2023 AFL Season Round 9: West Coast v Gold Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 2023 between West Coast and Gold Coast during round nine of the 2023 season of the Australian Football League.
West Coast hosted Gold Coast at Optus Stadium.
The hosts were coached by Adam Simpson and the visitors were coached by Stuart Dew.
West Coast (6.7.43) were defeated by Gold Coast (16.17.113).
Match Details
Season:
2023 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
West Coast
v
Gold Coast
Date:
Friday 12 May 2023
Time:
6:40 PM
Venue:
Optus Stadium
Attendance:
36,219
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def. by
Gold Coast
Score:
6.7.43 - 16.17.113
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| West Coast | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Gold Coast | 3 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Margin | GCST by 5 | GCST by 50 | GCST by 39 | GCST by 70 | GCST by 70 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 29:40 | 32:48 | 29:32 | 32:58 | 2:04:58 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (West Coast) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Gold Coast) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
West Coast
Captain: unknownCoach: Adam Simpson
Gold Coast
Captain: unknownCoach: Stuart Dew
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Rowell | GCST | 18 | 3 |
| Noah Anderson | GCST | 15 | 2 |
| Ben King | GCST | 34 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Rowell | GCST | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Ballard | GCST | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben King | GCST | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Noah Anderson | GCST | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Witts | GCST | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Duggan | WCST | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Swallow | GCST | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Allen, Oscar | FF | 88% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Barrass, Tom | FB | 99% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Clark, Greg | WL | 93% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Darling, Jack | CHF | 71% | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Duggan, Liam | BPR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 42 | Edwards, Harry | HBFL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Edwards, Luke | SUB↑ | 42% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Foley, Luke | INT | 85% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Gaff, Andrew | RO | 85% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Ginbey, Reuben | INT | 73% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Hough, Brady | HFFL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Hunt, Jayden | HBFR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Jamieson, Callum | FPL | 70% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jones, Jamaine | WR↓ | 43% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Kelly, Tim | C | 80% | 1 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | O'Neill, Xavier | HFFR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Petruccelle, Jack | FPR | 72% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Rotham, Josh | CHB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Sheed, Dom | RR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Waterman, Jake | INT | 90% | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | West, Connor | INT | 80% | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Williams, Bailey | RU | 81% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Witherden, Alex | BPL | 79% | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 6 | 7 | 293 | 172 | 121 | 75 | 40 | 83 | 30 | 51 | 22 | 14 | 47 | 31 | |||
L. Edwards replaced J. Jones.
Gold Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Anderson, Noah | RO | 80% | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | Andrew, Mac | BPR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Atkins, Rory | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Ballard, Charlie | CHB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Berry, Tom | HFFL | 77% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Chol, Mabior | FPR | 78% | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Collins, Sam | FB | 96% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Davies, Alex | INT | 72% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Day, Sam | FPL | 82% | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Ellis, Brandon | WR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Fiorini, Brayden | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | Humphrey, Bailey | INT | 67% | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | King, Ben | FF | 90% | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Lemmens, Sean | BPL↓ | 59% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Lukosius, Jack | CHF | 85% | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 44 | MacPherson, Darcy | HBFL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | Oea, Hewago | WL | 84% | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Powell, Wil | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Rosas, Malcolm | HFFR | 78% | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Rowell, Matt | RR | 78% | 1 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Swallow, David | C | 76% | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Tsitas, James | SUB↑ | 22% | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Witts, Jarrod | RU | 75% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 16 | 17 | 330 | 210 | 120 | 91 | 52 | 67 | 41 | 53 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 63 | |||
