Gold Coast Suns
McKenna stays calm on Ablett
EMMA QUAYLE Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna is confident Gary Ablett will finish his career on the Gold Coast, and believes the Suns’ pending success will appeal more than a romantic return to Geelong.
Bombers and Suns weigh up injury toll
MATT MURNANE Essendon and Gold Coast will start delving into the injury toll from last Saturday night.
AFL
Kids inspire, Crows expire, Giants under fire
Bomber big man Joe Daniher and Suns midfielder Jaeger O'Meara were outstanding.
Bombers, Hurley welcome the bye
Roger Vaughan The bye means some badly-needed rest for Essendon and particularly their key forward Michael Hurley.
Suns win praise for rising ability
JESSE HOGAN James Hird says the period where clubs could afford to relax when playing Gold Coast is officially over.
Business as usual for the Bombers
GREG BAUM Ultimately, the 43-point margin was a small form of victory for the Gold Coast Suns.
Serious side of the Sun
SAMANTHA LANE Gold Coast's Campbell Brown, a notoriously tough player, is making it his mission to deliver a very delicate message.
Suns warming to task but McKenna loath to use the F-word
ANDREW STAFFORD Is it possible? Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna didn't want to get ahead of himself.
AFL
Roos may be washed up
Andrew Stafford North Melbourne have once again squandered a first-quarter lead as Gold Coast claimed a 15-point AFL win on Saturday night.
AFL
Cloke back for Magpies, but Krakouer out
Collingwood will regain star forward Travis Cloke for Monday's Queen's Birthday clash with Melbourne, but has dropped Andrew Krakouer.
AFL
Prestia signs new deal with Gold Coast
Gold Coast Gold Coast re-signed Dion Prestia on Tuesday, extending his AFL contract until the end of 2016.
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Cats tackle big issues
Greg Buckle Nathan Vardy's good showing adds to coach Chris Scott's selection dilemma.
Cool Cats turn it on
PETER HANLON There were no complaints about the artificial light, it was the Suns that irritated Geelong.
Plenty to beam about on night of nights
JAKE NIALL The locals in Geelong weren't expecting a Close Encounter of any kind.
Ablett the one that got away: Scott
PETER HANLON Gary Ablett's homecoming had Geelong fans out of their seats applauding.
It wasn't about me: Ablett
JAKE NIALL Gary Ablett downplays the significance of his homecoming, expressing disappointment that the Suns faded.
AFL
Bock keeps quiet on ASADA rumours
Controversial Gold Coast player Nathan Bock says his focus is purely on rebuilding his AFL career rather than reports he's being investigated by the Australia Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA).
Franklin puts hand up
MICHAEL GLEESON Twenty minutes into the second quarter and Hawthorn flooded. Not its forward line, mind you, its back line.
Coach relieved as Hawks finally shade dogged Suns
MICHAEL GLEESON Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson disappointed that burst in third quarter needed at all.
All Hawks on Gazza watch
Robert Grant The hard-running Gold Coast captain is every opposition team's dilemma.
Gold Coast
Suns young gun O'Meara aiming high
Gold Coast teenager Jaeger O'Meara has no problem being touted as the AFL's next big thing, because that's exactly where he wants to one day be.
AFL
Gold Coast to sit exam against Hawks
Gold Coast Gold Coast's young defenders must put the lessons learnt this year into practice in an AFL examination against Hawthorn this weekend, according to coach Guy McKenna.
AFL
GC Suns re-sign Lonergan, Schade
Sydney Gold Coast have boosted their roster for the next two AFL seasons, with promising Tasmanian teenagers Jesse Lonergan and Henry Schade re-signing with the Suns until the end of 2015.
AFL
Smith out for season, Walters four weeks
Gold Coast has lost ruckman Zac Smith to a season-ending knee injury, while Freo's Michael Walters will miss four weeks with an ankle problem
Suns hopeful scans will clear Smith
MATT MURNANE Ruckman clutched at his knee as he contested a throw-in against Bulldogs.
O'Meara shines bright for rising Suns
Andrew Stafford For a moment, Guy McKenna was stumped as he pondered a question on the impact Jaeger O'Meara has had on the Gold Coast since his elevation to the senior team this year.
Dogs feel Suns' bite
Andrew Stafford, Gold Coast The longer the match went, the brighter the Suns' future loomed.
AFL
McKenna lets Suns dream of stardom
Gold Coast coach tells his improving team it's OK to dream about making finals.
Victorian clubs eye off Suns midfielder Prestia
JAKE NIALL Gold Coast seeking to retain one of its most established young midfielders, Dion Prestia, who is coming out of contract and is on the radar of some Victorian clubs.
