2025 AFL Season Round 16: Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 2025 between Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast during round sixteen of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League.
Greater Western Sydney hosted Gold Coast at ENGIE Stadium.
Toby Greene captained the hosts.
Noah Anderson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Adam Kingsley and the visitors were coached by Damien Hardwick.
Greater Western Sydney (16.10.106) defeated Gold Coast (14.15.99).
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Greater Western Sydney
v
Gold Coast
Date:
Sunday 22 June 2025
Time:
1:10 PM
Venue:
ENGIE Stadium
Attendance:
10,504
Match Results
Outcome:
Greater Western Sydney
def.
Gold Coast
Score:
16.10.106 - 14.15.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Greater Western Sydney | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Gold Coast | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | GCST by 23 | GCST by 13 | GCST by 22 | GWSY by 7 | GWSY by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 36:41 | 31:57 | 31:14 | 37:09 | 2:17:01 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Greater Western Sydney) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Gold Coast) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Greater Western Sydney
Captain: Toby GreeneCoach: Adam Kingsley
Gold Coast
Captain: Noah AndersonCoach: Damien Hardwick
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Rowell | GCST | 18 | 3 |
| Tom Green | GWSY | 12 | 2 |
| Noah Anderson | GCST | 15 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Player Statistics
Greater Western Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 21 | Aleer, Leek | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Angwin, Ryan | WL | 69% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Ash, Lachie | HBFR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 14 | Bedford, Toby | C | 74% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Brown, Callum | INT | 76% | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | Buckley, Jack | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Cadman, Aaron | CHF | 77% | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Callaghan, Finn | RR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 37 | Fonti, Joe | BPR | 77% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Green, Tom | RO | 80% | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Greene, Toby (c) | FPR | 86% | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | Himmelberg, Harry | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Hogan, Jesse | FF | 88% | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Idun, Connor | BPL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Jones, Darcy | HFFR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Kelly, Josh | WR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 41 | Madden, Nick | RU | 68% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | O'Halloran, Xavier | HFFL | 92% | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Riccardi, Jake | INT | 67% | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Rowston, Harry | INT | 70% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Stringer, Jake | SUB↑ | 55% | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Thomas, Harvey | FPL | 85% | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Whitfield, Lachie | HBFL↓ | 19% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 16 | 10 | 342 | 189 | 153 | 75 | 34 | 89 | 37 | 62 | 15 | 24 | 53 | 44 | |||
J. Stringer replaced L. Whitfield.
Gold Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ainsworth, Ben | HFFL | 88% | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Anderson, Noah (c) | RO | 87% | 2 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | Andrew, Mac | FB | 94% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Budarick, Connor | INT | 76% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Clohesy, Sam | WL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Collins, Sam | BPR | 96% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Fiorini, Brayden | WR | 72% | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Flanders, Sam | CHF | 81% | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Holman, Nick | SUB↑ | 19% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Humphrey, Bailey | HFFR | 81% | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 40 | Jeffrey, Joel | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | King, Ben | FPR | 76% | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Long, Ben | FPL | 79% | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Miller, Touk | RR | 87% | 2 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Noble, John | HBFL | 86% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Powell, Wil | CHB | 80% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Read, Ethan | INT↓ | 58% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Rioli, Daniel | HBFR | 88% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Rowell, Matt | C | 87% | 0 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 32 | Uwland, Bodhi | BPL | 91% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Walter, Jed | FF | 59% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Weller, Lachie | INT | 69% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Witts, Jarrod | RU | 89% | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 14 | 15 | 398 | 191 | 207 | 54 | 56 | 64 | 42 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 28 | 68 | |||
