Gold Coast Suns v West Coast Eagles, Round 1 2026
2026 AFLRound 1
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCS | 7.3 45 | 13.6 84 | 16.8 104 | 20.11 131 |
| WCE | 1.1 7 | 3.4 22 | 8.8 56 | 10.12 72 |
People First Stadium, Gold CoastMostly sunny, 18°Lead changes 1
Recap
Gold Coast too strong for West Coast
Gold Coast 20.11 (131) beat West Coast 10.12 (72) at People First Stadium in Round 1, a 59-point win.
Gold Coast led at every change.
Ben King kicked five goals for Gold Coast and Christian Petracca four; Jake Waterman kicked three for West Coast.
Christian Petracca led the way with 23 disposals, four goals and 6 clearances.
A run of six straight goals in the second quarter stretched the lead from 33 to 68.
Gold Coast won the inside-50 count 60–39, and West Coast laid 73 tackles to 46.
In context
- West Coast’s 14th loss in a row, going back to last season.
- Milestone: Jack Graham’s 150th game.
- AFL debuts for Willem Duursma and Cooper Duff-Tytler and Josh Lindsay and Milan Murdock.
- First game for West Coast: Tylar Young, Deven Robertson.
- A career-high 12 tackles for Deven Robertson (previous best 10).
Best on ground
Gold Coast · #3 · 81% game time
- 23
- D
- 4
- G
- 4
- M
- 3
- T
6 clearances · 8 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 108
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Gold Coast aheadWest Coast aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- 5 goals in a row to Gold CoastQ1 16:29 – 30:59
- 6 goals in a row to Gold CoastQ2 4:02 – 19:14
- Gold Coast lead by 69Q3 2:35
- 4 goals in a row to Gold CoastQ4 6:38 – 22:53
Gold CoastGoals
- B. King 5.1
- C. Petracca 4.1
- L. Lombard 2.2
- A. Davies 1.2
- N. Anderson 1.1
- J. Farrar 1.1
- S. Clohesy 1
- B. Long 1
- T. Miller 1
- D. Rioli 1
- J. Rogers 1
- J. Witts 1
West CoastGoals
- J. Waterman 3.3
- M. Murdock 2.1
- E. Yeo 2
- J. Newton 1.1
- A. Reid 1.1
- J. Shanahan 1.1
- Field umpires
- Leigh Fisher, Paul Rebeschini, Jordan Fry, Joseph O'Brien
Gold Coast SunsFinal team
West Coast EaglesFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesT. Kelly, R. Bazzo, F. Macrae
Milestones
- Jack Graham · 150th game
- Willem Duursma · Debut game
- Cooper Duff-Tytler · Debut game
- Josh Lindsay · Debut game
- Milan Murdock · Debut game
First game for the club
- Tylar Young · North Albury (NSW)/Frankston (VFL)/Richmond (VFL)/Richmond
- Willem Duursma · Foster (Vic)/Gippsland U18
- Cooper Duff-Tytler · Woodend JFC (Vic)/Calder U18
- Deven Robertson · Manning (WA)/Aquinas College (WA)/Perth (WAFL)/Brisbane
- Josh Lindsay · Newton & Chilwell (Vic)/Geelong Falcons U18
- Milan Murdock · East Fremantle JFC/East Fremantle (WAFL)
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Gold Coast won the inside-50 count 60–39, and West Coast laid 73 tackles to 46.
GCSAttackWCE
- Inside 50s 39
- Scoring shots 10.1222
- Accuracy 45%
60
3120.11
65%
The ball
- Disposals 328
- Contested possessions 130
- Clearances 34
- Marks 98
- Tackles 73
- Free kicks 21
- Biggest lead 1
369
138
40
80
46
19
69
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
Gold Coast Suns20.11131
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3C. Petracca | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 108 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | |
| 28J. Witts | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 115 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 51 | |
| 15N. Anderson | 34 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11T. Miller | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16J. Jeffrey | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 96 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6B. Uwland | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 92 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5A. DaviesInt | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2J. Noble | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27W. Powell | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| 34B. King | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29J. RogersInt | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33S. Clohesy | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17D. Rioli | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1M. Andrew | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8L. Lombard | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22B. Long | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 25S. Collins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26W. Graham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14L. Weller | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20E. Read | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32Z. UwlandInt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 50J. FarrarInt | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 48O. AdamsInt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 369 | 20 | 10 | 80 | 46 | 40 | 1491 | 190 | 179 | 60 | 53 |
