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Blog log from R8 of 2026: Gold Coast vs Western Sydney

Blog log for Gold Coast vs Western Sydney, R8 of 2026

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Thomas intercepts at half back but his rebound kick turns over on members wing, Powell swerves around Daniels and roosts the first goal from 50m on a slight angle! (Q1 2:02)
Weller centres from the HFF to Powell at exactly the same spot as his last kick, set shot this time flies narrow to the left. (Q1 4:11)
Collins drops an intercept mark in the back pocket, crumb falls for Andrew but Collins’ second effort forces it to the left form 20m. (Q1 5:35)
Petracca sails through a long goal from near CHF. (Q1 6:32)
Callaghan’s clanger handball in the back pocket bounces to Petracca who centres for Anderson 30m out on a slight angle. Nando delivers the chicken dinner. (Q1 11:32)
Angwin fumbles a crumb deep in defence but Gulbin misses from 20m. (Q1 13:41)
O’Halloran kicks over Hogan’s head to the teeth of goal but Andrew and Weller combine to worry him off the crumb, rushed behind results. (Q1 14:26)
O’Halloran passes more traditionally to Hogan 45m out on a slight angle, who kicks to the right. (Q1 15:27)
Greene takes a link mark and passes to the pocket for Cadman to mark behind Collins, he also misses a tough shot from 35m. (Q1 19:51)
Noble shanks a rebound kick straight to Idun, eventually Coniglio marks on the boundary 35m out but also misses. (Q1 20:48)
Greene receives on a surge play in the pocket 15m out, gets challenged and tries a left-foot dribbler but it’s rather underwhelming and rolls narrow left. (Q1 22:50)
Callaghan has Cadman on his own on outer wing, he runs to 60m on a slight angle and goes himself with no one to aim it… bangs it through with pure skill despite Andrew’s lunge! (Q1 25:18)
Ash feeds Oliver who chip from 40m in front but misses. (Q1 24:14)
Lombard misses from half forward after the Gold Coast goes coast to coast from the kick in. (Q1 26:46)
Humphrey marks a Rioli pass over Whitfield 40m out on the flank but shoots near side left with a drop punt. (Q2 1:52)
Humphrey catches Aleer HTB on the boundary 20m, this one is a checkside off the right but swerves into the near right post. (Q2 3:45)
Davies feeds inside to Petracca from a throw-in towards the hotspot, Trac snaps off the left but it curls to the right. (Q2 5:08)
Anderson’s dump kick from a stoppage in defence is picked off by Angwin 45m out on a slight angle in front of Gulbin. Angwin tugs it narrow to the right off his left. (Q2 9:38)
Aleer catches Andrew HTB 35m out on the flank but he misses as well. (Q2 11:17)
Aleer and Andrew wrestle under a long ball to the hotspot but it’s Cadman who leaps in front of both of them to beat Adams for an impressive mark and goal. (Q2 13:22)
Play is a bit loose tonight in dewy conditions on a cow paddock of a ground, Angwin finds Fonti zoning up who goals on the run from 35m on the flank. (Q2 19:08)
Read marks 45m out on a slight angle, Laverde spitting chips about a push in the back before the contest and replay shows he was right to be shirty. Footy gods push it OOTF. (Q2 23:08)
On the end of a classic tsunami play, O’Halloran tugs his snap to the left from CHF. (Q2 25:12)
Himmelberg drops an intercept mark in the back pocket, Petracca crumbs and gives to King at the top of the square who avoids two GWS defenders to snap the goal off his left. (Q2 26:39)
Ugle-Hagan, after a very quiet first half, snaps the first goal of Q3 under pressure from 30m on the flank. (Q3 5:10)
Himmelberg misses from a set shot from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 7:11)
Petracca roves on the spin and snaps a quality finish off the right after a throw-in to 10m. (Q3 10:04)
Ugle-Hagan drifts across the front of the pack to mark a long Weller ball from members wing at the hotspot for his second goal. (Q3 13:25)
Thomas roves and feeds Gothard who rolls through a quality snap off the right from 30m. (Q3 15:10)
A late review from the ARC, but the score is confirmed. (Q3 16:10)
Andrew plays on to advantage from a contact free on outer wing, he lets fly from 55m on the flank but it’s narrow to the right. (Q3 16:40)
Read roves Noble’s snap attempt on the HFF but his snap rolls narrow to the left. (Q3 17:39)
O’Halloran passes from the centre to the flank 40m out for Hogan, who hasn’t been a lock at all with his set shot kicking of late… leaves this one to the right. (Q3 19:10)
Cadman receives from Stringer and snaps OOTF from a pack 20m out. (Q3 20:42)
Daniels kicks to the square from half forward, crumb falls off the hands of Andrew to Stringer on the behind line, no room to snap so he handballs to Hogan for the goal. (Q3 23:55)
Buckley’s dump kick is intercepted by Noble in front of Bedford 50m out on the flank. Noble’s kick falls on the goal line, big men fly… ruled a goal! (Q3 26:25)
Andrew barrels into the back of Greene 35m out on the flank and is aghast at being whistled for it, after the melee the Tractor gets up and kicks to the right. (Q3 28:00)
Greene fluffs a mark on the HFF just before the 3QT siren to spurn a golden chance for a red time score. (3 Qtr Time)
King catches a lumbering Buckley HTB near the behind post and curls his second goal in off the right. (3 Qtr Time)
Humphrey marks 50m out on a slight angle but shoots just to the right. (Q4 7:17)
Stringer is a Q4 big goal specialist and sails through another one from half forward after a feed from Oliver. (Q4 8:23)
Lombard marks at half forward but chooses to pass around the arc to Jeffrey on the other side 50m out on a slight angle. Jeffrey goes back for the set shot, and dobs it! (Q4 12:53)
GWS have been brave, but that’s just about the sealer in a low-scoring game, unless Stringer decides to pull an all-timer out of the package. (Q4 13:33)
Stringer stands up with strength in a tackle on the HFF to toepoke short to Bedford who snaps the goal from 30m! (Q4 14:31)
Long roves King’s contest at half forward but his kick is wayward, drops in the opposite pocket where Clohesy takes a clever mark then misses badly. (Q4 16:12)
Callaghan’s handball clanger stuffs up a tsunami play, big chance spurned there. (Q4 20:08)
Oliver gives Leake a hospital handball, Ugle-Hagan wins the HTB free 30m out on a slight angle for his third goal. (Q4 21:09)
Hogan marks a Coniglio pass from members wing to 40m on a slight angle in front of Andrew. Must kick this for the Giants… doesn’t. (Q4 23:34)
Collins’ pressured handball goes out for a lasso free on the HBF, Stringer hits the square, roved by Greene for a junk time goal. (Q4 25:19)
Ugle-Hagan gets a holding free on Laverde 45m out on the flank but misses near side left. (Q4 27:37)

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