Long snaps after a stoppage from 35m in the pocket but the ball floats across the face to the right and OOTF. (Q1 3:27)
Chad Warner bounces off Bodhi Uwland and kicks to the teeth of goals from the centre 55m out, Lloyd is there but he watches it skid past him for the first goal! (Q1 5:15)
Curnow leads from the square in front of Collins to mark a Blakey pass but kicks to the right in a fluky breeze. (Q1 6:43)
Curnow marks in the pocket despite heavy contact by Clohesy, he misses again from 30m. (Q1 8:43)
Clohesy’s dump kick is intercepted by McInerney 45m out on the flank, he tries to use the breeze to blow his set shot in from the right but it doesn’t move, just a point. (Q1 11:28)
A 50m penalty under the stand rule on Gulbin sets up Rampe’s pass to Bice who goals from 45m on the flank in plenty of space. (Q1 13:10)
Lombard’s ground work on the HFF sets up a Long snap off the right from 35m on the flank that curls too early to the left. (Q1 16:09)
McCartin pushes Walter in the back to concede a free from 30m on the flank, Bice plays on to waste time and concede 50m to ensure the goal. (Q1 17:13)
Papley tries a high speculator across half forward from members side, comes off with a McInerney mark and short pass to Heeney 35m out in front who converts. (Q1 18:46)
Papley flies across to spoil a sideways kick by Andrew to Rioli to start a slingshot play, McDonald marks over Ballard but misses to the left from 30m on a slight angle. (Q1 21:46)
Andrew is in position but drops an intercept at half back, Papley is at the foot of the pack to rove and curl through the goal from 35m. Celebration time! (Q1 23:40)
Bodhi Uwland was left flat footed on that play, zero reading of the play while Papley played the pop up sprinkler role to perfection. (Q1 24:31)
Papley volleys a behind from a crumb 20m out. (Q1 25:14)
Curnow kicks forward from centre wing while on his back in a wrestle with Collins, setting up Rosas to skid through a goal against his old mob from the HFF. (Q1 27:01)
Graham roves Witts at the next centre contest, he sprints away and kicks to the pocket where Long marks and plays on to checkside a very quick goal from 20m! (Q1 28:01)
Curnow juggles and marks a Chad Warner kick to 20m falling on his back in a pack, but shoots to the left for his third behind. (Q1 29:46)
Powell’s tap at half back is sharked by Jordon who feeds McInerney forward of the pack for a goal into the wind from 40m on a slight angle. (Q2 5:35)
Zeke Uwland roves on outer wing, has no one in the square so goes himself from fully 60m with the wind behind him… nicks the inside of the far left post. (Q2 7:04)
Lombard gets claimed HTB on outer wing, Amartey marks the resultant inside 50 kick from Mills to 40m on a slight angle but shanks left for a behind. (Q2 9:05)
After Miller clears from a stoppage at half back to start a slingshot, Walter roves King’s contest in the pocket and snaps a fine finish from 20m. (Q2 12:45)
King marks on the lead 45m out on a slight angle for his first set shot of the day, wind behind him and he dobs it like a good full forward should. (Q2 14:20)
Long slams through another one on the turn from 45m on a slight angle to drag the Suns back into a contest that they looked like they were getting strangled out of. (Q2 16:16)
Papley roves Andrew 35m out in front, baulks and shoots to the right. (Q2 17:04)
Roberts kicks high to the square from the HFF after a stoppage but two tall Suns are there to rush a behind. (Q2 18:36)
Repeat inside 50s for Sydney, eventually Corey Warner receives from Heeney to snap the goal from 20m of the left boot. (Q2 19:22)
Anderson feeds Davies for a snap off a step from 40m on the flank after a stoppage… floats across the face to the left. (Q2 26:16)
Powell intercepts McInerney’s dump kick at half forward, he tries a set up kick to a pack 15m out but the ball clears them all on the wind and rolls for a behind. (Q2 27:15)
Repeat inside 50 pass by Jeffrey to Walter 45m out near the boundary, can use the wind for this kick but starts it too far left. (Q2 28:17)
Gold Coast gets a rebound going around members side, Jeffrey kicks over McCartin to Walter 35m out on a slight angle. Just had a sighter, should kick this… shanks for no score. (Q2 30:26)
Heeney takes a contested grab in front of his man Rowell for the first goal of Q3, his second, from 30m on a slight angle. (Q3 4:22)
Mills strips Rowell in a tackle in the centre, pass goes to Amartey at the hotspot for another gettable miss. (Q3 6:58)
Curnow roves a stoppage on the HFF and kicks to the pocket for Amartey to mark in front of Andrew 20m out, he misses that one as well. (Q3 8:46)
Lombard sharks a Blakey handball and gives to the outside for Zeke Uwland who misses from 25m. (Q3 10:36)
Long threads a snap from the boundary 20m out for his third goal to reward the Suns for some repeat inside 50s. (Q3 11:16)
Noble starts a rare GC rebound through the corridor, Witts spoils inside 50, Gulbin taps the ball forward to King who dribbles the goal from 15m. (Q3 18:05)
Sydney gets a loose man going on a rebound around outer wing, Curnow has two to beat near the behind post but takes a big contested grab… then sprays it from point blank range! (Q3 19:15)
Rosas roves a Curnow contest on the boundary 20m out and decides to try his luck with a left-foot snap off a step… threads it for a huge goal! (Q3 22:02)
Heeney feeds Chad Warner to ram through another one from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 23:12)
Davies catches McInerney HTB in a pack 30m out on the flank and pops through the goal into the breeze with care. (Q3 25:07)
Heeney passes low and hard to Grundy 40m out on the flank. Red time goal would almost put this game beyond GC’s reach… narrow to the right. (Q3 29:37)
Walter gets a snap away with Mills hanging off him at the hotspot, ball bounces backwards in the square for Wicks to rush. (Q3 30:56)
Cunningham roves a McDonald crumb from the top of the square for a dribbled goal to make it very difficult for the Suns to complete a comeback. (Q4 1:42)
Andrew intercepts on outer wing and passes to Graham near CHF, he uses the wind to full effect to clear the pack on the line for the quick answering goal. (Q4 3:12)
Long roves Walter at the top of the square but snaps hurriedly to the right. (Q4 4:41)
Lombard sharks a Grundy handball and baulks clear for a snap from 25m on a slight angle but that one flies to the right as well. (Q4 7:04)
Gold Coast getting bulk repeat inside 50s now, but can’t convert as yet. (Q4 7:16)
Amartey halves a contest with Collins at the hotspot and taps the crumb behind for Papley who does the rest off the right. (Q4 10:21)
Centre clearance Witts to Anderson, King gets a contact free on Hamling 35m out in front but shoots to the right. (Q4 11:43)
Sydney rebound through the corridor with Rosas passing to McDonald 30m out on a slight angle, this would be the official sealer… it’s good. (Q4 13:33)
McDonald has Chicken Ballard on his ginger for a Rowbottom pass to 30m on the flank but holds on for the mark, then misses. (Q4 15:31)
Gold Coast goes coast to coast via Graham but Gulbin shoots across the face from 35m. (Q4 15:43)
Cunningham marks in the pocket 35m out and misses. Garbage time now even though technically it’s still a contest. (Q4 19:30)
Papley rolls a behind from a pack 20m out in the pocket. (Q4 22:16)
Papley skids through his third goal from 55m on a slight angle to an empty square. (Q4 23:59)
