For the 14th season, since they joined the AFL in 2011, Gold Coast did not make the finals in 2024.
Issues seemed good with a 39-point first-round win within the truncated opening spherical towards Richmond (coach Damien Hardwick’s outdated membership) that noticed them on high of the abbreviated ladder.
Though the Suns adopted it up with a win towards Adelaide they slumped to 3rd.
After a third-round loss to Western Bulldogs, they dropped to eight on the ladder and though they acquired to eighth spot on one other three events, the Suns by no means managed to climb any greater, shedding six of the final 10 video games to complete twelfth.
Hardwick is that this 12 months destined to maneuver forward of John Longmire, Denis Pagan and Robert Partitions on the all-time games-coached ladder and has had the good thing about one full season to evaluate his taking part in listing and begin the method of moulding the crew to his fashion of taking part in and the membership (and the AFL) will likely be searching for some indicators of success in 2025.
Prime 100 Recreation Gamers Misplaced: 7.
It’s not stunning {that a} membership that has solely performed 14 seasons of AFL would have so many gamers within the membership’s Prime 100 Recreation Gamers.
It additionally is no surprise that seven gamers ended their careers as Suns on the finish of the season: Two – Jack Lukosius (#14) and Rory Atkins (eq #59) – had been traded, two retired, Levi Casboult (eq # 50) and Brandon Ellis (#35).
The three Prime 100 gamers delisted had been: Basis member Sam Day (#5), Darcy Macpherson (eq #25) and, Hewago Oea (eq #81).
(Photograph by Chris Hyde/Getty Photographs)
Prime 100 Recreation Gamers recruited from different golf equipment: 1.
While Gold Coast traded in three skilled gamers, just one Daniel Rioli (ranked #47 at Richmond) had achieved Prime 100 recreation gamers standing.
Present Prime 100 Recreation Gamers: 29.
Once more, it isn’t stunning {that a} membership with such a brief historical past ought to have 29 gamers of their present squad that qualify for all-time Prime 100 standing. What’s outstanding is that seven of the all-time Prime 10 recreation gamers will line up in season 2025.
This consists of all-time #1 David Swallow, Touk Miller (#3), Alex Sexton (#4), Sean Lemmens (#6), Jarrod Witts (#7), Ben Ainsworth (#8) and Charlie Ballard (#9).
Potential Prime 100 Recreation Gamers Subsequent Season: 5.
Ben Walter, Ned Moyle, Jake Rogers, Lloyd Johnston and Ethan Learn might all go the bar subsequent 12 months.
Gamers not certified for the Prime 100 Recreation Gamers: 6.
A mess of Prime 100 Recreation Gamers in 2024, misplaced their rating by the top of the season: Kyal Horsley, Jarrad Grant, Keagan Brooksby, Josh Schoenfeld, Jordan Murdoch and Elijah Hollands who’s now at Carlton.
Ben King of the Suns celebrates a purpose. (Photograph by Dylan Burns/AFL Photographs by way of Getty Photographs)
Prime 100 Objective Scorers Misplaced: 8.
The seven recreation gamers detailed above had been all within the Prime 100 Objective Scorers as properly. So was James Tsitas.
Prime 100 Objective Scorers recruited from different golf equipment: 2.
In addition to Richmond centurion Daniel Rioli (#66), Adelaide’s Elliott Himmelberg (eq#57) will add firepower to Gold Coast.
Present Prime 100 Objective Scorers: 33.
Once more – due to the comparatively quick time period they’ve been in existence and due to this fact the low bar to entry.
The Suns have 33 present gamers on their Prime 100 Objective Kickers listing, together with Ben King (#2) – 70 objectives behind #1 Tom Lynch and Alex Sexton (#3).
Potential Prime 100 Objective Scorers Subsequent Season: 3.
Jake Rogers, Connor Budarick and Ned Moyle are all attainable new entrants subsequent season.
Gamers not certified for the Prime 100 Objective Scorers: 0.
