What was once a manufactured dislike is now very much genuine for Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast. On the eve of the biggest QClash in history, get the inside story on the hatred between the Lions and Suns.
Lions coach Chris Fagan says former Gold Coast Suns forward Sam Day is ‘getting better every week’ for Brisbane.
Lions fans will be ‘baying’ for the Suns’ ‘blood’ in Sunday night’s QClash at the Gabba, and that’s an environment Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick will welcome for his players.
The Suns have the most prolific Academy in the land, but how does its quality stack up against the Lions? Here’s how both clubs’ success is making Queensland the AFL’s second biggest state.
A rivalry stemming from schoolboy football in Victoria is set to be revived in Sunday’s QClash at the Gabba.
Gold Coast’s blistering start to the 2025 AFL season has set up one of the most significant QClash games in the derby’s short history. This is why.
Will and Levi Ashcroft were on track to be Gold Coast Suns players before one call changed their football careers. Now, they are preparing to play their first QClash together as Lions.
It’s the image that confirms teams are premiership contenders, but the club on top of the AFL ladder is missing from the key predictor.
Is this the maturing of the Gold Coast Suns? After being carved up in the opening half, Damien Hardwick’s men fired up and put the Swans to the sword – is their season done?
Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick wants ‘less talk, more action’ from politicians in being ‘tough on crime’.
Gold Coast Damien Hardwick says the aggression of Mac Andrew puts the Suns star ‘among the best players in the modern game’.
Damien Hardwick has taken an unprompted swipe at Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, accusing her of putting her nose where it shouldn’t be.
They weren’t supposed to win a game in 2025 – but the rebuilding Tigers have done it again, stunning former coach Damien Hardwick and the Suns at Marvel Stadium.
In the 19 months since ex-Richmond coach Damien Hardwick joined Gold Coast, the Suns and Tigers have turned over almost 40 per cent of their playing lists. Was he right to jump ship?
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