West Coast Eagles v Gold Coast Suns – Round 9 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 9Fri, 12 May, 8:40 pm AEST

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43113

6.716.17

Gold Coast by 70

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
WCE	2.3 15	3.5 23	5.7 37	6.7 43
GCS	3.2 20	11.7 73	11.10 76	16.17 113

Optus Stadium, PerthMostly sunny, 18°Lead changes 2

Recap

Gold Coast 16.17 (113) beat West Coast 6.7 (43) at Optus Stadium in Round 9, a 70-point win.

Gold Coast led at every change.

Ben King kicked four goals for Gold Coast and Mabior Chol two; Oscar Allen kicked two for West Coast.

Matt Rowell led the way with 29 disposals, a goal, 6 clearances and 17 tackles.

A run of eight straight goals in the second quarter broke the deadlock to lead by 50.

Gold Coast won the inside-50 count 63–31 and won the clearances 41–30.

Best on ground

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West Coast Eagles6.743

Gold Coast Suns16.17113

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

7:19GoalM. RowellGCS0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
9:28GoalC. WestWCELevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
11:56BehindB. KingGCS1.0 (6) – 1.1 (7)
12:52GoalB. HumphreyGCS1.0 (6) – 2.1 (13)
14:52BehindJ. DarlingWCE1.1 (7) – 2.1 (13)
18:39GoalT. KellyWCELevel2.1 (13) – 2.1 (13)
23:47BehindN. AndersonGCS2.1 (13) – 2.2 (14)
25:05BehindJ. WatermanWCELevel2.2 (14) – 2.2 (14)
27:13BehindJ. JonesWCELead change2.3 (15) – 2.2 (14)
28:17GoalM. CholGCSLead change2.3 (15) – 3.2 (20)

1:17RushedGold CoastGCS2.3 (15) – 3.3 (21)
3:41GoalO. AllenWCELevel3.3 (21) – 3.3 (21)
5:23GoalJ. LukosiusGCS3.3 (21) – 4.3 (27)
8:03GoalM. RosasGCS3.3 (21) – 5.3 (33)
11:22GoalB. KingGCS3.3 (21) – 6.3 (39)
13:08GoalB. KingGCS3.3 (21) – 7.3 (45)
14:54RushedGold CoastGCS3.3 (21) – 7.4 (46)
16:16RushedWest CoastWCE3.4 (22) – 7.4 (46)
18:24BehindJ. LukosiusGCS3.4 (22) – 7.5 (47)
19:37BehindM. RosasGCS3.4 (22) – 7.6 (48)
21:00GoalM. CholGCS3.4 (22) – 8.6 (54)
24:12GoalB. KingGCS3.4 (22) – 9.6 (60)
25:58RushedWest CoastWCE3.5 (23) – 9.6 (60)
28:39GoalJ. LukosiusGCS3.5 (23) – 10.6 (66)
29:51BehindM. RosasGCS3.5 (23) – 10.7 (67)
31:20GoalD. SwallowGCS3.5 (23) – 11.7 (73)

3:43GoalG. ClarkWCE4.5 (29) – 11.7 (73)
4:54GoalJ. PetruccelleWCE5.5 (35) – 11.7 (73)
9:36BehindT. KellyWCE5.6 (36) – 11.7 (73)
17:22RushedWest CoastWCE5.7 (37) – 11.7 (73)
17:56BehindA. DaviesGCS5.7 (37) – 11.8 (74)
18:55BehindS. DayGCS5.7 (37) – 11.9 (75)
23:00BehindM. CholGCS5.7 (37) – 11.10 (76)