2025 AFL Elimination Final 2: Fremantle v Gold Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 2025 between Fremantle and Gold Coast in the second elimination final of the 2025 AFL season. Fremantle hosted Gold Coast at Optus Stadium. Alex Pearce captained the hosts. Noah Anderson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Justin Longmuir and the visitors were coached by Damien Hardwick.

Fremantle
Back: L. Ryan, B. Cox, A. Pearce (capt.)
Half-back: H. Chapman, K. Worner, J. Clark
Centre: J. O'Meara, S. Bolton, N. Erasmus
Half-forward: I. Dudley, P. Voss, M. Reid
Forward: J. Amiss, J. Treacy, M. Frederick
Follower: L. Jackson, C. Serong, A. Brayshaw
Int.: B. Banfield, S. Darcy, N. O'Driscoll, H. Young
Sub.: N. Fyfe

Gold Coast
Back: W. Powell, B. Uwland, S. Collins
Half-back: J. Noble, M. Andrew, D. Rioli
Centre: L. Weller, M. Rowell, B. Fiorini
Half-forward: T. Miller, B. Ainsworth, B. Humphrey
Forward: B. Long, J. Farrar, B. King
Follower: J. Witts, A. Davies, N. Anderson (capt.)
Int.: C. Budarick, S. Flanders, J. Jeffrey, E. Read
Sub.: D. Swallow

Fremantle (12.7.79) were defeated by Gold Coast (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Fremantle: P. Voss (3), I. Dudley (2), J. Treacy (2), J. Amiss, S. Bolton, N. Erasmus, L. Jackson, M. Reid
Gold Coast: B. Humphrey (3), C. Budarick (2), B. Long (2), M. Andrew, A. Davies, J. Farrar, B. Fiorini

As a result of this match, Gold Coast faced Brisbane Lions in the second semi final and Fremantle were eliminated (finishing 8th overall).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFL Season
Round: Elimination Final 2
Teams: Fremantle v Gold Coast
Date: Saturday 6 September 2025
Time: 5:35 PM
Venue: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 57,507

Match Results

Outcome: Fremantle def. by Gold Coast
Score: 12.7.79 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fremantle 1 . 2 5 . 2 8 . 4 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Gold Coast 1 . 6 8 . 9 9 . 13 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin GCST by 4 GCST by 25 GCST by 15 GCST by 1 GCST by 1
Duration 31:07 37:16 30:25 32:21 2:11:09

Honour Roll

Coaches: Justin Longmuir (Fremantle), Damien Hardwick (Gold Coast)
Captains: Alex Pearce (Fremantle), Noah Anderson (Gold Coast)

Player Statistics

Fremantle

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
24 Amiss, Jye FPL↓ 66% 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
41 Banfield, Bailey INT 64% 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 3 1
15 Bolton, Shai C 87% 1 1 15 8 7 1 0 6 5 9 2 6 0 1
8 Brayshaw, Andrew RO 83% 0 0 32 15 17 5 0 6 6 2 0 1 1 9
5 Chapman, Heath HBFL 88% 0 0 15 7 8 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1
6 Clark, Jordan HBFR 96% 0 0 20 11 9 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1
36 Cox, Brennan FB 91% 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 0
4 Darcy, Sean INT 64% 0 0 12 8 4 1 29 6 5 4 1 2 0 2
43 Dudley, Isaiah HFFL 61% 2 0 5 3 2 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 1
28 Erasmus, Neil WR 78% 1 0 18 10 8 2 0 6 5 2 2 0 1 1
32 Frederick, Michael FPR 82% 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
7 Fyfe, Nat SUB↑ 14% 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
9 Jackson, Luke RU 86% 1 1 18 8 10 3 12 8 2 0 1 0 1 4
30 O'Driscoll, Nathan INT 71% 0 0 12 5 7 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1
2 O'Meara, Jaeger WL 82% 0 0 9 3 6 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 0
25 Pearce, Alex (c) BPR 85% 0 0 13 7 6 8 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 0
16 Reid, Murphy HFFR 90% 1 1 20 10 10 2 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 6
13 Ryan, Luke BPL 91% 0 0 23 20 3 7 0 1 0 2 2 1 9 2
3 Serong, Caleb RR 81% 0 0 35 20 15 2 0 9 13 3 5 0 0 11
35 Treacy, Josh FF 94% 2 0 15 12 3 7 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 6
20 Voss, Patrick CHF 85% 3 0 9 6 3 4 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0
23 Worner, Karl CHB 85% 0 0 14 8 6 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 1
26 Young, Hayden INT 74% 0 0 28 14 14 1 0 3 7 1 1 0 0 6
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 12 7 346 198 148 71 41 76 49 56 18 22 36 59

