2024 AFL Season Round 7: Sydney v Gold Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 2024 between Sydney and Gold Coast during round seven of the 2024 season of the Australian Football League.
Sydney hosted Gold Coast at the SCG.
With the presence of multiple Gold Coast co-captains, namely Touk Miller and Jarrod Witts, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Longmire and the visitors were coached by Damien Hardwick.
Sydney (17.8.110) defeated Gold Coast (8.9.57).
Match Details
Season:
2024 AFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Sydney
v
Gold Coast
Date:
Sunday 21 April 2024
Time:
1:05 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
35,649
Match Results
Outcome:
Sydney
def.
Gold Coast
Score:
17.8.110 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sydney | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Gold Coast | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | SYDN by 25 | SYDN by 11 | SYDN by 43 | SYDN by 53 | SYDN by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:20 | 28:15 | 33:22 | 31:08 | 2:03:05 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Sydney) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Gold Coast) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Sydney
Captain: unknownCoach: John Longmire
Gold Coast
Captain: unknownCoach: Damien Hardwick
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Heeney | SYDN | 5 | 3 |
| Tom Papley | SYDN | 11 | 2 |
| Chad Warner | SYDN | 1 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blakey | SYDN | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodie Grundy | SYDN | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Heeney | SYDN | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Florent | SYDN | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Errol Gulden | SYDN | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin McInerney | SYDN | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Rowell | GCST | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Adams, Taylor | HFFR | 67% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 | Amartey, Joel | FF | 68% | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Blakey, Nick | BPL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 16 | Campbell, Braeden | SUB↑ | 9% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Cunningham, Harry | HBFL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Florent, Oliver | CHB | 84% | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 42 | Fox, Robbie | HFFL | 93% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Grundy, Brodie | RU | 79% | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Gulden, Errol | WL | 97% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Hayward, Will | FPR | 80% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Heeney, Isaac | RR | 78% | 1 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Jordon, James | WR | 81% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Lloyd, Jake | HBFR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | McCartin, Tom | FB | 87% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | McDonald, Logan | CHF | 85% | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | McInerney, Justin | INT | 86% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | McLean, Hayden | INT | 76% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Melican, Lewis | BPR↓ | 79% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Papley, Tom | FPL | 87% | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Roberts, Matt | INT | 81% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Rowbottom, James | RO | 77% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Warner, Chad | C | 77% | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Wicks, Sam | INT | 81% | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 17 | 8 | 367 | 205 | 162 | 103 | 38 | 73 | 33 | 59 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 57 | |||
B. Campbell replaced L. Melican.
Gold Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ainsworth, Ben | HFFL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Anderson, Noah | RR | 86% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Andrew, Mac | HBFR | 87% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Ballard, Charlie | FB | 90% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Berry, Tom | HFFR | 77% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | Clohesy, Sam | WR | 87% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Collins, Sam | BPR | 100% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Fiorini, Brayden | WL | 91% | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Flanders, Sam | CHB | 87% | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Graham, Will | INT | 75% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Holman, Nick | INT | 81% | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Humphrey, Bailey | RO | 78% | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | King, Ben | FF | 86% | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Lukosius, Jack | BPL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Miller, Touk | C | 79% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 27 | Powell, Wil | HBFL | 75% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | Read, Ethan | CHF↓ | 55% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Rogers, Jake | FPR | 76% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Rowell, Matt | FPL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Swallow, David | SUB↑ | 25% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Uwland, Bodhi | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Walter, Jed | INT | 67% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Witts, Jarrod | RU | 82% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 8 | 9 | 333 | 192 | 141 | 85 | 37 | 62 | 30 | 59 | 19 | 15 | 40 | 49 | |||
