0 0 0
Ed Langdon FREM 26 6 0 ? ? ? 0
Alex Pearce FREM 25 4 0 ? ? ? ?
Michael Walters FREM 10 4 0 ? ? ? ?
Lachie Neale FREM 27 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Aaron Sandilands FREM 31 2 0 0 0 1 0
Brandon Matera FREM 3 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Gold Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
9 Ainsworth, Ben FPL 82% 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 3
12 Day, Sam FF 85% 3 0 10 7 3 5 2 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
8 Fiorini, Brayden INT 81% 0 1 19 13 6 4 0 3 1 6 0 1 1 3
33 Hall, Aaron WR 78% 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
1 Hanley, Pearce INT 35% 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 1
5 Harbrow, Jarrod BPL 87% 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 0
39 Holman, Nick RR 87% 0 0 14 6 8 5 0 6 1 2 0 2 0 2
38 Joyce, Jesse BPR 88% 0 0 14 10 4 7 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 1
10 Kolodjashnij, Kade HBFR 77% 0 0 22 16 6 7 0 2 0 3 0 1 4 3
19 Lynch, Tom CHF 96% 1 1 11 9 2 4 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 3
25 Lyons, Jarryd C 78% 2 0 30 18 12 6 0 10 7 6 3 0 3 5
44 MacPherson, Darcy INT 84% 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 3
4 Martin, Jack HFFL 87% 1 2 21 13 8 6 0 1 3 7 2 1 1 2
17 May, Steven CHB 92% 0 0 15 10 5 6 0 3 0 4 1 1 7 0
11 Miller, Touk INT 77% 0 0 19 9 10 3 0 6 5 3 3 1 0 4
35 Rischitelli, Michael HBFL 84% 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
6 Sexton, Alex FPR 82% 3 0 12 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
24 Swallow, David RO 79% 0 0 21 14 7 4 0 6 2 6 1 3 3 3
16 Thompson, Rory FB 90% 0 0 13 11 2 6 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1
14 Weller, Lachie WL 82% 0 2 19 14 5 7 0 1 4 3 0 0 4 4
28 Witts, Jarrod RU 82% 0 0 11 8 3 3 27 0 1 4 1 1 0 0
15 Young, Aaron HFFR 85% 0 2 13 9 4 2 0 3 1 5 2 2 0 3
Rushed 0
Total (22 players) 10 8 324 220 104 95 29 59 29 72 22 21 39 46

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
1 Ballantyne, Hayden HFFR 81% 2 0 18 10 8 4 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 3
41 Banfield, Bailey FPL 80% 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 1 1
19 Blakely, Connor HBFL 83% 0 0 21 13 8 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1
8 Brayshaw, Andrew HBFR 61% 0 2 7 4 3 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1
5 Cerra, Adam HFFL 75% 0 0 10 9 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
12 Crowden, Mitch CHF 81% 1 1 13 7 6 6 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 4
7 Fyfe, Nat (c) RR 88% 1 2 38 20 18 5 0 8 14 7 2 3 2 7
21 Hamling, Joel FB 83% 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 2
32 Hill, Stephen WR 84% 0 0 18 10 8 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 3 2
37 Johnson, Michael INT 83% 0 0 11 9 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
26 Langdon, Ed WL 78% 0 1 27 21 6 5 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 9
3 Matera, Brandon INT 76% 1 1 15 9 6 7 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2
23 McCarthy, Cam INT 88% 3 1 17 11 6 7 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 4
16 Mundy, David RO 81% 1 1 23 11 12 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2
27 Neale, Lachie C 78% 0 2 29 13 16 5 0 1 7 3 1 0 1 3
25 Pearce, Alex CHB 96% 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 1
38 Ryan, Luke BPR 87% 0 0 21 14 7 5 0 1 0 2 2 2 7 1
31 Sandilands, Aaron RU 83% 1 1 14 5 9 4 33 0 3 9 0 5 0 0
11 Sheridan, Tom INT 69% 1 0 14 8 6 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0
20 Taberner, Matt FF 94% 0 3 18 12 6 7 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 1
10 Walters, Michael FPR 86% 2 1 23 16 7 4 1 6 1 6 3 3 1 6
14 Wilson, Nathan BPL 84% 0 0 18 12 6 3 0 2 2 4 1 1 5 4
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 13 18 387 232 155 105 38 53 37 55 21 22 34 59

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

Player Line-Up

Gold Coast Coach: Stuart Dew
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 N. Wilson 21 J. Hamling 38 L. Ryan 28 J. Witts 8 B. Fiorini
6 A. Sexton 12 S. Day 9 B. Ainsworth 39 N. Holman 1 P. Hanley
FORWARD 24 D. Swallow 44 D. MacPherson
HALF-BACK