N. Holman 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
| Greater Western Sydney | Coach: Adam Kingsley | ||||||||||||||
| BACK | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||||
| 32 | B. Uwland | 1 | M. Andrew | 25 | S. Collins | 41 | N. Madden | 46 | C. Brown | ||||||
| 4 | T. Greene (c) | 23 | J. Hogan | 1 | H. Thomas | 17 | F. Callaghan | 27 | H. Himmelberg | ||||||
| FORWARD | 12 | T. Green | 26 | J. Riccardi | |||||||||||
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| 2 | J. Noble | 27 | W. Powell | 17 | D. Rioli |
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| 2 | D. Jones | 5 | A. Cadman | 33 | X. O'Halloran |
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| 33 | S. Clohesy | 18 | M. Rowell | 8 | B. Fiorini |
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| 22 | J. Kelly | 14 | T. Bedford | 9 | R. Angwin | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 28 | J. Witts | 35 | C. Budarick | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 11 | T. Miller | 40 | J. Jeffrey | |||||||||||
| 9 | B. Ainsworth | 3 | S. Flanders | 19 | B. Humphrey | 15 | N. Anderson (c) | 20 | E. Read | ||||||
| 7 | L. Ash | 44 | J. Buckley | 6 | L. Whitfield |
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| 22 | B. Long | 4 | J. Walter | 34 | B. King |
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| 37 | J. Fonti | 21 | L. Aleer | 39 | C. Idun |
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| Gold Coast | Coach: Damien Hardwick | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | GCST | Ben Long goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 00:23 |
| GCST | Noah Anderson goal | 0.0.0 | - | 2.0.12 | 03:06 | |
| GCST | Touk Miller goal | 0.0.0 | - | 3.0.18 | 04:18 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey behind | 0.0.0 | - | 3.1.19 | 05:55 | |
| GCST | Ben Ainsworth goal | 0.0.0 | - | 4.1.25 | 06:59 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 0.0.0 | - | 4.2.26 | 12:59 | |
| GCST | Ben Long behind | 0.0.0 | - | 4.3.27 | 14:02 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi goal | 1.0.6 | - | 4.3.27 | 15:33 | |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 1.1.7 | - | 4.3.27 | 16:45 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi goal | 2.1.13 | - | 4.3.27 | 17:04 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan goal | 3.1.19 | - | 4.3.27 | 21:53 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 3.1.19 | - | 5.3.33 | 23:54 | |
| GCST | Noah Anderson behind | 3.1.19 | - | 5.4.34 | 26:44 | |
| GCST | Daniel Rioli goal | 3.1.19 | - | 6.4.40 | 28:34 | |
| GCST | Matt Rowell behind | 3.1.19 | - | 6.5.41 | 29:47 | |
| GWSY | Callum Brown goal | 4.1.25 | - | 6.5.41 | 31:37 | |
| GCST | Ben Ainsworth goal | 4.1.25 | - | 7.5.47 | 32:45 | |
| GCST | Jed Walter behind | 4.1.25 | - | 7.6.48 | 35:31 | |
| Q2 | GCST | Bailey Humphrey behind | 4.1.25 | - | 7.7.49 | 05:43 |
| GWSY | Tom Green behind | 4.2.26 | - | 7.7.49 | 09:55 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey goal | 4.2.26 | - | 8.7.55 | 11:27 | |
| GWSY | Xavier O'Halloran behind | 4.3.27 | - | 8.7.55 | 16:49 | |
| GWSY | Jesse Hogan goal | 5.3.33 | - | 8.7.55 | 18:03 | |
| GCST | Ben Long behind | 5.3.33 | - | 8.8.56 | 21:08 | |
| GWSY | Aaron Cadman goal | 6.3.39 | - | 8.8.56 | 23:14 | |
| GWSY | Harvey Thomas behind | 6.4.40 | - | 8.8.56 | 26:37 | |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 6.5.41 | - | 8.8.56 | 27:15 | |
| GWSY | Jake Riccardi behind | 6.6.42 | - | 8.8.56 | 30:41 | |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 6.7.43 | - | 8.8.56 | 31:20 | |
| Q3 | GCST | Ben Long behind | 6.7.43 | - | 8.9.57 | 01:16 |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 7.7.49 | - | 8.9.57 | 05:18 | |
| GCST | Jarrod Witts goal | 7.7.49 | - | 9.9.63 | 07:07 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 7.7.49 | - | 10.9.69 | 12:41 | |
| GCST | Ethan Read behind | 7.7.49 | - | 10.10.70 | 14:43 | |
| GWSY | Harvey Thomas goal | 8.7.55 | - | 10.10.70 | 16:45 | |
| GWSY | Rushed behind | 8.8.56 | - | 10.10.70 | 20:06 | |
| GCST | Brayden Fiorini behind | 8.8.56 | - | 10.11.71 | 23:21 | |
| GWSY | Tom Green behind | 8.9.57 | - | 10.11.71 | 24:35 | |
| GCST | Touk Miller goal | 8.9.57 | - | 11.11.77 | 26:05 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 8.9.57 | - | 11.12.78 | 27:28 | |
| GCST | Connor Budarick behind | 8.9.57 | - | 11.13.79 | 30:30 | |
| Q4 | GWSY | Aaron Cadman goal | 9.9.63 | - | 11.13.79 | 00:46 |
| GWSY | Toby Bedford goal | 10.9.69 | - | 11.13.79 | 04:30 | |
| GWSY | Tom Green goal | 11.9.75 | - | 11.13.79 | 06:39 | |
| GWSY | Aaron Cadman goal | 12.9.81 | - | 11.13.79 | 07:48 | |
| GCST | Brayden Fiorini goal | 12.9.81 | - | 12.13.85 | 10:52 | |
| GWSY | Jake Stringer goal | 13.9.87 | - | 12.13.85 | 16:18 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey behind | 13.9.87 | - | 12.14.86 | 18:20 | |
| GWSY | Aaron Cadman behind | 13.10.88 | - | 12.14.86 | 19:57 | |
| GWSY | Callum Brown goal | 14.10.94 | - | 12.14.86 | 22:03 | |
| GWSY | Toby Greene goal | 15.10.100 | - | 12.14.86 | 24:19 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey goal | 15.10.100 | - | 13.14.92 | 25:40 | |
| GWSY | Jake Stringer goal | 16.10.106 | - | 13.14.92 | 27:55 | |
| GCST | Ben King behind | 16.10.106 | - | 13.15.93 | 30:06 | |
| GCST | Noah Anderson goal | 16.10.106 | - | 14.15.99 | 34:20 | |