Essendon 15.4 18.4 25.8 31.11 (197)
Gold Coast 0.1 5.3 7.5 8.10 (58)
GOALS
Essendon: Reimers 8, Monfries 4, Crameri 4, Ryder 3, Bellchambers 2, Lonergan 2, Zaharakis 2, Hille, Hocking, Howlett, Jetta, Stanton, Watson
Gold Coast: Iles 2, Matera 2, McKenzie, Rischitelli, Shaw, Smith
BEST
Essendon: Reimers, Howlett, Watson, Lonergan, Ryder, Stanton, Zaharakis
Gold Coast: Ablett, Brennan, Swallow, Iles, Harbrow
INJURIES
Essendon: Dustin Fletcher (knee) replaced in selected side by Andrew Welsh, Welsh (calf) replaced in selected side by Jake Melksham
Gold Coast: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Essendon: Heath Hocking (back) replaced by Jake Melksham in the third quarter
Gold Coast: Seb Tape replaced by Liam Patrick in the third quarter
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Ritchie, Ryan, Nicholls
Official crowd: 33,710 at Etihad Stadium