Noble intercepts on members wing, long ball to the pocket where King marks over May 20m out but misses. (Q1 2:48)
Long marks a short pass in front of Howes 45m out on a slight angle and draws in a nice set shot from right to left for the first goal. (Q1 5:03)
Humphrey misses a set shot from 40m on the flank across the face to the left. (Q1 7:36)
Miller lasers a pass to the lead of King well in front of May from members wing to 25m on a slight angle, but King hits the right post. (Q1 10:04)
Langdon hears footsteps at half back and fumbles a ground ball, spillage to Long who feeds Jeffrey for the goal from 35m. (Q1 14:00)
Melksham gathers hard in the pocket 25m out and tries a Daicos special past Andrew, turns the right way but Powell gets back on the line to touch it through. (Q1 17:27)
Clohesy marks untouched in the pocket 25m out as the Demon defence looks disinterested, but the set shot is narrow to the right. (Q1 18:37)
Tholstrup intercepts on members wing but his switch kick is in turn picked off by Walter, 50m penalty against Langford ensures the goal from the square. (Q1 20:06)
After winning a HTB free on Pickett after the next bounce, Humphrey is then the target inside 50 to mark near the hotspot and convert. One-way traffic on the Goldie. (Q1 23:03)
Humphrey marks at half forward after the next bounce but chooses a short pass to Miller, no mark but Oliver is whistled for an arm chop, goal from 35m. (Q1 25:02)
Melbourne is almost literally witches hats on transition, Long marks a Rioli pass in the centre and goes to the flank 40m out for Ainsworth, who misses near side right. (Q1 28:21)
Viney clears from the first bounce of Q2, Jeffrey roves 35m out but waits a moment too long and is mown down from behind by Petty charging out from the square. Petty hits the post. (Q2 0:59)
Petty gets another chance with a snap from 35m on the flank, he curls that one in off the right boot in fine style. (Q2 2:58)
Read snaps to the right from a pack at the hotspot. (Q2 5:30)
May is unlucky to be penalised for some soft contact on King in a marking contest 25m out on the flank, King steers through the goal regardless. (Q2 7:19)
Gawn down to Petracca at his feet at a throw-in to 30m but the screwing snap is narrow to the left. (Q2 9:29)
Melksham curls in a quality set shot from the boundary 40m out. (Q2 15:42)
Long converts another long set shot to restart Gold Coast’s scoreboard dominance. (Q2 20:45)
Pickett clears from the next bounce, Gawn marks 35m out in front in a contest with Witts as they both ran forward, he kicks straight. (Q2 22:46)
Pickett loses a boot after the next bounce but receives on the outside and passes to Melksham 40m out in front, he also kicks straight. Demons have woken up in Q2! (Q2 24:29)
King marks a high Miller kick from the HFF to the top of the square over a big pack for his second goal. (Q2 29:00)
Melksham swings through another quality set shot from 50m on a slight angle for his third goal of the quarter! (Q2 33:00)
Melksham snaps wide to the left from mid-range to kick off Q3 scoring. (Q3 2:09)
Salem gives a hospital handball to Oliver in the back pocket, Long catches Clarry HTB 15m out but his curling set shot doesn’t curl early enough. (Q3 3:06)
Pickett hits the crumb from a Jefferson contest 30m out on the flank ahead of a flat-footed Powell and snaps a classic opportunist goal. (Q3 5:06)
Clohesy receives from Rowell on members wing and hits the lead of Read 40m out on a slight angle ahead of Rivers, set shot is a peach. (Q3 6:42)
After an Oliver handball clanger at a stoppage on the HFF, Gold Coast whips the ball around outer wing on the switch via Noble and Ainsworth to King on the HFF, kick wide but… (Q3 9:37)
Walter marks over Rivers next to the opposite behind post… then he misses his kick as well. (Q3 9:37)
Budarick worries Bowey off a crumb in attack, Suns handball around to find Humphrey who snaps the goal from 30m on the flank. (Q3 10:56)
A clash between May and Ainsworth on the HFF starts a melee, while the fight is happening Ainsworth plays on to advantage into the open goal! (Q3 12:37)
Fritsch marks just inside 50m on a slight angle and gets a bronxie for his lack of impact, but then gets a cheer for a nice set shot. (Q3 16:09)
Flanders receives from Rowell at the next bounce and feeds Fiorini for the pass to King 40m out on a slight angle… who shanks horribly to the left and OOTF. (Q3 17:53)
Weller roves a rebound kick to a contest at half forward and goes quick to the top of the square where May is outnumbered, King shepherds for Ainsworth to mark and goal. (Q3 19:28)
Miller to Flanders to Budarick out of the centre, it’s a downhill game and that’s another schuss to the Suns! (Q3 21:22)
Melksham marks a Rivers pass 45m out on a slight angle, shows signs of cramp and misses near side right. (Q3 23:07)
Petracca bounces a mid-range snap across the face to the right from a pack. (Q3 26:29)
Jefferson is as surprised as anyone when a crumb comes off his boot towards goal from the pocket 15m out but it dribbles across the face to the right. (Q3 32:40)
Walter and Rivers chase a Humphrey kick to grass on the HFF, Walter keeps his feet to beat Rivers to the drop, jink inside and curl in a lovely goal off the right from 25m. (Q3 33:08)
Petracca passes from the first bounce of Q4 to Melksham to mark behind Andrew 40m out on the flank but miss near side right. (Q4 0:51)
Read marks Miller’s pass to the pocket 25m out in front of Turner but misses. (Q4 1:47)
Fritsch passes very short to Jefferson to be paid a mark in front of Collins 35m out on the boundary, his checkside attempt is not far away but just misses. (Q4 3:47)
Fiorini roves in the pocket and passes to the corridor 40m out for Anderson, who has had a quiet day under the Langdon tag and doesn’t score with a bit of a shank. (Q4 5:02)
The ump sees Collins contact Melksham off the ball 20m out in front but Milk’s hurried free kick is skewed to the left, disappointingly. (Q4 9:47)
Pickett has two Suns to compete against for a long Melksham ball to the square, keeps his feet and has time for a fumble before drop-kicking the goal. (Q4 10:23)
Chandler’s tap in the centre makes a slingshot play work, Lindsay has Melksham over the back of Andrew for the downhill goal. (Q4 12:18)
Fritsch is over the back on the HFF to mark, turn and shoot from 30m… narrow to the left. (Q4 15:46)
Pickett receives from Gawn, has a scoot and passes from the centre to Fritsch 35m out on the flank, he doesn’t miss this one. (Q4 16:23)
Pickett sails through some more junk from half forward. (Q4 16:23)
Melksham drops a Bowey pass 40m out in front but gets a ticky-touchwood contact free on Uwland. He tugs the set shot to the left. (Q4 16:23)
Long takes a link mark on the HFF with hard gut run and bombs to the top of the square where King beats May yet again to mark and boot the sealer. (Q4 23:53)
Long marks on the lead 35m out on the flank, his set shot is off hands for a behind. (Q4 25:22)
Tholstrup kicks over Andrew to Melksham at the top of the square for his fifth goal, deep in junk time. (Q4 26:53)
Sharp marks a short Petracca pass 35m out after the next bounce, but misses to the left. (Q4 28:20)