J. Tsitas replaced S. Lemmens.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| West Coast | Coach: Adam Simpson | ||||||||||||||
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| 23 | S. Lemmens | 25 | S. Collins | 31 | M. Andrew | 32 | B. Williams | 29 | L. Foley | ||||||
| 21 | J. Petruccelle | 12 | O. Allen | 40 | C. Jamieson | 4 | D. Sheed | 7 | R. Ginbey | ||||||
| FORWARD | 3 | A. Gaff | 2 | J. Waterman | |||||||||||
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| 44 | D. MacPherson | 10 | C. Ballard | 27 | W. Powell |
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| 31 | J. Jones | 11 | T. Kelly | 39 | G. Clark | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 28 | J. Witts | 2 | R. Atkins | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 18 | M. Rowell | 5 | A. Davies | |||||||||||
| 16 | T. Berry | 13 | J. Lukosius | 41 | M. Rosas | 15 | N. Anderson | 8 | B. Fiorini | ||||||
| 5 | J. Hunt | 35 | J. Rotham | 42 | H. Edwards |
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| 12 | S. Day | 34 | B. King | 1 | M. Chol |
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| 14 | L. Duggan | 37 | T. Barrass | 23 | A. Witherden |
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| Gold Coast | Coach: Stuart Dew | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GCST | Matt Rowell goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 07:19 |
| WCST | Connor West goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.0.6 | 09:28 | |
| GCST | Ben King behind | 1.0.6 | - | 1.1.7 | 11:56 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey goal | 1.0.6 | - | 2.1.13 | 12:52 | |
| WCST | Jack Darling behind | 1.1.7 | - | 2.1.13 | 14:52 | |
| WCST | Tim Kelly goal | 2.1.13 | - | 2.1.13 | 18:39 | |
| GCST | Noah Anderson behind | 2.1.13 | - | 2.2.14 | 23:47 | |
| WCST | Jake Waterman behind | 2.2.14 | - | 2.2.14 | 25:05 | |
| WCST | Jamaine Jones behind | 2.3.15 | - | 2.2.14 | 27:13 | |
| GCST | Mabior Chol goal | 2.3.15 | - | 3.2.20 | 28:17 | |
| Q2 | GCST | Rushed behind | 2.3.15 | - | 3.3.21 | 01:17 |
| WCST | Oscar Allen goal | 3.3.21 | - | 3.3.21 | 03:41 | |
| GCST | Jack Lukosius goal | 3.3.21 | - | 4.3.27 | 05:23 | |
| GCST | Malcolm Rosas goal | 3.3.21 | - | 5.3.33 | 08:03 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 3.3.21 | - | 6.3.39 | 11:22 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 3.3.21 | - | 7.3.45 | 13:08 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 3.3.21 | - | 7.4.46 | 14:54 | |
| WCST | Rushed behind | 3.4.22 | - | 7.4.46 | 16:16 | |
| GCST | Jack Lukosius behind | 3.4.22 | - | 7.5.47 | 18:24 | |
| GCST | Malcolm Rosas behind | 3.4.22 | - | 7.6.48 | 19:37 | |
| GCST | Mabior Chol goal | 3.4.22 | - | 8.6.54 | 21:00 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 3.4.22 | - | 9.6.60 | 24:12 | |
| WCST | Rushed behind | 3.5.23 | - | 9.6.60 | 25:58 | |
| GCST | Jack Lukosius goal | 3.5.23 | - | 10.6.66 | 28:39 | |
| GCST | Malcolm Rosas behind | 3.5.23 | - | 10.7.67 | 29:51 | |
| GCST | David Swallow goal | 3.5.23 | - | 11.7.73 | 31:20 | |
| Q3 | WCST | Greg Clark goal | 4.5.29 | - | 11.7.73 | 03:43 |
| WCST | Jack Petruccelle goal | 5.5.35 | - | 11.7.73 | 04:54 | |
| WCST | Tim Kelly behind | 5.6.36 | - | 11.7.73 | 09:36 | |
| WCST | Rushed behind | 5.7.37 | - | 11.7.73 | 17:22 | |
| GCST | Alex Davies behind | 5.7.37 | - | 11.8.74 | 17:56 | |
| GCST | Sam Day behind | 5.7.37 | - | 11.9.75 | 18:55 | |
| GCST | Mabior Chol behind | 5.7.37 | - | 11.10.76 | 23:00 | |
| Q4 | GCST | Sam Day goal | 5.7.37 | - | 12.10.82 | 00:44 |
| GCST | Malcolm Rosas behind | 5.7.37 | - | 12.11.83 | 02:35 | |
| WCST | Oscar Allen goal | 6.7.43 | - | 12.11.83 | 04:51 | |
| GCST | James Tsitas goal | 6.7.43 | - | 13.11.89 | 08:35 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 6.7.43 | - | 13.12.90 | 11:09 | |
| GCST | David Swallow goal | 6.7.43 | - | 14.12.96 | 14:27 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 6.7.43 | - | 15.12.102 | 16:25 | |
| GCST | James Tsitas goal | 6.7.43 | - | 16.12.108 | 19:42 | |
| GCST | Ben King behind | 6.7.43 | - | 16.13.109 | 21:43 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey behind | 6.7.43 | - | 16.14.110 | 25:21 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 6.7.43 | - | 16.15.111 | 29:19 | |
| GCST | Hewago Oea behind | 6.7.43 | - | 16.16.112 | 30:04 | |
| GCST | Ben King behind | 6.7.43 | - | 16.17.113 | 32:27 | |