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Blog log from R10 of 2026: Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide

Blog log for Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide, R10 of 2026

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Petracca roves on the HFF and gives off to Graham who snaps the first goal on the burst from 45m. (Q1 1:32)
Mackinlay stands up in a Rowell tackle after receiving on outer wing and sees space to run into, he bounces twice to the flank 50m out and bangs through a pearler! (Q1 5:43)
Anastasopoulos just evades a chase from Andrew to scrub a kick from the HFF to Richards 35m out on a slight angle, who shanks to the right and OOTF. (Q1 7:43)
Berry skids in intelligent low pass through the Gold Coast zone to Georgiades who gathers and goals from the top of the square. (Q1 9:13)
Moyle roves the next centre clearance from Anderson and grubbers through a nice snap from 15m. (Q1 10:13)
Richards misses a snap from the pocket. (Q1 12:35)
Lombard drops a wobbler inside 50 from Humphrey 40m out on a slight angle, Watkins on his hammer but he regathers and snaps the goal. (Q1 14:13)
Walter taps inboard instead of trying to mark over Ratugolea on members wing, Lombard roves and kicks over Aliir to King for the goal from the hotspot. (Q1 15:44)
Butters receives from Anastasopoulos and passes low and hard from the HFF to Whitlock in the pocket 20m out, who misses. (Q1 18:56)
Walter receives deep in the pocket but slips and gives off to Gulbin who jinks and screws in a nice finish off the right from 25m. (Q1 21:29)
Lombard jinks at half forward and passes short and wide to the flank for Gulbin 45m out, who misses near side left. (Q1 25:14)
Farrell kicks long to the pocket for Georgiades to lead Collins for a mark 30m out, but the set shot nicks the outside of the near left post. (Q1 26:48)
Walter roves and shoots over his shoulder in one motion from 20m on a slight angle… narrow to the left. (Q1 28:24)
Drew marks a Horne-Francis pass 50m out on a slight angle, dithers and has to take the set shot after the QT siren. His kick looks as tired as the players out there in the heat. (Q1 30:44)
Visentini taps the inside 50 kick by Burgoyne for Berry to run onto, fumbles but gets a holding free on Jeffrey, goal from 20m. (Q2 0:33)
Andrew is in three minds bouncing out of defence and ends up choosing door number four which is handballing straight to Horne-Francis, who snaps to the left from 40m. (Q2 5:29)
Jeffrey gets a set shot from 50m on a slight angle, his drop punt starts rightish and fades left over the goal umpire’s peaked cap. (Q2 7:18)
Anastasopoulos misses a soccer attempt to a loose footy 25m out on a slight angle, the chasing Rioli overruns it allowing Durdin to gather and goal. (Q2 8:48)
Richards marks a Berry pass from the HFF on the boundary 30m out, his curling set shot brings the margin back within a kick. (Q2 15:08)
Mackinlay hits the crumb from a Georgiades contest deep in the pocket and zips into the open goal to put Port into the lead! (Q2 17:49)
Walter roves Rowell’s centre clearance and delivers a lovely left-foot snap for a goal for the Suns to regain the lead. (Q2 18:59)
Lombard centres from the pocket to the fat side winger Noble 30m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q2 20:29)
Petracca gets nutmegged by a crumb in the pocket but Aliir fumbles it back to him, Trac sails through a torpedo off a step from 20m! (Q2 22:49)
Moyle marks an Andrew kick from outer wing to 40m on a slight angle, beating two smalls. His set shot is a peach. Suns kicking away again! (Q2 25:49)
Lorenz is penalised under the stand rule on the HBF to turn a low-percentage play into an easy goal for Zeke Uwland from the line. (Q2 28:19)
Miller passes short to Lombard 45m out in the corridor after a rather spacious rebound by the Suns, who are making Port look gassed already. Leo shanks right and OOTF. (Q2 30:34)
Goals to Walter and Bodhi Uwland have blown the margin out further, we are in junk time now. (Q3 8:25)
Mackinlay catches Andrew HTB 45m out and gives off to Farrell who sails through a trademark left-foot howitzer! (Q3 15:27)
Rowell roves and shoots from half forward, bounces to the right but ump pays a downfield free against Horne-Francis for a push in the back, Moyle checksides his third goal! (Q3 16:50)
Lombard receives from Holman and rams a low snap into the right post from near the hotspot. (Q3 18:15)
Durdin just misses to the right from a set shot 45m out on a slight angle. (Q3 20:39)
Humphrey marks on the boundary 30m out and misses the lot. (Q3 25:20)
Georgiades misses yet another medium-range set shot from a free kick. (Q4 6:03)
King drops Petracca’s pass, regathers and misses from the hotspot. Everyone gassed. (Q4 10:38)
Berry gets a pushing free in a pack 10m out for a goal to enliven the sweaty proceedings. (Q4 13:45)
Richards roves and gets a free on Holman for a dump tackle, he converts from 35m. (Q4 15:44)
Durdin misses a tough snap from the boundary 25m out. (Q4 18:14)
Richards curls in another nice finish after Port locks the ball in their forward 50 for some stoppages. (Q4 19:14)
Butters clears from the centre, Horne-Francis centres from the pocket, Rowell catches Richards high at the hotspot, Richard hits the right post! (Q4 20:44)
Anastasopoulos’ high snap lands in the square, Whitlock roves and snaps to the left. (Q4 22:01)
Andrew drops an intercept mark 20m out, crumb falls for Georgiades who tries a bicycle kick at the top of the square… just to the left as well! (Q4 23:15)
Bodhi Uwland takes a big relieving mark one out with Horne-Francis to help ice a game that had started looking shaky. (Q4 25:10)
Walter roves with Visentini on his hammer and bounces through a high-quality snap off his left from 30m. That’s the sealer, even though enough time had elapsed anyway. (Q4 28:16)

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