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WANT to catch up with all your Gold Coast sport? Take a look at the 10 biggest stories of the week.
LEAGUE
■Titans’ signing denies stinging allegations
Corey Thompson has only just hit the Gold Coast but the fullback has been forced to deny rumours about his old side.
■Coast’s 10 best schoolboy footballers
Meet the kids who may have missed out on playing league this year but still have bright futures.
■’Stand together or die apart’
A Gold Coast president has made stunning claims about the future of sport if action isn’t taken by state powerbrokers.
AUSSIE RULES
■Future guns: 22 best Coast footy juniors
From every club on the Gold Coast we take a look at 22 of the best talents who could be our next Gold Coast Suns.
TIARNA Ernst was certain she was going to contract COVID-19. By day, the Suns AFLW star works as an obstetrician-gynaecologist at the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital, delivering babies and coaxing parents through the delicate challenges of childbirth.
FOOTBALL
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed its first casualty among Gold Coast Football Clubs with Southern Cross University forced to withdraw from Football Gold Coast.
OLYMPICS
■The rebuild that has Coast back on track
Patch up job after patch up job has kept the Nerang Velodrome humming along for years but if the Gold Coast is to play an extensive role in a 2032 Olympic bid, we need to start from scratch.
BASKETBALL
■Behind the Blaze: Three-part series
What really happened to Gold Coast’s last NBL franchise? In this three-part series we talk to the players behind the scenes.
SWIMMING
■What’s happening with Coast pools?
Gold Coasters will be able to dive into pools at aquatic centres across the city next week. Here’s a guide to the rules and regulations.
GOSSIP
■All your Coast sporting gossip
The Sniper is back with all your Gold Coast sports gossip, including a huge windfall and a casualty.
How to face up against former Firebirds this Feb
A star-studded team of former Queensland Firebirds will lace up their netball shoes and return to the court to compete in next month’s Sunshine Challenge Netball Invitational at Nissan Arena. Here’s how you can rub shoulders with the greats:
Gold Coast club to make QLD Hockey history
Labrador Hockey is poised to become the first Gold Coast club with a women’s team competing in Queensland’s premier competition, the Brisbane Hockey League. Details inside: