Blog log from R1 of 2025: West Coast vs Gold Coast

Read beats McGovern to mark in a pack at the hotspot for the first goal. (Q1 0:34)
Waterman marks in front of Collins 50m out on a slight angle, plays on around the mark and launches a booming snap for hits first goal! (Q1 2:58)
Read roves a King contest and gives to Long who has two chasing and can’t find a path to run into goal, he jinks and snaps but it’s across the face from 25m. (Q1 7:28)
Owies takes a link mark on outer wing and passes to Allen 50m out on the flank, set shot just clears the pack on the line for his first major. (Q1 8:48)
King dives in front of Edwards to mark a short pass by Budarick to 25m in the pocket, his set shot is across the face. (Q1 11:27)
Rogers earns a high contact free on Duggan 30m out on a slight angle and converts. (Q1 14:14)
Archer Reid releases Harley Reid to run from the next centre bounce to CHF and let fly, but the kick swerves to the right to disappoint the home crowd. (Q1 16:01)
Harry Edwards is left on his knee cursing King who marks 15m out and boots goal number two. (Q1 18:19)
Graham marks on the HFF, Eagles go to sleep as he finds Miller down the line 30m out who goals with ease. (Q1 26:45)
Successive contact frees against Kelly to Witts in the centre then Read against McGovern at the hotspot, but the free kick is wide left. (Q1 28:45)
Rioli chips in front of Cripps to mark 50m out on a slight angle and kicks a lovely long goal. (Q2 1:11)
Read snaps his second goal after a feed by King from a pack 25m out on a slight angle. (Q2 8:34)
West Coast attacks the corridor, Waterman drawing three at CHF to open up space, Hewett gets the chance from 20m out in front but sprays it left. (Q2 11:02)
King leads to the hotspot and leaps over Harry Edwards to mark a long Jeffrey pass from the centre, he doesn’t miss. (Q2 13:50)
Long marks 25m out on the flank and steers through another one for the visiting Coasters. (Q2 17:05)
Holman roves a Read contest but just misses to the left from 35m on a slight angle. (Q2 19:37)
Weller passes to the lead of Long 45m out in the corridor who clunks the set shot for another for the Suns in bright sunshine. (Q2 22:15)
Clohesy kicks the footy into a teammate on outer wing, Eagles swarm and it’s Jack Graham who passes to Allen 45m out on the flank who sprays it OOTF left. (Q2 25:05)
Cole intercepts on members wing and lowers the eyes to spot up Noah Long 45m out on a slight angle, who misses near side right. (Q2 26:46)
Miller roves on the HFF and tries to pass to King but skids it past him for a point. (Q3 5:18)
Rowell causes a crumb on members wing for Noble to pass inside 50 to Will Graham, who converts from 40m in the corridor. (Q3 6:22)
Graham receives from Owies speeding around outer wing and hits Waterman’s lead to 40m in the corridor, nothing Collins could do there. Waterman kicks straight. (Q3 9:52)
Suns stream towards goal with a handball chain but Sexton hits the post under not much pressure from 25m. (Q3 12:56)
McGovern scrubs a clanger kick from the last line to CHB, Collins mops up and goes quickly to King at the top of the square to mark and goal. (Q3 14:08)
Harely Reid has had a stinker so far today but he receives outside a pack on the HFF and sails through a goal to polite applause. (Q3 18:16)
Miller jets out of the middle to receive from Humphrey and slam through the quick replying goal from CHF, after clearing it himself. (Q3 19:48)
King sits on the back of poor Harry Edwards to take a massive screamer in the square and converts! (Q3 22:53)
Flynn is lucky to be paid a mark diving in front of Collins 15m out, ball looked to have hit the ground from some angles but mark paid and goal scored. (Q3 25:04)
Long tries his luck off balance on the boundary 30m out, McGovern flails on the line but did he touch it in time? Goal umpire says it’s a goal, but a review… (Q3 26:59)
It stays a goal despite replays showing McGovern’s finger very near the ball before it went over. (Q3 27:24)
Clohesy roves, jinks onto his left and misses from 30m on the flank. (Q3 27:37)
Read marks a Witts kick 30m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q3 28:39)
Duggan passes to Owies 30m out on a slight angle after an effective Eagles rebound around members wing. Owies kicks some junk. (Q4 2:01)
Will Graham speeds through the centre and goes long to King for goal number five. (Q4 8:36)
Rogers goes back with the flight to mark 30m out in the corridor and goal. (Q4 9:41)
Rogers rams through his third goal from mid-range, Suns have won the ball at clearance all day and have got full reward since QT. (Q4 11:31)
King marks again in front of the hapless Harry Edwards 30m out on a slight angle, this for a personal best six goals… pushed to the right. (Q4 13:10)
Long curls in his fourth goal from the pocket. Gold Coast enjoying a rare moment of garbage time in their favour. (Q4 16:59)
King marks 25m out on the flank and does get that PB of six majors. (Q4 18:51)
Rioli joins the party again with his second goal. (Q4 22:44)
Allen juggles a mark in the square from a Hewett lob, he gets some garbage. (Q4 26:17)
Kelly snaps wide from mid-range. (Q4 29:12)
Weller marks in the pocket 25m out in the last minute, but doesn’t score. (Q4 31:02)