Rowell gives Powell a hospital handball at a stoppage at the Bomber hotspot, Gresham’s tackle causes a cough up handball that sits up in the square for El-Hawli to volley the goal! (Q1 1:53)
Petracca misses from a stoppage near the Suns hotspot. (Q1 3:35)
Rowell releases Petracca to run ahead of Caldwell up members wing to the flank 50m out and bounce through a trademark quality finish off the right. (Q1 5:08)
McGrath drives long from the centre to the advantage of May to mark over Collins 15m out in front, he converts. (Q1 8:56)
Robey kicks from outer wing to Caddy who storms to the HFF and kicks to the fat side pocket for Duursma to mark over Read and goal from 20m. (Q1 11:36)
Rowell sharks Caldwell at the next centre contest and spots up Walter 40m out for the quick replying goal. (Q1 13:03)
Tsatas plays on to advantage on outer wing after another turnover forced by a tackle in midfield, he passes to Kako 30m out on a slight angle who kicks truly. (Q1 15:10)
Roberts slips over at half back and coughs up the ball in a dangerous position, Rowell sets up Lombard to pass to Long 10m out for the turnover score… a poster! (Q1 21:35)
Ridley intercepts Collins’ rebound kick 55m out on a slight angle and has a lash from the set shot, but hooks it into the left behind post OOTF. (Q1 24:20)
Gold Coast go coast to coast from the kick in but Walter receives from Graham and blazes OOTF from 10m under pressure. (Q1 25:02)
Long keeps his feet to rove at CHF after contesting with Blakiston, he passes short to King to mark over Ridley 30m out on the flank for his first goal. (Q1 27:54)
Gold Coast sweeps forward from the centre through Rowell and Powell, Long curls in a quality snap off the right from 30m on the flank to give them the lead. (Q1 29:54)
Rowell reefs out the next clearance by hand, Graham beats Farrow in a ground battle on the HFF and pokes a pass to the hotspot for Long to mark and goal again. (Q1 30:54)
Powell misses a long snap. (Q2 0:35)
Noble burns the ball by foot to Langford on rebound, Ridley passes to Gresham 40m out on the flank who plays on and curls in the goal off the right. (Q2 2:14)
Weller gets tackled in the forward pocket but stands up with strength and scrubs a centring ball off his left to Read 20m out for a goal. (Q2 4:49)
Powell toepokes the next centre clearance, Humphrey kicks long to the square towards Andrew from 55m but the ball flies over his head to the left for a point. (Q2 6:15)
Quick turnover after the kick in, Humphrey marks in the pocket 25m out but misses narrow to the left. (Q2 6:36)
Read kicks off a step from 55m on the flank, pack forms in the square but it floats into the near right post. (Q2 7:41)
Miller swerves through traffic for a snap from 35m on a slight angle on yet another turnover from the kick in, that one lies to the left. (Q2 8:14)
Wright handballs straight to Rowell after roving his own contest to the next kick in on members wing, Rowell kicks to Humphrey 30m out on a slight angle, who misses right. (Q2 9:00)
Humphrey kicks long over Reid to King at the hotspot on the end of a rebound around members wing started by Collins. King pops through his second goal. (Q2 14:46)
Humphrey roves and blazes from 50m on the flank but that one hooks ac ross the face and OOTF to the left. (Q2 16:46)
May takes a nice link mark in front of Ballard on outer wing and hits the lead of Wright in front of Andrew 40m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q2 18:11)
Edwards gives to Durham after the Dons win the next centre clearance, Durham baulks out of a tackle and gives a Joe the Goose special back to Edwards for the goal. (Q2 19:36)
Long has Petracca over the back to mark and turn into the open goal for his second after a poor kick clanger on rebound to outer wing by Farrow. (Q2 23:16)
Durham beats Noble in a ground battle near the hotspot and gives wide to Robey who blazes right and OOTF from the pocket. (Q2 24:45)
Plenty of tall Suns there for a repeat inside 50 kick by Edwards to 30m on the flank but May marks over Ballard and steers through his second goal. (Q2 25:47)
Merrett roves then bounces to true CHF after the next centre contest and rams through another one for the Bombers in Q2 red time to bring the margin back to a kick! (Q2 27:17)
Weller is penalised for falling in the back of Duursma at the Bomber hotspot. HT siren sounds, this for an unlikely lead… the Archer shoots straight! (Q2 30:12)
