Essendon v Gold Coast Suns – Round 2 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 2Sun, 26 Mar, 3:20 pm AEDT

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10880

16.1211.14

Essendon by 28

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	3.4 22	7.6 48	11.6 72	16.12 108
GCS	3.2 20	6.6 42	10.12 72	11.14 80

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 7

Recap

Essendon 16.12 (108) beat Gold Coast 11.14 (80) at Marvel Stadium in Round 2, a 28-point win. The lead changed 7 times.

It was level at three-quarter time.

Kyle Langford kicked five goals for Essendon and Matt Guelfi two; Levi Casboult kicked two for Gold Coast.

Will Setterfield led the way with 28 disposals, a goal and 9 tackles.

Essendon laid 66 tackles to 48.

Best on ground

More from Round 2

Essendon16.12108

Gold Coast Suns11.1480

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

5:12GoalJ. LukosiusGCS0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
7:36BehindN. AndersonGCS0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
9:39GoalE. HollandsGCS0.0 (0) – 2.1 (13)
15:06BehindM. RosasGCS0.0 (0) – 2.2 (14)
17:15RushedEssendonESS0.1 (1) – 2.2 (14)
18:29BehindS. DurhamESS0.2 (2) – 2.2 (14)
19:24GoalD. ShielESS1.2 (8) – 2.2 (14)
21:45GoalJ. JeffreyGCS1.2 (8) – 3.2 (20)
22:58GoalK. LangfordESS2.2 (14) – 3.2 (20)
24:44BehindS. DraperESS2.3 (15) – 3.2 (20)
28:30BehindM. RedmanESS2.4 (16) – 3.2 (20)
30:26GoalD. ShielESSLead change3.4 (22) – 3.2 (20)

0:37GoalA. Davey JnrESS4.4 (28) – 3.2 (20)
3:50GoalL. CasboultGCS4.4 (28) – 4.2 (26)
5:54BehindD. SwallowGCS4.4 (28) – 4.3 (27)
8:47GoalB. AinsworthGCSLead change4.4 (28) – 5.3 (33)
15:54BehindN. AndersonGCS4.4 (28) – 5.4 (34)
17:22GoalA. PerkinsESSLevel5.4 (34) – 5.4 (34)
19:21BehindM. RosasGCS5.4 (34) – 5.5 (35)
21:11RushedEssendonESSLevel5.5 (35) – 5.5 (35)
22:01GoalL. CasboultGCS5.5 (35) – 6.5 (41)
23:45BehindS. DraperESS5.6 (36) – 6.5 (41)
26:08GoalK. LangfordESSLead change6.6 (42) – 6.5 (41)
30:44GoalN. MartinESS7.6 (48) – 6.5 (41)
32:39BehindJ. JeffreyGCS7.6 (48) – 6.6 (42)

1:33BehindB. AinsworthGCS7.6 (48) – 6.7 (43)
3:15BehindJ. LukosiusGCS7.6 (48) – 6.8 (44)
7:03GoalB. KingGCSLead change7.6 (48) – 7.8 (50)
9:07GoalB. FioriniGCS7.6 (48) – 8.8 (56)
11:48GoalJ. WittsGCS7.6 (48) – 9.8 (62)
14:43GoalA. PhillipsESS8.6 (54) – 9.8 (62)
18:28GoalW. SetterfieldESS9.6 (60) – 9.8 (62)
19:55RushedGold CoastGCS9.6 (60) – 9.9 (63)
20:44BehindB. AinsworthGCS9.6 (60) – 9.10 (64)
21:41BehindJ. JeffreyGCS9.6 (60) – 9.11 (65)
24:59GoalK. LangfordESSLead change10.6 (66) – 9.11 (65)
28:49GoalA. SextonGCSLead change10.6 (66) – 10.11 (71)
30:24GoalK. LangfordESSLead change11.6 (72) – 10.11 (71)
31:57BehindM. RosasGCSLevel11.6 (72) – 10.12 (72)