Whitlock marks 45m out on a slight angle in front of Adams but his set shot is touched on the mark for no score. (Q1 0:36)
Georgiades and Whitlock combine to catch Andrew HTB in the pocket 15m out, the former takes the free but hits the near right post. (Q1 1:46)
Liddy feeds Whitlock for a quick snap from 45m on the flank but that one flies narrow to the right. (Q1 3:38)
Farrar bullocks Aliir from behind to mark 30m out on a slight angle, dubious as it looked a bit in the backish. He misses to the right, footy gods roll their eyes. (Q1 5:11)
Richards gathers a ground ball deep in the pocket, evades Miller long enough to centre for Drew 35m out on the flank who misses across the face to the right, no score. (Q1 6:51)
Anderson feeds Miller for a running snap from the HFF that flies across the face to the left. (Q1 8:43)
Mackinlay receives from Georgiades at the hotspot and feeds to the outside for Whitlock to goal off his left, Port has the first goal! (Q1 10:27)
King gathers a clever toepoke by Long from the pocket but has his grubber from 10m rushed on the line. (Q1 15:54)
Suns starting to get front half turnovers, Collins starts the next counter, Miller kicks over Aliir to Read at the hotspot for the opener for Gold Coast. (Q1 17:07)
Jeffrey roves 15m out from Port’s goals but the first-gamer Mackinlay catches him HTB with a chicken wing tackle, he pops through his first senior goal and gets swamped. (Q1 22:17)
Aliir gives away a holding free to King 20m out on a slight angle, panicking as the Suns rebounded through the centre at pace. King kicks truly, Suns in front. (Q1 25:13)
Read leads to the pocket 20m out and leaps over Aliir to mark a Miller pass with strong hands. His set shot is across the face to the right for a behind, disappointingly. (Q1 28:13)
Another front half turnover coughed up by Port, Weller passes short to Farrar 40m out on the flank… then a 50m penalty for scragging in the square by Aliir ensures the goal! (Q1 29:58)
That play just before the QT siren was caused by a previous play where Read pushed Aliir into the fence where a free really should have been paid but wasn’t. Soft as butter though. (Qtr Time)
Powell swerves at half back but his kick hits grass and turns over on members wing, Georgiades marks a Moraes kick to the flank 35m out and kicks his first goal. (Q2 2:49)
Rowell runs through a tackle by Rozee to exit the next centre bounce, long ball to 20m out where Long gets a holding free on Aliir playing in front, Long converts to the boos. (Q2 4:34)
There was a very slight jumper hold on that play by Aliir even though he had by far the better position, it was there and always gets paid albeit technical. (Q2 5:40)
King just misses across the face to the right from a tough set shot from the boundary 40m out. (Q2 7:47)
Butters scrags Powell slightly after winning a HTB free on him at the centre, Powell retaliates and gives away a dumb 50m penalty, mark set 40m out, Zak misses to the right. (Q2 8:28)
Another 50m penalty on Powell on centre wing, this one a lot more dubious for some extremely soft albeit late contact, brings Liddy 20m out for his first senior goal. (Q2 10:20)
Budarick feeds Davies who turns and shoots off a step from 30m on the flank, but that one flies way wide left and across the face, barely a behind. (Q2 12:08)
Port have a convoy of three running to the HFF but Butters’ centring ball is a bit of a sack, Budarick prevents the goal with a nice tackle on Byrne-Jones. (Q2 14:05)
Rozee blazes OOTF from a throw-in to the HFF. (Q2 15:23)
Rioli spoils 20m out in front, two Suns at the fall but he gets a soccer off… skids to the right. (Q2 17:09)
Mead intercepts on members wing and the umpire rightly pays 50m this time for a late and high hit by Read, set shot from 40m on a slight angle but it goes to the left. (Q2 17:52)
The home crowd cheers a Boak disposal on outer wing but he delivers a kick clanger, Suns go quickly up the corridor to Long 20m out for the goal. (Q2 20:05)
Sexton checksides to the right from 30m under not much pressure, needed a left boot there. (Q2 22:41)
King beats Ramm to mark a long Anderson kick from members wing to the hotspot for his second goal, Suns creeping ahead in red time now. (Q2 26:13)
Rozee catches Rowell HTB after the next bounce, Andrew can’t take the intercept mark and Jeffrey is unlucky to get done again HTB, but McEntee misses from 25m on a slight angle. (Q2 28:45)
