TV Wrap: Showdown deserves more, Curnow floats trade chance
There’s been a renewed push for a standalone Showdown, plus plenty of people weigh in on what a Charlie Curnow trade scenario looks like. All the headlines from Tuesday night’s shows.
Gold Coast
Young star wants to be a Lion for life
His father Adrian moved around during his AFL career, but young star Jaspa Fletcher only wants to play for the Brisbane Lions.
AFL Draft watch: Inside word on U18 Suns Academy superstars
Gold Coast’s under-18 men’s academy is stacked with talented stars who are set to take the AFL world by storm in years to come. With the 2025 AFL Draft only a few months away, we profile every player in the Suns Academy.
‘Kick in the nuts’: Dimma brushes over loss as Nicks lauds shut-out
The Adelaide Crows’ first half was the stuff of dreams for Matthew Nicks, with finals hopefuls Gold Coast going goalless in a spectacle Damien Hardwick called a ‘kick in the nuts’.
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‘Stoked’: Ainsworth set for major honour in Adelaide clash
Gold Coast Suns gun Ben Ainsworth is set to receive a major honour and add his name to Suns history in Sunday’s clash with the Adelaide Crows.
Trade buzz: Crows ruckman’s fate lies in rival’s hands
Reilly O’Brien is at ease with his uncertain fate at the Crows, and he may have to wait a while longer as another in-demand ruckman bides his time to decide his future.
Wednesday footy? How Round 24 fixture could look
How do you fit two games for Essendon and Gold Coast into one weekend of footy? That’s the equation the AFL has to solve – and Jon Ralph unpacks how it may look.
On-ballers need ‘protection’: Hardwick
The Gold Coast Suns are seeking “guidance” from the AFL when it comes to the protection of players and contact with umpires.
Early Tackle: What was worse – Essendon or that game itself?
The Saturday night clash at the MCG was one of the worst AFL games of the modern era, writes Glenn McFarlane. But that is a telling indictment of where the Bombers are at in 2025.
Pies to sweat on key defender – but how’s Nick?
Jeremy Howe was subbed out and Nick Daicos battled after two seperate incidents on Friday night. Get the latest on the key Collingwood pair, plus Touk Miller and more Carlton pain.
Suns secure statement win — but not without a giant Pies scare
The Suns’ charge towards September has its biggest scalp in ladder-leading Collingwood. But it wasn’t without surviving the mightiest of comebacks from the Josh Daicos-inspired Pies.
GALLERY: Fans flock to People First Stadium for Suns, Pies blockbuster
A sellout crowd was predicted to flock to People First Stadium on Friday night for the blockbuster AFL clash between the Gold Coast Suns and Collingwood Magpies.
Footy world says same thing on Pies loss
The Gold Coast Suns snatched an incredible win over Collingwood, leaving fans all making the same joke about the Magpies.
‘That’s why I came here’: Ex-Pie on a new cause and moving on
John Noble knows there’s a world where Collingwood wins another flag while he’s in Suns colours – and he’s made peace with it. He opens up on what’s driving him on the Gold Coast.
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