King marks a Petracca pass 30m out for the first goal of Q3 to restore Gold Coast’s lead. (Q3 2:24)
Gresham jinks onto the left boot and snaps high from the pocket 20m out after the Bombers get a rare centre clearance, but that one floats across the face to the left. (Q3 3:50)
Read marks deep over Langford and plays on into the open goal. (Q3 4:29)
Merrett marks in front of Rioli 45m out in the corridor but shoots to the left. (Q3 5:47)
Long tries to kick very long to Andrew in the square from outer side but shanks it somewhat for a behind to the left. (Q3 8:06)
Langord is loose behind the ball, he intercepts on the wing and switches to the centre for Day-Wicks, long ball to Merrett who gives to Kako for the goal from 15m. (Q3 13:23)
Parish hits the hotspot after the next centre contest, crumb falls for Jeffrey but his pressured handball falls for McGrath who grubbers the go-ahead goal! (Q3 13:55)
Caddy misses a low-percentage snap off a step from 20m on the boundary to push the margin out to a straight kick. (Q3 17:33)
Robey bounces through his first senior goal from the flank 50m out, and celebrates with a big leap! (Q3 19:48)
Petracca out the front of the next centre contest, give to Miller riding shotgun, bang from true CHF for the instant replying goal. (Q3 20:46)
Centre contests are producing plenty of scores today, Caldwell marks 35m out on the flank and thumps through another quality finish for the Dons! (Q3 22:39)
That goal was caused by Parish earning a holding free on Rowell. (Q3 23:03)
Miller kicks a chaos ball inside 50 from members wing, Rogers is favoured by the bounce to rove and goal from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 25:04)
Day-Wicks’ switch on rebound doesn’t work, Andrew passes to Petracca 45m out who goals to level the scores again. (Q3 27:26)
Graham halves a contest against two Bombers in the pocket, crumb spills out to Zeke Uwland who puts the Suns back in front from 20m. (Q3 29:24)
Long kicks high to the teeth of goal from the pocket, two Dons there but they combine to spoil it down to the goal line where Walter volleys the goal with a flying left boot! (Q3 31:04)
McKay and Day-Wicks were the two Essendon defenders there, probably young ADW at fault again. (Q3 31:49)
After Zeke Uwland intercepts in front of Day-Wicks on outer wing, Petracca marks a Rioli pass 40m out on the flank but doesn’t score. (Q3 34:06)
Weller bounces through a goal from the flank 40m out after the Suns open with another centre clearance win. (Q4 2:34)
May takes a link mark on outer side, Robey and Gresham fight on the ground to set up Edwards to run into the open goal! (Q4 3:00)
Caddy leaps for a mark at the hotspot to mark a kick from the centre by McGrath, he goals. (Q4 3:40)
After a Rogers kick turns over on outer wing, Robey sails through his second goal from 45m in front. (Q4 11:15)
Weller baulks past Day-Wicks and curls in a nice finish off the right from 30m in the pocket. (Q4 12:15)
Reid is whistled for a hold on Walter in a marking contest 25m out on a slight angle. Walter shanks horribly left and OOTF. (Q4 14:05)
King marks 40m out on the flank but leaves his drop punt narrow to the right. (Q4 15:19)
Powell intercepts in the centre and hits up King 35m out in the corridor. Essendon have been more than gallant, but this is a big swing… King misses left. (Q4 20:00)
Caldwell receives from Durham running through half forward but fumbles and puts himself under pressure and then misses to the left from 40m. (Q4 21:35)
Farrow gives to Caldwell who blazes across the face from 40m on the flank. (Q4 21:47)
Read marks a long King kick from members wing in the pocket 20m out in front of Duursma, he starts celebrating but then realises it missed. (Q4 24:21)
Powell roves and shoots from a ball up 55m out on a slight angle. ball flies across the face to the right. (Q4 26:21)
Walter draws a high contact free on Langford 40m out in the pocket but also misses. (Q4 27:21)
Bodhi Uwland’s spoil prevent a Caddy mark inside 50 to help ice the game. (Q4 28:06)
Roberts gets a repeat inside 50 kick from outer side but that’s OOTF. Dons almost out of time. (Q4 28:21)
Wright roves deep in the pocket but fumbles and eventually snaps narrow to the right from near the behind post. (Q4 29:39)
