Blog log from R1 of 2026: Gold Coast vs West Coast

King curls in the first goal from a pack at the hotspot on the end of a rebound around outer wing. (Q1 4:11)
King is not paid a mark near the hotspot, four players all look at the ump but Petracca gets on with it to reef the ball out and skid through the goal. (Q1 5:55)
Murdock catches Andrew HTB near the boundary 40m out, Mac doesn’t like it and scrags the first-gamer to give away 50m and ensure the opening goal for the other Coast. (Q1 7:40)
Lombard misses from the pocket 35m out. (Q1 11:42)
Davies misses from a stoppage in the pocket 20m out. (Q1 14:34)
Weller bounces around outer wing, breaks a McCarthy tackle and spots up Anderson just inside 50m out on a slight angle. Nando gets the chicken dinner. (Q1 16:11)
Graham bounces around outer wing and punches a low pass to Farrar 40m out on the flank, who misses near side right. (Q1 19:30)
Andrew almost takes a specky on centre wing but he gets the intercept possession anyway, Lombard almost does the same on the HFF, King feeds Davies for the goal from 20m. (Q1 19:56)
Petracca is at the foot of King at the hotspot to rove and goal off a step. (Q1 19:56)
Petracca leaps in front of Duggan to mark a Rogers pass 30m out on a slight angle for his third goal of Q1 already! (Q1 19:56)
Witts gets a ruck free on Flynn for his first goal from 40m on the flank. (Q1 30:59)
Witts to Anderson from the first centre contest, Anderson bounces twice through CHF to 45m but misses left… gets a second shot after getting bumped late and misses right. (Q2 1:16)
Andrew runs under the ball to allow Waterman to mark a Young kick from outer wing to 45m out on the flank, and boot his first goal. (Q2 2:19)
Petracca to Powell for the next centre clearance, low pass to King who clunks the mark 45m out on a slight angle for instant replying goal. (Q2 3:43)
Allan encroaches to gift Farrar a shot from the square for an easy goal, his second. (Q2 6:55)
Rogers is over the back to rove a Farrar contest in the pocket, burn off Ginbey and goal from 15m. (Q2 9:40)
Maric receives from Cripps on members wing and passes to Shanahan 40m out on the flank, who misses across the face to the right. (Q2 11:33)
Jeffrey hits a diagonal pass from the HBF to start a slingshot play through the centre, Long has King to mark at the hotspot to complete the play with his third goal. (Q2 12:33)
Rioli flashes past at full pace to receive from Rogers and stroke through a classic goal from 45m. (Q2 17:43)
Long marks a lovely Jeffrey pass from the centre to 40m in front, he goals. (Q2 18:59)
Waterman marks a long Duff-Tytler kick from members wing in front of Andrew 30m out on the flank but shanks across the face to the right. (Q2 22:14)
Davies hooks a flying snap to the left from 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 26:16)
Series of stoppages deep in attack for the Eagles ends with another goal to Murdock. (Q2 28:44)
King kicks off second half junk time with his fourth goal from the square. (Q3 0:54)
Petracca hits the post from long range. (Q3 2:45)
Yeo winds the clock back with a snap from the HFF for a goal. (Q3 3:25)
Newton misses from deep in the pocket. (Q3 5:01)
Yeo gets a second goal after a mark on outer wing and encroachment by Long to put him 20m out. (Q3 7:00)
Powell receives from Davies for a miss from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 7:29)
Cripps misses off the left from the top of the square. (Q3 14:42)
Shanahan marks a long Allan kick from outer wing at the hotspot for his first goal. (Q3 15:45)
Waterman’s curling set shot from the boundary 40m out is narrow to the left. (Q3 18:38)
Rogers passes wide of a pack at half forward to Clohesy who goals from 35m. (Q3 21:56)
Lombard pops through a goal from the hotspot. (Q3 24:15)
Waterman roves and checksides another one from 20m. (Q3 27:41)
Archer Reid sprays a set shot from the hotspot way to the left, disappointingly. (Q3 29:14)
Newton tumbles through a goal from a ball up in the Eagles goalsquare. (Q3 31:14)
Waterman marks a Yeo long ball over Andrew 30m out on a slight angle for his third goal. (Q4 2:03)
Murdock misses a mid-range snap. (Q4 5:14)
Petracca intercepts Robertson’s rebound kick 45m out in front and boots goal number four. (Q4 6:18)
Lombard plays on to advantage but misses under pressure from 15m after a Read free on the behind line. (Q4 7:46)
Duff-Tytler is over the back in the pocket for a long Waterman kick, Weller arrives late but no penalty, CDT misses near side left. (Q4 7:46)
Lombard marks an Anderson pass 20m out after a flowing rebound through the corridor for some cherries. (Q4 19:14)
Miller joins the party with a goal from true CHF. (Q4 20:45)
King marks Farrar’s kick from the HFF to the hotspot over Lindsay for his fifth major. (Q4 22:34)
Archer Reid leaps in front of a pack to clunk a Graham long ball from CHF to the top of the square for some smelly garbage. (Q4 23:04)
Waterman marks a Davis speculator from the HFF to the hotspot but misses an easy one. (Q4 28:21)