30 vs 98 
| Date | Time | League | Season | Match Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2021 | 3:20 pm | Australian Football League | 2021 | 22 |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Goals | Behinds | Total | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | Loss |
| Essendon | 2.2 | 8.8 | 12.12 | 14.14 | 14 | 14 | 98 | Win |
GOALS
Gold Coast: Corbett, Fiorini, Jeffrey, Townsend
Essendon: Stringer 5, Guelfi 2, Waterman 2, Clarke, Durham, Hind, Perkins, Smith
BEST
Gold Coast: Miller, Anderson, Collins, Ballard
Essendon: Stringer, Parish, Draper, Merrett, Hind, Laverde, Ridley
INJURIES
Gold Coast: Lemmens (corked leg)
Essendon: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Gold Coast: Atkins (replaced Lemmens)
Essendon: Gleeson (unused)
| # | Player | Goals | Behinds | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Joel Jeffrey | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Josh Corbett | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Brayden Fiorini | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jacob Townsend | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Alex Sexton | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Touk Miller | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Noah Anderson | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | David Swallow | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Wil Powell | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Sam Collins | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Jack Lukosius | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Jeremy Sharp | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Jy Farrar | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ben Ainsworth | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Darcy MacPherson | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Jack Bowes | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Matt Rowell | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Charlie Ballard | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Sean Lemmens | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Chris Burgess | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | Ben King | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Zac Smith | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Rory Atkins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 |
| # | Player | Goals | Behinds | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jake Stringer | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Matt Guelfi | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Alec Waterman | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Devon Smith | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Sam Durham | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Archie Perkins | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Nick Hind | 1 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Dylan Clarke | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Aaron Francis | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Darcy Parish | 0 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Peter Wright | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Zach Merrett | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Mason Redman | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Jordan Ridley | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Dyson Heppell | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Dylan Shiel | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Will Snelling | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Jayden Laverde | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Cutler | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | James Stewart | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Andrew McGrath | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Sam Draper | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Martin Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 |
| 4 | 14 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 345 | 405 |
| 205 | 222 |
| 140 | 183 |
| 92 | 94 |
| 32 | 35 |
| 23 | 34 |
KO
KO
FT
| GMHBA Stadium |
|---|
| 370 Moorabool St, South Geelong VIC 3220, Australia |
