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.
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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.
‘Big Boy month’: Why Suns should scare Collingwood
Damien Hardwick coined July as Big Boy Month. Ahead of the biggest challenge of their 15-year existence, Garry Lyon unpacks if the Suns have the chops to make it to September.
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Remember me? Suns haunted by ghosts of Dimma’s past
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‘Bikies and drugs, laughing stock’: The stigmas that stuck to Suns
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‘Modern-day Leigh Matthews’: How a father figure launched Suns rookie to debut
The junior coach who gifted his own car to help a kid without a father figure chase his AFL dream has spoken of his pride as Leo Lombard prepares for his first game as a Gold Coast Sun.
‘Don’t care for his opinion’: Suns star hits back at Lyon’s ‘nepo baby’ comment
Gold Coast Suns vice-captain Sam Collins has hit back at his former Fremantle coach Ross Lyon, who claimed the Suns were the AFL’s ‘nepo baby’. Details inside.
Saints’ AFL fear as war of words explodes over ‘nepo baby’ jab
The Saints are set to ramp up their fight against the academy selection process, as a war of words breaks out after Ross Lyon’s “nepo baby” whack at the Suns.
‘Genuine X-factor’: suburban star linked with Suns
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