2026 AFL Season Round 23: Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 2026 between Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast during round twenty-three of the 2026 season of the Australian Football League. Greater Western Sydney hosted Gold Coast at Corroboree Group Manuka Oval. 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 (11.11.77) were defeated by Gold Coast (11.13.79).

Match Details

Season: 2026 AFL Season
Round: Round 23
Teams: Greater Western Sydney v Gold Coast
Date: Sunday 9 August 2026
Time: 1:10 PM
Venue: Corroboree Group Manuka Oval
Attendance: 5,814

Match Results

Outcome: Greater Western Sydney def. by Gold Coast
Score: 11.11.77 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Greater Western Sydney 2 . 4 3 . 7 8 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Gold Coast 3 . 4 5 . 5 10 . 8 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin GCST by 6 GCST by 10 GCST by 12 GCST by 2 GCST by 2
Duration 32:32 31:04 36:01 34:27 2:14:04

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 Greene
Coach: Adam Kingsley

Gold Coast

Captain: Noah Anderson
Coach: Damien Hardwick

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Matt Rowell GCST 18 3
Touk Miller GCST 11 2
Toby Greene GWSY 4 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1

Player Statistics

Greater Western Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
9 Angwin, Ryan WL 76% 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 1 4
7 Ash, Lachie HBFR 87% 0 0 20 15 5 3 0 1 1 3 1 2 9 1
14 Bedford, Toby HFFR 24% 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2
32 Briggs, Kieren INT 67% 0 1 12 7 5 2 23 3 5 6 2 1 2 4
46 Brown, Callum FPR 91% 1 2 15 10 5 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 1
5 Cadman, Aaron FF 96% 2 0 12 6 6 0 0 1 0 6 1 2 0 3
3 Coniglio, Stephen HFFL 79% 1 0 19 14 5 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 2
38 Delana, Josaia INT 80% 1 0 20 15 5 3 0 3 4 1 2 1 1 5
37 Fonti, Joe INT 85% 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 6 1 7 0 1 1 0
4 Greene, Toby (c) RR 87% 2 0 18 13 5 0 0 7 8 5 2 2 0 7
35 Gruzewski, Max CHF 93% 2 0 11 6 5 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 2
43 Hamilton, Riley INT 75% 0 1 10 7 3 1 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 3
27 Himmelberg, Harry CHB 77% 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 3
39 Idun, Connor BPR 100% 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 4 2 3 0 1 3 3
25 Laverde, Jayden BPL 20% 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1
41 Madden, Nick RU 58% 0 0 5 2 3 0 19 2 1 3 0 1 1 2
33 O'Halloran, Xavier INT 89% 0 0 15 8 7 0 0 5 8 3 1 2 1 2
10 Oliver, Clayton C 84% 0 0 23 13 10 3 0 6 3 3 1 1 1 2
24 Rowston, Harry RO 77% 0 0 22 13 9 3 0 2 4 5 1 2 3 4
20 Stringer, Jake FPL 93% 1 2 8 5 3 0 0 8 0 5 2 0 0 3
15 Taylor, Sam FB 91% 0 0 7 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
1 Thomas, Harvey WR 90% 1 1 20 11 9 1 0 2 4 3 1 2 3 0
6 Whitfield, Lachie HBFL 81% 0 0 26 20 6 7 0 3 2 3 0 0 7 4
Rushed 4
Total (23 players) 11 11 321 200 121 36 42 85 45 73 20 20 36 58

Gold Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
15 Anderson, Noah (c) C 85% 0 0 24 18 6 0 0 10 9 7 1 0 5 4
1 Andrew, Mac BPL 97% 0 0 13 9 4 8 0 3 0 3 1 1 3 0
10 Ballard, Charlie BPR 90% 0 0 10 9 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 Clohesy, Sam INT 73% 0 0 17 6 11 0 0 6 2 2 0 1 4 0
50 Farrar, Jy INT 49% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
39 Gulbin, Lachlan HFFR 62% 1 2 10 8 2 4 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 1
19 Humphrey, Bailey RO 85% 2 2 19 10 9 2 0 3 4 3 0 3 0 3
16 Jeffrey, Joel INT 76% 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 2
34 King, Ben FPR 74% 2 0 9 3 6 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3
8 Lombard, Leo INT 79% 1 0 23 8 15 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 2 1
22 Long, Ben HFFL 77% 0 1 9 7 2 1 0 4 0 4 1 2 1 0
11 Miller, Touk WR 84% 3 0 23 14 9 5 0 9 3 2 2 0 2 4
23 Moyle, Ned RU 86% 0 0 11 3 8 1 60 2 7 3 2 1 5 1
2 Noble, John HBFR 86% 0 0 16 14 2 4 0 6 1 3 2 1 1 5
3 Petracca, Christian FPL 75% 0 0 14 7 7 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 1
27 Powell, Wil CHB 86% 1 0 18 12 6 5 0 7 1 2 2 1 3 4
20 Read, Ethan CHF 82% 0 1 13 8 5 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 0 0
17 Rioli, Daniel HBFL 81% 0 0 21 11 10 4 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 2
29 Rogers, Jake INT 67% 0 1 7 4 3 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2
18 Rowell, Matt RR 83% 0 0 40 28 12 4 0 16 17 6 1 1 3 10
6 Uwland, Bodhi FB 89% 0 0 20 15 5 7 0 4 0 4 2 2 9 1
32 Uwland, Zeke WL 54% 0 0 13 7 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 1 2
4 Walter, Jed FF 79% 1 1 9 3 6 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
Rushed 5
Total (23 players) 11 13 353 214 139 60 63 90 53 67 20 20 47 48

