2017 Gold Coast Suns season
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The 2017 Gold Coast Football Club season was the Gold Coast Suns' seventh season in the Australian Football League. They also fielded a reserves team in the NEAFL.
AFL
List changes
Retirements and delistings
Player | Date | Reason | Career games | Career goals | Ref. |
Tom Keough | 1 September 2016 | Delisted | 0 | 0 | [1] |
Luke Russell | 1 September 2016 | Delisted | 73 | 29 | [1] |
Danny Stanley | 1 September 2016 | Delisted | 88 | 39 | [1] |
Seb Tape | 1 September 2016 | Delisted | 40 | 1 | [1] |
Nick Malceski | 27 October 2016 | Retired | 210 | 75 | [2] |
Keegan Brooksby | 28 October 2016 | Delisted | 14 | 3 | [3] |
Clay Cameron | 28 October 2016 | Delisted | 23 | 5 | [3] |
Cameron Loersch | 28 October 2016 | Delisted | 0 | 0 | [3] |
Henry Schade | 28 October 2016 | Delisted | 20 | 0 | [3] |
Jarrod Garlett | 8 November 2016 | Delisted | 17 | 10 | [4] |
Trades
Date | Gained | From | Lost | Ref. |
18 October 2016 | Pearce Hanley | Brisbane Lions | Pick 22 | [5] |
Pick 67 | Port Adelaide | Pick 30 | ||
19 October 2016 | Pick 6 2017 second round pick (Richmond) |
Richmond | Dion Prestia Pick 24 |
[6] |
20 October 2016 | Jarrod Witts | Collingwood | Pick 44 Pick 62 |
[7] |
20 October 2016 | Pick 35 Pick 43 |
Western Bulldogs | Pick 26 Pick 80 |
[7] |
20 October 2016 | Jarryd Lyons Pick 71 |
Adelaide | Pick 43 Pick 67 |
[8] |
20 October 2016 | Pick 73 2017 second round pick (Fremantle) |
Fremantle | Pick 35 Pick 71 2017 fourth round pick (Gold Coast) |
[9] |
20 October 2016 | Pick 10 2017 second round pick (Hawthorn) |
Hawthorn | Jaeger O'Meara | [10] |
Free Agency
In
Player | Date | Free agent type | Former club | Compensation | Ref. |
Michael Barlow | 8 November 2016 | Delisted | Fremantle | N/A | [11] |
National draft
Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Ref. |
1 | 4 | Ben Ainsworth | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | [12] |
1 | 7 | Jack Scrimshaw | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | |
1 | 9 | Will Brodie | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | |
1 | 10 | Jack Bowes | Cairns | AFL Cairns | |
4 | 67 | Brad Scheer | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | |
Rookie elevation | Jesse Joyce | Gold Coast | AFL |
Rookie draft
Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Ref. |
1 | 4 | Keegan Brooksby | Gold Coast | AFL | |
2 | 22 | Cameron Loersch | Gold Coast | AFL | |
Category B | Max Spencer | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL |
Squad
Season summary
Pre-season
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
1 | Sunday, 19 February (3:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 0.11.15 (81) | 1.7.6 (57) | Won by 24 points | Kombumerri Park, Merrimac (H) | 2,174 | [13] |
2 | Sunday, 26 February (3:40 pm) | Essendon | 0.12.7 (79) | 0.12.4 (76) | Won by 3 points | Harrup Park Country Club (H) | 3,893 | [14] |
3 | Thursday, 9 March (4:50 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 0.16.9 (105) | 4.13.12 (126) | Lost by 21 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 3,007 | [15] |
Home and Away season
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
1 | Saturday, 25 March (7:05 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.12 (96) | 15.8 (98) | Lost by 2 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 12,710 | [16] |
2 | Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 24.16 (160) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 102 points | Spotless Stadium (A) | 8,022 | [17] |
3 | Sunday, 9 April (4:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 21.13 (139) | 7.11 (53) | Won by 86 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 14,728 | [18] |
4 | Saturday, 15 April (7:25 pm) | Carlton | 12.10 (82) | 17.6 (108) | Won by 26 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 24,968 | [19] |
5 | Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) | Adelaide | 13.8 (86) | 23.15 (153) | Lost by 67 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 12,672 | [20] |
6 | Saturday, 29 April (7:25 pm) | North Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 13 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 15,431 | [21] |
7 | Saturday, 6 May (7:25 pm) | Geelong | 18.16 (124) | 15.9 (99) | Won by 25 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 13,648 | [22] |
8 | Sunday, 14 May (1:15 pm) | Port Adelaide | 4.14 (38) | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 72 points | Jiangwan Stadium, Shanghai (H) | 10,118 | [23] |
9 | Bye | |||||||
10 | Saturday, 27 May (4:05 pm) | Melbourne | 18.14 (122) | 13.9 (87) | Lost by 35 points | TIO Traeger Park (A) | 5,072 | [24] |
11 | Saturday, 3 June (1:45 pm) | West Coast | 11.14 (80) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 3 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 11,402 | [25] |
