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Pre Game
00:00
Gold Coast has lost five of its six matches at Optus Stadium, with its only win coming against the Eagles in Round 1 last season by 27 points.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:10
Noah Anderson appears to have Xavier O'Neill tagging him after his impressive recent form. Anderson won game-highs of 37 disposals, 17 contested possessions, and 10 clearances last round against the Demons.
04:30
Gold Coast has had four of the first five inside 50's of the game but are yet to score from those entries. Liam Duggan has been able to repel with two rebound 50's.
07:19
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Matt Rowell)
07:40
Matt Rowell has made a hot start for the Suns. Rowell has a team-high five disposals at 100% efficiency, a clearance and a goal.
09:28
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Connor West)
09:40
The Eagles have kicked a goal from only two inside 50 entries, while the Suns have only scored once from seven forward 50 entries. Both goals in this game have come from stoppages.
11:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
12:21
Charlie Ballard is averaging 3.6 intercept marks per game this season. He's already taken three intercept marks in the opening term. The Suns lead this count (3-1).
12:52
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Bailey Humphrey)
14:05
Bailey Humphrey kicks his fourth goal of the season. Humphrey has been lively early with two score involvements, two tackles and a goal.
14:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
15:45
Gold Coast are owning the territory battle. The Suns have spent 65% of the opening term in their forward half. They lead inside 50's (10-3).
17:37
Bailey Williams is going to have a difficult night against the taller Jarrod Witts. Witts leads the hit-out count (10-0) but only one of those has been to advantage.
18:39
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
19:25
Gold Coast only concede 26.6 points per game from stoppages, ranked fourth in the league. So far in this game they have already conceded 13 points from this source.
22:36
Tim Kelly has started well for the Eagles. Kelly has a game-high eight disposals, six contested possessions, three clearances and a goal.
23:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Noah Anderson)
24:03
The Eagles lead the free kick count (8-1). The Suns have given away three free-kicks for high contact and three for holding the man.
25:05
Remarkably, the Suns have scored four times from 17 forward 50 entries (23%), while the Eagles have scored four times from five inside 50 entries (80%).
27:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamaine Jones)
28:17
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
29:40
While the Suns have been getting repeat inside 50 entries, their kicks have lacked direction. Ben King has been the forward 50 target on five occasions, but nine inside 50 kicks have been rushed kicks.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
03:01
The Suns have a tall side today and are using it to their advantage, leading contested marks (8-2). Charlie Ballard has taken five intercept marks, of which four have been contested.
03:41
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
04:16
Despite playing in a bottom-two side, Oscar Allen has now booted 23 goals for the season, the fifth most in the competition.
05:23
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
06:22
The Suns have had the first four clearances of the second quarter. Matt Rowell has burst out of stoppages on multiple occasions and now has four clearances for the match.
08:03
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
08:46
The Suns have been more efficient with their entries this term. They are scoring 60% of the time they go inside their forward arc compared to 27% in the opening quarter. They continue to own the territory battle, with 73% time in forward half this term.
11:22
While the Eagles won contested possessions in the first quarter, they are being destroyed around the ball in the second. The Suns lead contested possessions (20-5) and clearances (8-0) this quarter.
13:08
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
13:36
Ben King kicks his 20th goal of the season following a bullet pass from Jack Lukosius. When Lukosius kicks the ball inside 50 this season, the the Suns have retained the ball 60% of the time, which is the sixth-best percentage in the competition.
14:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
16:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
17:07
While the Eagles are tackling well (leading 36-25), they need to get their hands on the ball first. The Suns have had the first possession nine times from 11 stoppages in the second quarter.
18:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
19:37
The Suns are completely dominating all key facets of the game. In the second quarter they lead clearances (11-0), inside 50's (13-2) and contested possessions (30-10).
21:00
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
21:36
The Suns have scored 34 points from stoppages in this game, making the most of their clearance dominance. West Coast have conceded 48.8 points per game from stoppages this season.
24:12
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
25:07
Ben King has been deadly in front of goal this season, kicking 21 goals and four behinds. King has been the forward 50 target on nine occasions in this game.
25:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
27:15
The most intercept marks taken in a game this season is nine (Noah Balta in R2). Charlie Ballard has already taken seven intercept marks approaching half time.
28:39
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Jack Lukosius)
28:47
The Eagles are struggling to contend with the Suns talls. The Suns lead contested marks (14-3). Jack Lukosius has taken three contested marks.
29:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
31:20
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)
31:57
David Swallow has been at his contested best. Swallow has had six tackles, four clearances, and five contested possessions to go with his goal.
