2017 Gold Coast Suns season

The 2017 Gold Coast Football Club season was the Gold Coast Suns' seventh season in the Australian Football League. They also fielded a reserves team in the NEAFL.

List changes

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Retirements and delistings

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Player Date Reason Career games Career goals Ref.
Tom Keough 1 September 2016 Delisted 0 0 [1]
Luke Russell 1 September 2016 Delisted 73 29 [1]
Danny Stanley 1 September 2016 Delisted 88 39 [1]
Seb Tape 1 September 2016 Delisted 40 1 [1]
Nick Malceski 27 October 2016 Retired 210 75 [2]
Keegan Brooksby 28 October 2016 Delisted 14 3 [3]
Clay Cameron 28 October 2016 Delisted 23 5 [3]
Cameron Loersch 28 October 2016 Delisted 0 0 [3]
Henry Schade 28 October 2016 Delisted 20 0 [3]
Jarrod Garlett 8 November 2016 Delisted 17 10 [4]

Trades

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Date Gained From Lost Ref.
18 October 2016 Pearce Hanley Brisbane Lions Pick 22 [5]
Pick 67 Port Adelaide Pick 30
19 October 2016 Pick 6
2017 second round pick (Richmond)
Richmond Dion Prestia
Pick 24
[6]
20 October 2016 Jarrod Witts Collingwood Pick 44
Pick 62
[7]
20 October 2016 Pick 35
Pick 43
Western Bulldogs Pick 26
Pick 80
[7]
20 October 2016 Jarryd Lyons
Pick 71
Adelaide Pick 43
Pick 67
[8]
20 October 2016 Pick 73
2017 second round pick (Fremantle)
Fremantle Pick 35
Pick 71
2017 fourth round pick (Gold Coast)
[9]
20 October 2016 Pick 10
2017 second round pick (Hawthorn)
Hawthorn Jaeger O'Meara [10]

Free Agency

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Player Date Free agent type Former club Compensation Ref.
Michael Barlow 8 November 2016 Delisted Fremantle N/A [11]

National draft

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Round Pick Player Recruited from League Ref.
1 4 Ben Ainsworth Gippsland Power TAC Cup [12]
1 7 Jack Scrimshaw Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup
1 9 Will Brodie Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup
1 10 Jack Bowes Cairns AFL Cairns
4 67 Brad Scheer Palm Beach Currumbin QAFL
Rookie elevation Jesse Joyce Gold Coast AFL

Rookie draft

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Round Pick Player Recruited from League Ref.
1 4 Keegan Brooksby Gold Coast AFL
2 22 Cameron Loersch Gold Coast AFL
Category B Max Spencer Palm Beach Currumbin QAFL

Squad

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Gold Coast Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  •   Long-term injury list
  •   Upgraded rookie(s)

Updated: 25 August 2016
Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff


Season summary

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Pre-season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 19 February (3:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 0.11.15 (81) 1.7.6 (57) Won by 24 points Kombumerri Park, Merrimac (H) 2,174 [13]
2 Sunday, 26 February (3:40 pm) Essendon 0.12.7 (79) 0.12.4 (76) Won by 3 points Harrup Park Country Club (H) 3,893 [14]
3 Thursday, 9 March (4:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 0.16.9 (105) 4.13.12 (126) Lost by 21 points Metricon Stadium (H) 3,007 [15]