N. Fyfe replaced J. Amiss.

Gold Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
9 Ainsworth, Ben CHF↓ 65% 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
15 Anderson, Noah (c) RO 92% 0 2 32 21 11 4 0 3 6 6 1 4 3 8
1 Andrew, Mac CHB 95% 1 0 20 8 12 8 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0
35 Budarick, Connor INT 76% 2 0 10 5 5 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 1
25 Collins, Sam BPR 100% 0 0 13 6 7 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 0
5 Davies, Alex RR 67% 1 0 19 4 15 0 0 7 6 2 1 1 3 1
50 Farrar, Jy FF 69% 1 0 9 4 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
8 Fiorini, Brayden WR 86% 1 1 14 8 6 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 2
3 Flanders, Sam INT 73% 0 0 14 7 7 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 2
19 Humphrey, Bailey HFFR 78% 3 1 10 8 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1
40 Jeffrey, Joel INT 72% 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 4 0 3 2 2 8 4
34 King, Ben FPR 90% 0 3 11 8 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4
22 Long, Ben FPL 79% 2 1 9 7 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 3
11 Miller, Touk HFFL 81% 0 0 18 8 10 4 0 11 3 1 0 0 2 2
2 Noble, John HBFL 79% 0 0 20 11 9 5 0 3 2 3 2 0 4 1
27 Powell, Wil BPL 82% 0 0 18 8 10 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1
20 Read, Ethan INT 64% 0 0 7 6 1 3 5 1 2 4 1 2 0 1
17 Rioli, Daniel HBFR 85% 0 0 13 6 7 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 5 0
18 Rowell, Matt C 89% 0 1 34 14 20 2 0 6 4 3 0 1 0 11
24 Swallow, David SUB↑ 18% 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 Uwland, Bodhi FB 88% 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 2 1 1 5 1 4 2
14 Weller, Lachie WL 82% 0 0 17 8 9 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 3
28 Witts, Jarrod RU 90% 0 0 21 6 15 1 44 3 8 7 1 2 0 1
Rushed 4
Total (23 players) 11 14 350 184 166 60 49 65 41 53 22 18 45 49

D. Swallow replaced B. Ainsworth.

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

Fremantle Coach: Justin Longmuir
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 W. Powell 32 B. Uwland 25 S. Collins 9 L. Jackson 41 B. Banfield
32 M. Frederick 35 J. Treacy 24 J. Amiss 3 C. Serong 4 S. Darcy
FORWARD 8 A. Brayshaw 30 N. O'Driscoll
HALF-BACK

26 H. Young
2 J. Noble 1 M. Andrew 17 D. Rioli

7 N. Fyfe
16 M. Reid 20 P. Voss 43 I. Dudley



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



14 L. Weller 18 M. Rowell 8 B. Fiorini



28 N. Erasmus 15 S. Bolton 2 J. O'Meara FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 28 J. Witts 35 C. Budarick
HALF-FORWARD 5 A. Davies 3 S. Flanders
11 T. Miller 9 B. Ainsworth 19 B. Humphrey 15 N. Anderson (c) 40 J. Jeffrey
6 J. Clark 23 K. Worner 5 H. Chapman

20 E. Read
HALF-BACK

24 D. Swallow
FORWARD



22 B. Long 50 J. Farrar 34 B. King



25 A. Pearce (c) 36 B. Cox 13 L. Ryan



BACK



Gold Coast Coach: Damien Hardwick

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GCST Noah Anderson behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 00:12
GCST Brayden Fiorini behind 0.0.0 - 0.2.2 01:55
GCST Ben Long behind 0.0.0 - 0.3.3 04:13
FREM Patrick Voss goal 1.0.6 - 0.3.3 06:29
GCST Ben Long goal 1.0.6 - 1.3.9 12:29
GCST Rushed behind 1.0.6 - 1.4.10 14:17
GCST Ben King behind 1.0.6 - 1.5.11 18:03
FREM Jye Amiss behind 1.1.7 - 1.5.11 20:11
FREM Michael Frederick behind 1.2.8 - 1.5.11 27:51
GCST Ben King behind 1.2.8 - 1.6.12 30:11
Q2 GCST Bailey Humphrey goal 1.2.8 - 2.6.18 00:55
FREM Jye Amiss goal 2.2.14 - 2.6.18 04:07
FREM Neil Erasmus goal 3.2.20 - 2.6.18 05:30
GCST Bailey Humphrey goal 3.2.20 - 3.6.24 06:53
GCST Connor Budarick goal 3.2.20 - 4.6.30 09:41
FREM Patrick Voss goal 4.2.26 - 4.6.30 11:32
GCST Rushed behind 4.2.26 - 4.7.31 16:44
FREM Murphy Reid goal 5.2.32 - 4.7.31 18:24
GCST Rushed behind 5.2.32 - 4.8.32 22:09
GCST Alex Davies goal 5.2.32 - 5.8.38 25:13
GCST Brayden Fiorini goal 5.2.32 - 6.8.44 27:53
GCST Bailey Humphrey goal 5.2.32 - 7.8.50 30:56
GCST Matt Rowell behind 5.2.32 - 7.9.51 33:48
GCST Connor Budarick goal 5.2.32 - 8.9.57 35:06
Q3 FREM Josh Treacy goal 6.2.38 - 8.9.57 00:35
GCST Ben Long goal 6.2.38 - 9.9.63 02:54
FREM Luke Jackson behind 6.3.39 - 9.9.63 06:49
FREM Murphy Reid behind 6.4.40 - 9.9.63 07:47
GCST Rushed behind 6.4.40 - 9.10.64 09:55
GCST Ben King behind 6.4.40 - 9.11.65 16:47
GCST Noah Anderson behind 6.4.40 - 9.12.66 20:32
FREM Isaiah Dudley goal 7.4.46 - 9.12.66 22:53
FREM Isaiah Dudley goal 8.4.52 - 9.12.66 25:45
GCST Bailey Humphrey behind 8.4.52 - 9.13.67 27:35
Q4 GCST Jy Farrar goal 8.4.52 - 10.13.73 00:28
FREM Shai Bolton goal 9.4.58 - 10.13.73 03:01
FREM Shai Bolton behind 9.5.59 - 10.13.73 06:36
FREM Patrick Voss goal 10.5.65 - 10.13.73 11:11
FREM Rushed behind 10.6.66 - 10.13.73 14:18
FREM Josh Treacy goal 11.6.72 - 10.13.73 18:08
FREM Rushed behind 11.7.73 - 10.13.73 22:08
FREM Luke Jackson goal 12.7.79 - 10.13.73 24:13
GCST Mac Andrew goal 12.7.79 - 11.13.79 28:06
GCST David Swallow behind 12.7.79 - 11.14.80 30:05