MATCH CENTRE

MATCH CENTRE

ROUND 23, 2023

GOLD COAST

V

CARLTON

CarltonCARL WIN BY 4

13.9
87

FT

13.13
91

Heritage Bank Stadium

 #AFLSunsBlues

2023-08-19T04:10:00Z

Match Summary

Score Breakdown

	1	2	3	4
	6.5 41	7.7 49	9.7 61	13.9 87
	1.2 8	7.5 47	8.12 60	13.13 91

Best On Ground

Sam FlandersS Flanders36 disposals

Touk MillerT Miller29 disposals
1 goal

David SwallowD Swallow4 goals

Nic NewmanN Newman31 disposals

Zac FisherZ Fisher28 disposals

Charlie CurnowC Curnow5 goals

Team Stats

Gold Coast

Carlton

Disposals

MATCH

362

374

373.1

2026 AVG.

5224

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

378.6

2026 AVG.

5300

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

142

167

126.8

2026 AVG.

1775

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

131.1

2026 AVG.

1835

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

215

228

207

2026 AVG.

2898

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

217

2026 AVG.

3038

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

147

146

166.1

2026 AVG.

2326

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

161.6

2026 AVG.

2262

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

19

18

18.9

2026 AVG.

264

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

18.9

2026 AVG.

265

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

42

35

31.4

2026 AVG.

440

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

34.1

2026 AVG.

478

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

14

12

12.1

2026 AVG.

169

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

11.9

2026 AVG.

167

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

28

23

19.4

2026 AVG.

271

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

22.2

2026 AVG.

311

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

64

51

56.4

2026 AVG.

789

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

51.2

2026 AVG.

717

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

82

84

91.7

2026 AVG.

1284

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

96.4

2026 AVG.

1349

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

15

11

12

2026 AVG.

168

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

10.9

2026 AVG.

152

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

5

14

8.1

2026 AVG.

114

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

9

2026 AVG.

126

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

57

68

53.1

2026 AVG.

743

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

53.3

2026 AVG.

746

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

40

34

41.4

2026 AVG.

580

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

29.1

2026 AVG.

408

2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

Gold Coast

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Alex Sexton	9	5	14	3	0	1	4	0	2	1
Bailey Humphrey	4	4	8	1	0	1	1	3	0	0
Ben Ainsworth	16	11	27	7	0	0	0	1	2	0
Brandon Ellis	6	6	12	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
Brayden Fiorini	9	13	22	5	0	2	0	4	0	0
Charlie Ballard	5	2	7	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Connor Budarick	13	3	16	4	0	2	1	2	0	0
Darcy MacPherson	3	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Swallow	12	4	16	8	0	1	0	3	4	3
Jack Lukosius	10	5	15	5	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jarrod Witts	5	7	12	1	38	1	0	4	0	0
Levi Casboult	4	1	5	4	0	0	2	2	0	0
Lloyd Johnston	6	2	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Mabior Chol	7	4	11	7	2	1	0	1	1	0
Mac Andrew	11	4	15	8	0	0	3	0	0	0
Malcolm Rosas	7	4	11	3	0	0	1	2	1	0
Matthew Rowell	13	7	20	1	0	2	2	9	0	0
Noah Anderson	12	12	24	3	0	2	0	3	0	1
Rory Atkins	13	10	23	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
Sam Collins	5	9	14	2	0	3	0	0	0	0
Sam Flanders	20	16	36	5	0	1	1	5	0	0
Sean Lemmens	10	3	13	2	0	1	1	3	0	0
Touk Miller	15	14	29	3	0	1	1	8	1	0