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

Greater Western Sydney Coach: Adam Kingsley
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
1 M. Andrew 6 B. Uwland 10 C. Ballard 41 N. Madden 32 K. Briggs
46 C. Brown 5 A. Cadman 20 J. Stringer 4 T. Greene (c) 38 J. Delana
FORWARD 24 H. Rowston 37 J. Fonti
HALF-BACK

43 R. Hamilton
17 D. Rioli 27 W. Powell 2 J. Noble

33 X. O'Halloran
14 T. Bedford 35 M. Gruzewski 3 S. Coniglio



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



32 Z. Uwland 15 N. Anderson (c) 11 T. Miller



1 H. Thomas 10 C. Oliver 9 R. Angwin FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 N. Moyle 33 S. Clohesy
HALF-FORWARD 18 M. Rowell 50 J. Farrar
22 B. Long 20 E. Read 39 L. Gulbin 19 B. Humphrey 16 J. Jeffrey
7 L. Ash 27 H. Himmelberg 6 L. Whitfield

8 L. Lombard
HALF-BACK

29 J. Rogers
FORWARD



3 C. Petracca 4 J. Walter 34 B. King



39 C. Idun 15 S. Taylor 25 J. Laverde



BACK



Gold Coast Coach: Damien Hardwick

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GCST Ben Long behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 00:44
GCST Lachlan Gulbin behind 0.0.0 - 0.2.2 01:35
GCST Ben King goal 0.0.0 - 1.2.8 03:03
GCST Rushed behind 0.0.0 - 1.3.9 04:32
GWSY Harvey Thomas goal 1.0.6 - 1.3.9 10:39
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 1.1.7 - 1.3.9 14:40
GWSY Jake Stringer behind 1.2.8 - 1.3.9 15:01
GWSY Max Gruzewski goal 2.2.14 - 1.3.9 16:36
GCST Lachlan Gulbin goal 2.2.14 - 2.3.15 19:45
GWSY Riley Hamilton behind 2.3.15 - 2.3.15 24:52
GCST Bailey Humphrey behind 2.3.15 - 2.4.16 26:17
GWSY Callum Brown behind 2.4.16 - 2.4.16 28:01
GCST Touk Miller goal 2.4.16 - 3.4.22 30:19
Q2 GWSY Kieren Briggs behind 2.5.17 - 3.4.22 03:24
GWSY Rushed behind 2.6.18 - 3.4.22 08:15
GCST Touk Miller goal 2.6.18 - 4.4.28 11:55
GCST Lachlan Gulbin behind 2.6.18 - 4.5.29 18:11
GWSY Toby Greene goal 3.6.24 - 4.5.29 19:45
GWSY Rushed behind 3.7.25 - 4.5.29 25:56
GCST Wil Powell goal 3.7.25 - 5.5.35 29:58
Q3 GCST Leo Lombard goal 3.7.25 - 6.5.41 00:51
GWSY Toby Greene goal 4.7.31 - 6.5.41 02:24
GWSY Aaron Cadman goal 5.7.37 - 6.5.41 06:51
GCST Bailey Humphrey goal 5.7.37 - 7.5.47 08:39
GCST Rushed behind 5.7.37 - 7.6.48 12:22
GWSY Callum Brown goal 6.7.43 - 7.6.48 13:27
GWSY Aaron Cadman goal 7.7.49 - 7.6.48 15:36
GCST Ben King goal 7.7.49 - 8.6.54 18:39
GCST Jed Walter behind 7.7.49 - 8.7.55 20:01
GWSY Max Gruzewski goal 8.7.55 - 8.7.55 23:50
GCST Jake Rogers behind 8.7.55 - 8.8.56 27:04
GCST Touk Miller goal 8.7.55 - 9.8.62 30:36
GWSY Rushed behind 8.8.56 - 9.8.62 33:22
GCST Jed Walter goal 8.8.56 - 10.8.68 34:11
Q4 GWSY Harvey Thomas behind 8.9.57 - 10.8.68 01:40
GWSY Rushed behind 8.10.58 - 10.8.68 02:41
GWSY Stephen Coniglio goal 9.10.64 - 10.8.68 03:29
GCST Rushed behind 9.10.64 - 10.9.69 07:55
GCST Bailey Humphrey goal 9.10.64 - 11.9.75 08:47
GWSY Jake Stringer goal 10.10.70 - 11.9.75 11:14
GCST Bailey Humphrey behind 10.10.70 - 11.10.76 17:34
GCST Rushed behind 10.10.70 - 11.11.77 20:49
GCST Ethan Read behind 10.10.70 - 11.12.78 22:14
GCST Rushed behind 10.10.70 - 11.13.79 23:15
GWSY Callum Brown behind 10.11.71 - 11.13.79 33:33
GWSY Josaia Delana goal 11.11.77 - 11.13.79 34:24