Gold Coast v Essendon Preview, People First Stadium

Still without a win on the road under Damien Hardwick, Gold Coast have been a powerhouse
in their home games this season. This clash with second-placed Essendon shapes as one of
the matches of the round. The Bombers have been up since being destroyed by Port
Adelaide during Gather Round and could be set for a crash after convincing wins against
bottom-two teams North Melbourne and Richmond. If Gold Coast produce the sort of football
they did against Geelong in Darwin a fortnight ago, not what they dished up last week at
Marvel Stadium against Carlton last week, then they should win this comfortably.

TIP: Gold Coast by 27 points, Matt Rowell to have 25 or more possessions