Round 20, 2026
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| Venue: | Marvel Stadium |
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| Date: | Saturday July 25, 2026 (1.05 pm). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Won by 13 points. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crowd: | 26,945 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: | T. Byrne 3.2, G. Hewett 3.1, W. Hayward 3.1, F. Evans 2.2, M. McGovern 2.0, B. Ainsworth 1.2, L. Young 1.2, P. Cripps 1.1, B. Kemp 0.1, Rushed 0.2. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Umpires: | Daniel Johanson, Curtis Deboy, Andre Gianfagna, Peter Bailes. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ladder: | 10th. | ||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues scored 6.2 to 0.0 from 12-0 forward-50 stoppages this afternoon - their best differential of the season. Patrick Cripps recorded a game-high five clearances from this zone for a return of five score involvements.
Team
| B: | 2 Lachlan Cowan | 35 Harry Dean | 47 Wade Derksen |
| HB: | 24 Nic Newman | 26 Nick Haynes | 15 Billy Wilson |
| C: | 46 Matt Cottrell | 9 Patrick Cripps (c) | 13 Blake Acres |
| HF: | 12 Ben Ainsworth | 11 Will Hayward | 44 Francis Evans |
| F: | 5 Adam Cerra | 17 Brodie Kemp | 11 Mitch McGovern |
| Ruck: | 27 Marc Pittonet | 7 Jagga Smith | 18 Sam Walsh |
| Interchange: | 14 Oliver Florent | 29 George Hewett | 36 Cooper Lord |
| 39 Talor Byrne | 33 Lewis Young | ||
| Coach: | Josh Fraser | ||
| Emergencies: | 25 Liam Reidy | 6 Zac Williams | 45 Flynn Young |
In: Marc Pittonet, Lewis Young.
Out: Harry McKay (knee), Liam Reidy (omitted).
Milestones
150 Games (AFL): Nic Newman
Interesting Facts
1. Both teams wore their home game uniforms.
2. The lead changed 9 times throughout the match.
3. Carlton had 52 tackles to Gold Coast's 34.
4. Eight Gold Coast players had 0 tackles, compared to Carlton's two.
Free Kicks
Carlton 25
Gold Coast Suns 14
Front Runners
1.- Blake Acres 15.1km
2.- Noah Anderson (GCS) 14.4km
3.- Adam Cerra 14.2km
4.- Cooper Lord 14.0km
5.- Matt Cottrell 13.9km
AFLCA Votes
Brownlow Votes
Best and Fairest Votes
Video
