AFL

Greater Western Sydney
22.17.149
Gold Coast
9.4.58
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Greater Western Sydney
Gold Coast
Q1
4.3.27
1.0.6

    Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, T.Scully
  • 5 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 7 mins - Goal, N.Wilson
  • 9 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 12 mins - Behind, S.Johnson
  • 24 mins - Goal, J.Patton
  • 28 mins - Behind, J.Cameron

    Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast Events

  • 16 mins - Goal, G.Ablett
Q2
9.9.63
4.0.24

    Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, D.Shiel
  • 4 mins - Behind, R.Palmer
  • 9 mins - Goal, R.Lobb
  • 11 mins - Behind, S.Mumford
  • 12 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 13 mins - Goal, R.Palmer
  • 15 mins - Behind, Z.Williams
  • 24 mins - Behind, D.Shiel
  • 28 mins - Goal, J.Kelly
  • 29 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 31 mins - Behind, J.Cameron

    Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast Events

  • 20 mins - Goal, B.Matera
  • 22 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 33 mins - Goal, B.Matera
Q3
16.13.109
7.1.43

    Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, S.Johnson
  • 8 mins - Goal, R.Lobb
  • 9 mins - Goal, S.Johnson
  • 11 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 12 mins - Behind, J.Kelly
  • 17 mins - Goal, T.Scully
  • 19 mins - Goal, J.Steele
  • 20 mins - Behind, C.Ward
  • 25 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 26 mins - Goal, J.Patton
  • 28 mins - Goal, J.Cameron

    Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast Events

  • 3 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 14 mins - Goal, J.Grant
  • 22 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 30 mins - Goal, B.Matera
Q4
22.17.149
9.4.58

    Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 4 mins - Goal, R.Lobb
  • 7 mins - Behind, Z.Williams
  • 9 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 15 mins - Goal, R.Palmer
  • 17 mins - Behind, J.Hopper
  • 19 mins - Behind, J.Kelly
  • 20 mins - Goal, R.Palmer
  • 22 mins - Goal, J.Kelly
  • 30 mins - Goal, J.Cameron

    Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, B.Matera
  • 13 mins - Behind, T.Lynch
  • 13 mins - Goal, J.Grant
  • 21 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 24 mins - Goal, J.Grant

Scorers

Greater Western Sydney
Gold Coast
Goal Scorers Greater Western Sydney Gold Coast
Goals and Behinds Cameron (7.2), Palmer (3.1), Lobb (3.0), Kelly (2.2), Patton (2.0), Scully (2.0), Johnson (1.2), Steele (1.0), Wilson (1.0), Shiel (0.2), Williams (0.2), Hopper (0.1), Mumford (0.1), Ward (0.1) Matera (3.1), Grant (3.0), Lynch (2.1), Ablett (1.0)

Team Statistics

Greater Western Sydney
Gold Coast

Statistics

Greater Western Sydney Gold Coast
Goals 22 9
Behinds 17 4
Scoring shots 41 12
Goals/scoring shots 54 75
Disposals 438 330
Greater Western SydneyGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
M.Buntine 16 9 8 7 6 0 0 0 0 0
J.Cameron 19 13 5 6 9 0 3 0 0 1
S.Coniglio 25 11 1 14 14 8 4 0 1 9
N.Haynes 20 13 8 7 6 0 1 1 0 0
J.Hopper 32 13 5 19 17 2 2 2 0 9
S.Johnson 13 8 3 5 7 2 1 2 0 1
J.Kelly 29 13 2 16 13 5 1 0 0 8
A.Kennedy 19 10 9 9 1 0 0 2 0 0
R.Lobb 9 6 3 3 4 0 0 3 1 0
T.Mohr 10 8 5 2 1 3 1 3 0 0
S.Mumford 9 3 4 6 4 8 3 3 41 3
R.Palmer 16 10 3 6 7 3 1 0 0 0
J.Patfull 8 3 2 5 4 2 0 1 0 0
J.Patton 16 7 5 9 9 3 0 1 0 0
T.Scully 20 8 3 12 10 6 0 2 0 4
H.Shaw 28 25 12 3 5 4 1 1 1 1
D.Shiel 35 15 4 20 10 1 3 0 0 4
J.Steele 15 8 6 7 5 3 2 2 0 0
C.Ward 25 14 4 11 10 3 5 1 0 4
L.Whitfield 21 13 5 8 5 1 0 0 0 3
Z.Williams 31 20 8 11 11 2 2 0 0 2
N.Wilson 22 15 6 7 3 1 1 1 0 0
Gold CoastGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
G.Ablett 21 13 1 8 7 5 1 1 0 4
C.Ah Chee 15 4 4 11 9 0 1 2 0 1
K.Brooksby 10 4 1 6 5 1 1 2 6 3
S.Day 10 5 1 5 5 1 1 3 0 0
J.Grant 12 4 2 8 4 2 1 1 0 1
A.Hall 32 19 4 13 7 1 1 1 0 2
J.Harbrow 16 2 1 14 7 6 0 4 0 2
K.Kolodjashnij 13 11 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
S.Lemmens 13 7 4 6 3 2 0 1 0 0
J.Leslie 15 7 4 8 7 1 2 3 0 1
J.Lonergan 19 8 2 11 8 11 1 3 0 3
T.Lynch 7 6 2 1 5 0 3 1 0 0
D.MacPherson 18 10 2 8 4 6 2 2 0 0
N.Malceski 16 6 1 10 4 1 0 1 0 2
J.Martin 11 7 6 4 5 4 1 2 0 0
B.Matera 15 8 4 7 4 0 1 1 0 0
T.Miller 10 3 3 7 5 6 0 0 0 1
T.Nicholls 10 4 1 6 10 2 3 2 32 5
D.Prestia 28 11 3 17 14 3 2 0 0 5
A.Saad 9 6 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
H.Schade 12 7 5 5 4 1 2 1 0 0
M.Shaw 18 7 3 11 7 6 2 0 1 0