32:48
Matt Rowell has been dominant for the Suns, with a team-high 15 disposals, six contested possessions, four inside 50's, four clearances and four tackles.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:10
Jamaine Jones has been subbed out of the game with a broken nose, continuing the injury woes of the Eagles. Jones won a team-high and career-high 30 disposals last round.
03:43
The Eagles have started the third quarter positively after a disastrous second term. They've had the first two clearances and the first two inside 50's of the quarter.
04:54
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
05:20
Jack Petruccelle kicks a trademark running goal to make it two in a row for the Eagles. Greg Clark has had three disposals, a goal and a goal assist in the opening minutes of the quarter.
08:37
The Eagles are on top in the third quarter. They lead uncontested possessions (26-6) and have had 51% time in possession compared to Gold Coast's 25%. They lead inside 50's (7-1) and clearances (4-1).
09:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
11:01
It has been a great response from the Eagles. While they've owned the ball, they've also lifted their pressure. West Coast have a pressure rating of 2.21 in the third quarter, compared to Gold Coast's 1.80.
12:40
Tim Kelly has lead the contested resurgence for the Eagles. Kelly has had 13 contested possessions from his 18 disposals. Five of those contested possessions have come this quarter.
14:04
Eight Gold Coast players are yet to register a disposal halfway through the third quarter.
17:05
Liam Duggan averages 20.2 disposals per game this season. He is the stand in captain today and has lead from the front with 23 disposals, five rebound 50's, four inside 50's and three tackles.
17:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
17:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Alex Davies)
18:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Sam Day)
19:45
The Suns have kicked (7.3) from set shots in this game. Seven of their goals have come from inside 30 metres.
22:13
Tom Barrass has been typically reliable for the Eagles down back. Barrass has had 13 spoils for the game, 10 more than any of his teammates.
23:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
23:28
The Suns have scored 48 points from stoppages in this game. The average is 31.4 points per game from this source.
24:31
The Suns have worked their way back into the quarter without reward on the scoreboard. The Suns have had five of the last six clearances and the last six inside 50's.
26:57
The Eagles have restricted the Suns to just three behinds this quarter despite conceding 10 inside 50's. The Eagles have had seven tackles in their defensive 50.
29:32
Reuben Ginbey has now broken the record for the most tackles in a game this season. Ginbey has registered 15 tackles for the game. The previous best was 14 from Rory Laird.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:44
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Sam Day)
01:20
Sam Day kicks a goal in his return from injury, with his Suns teammates getting around him. Day has only managed 10 AFL games in the past two season due to injury.
02:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
02:52
Jarrod Witts has been dominant in the ruck, with 40 hit-outs and 14 contested possessions. Of his 40 hit-outs, nine have been to advantage. The Suns lead clearances (32-22).
04:51
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
06:06
Oscar Allen's second goal means he's the only player in the competition to kick multiple goals in every game.
07:28
Noah Anderson has been well held for the majority of the game but has been busy in the final term, collecting six disposals in the opening four minutes of the quarter.
08:35
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (James Tsitas)
08:45
James Tsitas kicks the first goal of his career. He had only been on the field a matter of seconds after replacing Sean Lemmens.
11:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
13:55
Charlie Ballard has equalled the record for the most intercept marks in a game this season with nine. He's also had seven spoils and launched three scores for the Suns.
14:27
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)
14:46
The Suns have scored five times from eight entries in the final quarter. They average 49.4 inside 50's per game this season and have had 53 with 10 minutes remaining in the game.
16:25
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben King)
17:20
The Suns have been deadly from stoppage situations in this game, scoring 60 points from this source. They lead clearances (36-26). David Swallow has had a game-high eight clearances.
19:19
Eagles Interchange - Jack Darling and is possibly out for the game.
19:42
The Suns have won the contested possession count by 33 today. Throughout the season they've won this count by six per game, the third-best differential of any side.
21:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
22:29
Ben King has been the inside 50 target on 15 occasions in this game, nine more than any of his Suns teammates. He's taken a game-high four marks inside 50 and has had 11 score involvements.
25:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Bailey Humphrey)
26:09
It appears the Eagles have ran out of petrol tickets after a huge third quarter effort. The Suns are streaming away in the final term with nine scoring shots to one and 14 inside 50's to seven.
26:49
While Reuben Ginbey had broken the record for most tackles in a game this season, he has been surpassed in the same game by Matt Rowell. Rowell has had five final quarter tackles and now has 17 for the game.
29:01
Noah Anderson has had 11 disposals, six contested possessions and four clearances in the final quarter.
29:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
30:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Hewago Oea)
30:32
Alex Davies averages 12.7 disposals per game this season. He's had 19 disposals, 12 contested possessions, seven clearances and eight score involvements today.
32:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben King)
32:58
Tom Barrass broke the record for most spoils in a game this season (19).