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

366.9

2026 AVG.

7337

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

384.9

2026 AVG.

7697

2026 TOTAL

Contested Possessions

MATCH

142

167

126.3

2026 AVG.

2526

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

132.3

2026 AVG.

2646

2026 TOTAL

Kicks

MATCH

215

228

203.1

2026 AVG.

4062

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

222.5

2026 AVG.

4450

2026 TOTAL

Handballs

MATCH

147

146

163.8

2026 AVG.

3275

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

162.4

2026 AVG.

3247

2026 TOTAL

Frees For

MATCH

19

18

18.9

2026 AVG.

377

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

19.4

2026 AVG.

388

2026 TOTAL

Clearances

MATCH

42

35

32.8

2026 AVG.

656

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

35.7

2026 AVG.

714

2026 TOTAL

Centre Clearances

MATCH

14

12

11.9

2026 AVG.

238

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

12.7

2026 AVG.

254

2026 TOTAL

Stoppage Clearances

MATCH

28

23

20.9

2026 AVG.

418

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

23

2026 AVG.

460

2026 TOTAL

Inside 50

MATCH

64

51

54.2

2026 AVG.

1083

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

52.2

2026 AVG.

1044

2026 TOTAL

Marks

MATCH

82

84

90.3

2026 AVG.

1805

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

100.5

2026 AVG.

2009

2026 TOTAL

Marks Inside 50

MATCH

15

11

11.3

2026 AVG.

225

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

12.1

2026 AVG.

242

2026 TOTAL

Contested Marks

MATCH

5

14

8

2026 AVG.

160

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

8.9

2026 AVG.

178

2026 TOTAL

Tackles

MATCH

57

68

52

2026 AVG.

1039

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

55

2026 AVG.

1100

2026 TOTAL

Hit Outs

MATCH

40

34

43.1

2026 AVG.

861

2026 TOTAL

2026 AVG.

2026 TOTAL

27.8

2026 AVG.

555

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