11 T. Miller
19 C. Blakely 25 A. Pearce 8 A. Brayshaw



15 A. Young 19 T. Lynch 4 J. Martin



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



26 E. Langdon 27 L. Neale 32 S. Hill



33 A. Hall 25 J. Lyons 14 L. Weller FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 31 A. Sandilands 37 M. Johnson
HALF-FORWARD 7 N. Fyfe (c) 3 B. Matera
5 A. Cerra 12 M. Crowden 1 H. Ballantyne 16 D. Mundy 23 C. McCarthy
10 K. Kolodjashnij 17 S. May 35 M. Rischitelli

11 T. Sheridan
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



41 B. Banfield 20 M. Taberner 10 M. Walters



38 J. Joyce 16 R. Thompson 5 J. Harbrow



BACK



Fremantle Coach: Ross Lyon

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GCST Sam Day goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 00:32
FREM Hayden Ballantyne goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 04:37
FREM Brandon Matera behind 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 07:25
GCST Alex Sexton goal 2.0.12 - 1.1.7 09:27
FREM Mitch Crowden behind 2.0.12 - 1.2.8 15:38
FREM David Mundy goal 2.0.12 - 2.2.14 17:02
GCST Aaron Young behind 2.1.13 - 2.2.14 18:02
FREM Tom Sheridan goal 2.1.13 - 3.2.20 19:04
FREM Aaron Sandilands behind 2.1.13 - 3.3.21 21:33
FREM Lachie Neale behind 2.1.13 - 3.4.22 22:19
FREM Rushed behind 2.1.13 - 3.5.23 25:01
FREM Mitch Crowden goal 2.1.13 - 4.5.29 28:55
Q2 GCST Jack Martin behind 2.2.14 - 4.5.29 02:51
GCST Sam Day goal 3.2.20 - 4.5.29 04:46
GCST Alex Sexton goal 4.2.26 - 4.5.29 06:38
FREM Rushed behind 4.2.26 - 4.6.30 08:12
FREM Matt Taberner behind 4.2.26 - 4.7.31 10:33
FREM Michael Walters goal 4.2.26 - 5.7.37 12:39
FREM Michael Walters behind 4.2.26 - 5.8.38 14:31
FREM Lachie Neale behind 4.2.26 - 5.9.39 16:34
GCST Tom Lynch behind 4.3.27 - 5.9.39 19:18
FREM Ed Langdon behind 4.3.27 - 5.10.40 20:28
GCST Lachie Weller behind 4.4.28 - 5.10.40 23:22
GCST Sam Day goal 5.4.34 - 5.10.40 24:31
GCST Jarryd Lyons goal 6.4.40 - 5.10.40 27:10
Q3 GCST Jack Martin behind 6.5.41 - 5.10.40 01:44
GCST Brayden Fiorini behind 6.6.42 - 5.10.40 02:22
GCST Alex Sexton goal 7.6.48 - 5.10.40 03:05
FREM Cam McCarthy goal 7.6.48 - 6.10.46 04:53
GCST Tom Lynch goal 8.6.54 - 6.10.46 06:37
FREM Nat Fyfe behind 8.6.54 - 6.11.47 10:06
FREM David Mundy behind 8.6.54 - 6.12.48 11:26
FREM Cam McCarthy goal 8.6.54 - 7.12.54 13:08
FREM Nat Fyfe goal 8.6.54 - 8.12.60 15:06
FREM Michael Walters goal 8.6.54 - 9.12.66 18:15
FREM Cam McCarthy behind 8.6.54 - 9.13.67 19:54
FREM Aaron Sandilands goal 8.6.54 - 10.13.73 24:00
GCST Jack Martin goal 9.6.60 - 10.13.73 25:50
GCST Aaron Young behind 9.7.61 - 10.13.73 28:42
Q4 FREM Matt Taberner behind 9.7.61 - 10.14.74 02:30
FREM Cam McCarthy goal 9.7.61 - 11.14.80 03:48
FREM Brandon Matera goal 9.7.61 - 12.14.86 05:17
FREM Matt Taberner behind 9.7.61 - 12.15.87 08:01
GCST Jarryd Lyons goal 10.7.67 - 12.15.87 14:50
FREM Andrew Brayshaw behind 10.7.67 - 12.16.88 19:20
FREM Andrew Brayshaw behind 10.7.67 - 12.17.89 19:58
FREM Nat Fyfe behind 10.7.67 - 12.18.90 21:49
FREM Hayden Ballantyne goal 10.7.67 - 13.18.96 23:07
GCST Lachie Weller behind 10.8.68 - 13.18.96 29:16