2025 AFL Season Round 21: Gold Coast v Brisbane Lions
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 2025 between Gold Coast and the Brisbane Lions during round twenty-one of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League.
Gold Coast hosted the Brisbane Lions at People First Stadium.
Noah Anderson captained the hosts.
With the presence of multiple Brisbane Lions co-captains, namely Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Damien Hardwick and the visitors were coached by Chris Fagan.
Gold Coast (20.10.130) defeated the Brisbane Lions (9.10.64).
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Gold Coast
v
Brisbane Lions
Date:
Saturday 26 July 2025
Time:
1:20 PM
Venue:
People First Stadium
Attendance:
20,833
Match Results
Outcome:
Gold Coast
def.
Brisbane Lions
Score:
20.10.130 - 9.10.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Gold Coast | 5 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 10 | 20 | . | 10 | (130) |
| Brisbane Lions | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | GCST by 16 | GCST by 33 | GCST by 58 | GCST by 66 | GCST by 66 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 33:29 | 32:57 | 32:00 | 33:51 | 2:12:17 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Gold Coast) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Brisbane Lions) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Gold Coast
Captain: Noah AndersonCoach: Damien Hardwick
Brisbane Lions
Captain: unknownCoach: Chris Fagan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Rowell | GCST | 18 | 3 |
| Noah Anderson | GCST | 15 | 2 |
| Ben Long | GCST | 22 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Player Statistics
Gold Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Adams, Oscar | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Ainsworth, Ben | HFFL | 84% | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Anderson, Noah (c) | RO | 84% | 1 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Andrew, Mac | FB | 93% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | Budarick, Connor | INT | 75% | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Collins, Sam | BPR↓ | 72% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Davies, Alex | C | 81% | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 50 | Farrar, Jy | FF | 76% | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Fiorini, Brayden | WR | 86% | 1 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Flanders, Sam | CHF | 85% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Holman, Nick | INT | 77% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Humphrey, Bailey | HFFR | 78% | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 40 | Jeffrey, Joel | INT | 80% | 0 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 34 | King, Ben | FPR | 86% | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Lombard, Leo | SUB↑ | 16% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Long, Ben | FPL | 84% | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Noble, John | HBFL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Powell, Wil | CHB | 89% | 0 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | Read, Ethan | INT | 69% | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Rowell, Matt | RR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 32 | Uwland, Bodhi | BPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Weller, Lachie | WL | 73% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Witts, Jarrod | RU | 85% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 20 | 10 | 436 | 212 | 224 | 75 | 52 | 77 | 52 | 53 | 18 | 19 | 43 | 64 | |||
L. Lombard replaced S. Collins.
Brisbane Lions
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ah Chee, Callum | FPR | 80% | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Andrews, Harris | CHB | 95% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashcroft, Levi | INT | 76% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Ashcroft, Will | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Bailey, Zac | HFFR | 73% | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Berry, Jarrod | WR | 82% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Cameron, Charlie | HFFL | 78% | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Dunkley, Josh | RR | 81% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Jaspa | WL | 85% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 32 | Fort, Darcy | INT | 85% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Gardiner, Darcy | FB | 85% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Hipwood, Eric | CHF | 84% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Lester, Ryan | BPR | 91% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Marshall, Sam | SUB↑ | 37% | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | McCluggage, Hugh | C | 86% | 1 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 46 | McInerney, Oscar | RU | 57% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | McKenna, Conor | HBFL↓ | 34% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Morris, Logan | FF | 81% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Neale, Lachie | RO | 87% | 1 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Rayner, Cam | FPL | 93% | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 37 | Starcevich, Brandon | HBFR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Wilmot, Darcy | INT | 86% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Zorko, Dayne | BPL | 75% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 10 | 364 | 205 | 159 | 63 | 51 | 73 | 40 | 61 | 19 | 18 | 43 | 53 | |||
