Blog log from 0 of 2026: Gold Coast vs Geelong

Powell breaks an Atkins tackle in the centre and drills a pass to Humphrey who is well ahead of Jack Henry, he goals from 45m in front. Easy game, footy! (Q1 0:32)
Bruhn baulks clear of traffic at half forward and kicks across goal to Mannagh who marks in front of Rioli 30m out on a slight angle, and converts. (Q1 3:02)
Jack Henry gathers a shank rebound kick by Noble and passes short for Close 45m out, whose kick is into the man on the mark in Clohesy for no score. (Q1 5:47)
Knevitt gathers a dud rebound kick by Collins but shoots across the face from 25m in the pocket. (Q1 6:47)
Anderson shoots off a couple of steps off his non-preferred left from 40m on a slight angle… falls into the left goalpost. (Q1 8:47)
An unlucky ricochet OOTF free against De Koning 15m out results in Humphrey’s second goal. (Q1 9:33)
Worpel misses a flying snap from half forward. (Q1 13:03)
Andrew rides a double tackle in midfield to keep an attack going, Lombard keeps his feet after marking on the HFF and turns to lope to 35m for his first goal! (Q1 15:28)
Lombard gets another turn on members wing away from Bruhn, he bounces to the HFF and passes short to Humphrey 40m out, he boots goal number three! (Q1 16:48)
Holmes starts the next attack following the centre contest, Blicavs sets Clark away to run to CHF and slot the goal! (Q1 18:17)
Martin gets a holding free at a ball up just inside 50m on the flank but tries a pass that doesn’t work. (Q1 22:04)
Martin gives a hospital handball to Mullin under not much pressure in the centre, Suns surge to the HFF where Petracca slams through the goal from 30m! (Q1 25:48)
Read marks a Clohesy pass to the pocket 20m out after a desperate spoil on the HFF by Long, but kicks OOTF. (Q1 28:02)
Anderson stands up in a tackle on the HFF and gives inside to Noble who hoofs through the goal from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 29:19)
Gold Coast are forcing front half turnovers on Geelong, a result that is highly uncharacteristic of this Cats outfit. (Q1 29:34)
Suns just keep winning contests, they surge around outer wing through traffic, Humphrey passes to King who draws an arm chop free on De Koning 20m out on the flank, he goals. (Q1 31:19)
De Koning gathers in the back pocket but handballs to grass, Anderson earns a kicking in danger free against Jack Henry 20m out but shoots across the face to the right. (Q2 1:46)
Graham beats two Cats in a ground battle on members wing then earns a downfield free for Humphrey 45m out on the flank, who misses near side right. (Q2 4:01)
The Suns force a turnover on outer wing and sweep the ball forward at pace with skill, Read takes a link mark and feeds Petracca to bang in his second from 40m on a slight angle! (Q2 8:47)
Smith speeds away from Weller in midfield and kicks long to 40m, Bodhi Uwland misses it allowing Knevitt to mark on his chest, he goals. (Q2 11:02)
Read snaps playing on to advantage from a HTB free on Bruhn 20m out but it’s to the right. (Q2 12:58)
Clohesy is whistled for ruck interference at a ball up 40m out on a slight angle, but Neale shanks left and OOTF. (Q2 14:47)
King drops a mark 20m out but Jack Henry sits back to allow him to butter up and goal off the left with too much ease. (Q2 16:02)
Dempsey marks on the lead in front of Jeffrey in the pocket 30m out but shoots across the face to the left. (Q2 19:46)
Bruhn roves but slips and handballs to grass under pressure in defence, ball ricochets off a body to Miller in space who snaps off a step from 40m in front… goal! (Q2 22:28)
Bruhn soccers a loose footy fumbled by Powell in the centre, ball cannons into the chest of Oliver Henry 35m out in front, who converts. (Q2 24:12)
Petracca feeds Anderson for a snap off a step from a stoppage 25m out on the flank, ball spins and swerves into the near right goalpost. (Q2 27:46)
Atkins feeds outside a pack for O’Connor who snaps across the face from 15m. (Q2 28:48)
O’Sullivan shanks a rebound kick straight to Long, ball comes back to the young Cat but he’s a rabbit in the headlights on three Suns, Long roves the spillage and goals from 25m! (Q2 31:28)
Humphrey roves deep in the pocket and does a one-two with Petracca to get clear for a snap around the corner from 25m that curls in! (Half Time)
Petracca passes to the diving lead of Humphrey 45m out in the corridor, who tugs his set shot left. (Q3 3:18)
Rioli receives from Miller but misses a snap from CHF to the left. (Q3 4:21)
Knevitt takes a link mark on members wing and bombs long, Neale earns a contact free on Collins 35m out on the flank but leaves his set shot narrow to the right. (Q3 5:30)
Neale marks a Smith pass 50m out on a slight angle, tries to hit Knevitt with a kick to the square but ends up scoring a behind to the right. (Q3 7:04)
Miers fumbles a handball receive under no pressure at half back, Suns swarms and it’s that man Petracca who is on the end of the handball chain to goal from 35m. (Q3 7:53)
After a rather lucky reversal free against Worpel, Anderson misses a snap off a step from the HFF. (Q3 8:10)
The Suns cut the Geelong defence to ribbons on turnover from the back half this time, Graham has King over the back to mark and goal from 15m with consummate ease. (Q3 8:10)
O’Sullivan is whistled for insufficient intent in the pocket, Farrar centres for Lombard who goals from 25m on the flank. (Q3 15:00)
Stewart slips over to allow King to mark untouched 40m out on a slight angle for goal number four. One way traffic on the Goldie. (Q3 18:47)
Stewart roves at the top of the Suns goalsquare but Farrar’s tackle forces a cough up and Long’s second goal. (Q3 22:31)
Petracca passes from the next centre contest to Graham to mark in front of Stewart 45m out in the corridor, who pushes his set shot to the right and OOTF. (Q3 24:03)
Noble goals on the burst from 40m in front as the Suns are having a picnic on turnover. (Q3 25:31)
Dempsey roves 20m out in the pocket and looks unimpressed by scoring the first goal for Geelong since HT. (Q3 29:46)
Smith bombs high and long from the HFF to the square, plenty of Suns there but Zeke Uwland holds Dempsey to give away a soft free and goal. (Q4 2:11)
Neale marks a short Mannagh pass 40m out in front with Collins outpositioned, he steers through more junk for the Cats. (Q4 2:28)
Lombard misses a running snap from the boundary 20m out. (Q4 2:28)
Dempsey leaps over both Uwlands to mark Close’s snap that fell short in the square, third goal for him. (Q4 8:10)
Dempsey roves and rolls through his fourth goal from 25m on the flank. (Q4 9:41)
Petracca clears from a stoppage on members wing then runs to half forward to rove and pass inboard to Graham 45m out, who misses to the right. (Q4 18:26)
Miers tugs a set shot to the left from true CHF. (Q4 18:26)
Jeffrey centres with a long ball from members wing to Anderson 45m out on a slight angle who kicks his first goal after scoring four behinds. (Q4 24:52)
Knevitt feeds Oliver Henry for some more junk from 20m. (Q4 27:40)
Lombard misses another flying snap from the HFF with barely a minute to run. (Q4 28:40)