Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne – Round 8 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 8Sat, 6 May, 4:35 pm AEST

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8590

13.713.12

Melbourne by 5

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
GCS	3.3 21	7.4 46	11.6 72	13.7 85
MEL	4.4 28	8.5 53	11.6 72	13.12 90

People First Stadium, Gold CoastMostly sunny, 25°Lead changes 1

Recap

Melbourne 13.12 (90) beat Gold Coast 13.7 (85) at People First Stadium in Round 8, a 5-point win.

It was level at three-quarter time.

Max Gawn kicked two goals for Melbourne and Brodie Grundy two; Malcolm Rosas kicked four for Gold Coast.

Clayton Oliver led the way with 28 disposals and 6 clearances.

Melbourne won the inside-50 count 61–45, and Gold Coast won the contested ball 149–122.

Best on ground

More from Round 8

Gold Coast Suns13.785

Melbourne13.1290

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

1:47BehindJ. LukosiusGCS0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
4:05GoalJ. van RooyenMELLead change0.1 (1) – 1.0 (6)
6:13RushedMelbourneMEL0.1 (1) – 1.1 (7)
8:10GoalK. PickettMEL0.1 (1) – 2.1 (13)
10:20BehindS. LemmensGCS0.2 (2) – 2.1 (13)
13:44BehindT. SparrowMEL0.2 (2) – 2.2 (14)
17:34GoalB. GrundyMEL0.2 (2) – 3.2 (20)
19:37BehindJ. VineyMEL0.2 (2) – 3.3 (21)
20:07GoalM. RosasGCS1.2 (8) – 3.3 (21)
22:30BehindC. PetraccaMEL1.2 (8) – 3.4 (22)
26:16GoalM. RosasGCS2.2 (14) – 3.4 (22)
28:53GoalM. CholGCS3.2 (20) – 3.4 (22)
31:16BehindJ. LukosiusGCS3.3 (21) – 3.4 (22)
32:25GoalK. ChandlerMEL3.3 (21) – 4.4 (28)

1:56GoalM. GawnMEL3.3 (21) – 5.4 (34)
3:08BehindM. GawnMEL3.3 (21) – 5.5 (35)
7:48GoalL. CasboultGCS4.3 (27) – 5.5 (35)
16:54GoalJ. JordonMEL4.3 (27) – 6.5 (41)
18:50GoalB. GrundyMEL4.3 (27) – 7.5 (47)
20:48GoalJ. LukosiusGCS5.3 (33) – 7.5 (47)
23:01GoalM. RosasGCS6.3 (39) – 7.5 (47)
25:40BehindR. AtkinsGCS6.4 (40) – 7.5 (47)
27:10GoalM. CholGCS7.4 (46) – 7.5 (47)
31:23GoalA. Neal-BullenMEL7.4 (46) – 8.5 (53)

2:23GoalK. PickettMEL7.4 (46) – 9.5 (59)
4:35GoalL. CasboultGCS8.4 (52) – 9.5 (59)
11:35GoalB. KingGCS9.4 (58) – 9.5 (59)
14:08GoalJ. BoweyMEL9.4 (58) – 10.5 (65)
16:06GoalB. EllisGCS10.4 (64) – 10.5 (65)
18:28BehindA. Neal-BullenMEL10.4 (64) – 10.6 (66)
24:37RushedGold CoastGCS10.5 (65) – 10.6 (66)
27:52GoalT. SparrowMEL10.5 (65) – 11.6 (72)
31:08BehindJ. LukosiusGCS10.6 (66) – 11.6 (72)
32:22GoalB. KingGCSLevel11.6 (72) – 11.6 (72)

5:55GoalC. PetraccaMEL11.6 (72) – 12.6 (78)
9:33BehindE. LangdonMEL11.6 (72) – 12.7 (79)
10:16BehindB. FritschMEL11.6 (72) – 12.8 (80)
11:17GoalM. GawnMEL11.6 (72) – 13.8 (86)
12:48BehindJ. HarmesMEL11.6 (72) – 13.9 (87)
21:17GoalN. AndersonGCS12.6 (78) – 13.9 (87)
23:06BehindB. FritschMEL12.6 (78) – 13.10 (88)
25:02GoalM. RosasGCS13.6 (84) – 13.10 (88)
29:20RushedMelbourneMEL13.6 (84) – 13.11 (89)
30:20BehindB. FritschMEL13.6 (84) – 13.12 (90)
34:35BehindD. MacphersonGCS13.7 (85) – 13.12 (90)