Gold Coast’s Sniper report: Home of all your sporting gossip

The Sniper is back with all your Gold Coast sporting gossip.

THE Sniper is back with all your Gold Coast sporting gossip.

RUGBY LEAGUE

POOR old Anthony Don.

He may be the favourite Titans player of most fans ... but not all.

When asked if he was happy or sad about the lack of crowds at NRL games, the 32-year-old cult hero brought the house down.

“I usually get heckled that I’m slow and old,” he said.

Don’t worry, Donny, we love ya.

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Anthony Don at Titans training. Picture: AAP Image/Dave Hunt

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CRICKET

WE hear the Gold Coast Dolphins girls are set to lose a high profile player due to work commitments in the coming days.

Watch this space but the departure could serve as a major blow to the Fins’ premiership ambitions.

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AUSSIE RULES

WHEN Suns AFLW captain Leah Kaslar eventually retires from footy, she could have a very handy future in music.

One of Kaslar’s Suns teammates posted a video of the defender on social media last week jamming out to some tunes on the guitar around a campfire.

Petition to have Kaslar pull out the guitar for the team song every time the Suns win a game in 2021?

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FOOTBALL

COOMERA Brisbane Women’s Premier League coach Trent Gregson unintentionally landed himself in hot water over the weekend.

While COVID-19 has forced the competition to a standstill, Gregson and his wife Lisa have been giving up their Saturday mornings to run small, group sessions to keep players in fighting form for when the season recommences.

But despite the sessions abiding completely by government regulations and not being affiliated with the club, a select few chose to take an issue with the trainings, forcing Gregson to explain himself on social media.

We see you and we say keep it up Trent!

Coomera coach Trent Gregson. SUPPLIED..

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CRICKET

HE was born in Darwin and is a Western Australian legend, but former Test star Damien Martyn is loving life on the Gold Coast.

Martyn, the middle-order cog in that unbeatable Aussie side of the late 1990s and early 2000s, perhaps teased mates living in cooler climes when he posted about his life on the Glitter Strip this week.

Now 48, Martyn made the move north in 2013.

What a Sunday on the Gold Coast.. What winter weather.. Let’s keep the secret.. 🌞🌞🌞🌞⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful ride with the family!!! #winning #goldcoast #bikeride #winter pic.twitter.com/SKHlqb7XwO

— Damien Martyn🏏 (@damienmartyn) May 24, 2020

Off we go for Sunday fun.. Family bike ride.. Then let’s hit the 🏖 beach 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞⭐️⭐️⭐️ #SundayFunday #GoldCoast #beeroclock pic.twitter.com/T0VA7slqfj

— Damien Martyn🏏 (@damienmartyn) May 24, 2020

AFL

Take a bow, Gold Coast Suns media team. The crew at the Suns spent their time in isolation wisely, gathering some quality content from hit T.V shows, including The Office, Friends, Family Guy and How I Met Your Mother, along with footage of fan reactions at sports games and animal documentaries.

What did they do with it? They compiled it all and unloaded it when the AFL dropped the fixtures for the upcoming four rounds.

To see the masterpiece, head to @gcsuns on Instagram.

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SNOWBOARDING

Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex Chumpy Pullin may not be on the snow carving up the slopes but he has been busy shaping up furniture at home.

The Gold Coast resident has been, like many around Australia, getting stuck into house work during COVID-19, most recently sanding down his outdoor table to give it a new look this week.

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SURFING

Gold Coast product and Hawaii local Jamie Mitchell lives a fast-paced life chasing the biggest waves in the world but he knows how to slow things down just as well.

Mitchell has built himself a vegetable garden and has been making the most of time at home, sipping on coconuts between hitting the water.

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SURFING

TJ Hendy has proven himself as an excellent waterman.

But while he is known for his feats in ironman racing, Hendy has shown he is just as adept at surfing.

Hendy was getting barrells at Duranbah over the weekend, making the most of the good swell on offer for Gold Coast surfers.

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