Gold Coast Suns vs Essendon Bombers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

17/04/2026 at 23:15 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

People First Stadium (Gold Coast).

AFL - Round 6
Where to Watch on TV:


Australia	AFL, Fox Footy

Match Stats


Goals
17	17
Behinds
17	8
Kicks
199	227
Handballs
183	138
Disposals
382	365
Frees for
15	20
Frees against
20	15
Clearances completed
29	37
Marks
86	98
Tackles
51	71
Hitouts
44	18

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Quarter (33 - 25)
01:33, El-Hawli S. (G),
03:47, Petracca C. (Behind),
05:08, Petracca C. (G),
08:56, May A. (G),
11:36, Duursma X. (G),
13:03, Walter J. (G),
15:10, Kako I. (G),
20:10, Andrew M. (Behind),
21:35, Long B. (Behind),
25:23, (Behind Rushed),
28:17, King B. (G),
29:24, Long B. (G),
31:07, Long B. (G),
2nd Quarter (25 - 36)
00:17, Powell W. (Behind),
02:14, Gresham J. (G),
04:49, Read E. (G),
05:50, Humphrey B. (Behind),
06:36, (Behind Rushed),
07:41, Read E. (Behind),
08:14, Miller T. (Behind),
09:21, Humphrey B. (Behind),
14:59, King B. (G),
18:04, Wright P. (G),
19:17, Edwards T. (G),
21:04, (Behind Rushed),
22:58, Petracca C. (G),
25:47, May A. (G),
26:53, Merrett Z. (G),
30:29, Duursma X. (G),
3rd Quarter (43 - 28)
02:24, King B. (G),
03:34, Gresham J. (Behind),
04:29, Read E. (G),
06:07, Merrett Z. (Behind),
07:58, Humphrey B. (Behind),
08:31, (Behind Rushed),
12:45, Kako I. (G),
13:55, McGrath A. (G),
17:24, Caddy N. (Behind),
19:37, Robey S. (G),
20:46, Miller T. (G),
22:39, Caldwell J. (G),
24:42, Rogers J. (G),
27:26, Petracca C. (G),
29:01, Uwland Z. (G),
30:45, Walter J. (G),
4th Quarter (18 - 21)
00:22, Weller L. (G),
02:01, Edwards T. (G),
03:40, Caddy N. (G),
05:52, (Behind Rushed),
10:57, Robey S. (G),
12:15, Weller L. (G),
15:19, King B. (Behind),
20:23, King B. (Behind),
21:12, Caldwell J. (Behind),
21:47, Caldwell J. (Behind),
25:07, Read E. (Behind),
26:21, Powell W. (Behind),
27:30, Walter J. (Behind),
29:39, Wright P. (Behind),

Chances of winning

Gold Coast Suns
84.4%

Essendon Bombers
15.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

90.5%

9.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Gold Coast Suns has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-6.1%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Gold Coast Suns's form might have worsened.

Essendon Bombers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.1%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Essendon Bombers's recent form is better than expected.

Gold Coast Suns - Essendon Bombers Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.11 ↑ (1.05)		5.5 ↓ (10)	8.3% (5.2%)

The most likely Over/Under: 187.50

The most likely Handicap: 1 (-42)

Preview Facts

This match features one of the leaders against an outsider (ranked 5 in the zone Promotion ~ AFL (Play Offs: ) and 17).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Gold Coast won 4.
Gold Coast has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Essendon is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
In this match, Gold Coast is the undisputed favorite.
In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Gold Coast won 8 matches, drew 1 match, lost 9 matches, and goals 1415:1500. (average 78.6:83.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Gold Coast won 6 matches, drew 1 match, lost 4 matches, and goals 848:831. (average 77.1:75.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Gold Coast Suns won against Essendon Bombers?

Gold Coast Suns has won 4 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Essendon Bombers won against Gold Coast Suns?

Essendon Bombers has won 1 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Gold Coast Suns - Essendon Bombers were as follows:

27.08.2025 Gold Coast Suns - Essendon Bombers 153:58

04.07.2025 Essendon Bombers - Gold Coast Suns 74:115

10.08.2024 Essendon Bombers - Gold Coast Suns 86:87

02.06.2024 Gold Coast Suns - Essendon Bombers 91:80

26.03.2023 Essendon Bombers - Gold Coast Suns 108:80

Latest results of Gold Coast Suns

11.04.2026 Sydney Swans - Gold Coast Suns 100:68 ✺

05.04.2026 Melbourne Demons - Gold Coast Suns 109:89 ✺

20.03.2026 Richmond Tigers - Gold Coast Suns 60:128 ✺

15.03.2026 Gold Coast Suns - West Coast Eagles 131:72 ✺

06.03.2026 Gold Coast Suns - Geelong Cats 125:69 ✺

Latest results of Essendon Bombers

10.04.2026 Essendon Bombers - Melbourne Demons 113:68 ✺

05.04.2026 Western Bulldogs - Essendon Bombers 99:65 ✺

28.03.2026 Essendon Bombers - North Melbourne Kangaroos 69:81 ✺

22.03.2026 Port Adelaide Power - Essendon Bombers 133:70 ✺

13.03.2026 Essendon Bombers - Hawthorn Hawks 83:145 ✺

AFL Table

2026

		Pl	W	D	L		%%	Pts
1	Sydney Swans	10	9	0	1	1131:743	152.22	36
2	Fremantle Dockers	10	9	0	1	950:704	134.94	36
3	Geelong Cats	10	7	0	3	1030:834	123.50	28
4	Gold Coast Suns	10	7	0	3	993:828	119.93	28
5	Melbourne Demons	10	7	0	3	1030:957	107.63	28
6	Hawthorn Hawks	10	6	1	3	983:892	110.20	26
7	Brisbane Lions	10	6	0	4	1038:890	116.63	24
8	Adelaide Crows	10	6	0	4	916:835	109.70	24
9	St Kilda Saints	10	5	0	5	934:828	112.80	20
10	Western Bulldogs	10	5	0	5	856:933	91.75	20
11	Collingwood Magpies	10	4	1	5	809:816	99.14	18
12	North Melbourne	10	4	0	6	926:958	96.66	16
13	GWS Giants	10	4	0	6	842:934	90.15	16
14	Port Adelaide Power	10	3	0	7	848:806	105.21	12
15	West Coast Eagles	10	3	0	7	712:1109	64.20	12
16	Carlton Blues	10	2	0	8	797:974	81.83	8
17	Essendon Bombers	10	1	0	9	799:1132	70.58	4
18	Richmond Tigers	10	1	0	9	657:1078	60.95	4

Promotion ~ AFL (Play Offs: )