West Coast Eagles10.1272
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47M. MurdockInt | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 95 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 40D. RobertsonInt | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 104 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6E. Yeo | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9H. Reid | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14L. Duggan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23R. Maric | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18T. McCarthy | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 17J. Graham | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 91 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2J. Waterman | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 38H. DavisInt | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1W. Duursma | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20T. Young | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26B. Allan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7R. Ginbey | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35J. Shanahan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5J. LindsayInt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15J. Cripps | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28T. Cole | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 46J. Newton | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21C. Duff-TytlerInt | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 19B. Hough | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25M. Flynn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 22A. Reid | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 328 | 10 | 9 | 98 | 73 | 34 | 1505 | 206 | 122 | 39 | 24 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterGCS 7.3 (45) · WCE 1.1 (7)
- 1:36RushedWest CoastWCE0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
- 4:11GoalB. KingGCSLead change1.0 (6) – 0.1 (1)
- 5:43GoalC. PetraccaGCS2.0 (12) – 0.1 (1)
- 8:01GoalM. MurdockWCE2.0 (12) – 1.1 (7)
- 11:42BehindL. LombardGCS2.1 (13) – 1.1 (7)
- 14:34BehindA. DaviesGCS2.2 (14) – 1.1 (7)
- 16:29GoalN. AndersonGCS3.2 (20) – 1.1 (7)
- 19:30BehindJ. FarrarGCS3.3 (21) – 1.1 (7)
- 20:11GoalA. DaviesGCS4.3 (27) – 1.1 (7)
- 21:44GoalC. PetraccaGCS5.3 (33) – 1.1 (7)
- 23:49GoalC. PetraccaGCS6.3 (39) – 1.1 (7)
- 30:59GoalJ. WittsGCS7.3 (45) – 1.1 (7)
Second quarterGCS 6.3 (39) · WCE 2.3 (15)
- 1:07BehindN. AndersonGCS7.4 (46) – 1.1 (7)
- 2:19GoalJ. WatermanWCE7.4 (46) – 2.1 (13)
- 4:02GoalB. KingGCS8.4 (52) – 2.1 (13)
- 6:55GoalJ. FarrarGCS9.4 (58) – 2.1 (13)
- 9:40GoalJ. RogersGCS10.4 (64) – 2.1 (13)
- 11:44BehindJ. ShanahanWCE10.4 (64) – 2.2 (14)
- 12:49GoalB. KingGCS11.4 (70) – 2.2 (14)
- 17:32GoalD. RioliGCS12.4 (76) – 2.2 (14)
- 19:14GoalB. LongGCS13.4 (82) – 2.2 (14)
- 21:11RushedWest CoastWCE13.4 (82) – 2.3 (15)
- 22:24BehindJ. WatermanWCE13.4 (82) – 2.4 (16)
- 24:58BehindE. ReadGCS13.5 (83) – 2.4 (16)
- 26:31BehindA. DaviesGCS13.6 (84) – 2.4 (16)
- 28:36GoalM. MurdockWCE13.6 (84) – 3.4 (22)
Third quarterGCS 3.2 (20) · WCE 5.4 (34)
- 1:22GoalB. KingGCS14.6 (90) – 3.4 (22)
- 2:35BehindC. PetraccaGCS14.7 (91) – 3.4 (22)
- 3:25GoalE. YeoWCE14.7 (91) – 4.4 (28)
- 5:01BehindJ. NewtonWCE14.7 (91) – 4.5 (29)
- 6:40GoalE. YeoWCE14.7 (91) – 5.5 (35)
- 7:47BehindW. PowellGCS14.8 (92) – 5.5 (35)
- 14:42BehindJ. CrippsWCE14.8 (92) – 5.6 (36)
- 15:52GoalJ. ShanahanWCE14.8 (92) – 6.6 (42)
- 18:38BehindJ. WatermanWCE14.8 (92) – 6.7 (43)
- 22:03GoalS. ClohesyGCS15.8 (98) – 6.7 (43)
- 24:26GoalL. LombardGCS16.8 (104) – 6.7 (43)
- 27:20GoalJ. WatermanWCE16.8 (104) – 7.7 (49)
- 29:14BehindA. ReidWCE16.8 (104) – 7.8 (50)
- 31:30GoalJ. NewtonWCE16.8 (104) – 8.8 (56)
Last quarterGCS 4.3 (27) · WCE 2.4 (16)
- 2:20GoalJ. WatermanWCE16.8 (104) – 9.8 (62)
- 3:44RushedWest CoastWCE16.8 (104) – 9.9 (63)
- 5:14BehindM. MurdockWCE16.8 (104) – 9.10 (64)
- 6:38GoalC. PetraccaGCS17.8 (110) – 9.10 (64)
- 7:46RushedGold CoastGCS17.9 (111) – 9.10 (64)
- 9:11BehindL. LombardGCS17.10 (112) – 9.10 (64)
- 13:11BehindC. Duff-TytlerWCE17.10 (112) – 9.11 (65)
- 15:36BehindB. KingGCS17.11 (113) – 9.11 (65)
- 19:14GoalL. LombardGCS18.11 (119) – 9.11 (65)
- 20:45GoalT. MillerGCS19.11 (125) – 9.11 (65)
- 22:53GoalB. KingGCS20.11 (131) – 9.11 (65)
- 25:20GoalA. ReidWCE20.11 (131) – 10.11 (71)
- 28:17BehindJ. WatermanWCE20.11 (131) – 10.12 (72)