Essendon v Gold Coast Suns – Round 17 2025 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2025 AFLRound 17Sat, 5 July, 12:35 pm AEST

Home

74115

11.818.7

Gold Coast by 41

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	3.0 18	6.5 41	11.7 73	11.8 74
GCS	3.1 19	7.3 45	12.4 76	18.7 115

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 9

Recap

Gold Coast 18.7 (115) beat Essendon 11.8 (74) at Marvel Stadium in Round 17, a 41-point win. The lead changed 9 times.

Gold Coast led at every change.

Ben King kicked four goals for Gold Coast and Ethan Read three; Nate Caddy kicked three for Essendon.

Joel Jeffrey led the way with 32 disposals, a goal and 10 marks.

A run of seven straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 3-point deficit into a 41-point lead.

Best on ground

More from Round 17

Essendon11.874

Gold Coast Suns18.7115

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

9:22GoalB. HobbsESS1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
10:51GoalB. HumphreyGCSLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
12:51GoalE. ReadGCSLead change1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
19:48RushedGold CoastGCS1.0 (6) – 2.1 (13)
27:47GoalN. CaddyESS2.0 (12) – 2.1 (13)
30:58GoalA. ClarkeESSLead change3.0 (18) – 2.1 (13)
32:39GoalE. ReadGCSLead change3.0 (18) – 3.1 (19)

1:40GoalJ. JeffreyGCS3.0 (18) – 4.1 (25)
2:57RushedEssendonESS3.1 (19) – 4.1 (25)
4:02BehindA. ClarkeESS3.2 (20) – 4.1 (25)
5:43RushedEssendonESS3.3 (21) – 4.1 (25)
7:39BehindP. WrightESS3.4 (22) – 4.1 (25)
9:39GoalB. KingGCS3.4 (22) – 5.1 (31)
11:59GoalN. CaddyESS4.4 (28) – 5.1 (31)
14:04GoalE. ReadGCS4.4 (28) – 6.1 (37)
18:07BehindX. DuursmaESS4.5 (29) – 6.1 (37)
22:34BehindB. AinsworthGCS4.5 (29) – 6.2 (38)
22:59BehindS. ClohesyGCS4.5 (29) – 6.3 (39)
24:03GoalP. WrightESS5.5 (35) – 6.3 (39)
28:14GoalN. CaddyESSLead change6.5 (41) – 6.3 (39)
30:05GoalB. KingGCSLead change6.5 (41) – 7.3 (45)

1:38GoalC. BudarickGCS6.5 (41) – 8.3 (51)
3:09BehindN. CaddyESS6.6 (42) – 8.3 (51)
3:40GoalI. KakoESS7.6 (48) – 8.3 (51)
7:29GoalN. MoyleGCS7.6 (48) – 9.3 (57)
9:04GoalN. AndersonGCS7.6 (48) – 10.3 (63)
11:18GoalA. MayESS8.6 (54) – 10.3 (63)
13:24GoalA. MayESS9.6 (60) – 10.3 (63)
15:09BehindJ. WalterGCS9.6 (60) – 10.4 (64)
16:09GoalA. MayESSLead change10.6 (66) – 10.4 (64)
26:42GoalJ. WalterGCSLead change10.6 (66) – 11.4 (70)
29:49GoalJ. CaldwellESSLead change11.6 (72) – 11.4 (70)
31:09RushedEssendonESS11.7 (73) – 11.4 (70)
32:12GoalB. KingGCSLead change11.7 (73) – 12.4 (76)