D. Swallow replaced E. Read.
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
| Sydney | Coach: John Longmire | ||||||||||||||
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| 13 | J. Lukosius | 10 | C. Ballard | 25 | S. Collins | 4 | B. Grundy | 27 | J. McInerney | ||||||
| 9 | W. Hayward | 36 | J. Amartey | 11 | T. Papley | 5 | I. Heeney | 2 | H. McLean | ||||||
| FORWARD | 8 | J. Rowbottom | 34 | M. Roberts | |||||||||||
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| 27 | W. Powell | 3 | S. Flanders | 31 | M. Andrew |
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| 3 | T. Adams | 6 | L. McDonald | 42 | R. Fox |
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| 8 | B. Fiorini | 11 | T. Miller | 33 | S. Clohesy |
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| 17 | J. Jordon | 1 | C. Warner | 21 | E. Gulden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 28 | J. Witts | 26 | W. Graham | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 15 | N. Anderson | 7 | N. Holman | |||||||||||
| 9 | B. Ainsworth | 20 | E. Read | 16 | T. Berry | 19 | B. Humphrey | 32 | B. Uwland | ||||||
| 44 | J. Lloyd | 13 | O. Florent | 7 | H. Cunningham |
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| 18 | M. Rowell | 34 | B. King | 29 | J. Rogers |
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| 43 | L. Melican | 30 | T. McCartin | 22 | N. Blakey |
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| Gold Coast | Coach: Damien Hardwick | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | SYDN | Joel Amartey goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 01:56 |
| SYDN | Brodie Grundy behind | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:15 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 2.1.13 | - | 0.0.0 | 06:24 | |
| SYDN | Isaac Heeney goal | 3.1.19 | - | 0.0.0 | 08:37 | |
| SYDN | Hayden McLean behind | 3.2.20 | - | 0.0.0 | 12:07 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 3.2.20 | - | 0.1.1 | 15:54 | |
| GCST | Sam Clohesy goal | 3.2.20 | - | 1.1.7 | 17:46 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.1.7 | 19:40 | |
| SYDN | Sam Wicks goal | 4.3.27 | - | 1.1.7 | 21:58 | |
| GCST | Brayden Fiorini behind | 4.3.27 | - | 1.2.8 | 23:46 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 5.3.33 | - | 1.2.8 | 26:34 | |
| Q2 | GCST | Wil Powell behind | 5.3.33 | - | 1.3.9 | 01:45 |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey goal | 5.3.33 | - | 2.3.15 | 06:43 | |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald behind | 5.4.34 | - | 2.3.15 | 08:41 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey behind | 5.4.34 | - | 2.4.16 | 11:14 | |
| GCST | Nick Holman behind | 5.4.34 | - | 2.5.17 | 16:03 | |
| GCST | Jed Walter goal | 5.4.34 | - | 3.5.23 | 20:15 | |
| Q3 | SYDN | Will Hayward goal | 6.4.40 | - | 3.5.23 | 02:08 |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald goal | 7.4.46 | - | 3.5.23 | 05:46 | |
| GCST | Touk Miller goal | 7.4.46 | - | 4.5.29 | 09:16 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 7.4.46 | - | 5.5.35 | 12:25 | |
| SYDN | Justin McInerney behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.5.35 | 16:06 | |
| SYDN | Joel Amartey goal | 8.5.53 | - | 5.5.35 | 17:18 | |
| GCST | Mac Andrew behind | 8.5.53 | - | 5.6.36 | 19:53 | |
| SYDN | Sam Wicks goal | 9.5.59 | - | 5.6.36 | 21:46 | |
| SYDN | Oliver Florent behind | 9.6.60 | - | 5.6.36 | 24:13 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley goal | 10.6.66 | - | 5.6.36 | 26:23 | |
| GCST | Nick Holman behind | 10.6.66 | - | 5.7.37 | 27:51 | |
| SYDN | Tom Papley behind | 10.7.67 | - | 5.7.37 | 29:39 | |
| SYDN | Chad Warner goal | 11.7.73 | - | 5.7.37 | 30:20 | |
| SYDN | Sam Wicks behind | 11.8.74 | - | 5.7.37 | 31:38 | |
| SYDN | Joel Amartey goal | 12.8.80 | - | 5.7.37 | 33:16 | |
| Q4 | SYDN | James Jordon goal | 13.8.86 | - | 5.7.37 | 03:46 |
| SYDN | Will Hayward goal | 14.8.92 | - | 5.7.37 | 06:02 | |
| SYDN | Brodie Grundy goal | 15.8.98 | - | 5.7.37 | 08:06 | |
| GCST | Jed Walter behind | 15.8.98 | - | 5.8.38 | 13:50 | |
| GCST | Noah Anderson goal | 15.8.98 | - | 6.8.44 | 14:32 | |
| SYDN | Joel Amartey goal | 16.8.104 | - | 6.8.44 | 20:26 | |
| GCST | Tom Berry behind | 16.8.104 | - | 6.9.45 | 22:07 | |
| GCST | Brayden Fiorini goal | 16.8.104 | - | 7.9.51 | 22:42 | |
| SYDN | Logan McDonald goal | 17.8.110 | - | 7.9.51 | 25:45 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 17.8.110 | - | 8.9.57 | 30:06 | |