S. Marshall replaced C. McKenna.
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
| Gold Coast | Coach: Damien Hardwick | ||||||||||||||
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| 15 | D. Zorko | 27 | D. Gardiner | 35 | R. Lester | 28 | J. Witts | 35 | C. Budarick | ||||||
| 34 | B. King | 50 | J. Farrar | 22 | B. Long | 18 | M. Rowell | 7 | N. Holman | ||||||
| FORWARD | 15 | N. Anderson (c) | 40 | J. Jeffrey | |||||||||||
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| 26 | C. McKenna | 31 | H. Andrews | 37 | B. Starcevich |
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| 19 | B. Humphrey | 3 | S. Flanders | 9 | B. Ainsworth |
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| 3 | J. Fletcher | 6 | H. McCluggage | 7 | J. Berry |
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| 8 | B. Fiorini | 5 | A. Davies | 14 | L. Weller | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 46 | O. McInerney | 10 | L. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 5 | J. Dunkley | 8 | W. Ashcroft | |||||||||||
| 23 | C. Cameron | 30 | E. Hipwood | 33 | Z. Bailey | 9 | L. Neale | 32 | D. Fort | ||||||
| 48 | O. Adams | 27 | W. Powell | 2 | J. Noble |
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| 16 | C. Rayner | 13 | L. Morris | 4 | C. Ah Chee |
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| 25 | S. Collins | 1 | M. Andrew | 32 | B. Uwland |
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| Brisbane Lions | Coach: Chris Fagan | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BRIL | Logan Morris behind | 0.0.0 | - | 0.1.1 | 00:57 |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.1.7 | 04:42 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 0.0.0 | - | 1.2.8 | 07:06 | |
| GCST | Brayden Fiorini goal | 1.0.6 | - | 1.2.8 | 11:06 | |
| GCST | Connor Budarick behind | 1.1.7 | - | 1.2.8 | 14:13 | |
| BRIL | Lachie Neale goal | 1.1.7 | - | 2.2.14 | 19:12 | |
| GCST | Connor Budarick goal | 2.1.13 | - | 2.2.14 | 21:29 | |
| GCST | Nick Holman goal | 3.1.19 | - | 2.2.14 | 22:41 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner behind | 3.1.19 | - | 2.3.15 | 24:10 | |
| GCST | Jy Farrar goal | 4.1.25 | - | 2.3.15 | 26:35 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 5.1.31 | - | 2.3.15 | 31:24 | |
| Q2 | GCST | Ben Long goal | 6.1.37 | - | 2.3.15 | 01:09 |
| BRIL | Hugh McCluggage goal | 6.1.37 | - | 3.3.21 | 05:33 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey goal | 7.1.43 | - | 3.3.21 | 10:33 | |
| BRIL | Eric Hipwood goal | 7.1.43 | - | 4.3.27 | 12:39 | |
| GCST | Wil Powell behind | 7.2.44 | - | 4.3.27 | 16:55 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 7.2.44 | - | 4.4.28 | 22:02 | |
| GCST | Jy Farrar goal | 8.2.50 | - | 4.4.28 | 24:11 | |
| GCST | Noah Anderson goal | 9.2.56 | - | 4.4.28 | 25:26 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey behind | 9.3.57 | - | 4.4.28 | 26:52 | |
| GCST | Ben Long goal | 10.3.63 | - | 4.4.28 | 29:10 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 10.3.63 | - | 4.5.29 | 31:03 | |
| BRIL | Rushed behind | 10.3.63 | - | 4.6.30 | 32:07 | |
| Q3 | GCST | Jy Farrar goal | 11.3.69 | - | 4.6.30 | 01:02 |
| GCST | Ben Ainsworth behind | 11.4.70 | - | 4.6.30 | 02:10 | |
| GCST | Ben Ainsworth goal | 12.4.76 | - | 4.6.30 | 03:22 | |
| GCST | Ben Long goal | 13.4.82 | - | 4.6.30 | 05:18 | |
| BRIL | Charlie Cameron behind | 13.4.82 | - | 4.7.31 | 10:17 | |
| GCST | Ben Long goal | 14.4.88 | - | 4.7.31 | 12:27 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey goal | 14.4.88 | - | 5.7.37 | 14:24 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey goal | 15.4.94 | - | 5.7.37 | 15:37 | |
| GCST | Ethan Read behind | 15.5.95 | - | 5.7.37 | 18:50 | |
| BRIL | Callum Ah Chee behind | 15.5.95 | - | 5.8.38 | 27:22 | |
| GCST | Ben Long behind | 15.6.96 | - | 5.8.38 | 30:50 | |
| Q4 | BRIL | Lachie Neale behind | 15.6.96 | - | 5.9.39 | 03:38 |
| GCST | Ben Ainsworth goal | 16.6.102 | - | 5.9.39 | 07:49 | |
| GCST | Bailey Humphrey goal | 17.6.108 | - | 5.9.39 | 10:53 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 17.6.108 | - | 6.9.45 | 12:52 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 17.7.109 | - | 6.9.45 | 14:59 | |
| GCST | Ethan Read behind | 17.8.110 | - | 6.9.45 | 16:06 | |
| BRIL | Sam Marshall goal | 17.8.110 | - | 7.9.51 | 16:50 | |
| BRIL | Zac Bailey behind | 17.8.110 | - | 7.10.52 | 19:40 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 17.8.110 | - | 8.10.58 | 22:10 | |
| GCST | Ethan Read goal | 18.8.116 | - | 8.10.58 | 24:04 | |
| GCST | Ben Ainsworth goal | 19.8.122 | - | 8.10.58 | 25:20 | |
| GCST | Ben King goal | 20.8.128 | - | 8.10.58 | 27:10 | |
| GCST | Joel Jeffrey behind | 20.9.129 | - | 8.10.58 | 29:30 | |
| BRIL | Cam Rayner goal | 20.9.129 | - | 9.10.64 | 31:04 | |
| GCST | Rushed behind | 20.10.130 | - | 9.10.64 | 33:23 | |