Gold Coast Suns v Essendon, Round 3 2012
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCS | 2.3 15 | 7.5 47 | 12.7 79 | 13.10 88 |
| ESS | 5.6 36 | 7.10 52 | 10.12 72 | 15.15 105 |
Essendon beat Gold Coast by 17
Essendon 15.15 (105) beat Gold Coast 13.10 (88) at People First Stadium in Round 3, a 17-point win.
Essendon trailed by 7 at three-quarter time, then kicked 5.3 to 1.3 in the last quarter.
Stewart Crameri kicked four goals for Essendon and Michael Hurley two; Gary Ablett kicked two for Gold Coast.
Stewart Crameri led the way with 17 disposals and four goals.
A run of five straight goals in the first quarter turned a 6-point deficit into a 26-point lead.
Essendon won the contested ball 176–161 and took 77 marks to 52.
In context
- Gold Coast’s 10th loss in a row, going back to last season.
- Milestone: Angus Monfries’s 150th game.






































