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Pre Game
00:00
The SUNS took a mark from just 16.1% of its inside 50s last season - ranked last in the competition.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:05
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ethan Read)
01:13
The SUNS get the first clearance and convert it into a score through Ethan Read, who kicks his first goal of the year and fourth in AFL football. The SUNS averaged 28.1 points per game from stoppage clearances in 2024, ranked 15th.
02:47
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
03:19
Jake Waterman picks up where he left off from 2024 to open the Eagles' ledger for 2025. Waterman averaged 2.6 goals per game in 2024, ranked fourth overall.
05:08
The SUNS have amassed seven contested possessions and three clearances; the Eagles have registered just one in each of these statistics.
07:28
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Long)
08:48
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
08:59
Oscar Allen kicks the Eagles' second goal from a defensive 50 chain, this time from a kick-in. The Eagles averaged four points per game from this source in 2024, ranked 10th.
11:14
Matt Rowell has amassed a game-high six disposals, three contested possessions and two clearances so far. Rowell averages 28.8 disposals, 17.8 contested possessions and nine clearances in his last four games at Optus Stadium.
11:27
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Ben King)
14:34
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Jake Rogers)
15:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Harley Reid)
16:22
The Eagles have managed just four inside 50s so far, however, they have converted these into three scoring shots - a conversion rate of 75%.
16:58
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Will Graham)
18:19
Ben King converts from his second mark inside 50, to extend the SUNS' lead. The SUNS have taken a mark from three of their 14 inside 50 entries - a 21.4% conversion rate, up on their 2024 rate of 16.1%, which was the worst in the competition.
22:16
The Eagles are currently trailing in the contested possession count by 17. They averaged nine fewer contested possessions than their opponents in 2024, ranked last in the league.
22:57
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
24:14
The SUNS have been able to maintain a significant territorial dominance for the first term, with the ball spending 81.0% of the quarter in the SUNS' forward half.
26:35
The SUNS have taken nine forward half intercept possessions this quarter; the Eagles are yet to register one for the match.
27:04
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Touk Miller)
29:05
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Ethan Read)
31:00
The Eagles have been unable to turn possession into inside 50 entries. Their 19 fewer inside 50 entries for the quarter is their equal second-worst quarter differential in the last seven seasons, only bettered by 22 fewer in the first quarter of Round 17, 2022 against Carlton.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:11
Daniel Rioli puts through the SUNS' first for the second quarter, and his first as a new Gold Coast player. The goal once again came from a forward half intercept - the SUNS have now scored four goals from this source.
03:17
Gold Coast now has four players who have amassed four or more contested possessions, led by Matt Rowell with a game-high eight. Only one Eagle has amassed four contested possessions, with Brady Hough on four.
06:25
SUNS veteran Jarrod Witts is proving to be dominant in the ruck, amassing 18 hitouts so far, with six of them to advantage. West Coast have managed just two to advantage up to this point.
08:19
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ethan Read)
11:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Elijah Hewett)
12:05
Despite their disposal dominance, amassing 32 more disposals so far, the SUNS lead the way in the pressure gauge, with an elite pressure rating of 195 - 15 points higher than the Eagles.
14:03
Ben King slots his second goal from his third mark inside 50 for the match. The SUNS have now taken eight forward 50 marks - just shy of their full-game 2024 average of 10.6 marks inside 50 per match.
15:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
17:05
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ben Long)
17:35
The SUNS have now kicked seven goals in a row. Six of their eight goals have come from mark set shots inside forward 50.
19:37
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Nick Holman)
22:35
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ben Long)
24:44
The Eagles have taken just three uncontested marks for the term - 15 fewer than the SUNS. The Eagles averaged 74 uncontested marks per game in 2024, ranked 17th.
26:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Noah Long)
27:44
SUNS midfielder Touk Miller is leading the way at the contest in the second quarter. He leads all players on the ground for centre bounce possessions and clearances this term, with six and five respectively.
29:52
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
32:19
The SUNS have capitalised on repeat entries for the whole first half, bringing their forward half intercept count to 16 for the game. They have then been clinical with their ball use, converting these 16 intercepts into 8.5 (53) - half a point more than their 2024 intercept scoring chain average.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:22
Of Jarrod Witts' 33 hitouts, 11 have been to advantage - a conversion rate of 33%. Witts averaged 10 hitouts to advantage per game in 2024, at a rate of 27.0%.
02:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Tyler Brockman)
03:07
The Gold Coast midfield trio of Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson and Touk Miller have amassed 29 contested possessions between them up to this point. This is just over half of the Eagles' full match total of 57 contested possessions.
05:18
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Touk Miller)
06:22
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Will Graham)
08:55
The SUNS have converted 70.6% of their clerances into forward 50 entries. Despite this, they have only converted this into a score of 1.7 (13).
10:27
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
10:38
West Coast register their first goal since the nine-minute mark of the first term through Jake Waterman. It's the Eagles' third goal from a defensive half ball movement chain.
13:08
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Alex Sexton)
13:31
Gold Coast recruit Daniel Rioli leads all players on the ground for intercept possessions, with seven so far - five of which have been registered in the SUNS' forward half.
14:28
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
18:16
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Harley Reid)
18:33
Harley Reid converts a forward 50 stoppage into a goal for the Eagles. The Eagles averaged eight points per game from forward 50 stoppage clearances in 2024, ranked 13th overall.
18:42
Eagles Interchange - Jake Waterman and is possibly out for the game.
19:28
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Touk Miller)
22:53
Ben King takes a spectacular mark-of-the-year contender inside the goal square and converts to kick his fourth goal of the match. King has now taken five marks inside 50 - two more than any other player on the ground.
25:04
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Matt Flynn)
26:20
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ben Long)
27:59
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Sam Clohesy)
28:59
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Ethan Read)
30:55
The Eagles have managed to win the clearance count for the third term, registering two more clearances than the SUNS. They have also scored 3.0 (18) from clearances this term - five points more than the SUNS.
33:41
While the vast majority of the damage by the SUNS has been caused by their intercept scoring prowess, this term the SUNS converted two of their centre bounce clearances into goals. The SUNS have won 12 centre bounces and have converted these into 11 forward 50 entries - a conversion rate of 92%.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
02:20
West Coast recruit Matt Owies converts his first goal for the Eagles. It's the Eagles' second goal for the match from a kick-in chain.
05:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Baker)
08:20
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
08:26
Ben King turns his sixth forward 50 mark of the match into his fifth goal tonight. King averaged 2.9 marks inside 50 per match in 2024, ranked third in the competition.
10:10
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Jake Rogers)
11:31
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Jake Rogers)
11:46
Two quick goals in succession for Jake Rogers extend the SUNS' lead to 12 goals. Rogers had previously never scored more than one goal in a match before tonight.
12:48
Eagles Interchange - Liam Duggan and is possibly out for the game.
13:10
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Ben King)
14:06
The SUNS have managed 20 repeat entries into forward 50 this match - 13 more than the Eagles have managed tonight.
14:20
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
15:32
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
16:09
In his first game for the Eagles, Liam Baker leads the way for his team in transition, amassing nine rebound 50s - more than any other player on the ground. This is just one short of his previous career-high on 10.
16:59
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ben Long)
18:47
The SUNS have now collected the last eight inside 50s of the match, along with the last five goals.
18:51
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
20:32
In the last 10 minutes of football played, the Eagles have managed just 15 disposals, three contested possessions and two tackles.
22:44
SCORE
GOAL - SUNS (Daniel Rioli)
22:57
The SUNS have added forward 50 dominance to their repertoire this quarter, with two goals coming from forward 50 ball movement chains this term. They have now scored 12.10 (82) from forward half ball movement chains this match.
26:31
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
29:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
29:32
A banner day for Gold Coast's midfield trio of Matt Rowell, Touk Miller and Noah Anderson has seen them amass 46 contested possessions and 29 clearances between them - their 29 clearances just four short of the Eagles' total for the match.
31:21
SCORE
BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
32:05
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
32:06
Gold Coast begin their 2025 season with their biggest-ever win, an 87-point demolition of West Coast. The SUNS were devastatingly effective in their forward half, forcing 22 repeat entries into forward 50 and scoring 10.4 (64) points from forward half intercept possessions - 53 points more than the Eagles could muster from the same source.