Morris marks in front of Andrew at true CHF but misses to kick us off. (Q1 0:57)
McCluggage receives from Bailey on the HFF and finds Ah Chee on his own 20m out in the pocket for the first goal, all territory with Brisbane in early going. (Q1 4:36)
Neale is on his own on members wing to run to the HFF and hit the square, Cameron roves near the goalpost but hits it with a pressured snap. (Q1 7:17)
King draws an arm chop free on Andrews 45m out on a slight angle but shoots way to the left for no score. (Q1 8:16)
Davies gives behind a pack 20m out on the pocket for Fiorini who curls in a quality snap off the left for Gold Coast’s opener. (Q1 11:06)
Budarick wobbles a free kick off his left to the far left goalpost from the boundary 35m out. (Q1 14:19)
Neale snaps a goal from 40m out in front from Ah Chee’s reef-out handball after Read can’t take an intercept mark. (Q1 19:12)
Budarick goals off the left from near the hotspot after roving a Witts contest. (Q1 21:52)
The Suns handball their way from the pocket to the fat side where Holman does the rest off the left from 20m on a slight angle. (Q1 22:41)
Humphrey marks in front of Fletcher 40m out on the flank but tries a quick pass that doesn’t work. (Q1 25:33)
Farrar goals on the run from 35m in front after Davies sets him up, Suns building a lead in Q1! (Q1 26:52)
King has two on him 20m out on the flank but as often happens one of the defenders infringes, it’s Andrews who is pinged to gift King the goal. (Q1 31:17)
Long curls in a very long screwing set shot from the boundary 40m out to continue the Suns’ impressive forward efficiency! (Q2 1:21)
McCluggage gets one back for Brisbane with a snap from 45m on a slight angle after Morris taps the crumb from a Cameron tackle on Noble wide of a pack. (Q2 6:21)
Rowell runs through the centre to CHF and has a lash to an empty goalface with Lester in his wake, but the ball skids into the left behind post for no score. (Q2 7:23)
Farrar runs to the pocket and kicks to the fat side to the advantage of Humphrey to mark over Gardiner 20m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q2 10:21)
Hipwood punches through a low set from the hotspot for his first goal after marking a centring ball from Ah Chee. (Q2 12:46)
Powell misses a long snap. (Q2 16:55)
Bailey drops the knees in possession to suck a high contact free on Adams 40m out on the flank, but the footy gods ensure a miss. (Q2 22:02)
Farrar toepokes an Anderson kick to the square through on the line, it’s a goal to the Suns but to whom is it awarded? Anderson gets it on first look. (Q2 24:52)
Anderson jets away from the next bounce and thumps through another one from true CHF, and revs the crowd up as well! (Q2 25:37)
Humphrey just misses to the left form half forward, Suns are in complete control of stoppage and getting lots of shots off. (Q2 27:10)
Uwland receives on the HFF and passes down the line to Long 35m out, another gem of a set shot from the Suns, the sunlight is blinding under overcast skies! (Q2 29:22)
Rayner gets a free from the boundary 35m out for insufficient intent against Jeffrey but his kick falls in the square for Uwland to rush. (Q2 31:03)
Rayner has another snap from a stoppage 30m out on the flank but again it drops in the square where Andrew touches it over the bar. (Q2 32:22)
Goals for Farrar, Ainsworth and Long in Q3 show this contest isn’t going to drop off like every other Gold Coast season has. (Q3 9:43)
Cameron marks behind Uwland 40m out on the flank but kicks through driving rain into the near left post. (Q3 10:17)
Long marks in front of Lester 45m out on a slight angle and bangs through his fourth goal with a heavy ball! Suns can do no wrong! (Q3 12:27)
Bailey swerves inside from next to the behind post and threads a tough snap under pressure. (Q3 14:34)
Humphrey receives from Budarick for a running snap from 55m on a slight angle, another belting finish, Gold Coast is hotter than the surface of the sun during this deluge! (Q3 16:20)
Read soccers wide left from a stoppage near the hotspot. (Q3 18:50)
Ah Chee misses a snap from a stoppage 35m out on the flank, across the face to the right. (Q3 27:22)
Fiorini receives from Ainsworth in the centre and spots up the lead of Long 40m out in the corridor, who leaves his set shot to the right. (Q3 30:50)
Neale snaps from the pocket 35m out, all the umpires call touched off the boot by Anderson but they go to an instant review anyway, it’s a point. (Q4 3:19)
Rowell streams from half back on the rebound, Long with the link mark at half forward, King gives inside to Ainsworth from the pocket for another goal from 20m. (Q4 7:49)
Humphrey adds another cherry from a pack 20m out on a slight angle after a reef out handball by Anderson, the team gets around him. (Q4 11:19)
Adams shanks OOTF from the back pocket, Berry’s pass comes in to 25m in that pocket where Rayner marks and goals. (Q4 12:52)
Andrew fumbles a mark on the last line and rushes under some light Marshall pressure, umpire pays a technically correct free for deliberate as he started outside the square, goal. (Q4 17:20)
That was Marshall’s first senior goal. (Q4 17:49)
Bailey roves a Cameron contest but hits the right post from 20m in front, a very easy chance at this level. (Q4 19:49)
Rayner is favoured by the crumb from a smothered McCluggage snap and goals from the top of the square. (Q4 22:20)
Andrews’ fifth free against is for a block on Read in a pack 30m out on the flank, no eyes on the footy so it was very much there. Read converts. (Q4 24:04)
Ainsworth is over the back for an easy goal from the square. (Q4 25:20)
Farrar takes a link mark on the HFF after the next bounce and feeds Ainsworth who hits the hotspot where King marks over Berry for another cherry. (Q4 26:50)
Fiorini marks an Ainsworth pass 45m out on a slight angle but gives off to Jeffrey who misses. (Q4 29:20)
Wilmot passes to Rayner just inside 50m on a slight angle who sails through his third goal of Q4 junk time. (Q4 31:04)