Home and Away season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 25 March (7:05 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.12 (96) 15.8 (98) Lost by 2 points Metricon Stadium (H) 12,710 [16]
2 Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 24.16 (160) 8.10 (58) Lost by 102 points Spotless Stadium (A) 8,022 [17]
3 Sunday, 9 April (4:40 pm) Hawthorn 21.13 (139) 7.11 (53) Won by 86 points Metricon Stadium (H) 14,728 [18]
4 Saturday, 15 April (7:25 pm) Carlton 12.10 (82) 17.6 (108) Won by 26 points Etihad Stadium (A) 24,968 [19]
5 Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) Adelaide 13.8 (86) 23.15 (153) Lost by 67 points Metricon Stadium (H) 12,672 [20]
6 Saturday, 29 April (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 16.11 (107) 14.10 (94) Lost by 13 points Etihad Stadium (A) 15,431 [21]
7 Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm) Geelong 18.16 (124) 15.9 (99) Won by 25 points Metricon Stadium (H) 13,648 [22]
8 Sunday, 14 May (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide 4.14 (38) 16.14 (110) Lost by 72 points Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai (H) 10,118 [23]
9 Bye
10 Saturday, 27 May (4:05 pm) Melbourne 18.14 (122) 13.9 (87) Lost by 35 points TIO Traeger Park (A) 5,072 [24]
11 Saturday, 3 June (1:45 pm) West Coast 11.14 (80) 11.11 (77) Won by 3 points Metricon Stadium (H) 11,402 [25]
12 Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn 12.7 (79) 14.11 (95) Won by 16 points MCG (A) 27,392 [26]
13 Saturday, 17 June (7:25 pm) Carlton 11.7 (73) 12.11 (83) Lost by 10 points Metricon Stadium (H) 11,936 [27]
14 Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm) St Kilda 14.20 (104) 10.12 (72) Lost by 32 points Etihad Stadium (A) 15,844 [28]
15 Saturday, 1 July (4:35 pm) North Melbourne 18.10 (118) 14.15 (99) Won by 19 points Metricon Stadium (H) 12,779 [29]
16 Saturday, 8 July (4:35 pm) Sydney 17.16 (118) 7.9 (51) Lost by 67 points SCG (A) 32,987 [30]
17 Saturday, 15 July (4:35 pm) Collingwood 13.10 (88) 15.13 (103) Lost by 15 points Metricon Stadium (H) 17,275 [31]
18 Saturday, 22 July (4:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) 8.8 (56) Lost by 54 points Cazaly's Stadium (A) 9,364 [32]
19 Saturday, 29 July (7:25 pm) Richmond 10.5 (65) 14.14 (98) Lost by 33 points Metricon Stadium (H) 16,207 [33]
20 Saturday, 5 August (5:40 pm) Fremantle 12.18 (90) 10.7 (67) Lost by 23 points Domain Stadium (A) 27,050 [34]
21 Saturday, 12 August (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 22.10 (142) 12.12 (84) Lost by 58 points Gabba (A) 17,772 [35]
22 Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm) Essendon 9.3 (57) 12.18 (90) Lost by 33 points Metricon Stadium (H) 16,817 [36]
23 Saturday, 26 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 20.15 (135) 3.2 (20) Lost by 115 points Adelaide Oval (A) 34,288 [37]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 22 15 6 1 2415 1776 136.0 62 2017 finals
2 Geelong 22 15 6 1 2134 1818 117.4 62
3 Richmond (P) 22 15 7 0 1992 1684 118.3 60
4 Greater Western Sydney 22 14 6 2 2081 1812 114.8 60
5 Port Adelaide 22 14 8 0 2168 1671 129.7 56
6 Sydney 22 14 8 0 2093 1651 126.8 56
7 Essendon 22 12 10 0 2135 2004 106.5 48
8 West Coast 22 12 10 0 1964 1858 105.7 48
9 Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2035 1934 105.2 48
10 Western Bulldogs 22 11 11 0 1857 1913 97.1 44
11 St Kilda 22 11 11 0 1925 1986 96.9 44
12 Hawthorn 22 10 11 1 1864 2055 90.7 42
13 Collingwood 22 9 12 1 1944 1963 99.0 38
14 Fremantle 22 8 14 0 1607 2160 74.4 32
15 North Melbourne 22 6 16 0 1983 2264 87.6 24
16 Carlton 22 6 16 0 1594 2038 78.2 24
17 Gold Coast 22 6 16 0 1756 2311 76.0 24
18 Brisbane Lions 22 5 17 0 1877 2526 74.3 20
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

NEAFL

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Sydney Swans 18 16 2 0 2350 1008 233.1 64
2 Brisbane Lions 18 15 3 0 2138 1373 155.7 60
3 Sydney University 18 14 4 0 1948 1278 152.4 56
4 Gold Coast 18 10 8 0 1767 1528 115.6 40
5 NT Thunder 18 10 8 0 1632 1673 97.5 40
6 Aspley 18 8 10 0 1448 1805 80.2 32
7 Canberra 18 7 11 0 1158 1919 60.3 28
8 Redland 18 4 14 0 1402 1927 72.8 16
9 Southport 18 4 14 0 1257 1870 67.2 16
10 WSU Giants 18 2 16 0 1251 1970 63.5 8
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2017. Source: NEAFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

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