People First Stadium · Sat 26 Mar 2016, 3:35pm AEDT
Gold Coast beat Essendon 17.19 (121) to 9.6 (60) in the 2016 Round 1 at People First Stadium on Sat 26 Mar 2016.
Updated Tue 26 Jun 2018, 12:16pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 2016, Round 1 |
| Venue | People First Stadium |
| Bounce | Sat 26 Mar 2016, 3:35pm AEDT |
| Gold Coast | 17.19 (121) |
| Essendon | 9.6 (60) |
| Result | Gold Coast by 61 points |