Match Details

Greater Western Sydney
Gold Coast
START TIME
4:35PM
WEATHER
Clear
VENUE
Spotless Stadium
Umpires
Brett Rosebury, Robert O'Gorman, Brendan Hosking
GWS Giants 22.17 (149) defeat Gold Coast 9.4 (58)

GWS Giants crush Gold Coast Suns in front of disappointing crowd

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 4.3 9.9 16.13 22.17 (149) GOLD COAST 1.0 4.0 7.1 9.4 (58)
Goals: Greater Western Sydney: J Cameron 7, R Lobb 3, R Palmer 3, J Kelly 2, J Patton 2, T Scully 2, J Steele, N Wilson, S Johnson. Gold Coast: B Matera 3, J Grant 3, T Lynch 2, G Ablett.
Best: Greater Western Sydney: Shiel, Hopper, Kelly, Cameron, Scully. Gold Coast: Lonergan, Hall, Prestia, Matera, Ablett.
Injuries: Gold Coast: A Saad (hamstring), G Ablett (concussion), T Nicholls (concussion).
Umpires: Brett Rosebury, Brendan Hosking, Robert O'Gorman.
Official Crowd: 8308 at Spotless Stadium.

There weren't many people there to see it, but the Giants added further weight to an increasingly credible argument that they're finals bound – or better – for the first time, mercilessly obliterating fellow expansion club Gold Coast by 91 points at Spotless Stadium.

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Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade rates Greater Western Sydney a legitimate flag challenger after they smashed his side by 91 points.

Certainly, the Suns were depleted by injuries, down on confidence and willing their struggling superstar Gary Ablett jnr to somehow get back to his incomparable best.

But Ablett's 32nd birthday seemed destined to be crashed by the soaring Giants, whose quality and sparkle in pretty much every aspect of the game has taken a significant leap forward so far this season.

No problems: Jonathon Patton plays his way out of trouble.
No problems: Jonathon Patton plays his way out of trouble. Photo: Getty Images

"There's no reason why GWS can't be there at the end," Suns coach Rodney Eade said afterwards. "I'm really impressed with what they do, the way they go about it. They've got the right amount of grunt, but they can really run and they've got a dangerous forward line. People in Melbourne would say they'll make the finals, but I think they'll go further than that. I think they'll really challenge."

GWS dominated from the outset to secure a club-record fifth consecutive win. On the back of 100-plus possession advantage, 34 more contested, 21 more clearances and nearly double the number of forward 50-metre entries, the Giants streaked away with 13 second-half goals to five after having built a half-time lead of 9.9.(63) to 4.0.(24).

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Gold Coast's depth is without doubt being pushed to the limit, with the likes of Jaeger O'Meara, Michael Rischitelli and David Swallow sidelined, and key forward Peter Wright a late withdrawal this round.

But the Giants, too, were without the calibre of Phil Davis, Ryan Griffen, Devon Smith and Will Hoskin-Elliott. Not that anyone noticed on Saturday night.

Adam Kennedy runs the ball.
Adam Kennedy runs the ball. Photo: Getty Images

Dylan Shiel, with a game-high 35 touches, took over command of the midfield. Steve Johnson, bandaged after twice spilling blood for the cause, helped fellow forward Jeremy Cameron to an equal career-best seven goals. Rory Lobb's dream season continued with another three majors, while Rhys Palmer kicked three, and Tom Scully, Jon Patton and Josh Kelly grabbed two each.

Young tyro Jacob Hopper had a debut to remember, snaring 31 touches, 17 contested, and looking entirely at home, while Tim Mohr celebrated his return after two years out with injuries by doing an effective job on Suns forward star Tom Lynch.

Stephen Coniglio yet again tagged brilliantly, keeping Ablett to 21 possessions, while Zac Williams, Callan Ward, Heath Shaw and Kelly got their hands on the ball an awful lot.

"We understand there's a big month of footy coming up for us," GWS coach Leon Cameron said of a schedule that features games against the Bulldogs, Adelaide, Geelong and the Swans.

"We're going to find out about our footy club in the next four weeks. We're playing some good footy and we can't deny that, but we're still a fair way away … The next month's probably going to tell how far we probably can go."

The only downside for the Giants was proof that not all Sydneysiders love a winner, with only 8308 turning up to see one of the AFL's hottest sides on a fine night when there was no NRL being played in Sydney.

"I look at it as a long-term project," Cameron said. "Two sides that have come together in the last five or six years, playing for the first time on our home ground … that game in five years' time is probably going to have 15,000 to 18,000 people.

"I think there's a lot of kids that are following our footy club. We all know it's a 10-year build to get that membership over that 20-25,000 mark, but I think the club's doing it in the right way, building really strong foundations. I'm sure that those crowds are just going to build as we go on."

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