12 | Saturday, 10 June (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 12.7 (79) | 14.11 (95) | Won by 16 points | MCG (A) | 27,392 | [26] |
13 | Saturday, 17 June (7:25 pm) | Carlton | 11.7 (73) | 12.11 (83) | Lost by 10 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 11,936 | [27] |
14 | Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm) | St Kilda | 14.20 (104) | 10.12 (72) | Lost by 32 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 15,844 | [28] |
15 | Saturday, 1 July (4:35 pm) | North Melbourne | 18.10 (118) | 14.15 (99) | Won by 19 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 12,779 | [29] |
16 | Saturday, 8 July (4:35 pm) | Sydney | 17.16 (118) | 7.9 (51) | Lost by 67 points | SCG (A) | 32,987 | [30] |
17 | Saturday, 15 July (4:35 pm) | Collingwood | 13.10 (88) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 15 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 17,275 | [31] |
18 | Saturday, 22 July (4:35 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 16.14 (110) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 54 points | Cazaly's Stadium (A) | 9,364 | [32] |
19 | Saturday, 29 July (7:25 pm) | Richmond | 10.5 (65) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 33 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 16,207 | [33] |
20 | Saturday, 5 August (5:40 pm) | Fremantle | 12.18 (90) | 10.7 (67) | Lost by 23 points | Domain Stadium (A) | 27,050 | [34] |
21 | Saturday, 12 August (4:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 22.10 (142) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 58 points | Gabba (A) | 17,772 | [35] |
22 | Saturday, 19 August (7:25 pm) | Essendon | 9.3 (57) | 12.18 (90) | Lost by 33 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 16,817 | [36] |
23 | Saturday, 26 August (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 20.15 (135) | 3.2 (20) | Lost by 115 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 34,288 | [37] |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adelaide | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2415 | 1776 | 136.0 | 62 | 2017 finals |
2 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2134 | 1818 | 117.4 | 62 | |
3 | Richmond (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1992 | 1684 | 118.3 | 60 | |
4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2081 | 1812 | 114.8 | 60 | |
5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1671 | 129.7 | 56 | |
6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2093 | 1651 | 126.8 | 56 | |
7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2135 | 2004 | 106.5 | 48 | |
8 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1964 | 1858 | 105.7 | 48 | |
9 | Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2035 | 1934 | 105.2 | 48 | |
10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1857 | 1913 | 97.1 | 44 | |
11 | St Kilda | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1925 | 1986 | 96.9 | 44 | |
12 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 2055 | 90.7 | 42 | |
13 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1944 | 1963 | 99.0 | 38 | |
14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1607 | 2160 | 74.4 | 32 | |
15 | North Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1983 | 2264 | 87.6 | 24 | |
16 | Carlton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1594 | 2038 | 78.2 | 24 | |
17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1756 | 2311 | 76.0 | 24 | |
18 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1877 | 2526 | 74.3 | 20 |
NEAFL
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney Swans | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2350 | 1008 | 233.1 | 64 |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2138 | 1373 | 155.7 | 60 |
3 | Sydney University | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1948 | 1278 | 152.4 | 56 |
4 | Gold Coast | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1767 | 1528 | 115.6 | 40 |
5 | NT Thunder | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1632 | 1673 | 97.5 | 40 |
6 | Aspley | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1448 | 1805 | 80.2 | 32 |
7 | Canberra | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1158 | 1919 | 60.3 | 28 |
8 | Redland | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1402 | 1927 | 72.8 | 16 |
9 | Southport | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1257 | 1870 | 67.2 | 16 |
10 | WSU Giants | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1251 | 1970 | 63.5 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2017. Source: NEAFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
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