Carlton

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Adam Saad	16	6	22	5	0	0	1	2	0	0
Alex Cincotta	5	4	9	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Blake Acres	15	8	23	2	0	3	0	3	0	0
Brodie Kemp	9	9	18	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
Caleb Marchbank	10	5	15	7	0	0	1	4	0	0
Charlie Curnow	14	4	18	6	0	2	0	0	5	1
David Cuningham	2	10	12	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Ed Curnow	4	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Hewett	14	9	23	2	0	3	1	10	0	0
Harry McKay	4	6	10	5	1	1	3	0	1	1
Jack Martin	10	4	14	6	0	1	0	4	2	2
Jacob Weitering	13	3	16	8	0	1	0	1	0	0
Jesse Motlop	11	6	17	2	0	1	2	5	2	2
Marc Pittonet	6	4	10	0	17	0	0	2	0	0
Matthew Cottrell	7	4	11	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
Matthew Owies	9	1	10	5	0	1	2	3	2	2
Nic Newman	17	14	31	9	0	3	0	4	0	0
Oliver Hollands	6	5	11	4	0	0	3	5	0	0
Paddy Dow	15	9	24	6	0	0	1	4	0	1
Patrick Cripps	7	7	14	0	0	0	2	8	0	1
Sam Docherty	19	6	25	2	0	0	1	2	0	0
Tom De Koning	1	5	6	1	16	0	1	1	0	0
Zac Fisher	14	14	28	5	0	1	0	4	0	1

Team Line-Ups

Gold Coast

Carlton

IN Alex Sexton, Brayden Fiorini, Connor Budarick, Lloyd Johnston, Mabior Chol OUT Elijah Hollands (Omitted), James Tsitas (Sub), Jy Farrar (Omitted), Nick Holman (Injured), Sam Day (Omitted)

IN Harry McKay OUT Lachie Fogarty (Injured)

FB 10 Charlie Ballard 25 Sam Collins 1 Mac Andrew FF 21 Tom De Koning 35 Charlie Curnow 10 Harry McKay HB 15 Noah Anderson 32 Rory Atkins 4 Brandon Ellis HF 46 Matthew Cottrell 19 Jack Martin 16 Matthew Owies C 38 Lloyd Johnston 9 Sam Flanders 23 Sean Lemmens C 13 Blake Acres 9 Patrick Cripps 4 Oliver Hollands HF 10 Malcolm Rosas 12 Jack Lukosius 24 David Swallow HB 22 Caleb Marchbank 24 Nic Newman 16 Zac Fisher FF 6 Alex Sexton 18 Mabior Chol 30 Levi Casboult FB 23 Jacob Weitering 17 Brodie Kemp 42 Adam Saad

FOLLOWERS
28	Jarrod Witts
18	Matthew Rowell
11	Touk Miller

INTERCHANGE
8	Brayden Fiorini
12	Ben Ainsworth
19	Bailey Humphrey
19	Connor Budarick
44	Darcy MacPherson

FOLLOWERS
27	Marc Pittonet
15	Sam Docherty
29	George Hewett

INTERCHANGE
15	Paddy Dow
3	Jesse Motlop
28	David Cuningham
39	Alex Cincotta
35	Ed Curnow

Gold Coast
IN	A. Sexton, B. Fiorini, C. Budarick, L. Johnston, M. Chol
OUT	E. Hollands, J. Tsitas, J. Farrar, N. Holman, S. Day
B C. Ballard, S. Collins, M. Andrew HB N. Anderson, R. Atkins, B. Ellis C L. Johnston, S. Flanders, S. Lemmens HF M. Rosas, J. Lukosius, D. Swallow F A. Sexton, M. Chol, L. Casboult FOL J. Witts, M. Rowell, T. Miller I/C B. Fiorini, B. Ainsworth, B. Humphrey, C. Budarick, D. MacPherson
Carlton
IN	H. McKay
OUT	L. Fogarty
B J. Weitering, B. Kemp, A. Saad HB C. Marchbank, N. Newman, Z. Fisher C B. Acres, P. Cripps, O. Hollands HF M. Cottrell, J. Martin, M. Owies F T. De Koning, C. Curnow, H. McKay FOL M. Pittonet, S. Docherty, G. Hewett I/C P. Dow, J. Motlop, D. Cuningham, A. Cincotta, E. Curnow

Preview

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Gold Coast

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/8/23	Sydney	L 114 - 90
5/8/23	Adelaide	L 89 - 61
29/7/23	Brisbane	W 96 - 55
23/7/23	GWS	L 103 - 63
15/7/23	St Kilda	W 77 - 51

Carlton

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/8/23	Melbourne	W 60 - 56
6/8/23	St Kilda	W 54 - 73
28/7/23	Collingwood	W 76 - 93
22/7/23	West Coast	W 140 - 69
15/7/23	Port Adelaide	W 122 - 72