Tag: Gold Coast Suns
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Huge step in Suns’ Jamarra move as club holds firm on Humphrey
Gold Coast will put Jamarra Ugle-Hagan through a medical examination in a step towards recruiting the troubled star, while standing firm on rejecting Bailey Humphrey’s desire for a trade. Ugle-Hagan did not play a game with the Western Bulldogs this year because of personal issues and is seeking a fresh start to reignite his stalled…
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Crows or Suns? Petracca chooses new home
Melbourne star Christian Petracca wants to join Gold Coast in the AFL trade period. The Suns will need to give the Demons a deal juicy enough to encourage them to release Petracca, who has four years left on his current contract. Gold Coast appeared the only team in the running when Adelaide reportedly withdrew from…
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‘One thing left to do’ as Lion mids eye MCG redemption
Past and recent history is spurring on the Brisbane Lions, particularly their proud midfielders, in an attempt to scratch an 11-year MCG itch. The Lions will meet Collingwood at the ground on Saturday, seeking their first win against the Magpies there since 2014. That statistic is misleading considering they’ve only played there three times since…
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‘Domestique’ embraces grunt work in Suns’ tour de force
Admitting his sleep’s “been sucking” during the Tour de France, Alex Davies sheepishly felt like a domestique in his AFL return for Gold Coast. A fan of Tadej Pogacar, who claimed a fourth Tour title on Sunday, the big-bodied Davies insists he can be the footballing equivalent of the Slovenian star and win his own…
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Suns star Rioli set for surgery in blow to finals hopes
Gold Coast will be without Daniel Rioli for the run towards finals after the star playmaker suffered a small fracture in his leg. Rioli will undergo surgery to his left fibula ahead of the QClash against the second-placed Brisbane Lions. The three-time premiership Tiger, who joined the Suns this season, could miss up to six…
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‘We’ve fought back’: Why things are different for Suns
Ben King and his Gold Coast teammates have been saying it for years. The difference this time is that there is evidence to back up their claims. “We’re definitely ready for it,” the key forward told AAP ahead of Friday’s historic clash with Collingwood at Carrara. “We’ve had so much shared experience together and we…
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Meet the million-dollar virtual business kicking goals on Coast
Currumbin-based Andrew Raines has been kicking goals his entire life, now he’s playing a business blinder. The One on One Football CEO, an ex-Richmond Football Club, Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns Player, launched the online business in 2018 after 12 years of playing and a few years coaching. This year, One on One won…
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Gold Coast forward Rankine bids to come home
The Suns issued a statement this morning confirming that Rankine, 22, has expressed his desire to move back to South Australia to continue his career. The out-of-contract forward has had his head turned by a lucrative five-year offer from the Adelaide Crows, reportedly as high as $850,000 a season. Rankine, who originally played for West…
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Touch Of The Fumbles: Good bye
So not good indeed was our inept, haphazard bid to kick a winning score that at some point during the third quarter, something happened that has rarely, if ever happened to me before while watching a Crows loss. I decided I had something better to do. Thus, I got on with a few chores, occasionally…