AFL: Kingy is excited by the potential of the Gold Coast Suns under the tutelage of Damien Hardwick and believes post-season success is only a couple of seasons away.
It’s nearly 10 years to the day since AFL champion Gary Ablett Jnr infamously endured a season-ending injury against Collingwood, which inadvertently marked the beginning of the end for Gold Coast ’s first ever legitimate finals runs .
But for the Gold Coast faithful, it is perhaps an omen that they will be experiencing déjà vu this weekend; only a few wins off an elusive finals campaign.10 years ago, the Pies sat sixth on the ladder after 15 rounds, travelling to what was then known as Metricon Stadium – up against a seemingly emerging Suns outfit that had sat in eighth on the ladder for four weeks straight; somewhat of a reward for their strong start to the season, but also a reflection of poor percentage.
At the Pies, stalwarts Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom are the only duo remaining at Collingwood who played that same match – with Pendlebury remarkably having played in every single AFL match between the two sides since Gold Coast’s founding. While heavily reliant on the superstar that was Ablett, they had managed to surprise everybody with their start to 2014.
Succumbing to a whipping tackle from tagger Brent Macaffer, Ablett braced for impact and dislocated his left shoulder. Ever since, only their 2022 season has reaped similar results – where they finished with the same number of wins in the same spot on the ladder as 2014.The luxury of booking holidays when other can’t in September has worn thin, and with arguably their best-ever list since their establishment, the time is now.
Genuine Finals Contender Finals Runs Competition Powerhouse Elusive Finals Campaign Respective Clubs Back Ned Moyle Time Period Season-Ending Injury Jason Dunstall Touk Miller Gold Coast Suns Season-Ending Shoulder Injury Trade Period Valuable Talent Brent Macaffer Sam Day Gold Coast Joel Jeffrey Inaugural Players Alex Sexton Finals Fate Charlie Dixon Young Star List Retention Ben King Finals Success Booking Holidays Wil Powell Tom Lynch Opposition Clubs David Swallow Dion Prestia Steele Sidebottom Re-Write History Time Slot Noah Anderson Port Adelaide Gary Ablett Oceania South Australia Bone Damage Jarrod Witts Final Player Sam Flanders Finals Chances Jack Martin Damien Hardwick Bogey Team Australia And New Zealand Profile Players Scott Pendlebury Patrick Hamilton Australia Steven May Queensland
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