Miller snaps under a body from a pack 20m out in the pocket but it skids across the face to the left. (Q2 30:26)
Lord halves a contest against Collins at the top of the square for Richards to rove and goal. (Q3 0:20)
Lord marks 40m out in the corridor with Richards providing the pass from the centre, he hits the right post. (Q3 2:45)
Long shows strong hands to pull down a contested grab from that man Miller delivering inside 50 again, this one to 35m on the flank. He curls in the set shot off the right. (Q3 4:50)
Georgiades leads to the pocket 35m out to mark ahead of Andrew, he draws the set shot left to right for a nice finish. (Q3 9:44)
Back and forth on members wing, bodies flying everywhere, Rioli centres for Lord to draw an arm chop free on Collins 40m out on a slight angle, he converts again! (Q3 17:41)
Port have dragged themselves back within a point, it’s torturous for Suns fans but Ken is having fun in the coaches box in his farewell. (Q3 17:55)
After both sides exchange turnovers on outer wing, Liddy runs to the hotspot but misses to the right to level the scores. (Q3 22:46)
Berry roves a stoppage 20m out in the pocket and shoots off the left… across the face and OOTF into the right behind post, still deadlocked. (Q3 24:21)
Powell tries to run through traffic in the centre but gets caught HTB by Boak winding the clock back, Moraes marks 40m out on a slight angle but also kicks OOTF to the right. (Q3 25:22)
Georgiades intercepts on outer wing and goes to Rozee to mark over Fiorini 30m out in the corridor, he doesn’t miss, Power finally into the lead with that goal. (Q3 26:22)
Powell delivers a sizzler of a pass for Read who drops an uncontested mark near the hotspot, that would have been a huge red time score but it was been spurned badly. (Q3 29:42)
Port rebounds with Richards marking 50m out on the flank just before the 3QT siren, little bloke may not have the leg, he tries a torp but catches it fat, OOTF. (Q3 30:42)
Read gets an arm chop free on Zerk-Thatcher 40m out on a slight angle but he kicks where those two Port kicks went last quarter, wide right and OOTF. (Q4 1:46)
Adams sends a long speculator to the hotspot on a repeat inside 50, King flies in front of the pack to clunk the mark, this for the Suns to regain the lead… it’s good! (Q4 7:16)
Whitlock halves a contest with Collins at half forward, turns and chases the crumb, Collins dumps him in a tackle, ump pays HTB, big decision to prevent a Port score. (Q4 10:18)
Ball in the air going inside 50 for Port but the ump pays a free for contact by Andrew on Georgiades in the pocket 35m out, deadset flop rewarded. Georgiades goals. (Q4 11:45)
That was a great injustice to Gold Coast, that goal. A big test of the maturity of the playing group, after clawing their way back into the lead. (Q4 13:28)
Mackinlay snaps off his left to the right from 30m on the flank to make the margin one straight kick. (Q4 16:34)
Georgiades pinches a mark flying over Powell and Witts for a speculator by Sweet to 35m on a slight angle. He shoots near the right post… falls in! (Q4 17:52)
Georgiades coughs up a handball on members wing to ruin a rebound, Rowell feeds Powell who skids a pass to Witts, he gives off to Farrar who goals from 20m! (Q4 22:17)
That was the sort of finals-type play that the Suns need at least one more of to pinch this and make finals for the first time. (Q4 22:27)
Miller kicks long from the centre to the pocket for Long to mark over Atkins 30m out, this to level the scores… narrow for a behind. (Q4 24:59)
Andrew has gone forward for the last ten minutes to try to be the hero, he marks 45m out near the boundary, crowd hoots, this for the lead… across the face to the right, point. (Q4 26:02)
Budarick intercepts Butters on members wing and switches to outer side, Ainsworth kicks long to the square, but Byrne-Jones catches Gulbin HTB to prevent a score! 1:46… (Q4 28:33)
Miller roves and handballs to no one, Ainsworth roves at half forward but Farrell catches him HTB, only a minute to go! (Q4 29:03)
Farrell starts some tempo, clock ticks past 45 seconds… (Q4 29:15)
Georgiades with the big mark on outer wing to ice the game! (Q4 29:31)
One last rebound started by Noble… (Q4 29:46)
Weller bombs to CHF, Ainsworth roves and handballs to Andrew but Jones monsters him, siren sounds, Port hangs on! (Q4 30:33)
