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ROAD TO DARWIN

The SUNS have dropped their 2026 Darwin kit and are heading back to our home away from home for the next two rounds.

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VFL Team locked in for Saturday's clash at home

The Gold Coast SUNS have been forced to make several changes in the VFL side set to take on Frankston this Saturday morning.

Home Turf Hero: Joel Jeffrey Eyes Perfect Darwin 10 Against Port

Among a crowd of 5172 at Darwin’s Marrara Stadium on Friday 21 August 2020 for the Gold Coast game against Carlton was an 18-year-old local boy who dreamed of playing at the elite level. Of following his father’s footsteps to the AFL.

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SUNS’ Sir Doug Nicholls Round Strengthened by First Nations

The Gold Coast SUNS are proud to share that Friday night’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round blockbuster against Yartapuulti, at Darwin’s TIO Stadium, will be broadcast in local traditional First Nations language Yolŋu Matha.

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SUNS lock in Round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls team

Gold Coast SUNS Head Coach Damien Hardwick has made four changes to his team named to take on Yartapuulti in Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

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United by a Single Thread of Red

We are very excited to announce that New Balance is now our official AFLW Apparel Partner, uniting our two programs together with a single thread of red.

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    United by a Single Thread of Red

    We are very excited to announce that New Balance is now our official AFLW Apparel Partner, uniting our two programs together with a single thread of red.

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    RD10 | Jeffrey "We love playing in front our mob, it's really special."

    Indigenous All Star and Kukatj; Wulwulam SUN Joel Jeffrey spoke to media at the Sir Doug Nicholls Round launch in Darwin.

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    RD10 | Moyle " I am really grateful and excited for this opportunity."

    Ned Moyle spoke to media at Darwin’s Karama Primary School on Monday afternoon as part of the SUNS community visits.

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    RD9 | Hardwick Post Game

    Watch our press conference after round nine’s match against St Kilda in Darwin

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    Team Song: Gold Coast

    Watch the Suns celebrate their round ten win

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    RD10 | Highlights v Yartapuulti

    Watch our highlights v Yartapuulti in round 10 of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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  • Home Turf Hero: Joel Jeffrey Eyes Perfect Darwin 10 Against Port

    Among a crowd of 5172 at Darwin’s Marrara Stadium on Friday 21 August 2020 for the Gold Coast game against Carlton was an 18-year-old local boy who dreamed of playing at the elite level. Of following his father’s footsteps to the AFL.

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  • SUNS’ Sir Doug Nicholls Round Strengthened by First Nations

    The Gold Coast SUNS are proud to share that Friday night’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round blockbuster against Yartapuulti, at Darwin’s TIO Stadium, will be broadcast in local traditional First Nations language Yolŋu Matha.

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  • SUNS lock in Round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls team

    Gold Coast SUNS Head Coach Damien Hardwick has made four changes to his team named to take on Yartapuulti in Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

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    United by a Single Thread of Red

    We are very excited to announce that New Balance is now our official AFLW Apparel Partner, uniting our two programs together with a single thread of red.

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  • 04:22

    RD10 | Jeffrey "We love playing in front our mob, it's really special."

    Indigenous All Star and Kukatj; Wulwulam SUN Joel Jeffrey spoke to media at the Sir Doug Nicholls Round launch in Darwin.

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  • SUNS lock in Lombard on three-year contract extension

    Leo Lombard is doing what every young player new to the AFL has to do…make their mark.

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  • Qscan Injury Update - Round 10

    A young SUN will miss the second match of the Trip to the Northern Territory after sustaining a knee injury during the third quarter of the Round 9 clash v St Kilda.

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  • Darwin’s Dynamic Duo: Noble & Rioli Steer SUNS to Victory

    John Noble and Daniel Rioli have become the “Darwin Dynamic Duo” of the AFL.

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    RD10 | Moyle " I am really grateful and excited for this opportunity."

    Ned Moyle spoke to media at Darwin’s Karama Primary School on Monday afternoon as part of the SUNS community visits.

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  • Introducing the SUNS 2026 Indigenous Guernsey

    The Gold Coast SUNS are proud to unveil its 2026 Indigenous Guernsey to be worn in the second fixture of Sir Doug Nicholls Round against North Melbourne.

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  • Lombard extends

    Gold Coast SUNS rising star Leo Lombard has penned a multi-year extension with the club, locking him in until the end of the 2030 AFL season.

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  • 'Don't want to waste that opportunity': Big SUN eager to grab his chance

    Ned Moyle is hoping to grab his chance as the Suns' No.1 ruck.

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  • Kobie Dee Headlines Sir Doug Nicholls Round Pre-Match Entertainment

    Kobie Dee’s performance will be a key part of the match day experience.

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  • Hardwick on Ethan Read: "He probably needs a rest"

    Gold Coast might be down a player for next Friday night’s contest against Port Adelaide, with young tall Ethan Read aggravating an existing problem with the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

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    RD9 | Highlights v St Kilda

    Watch out highlights v Saints in round nine of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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  • SUNS Top End dominance continues

    Darwin fortress locked up, overcoming a slow start to beat St Kilda by 29 points on a warm Saturday night at TIO Stadium.

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    Team Song: Gold Coast

    Watch the Suns celebrate their round nine win

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  • Sam Collins & Ben King to write themselves into the AFL record books

    Collins will play his 11th game at Marrara to go one ahead of the record he now shares with ex-Port Adelaide tagger Kane Cornes and ex-Port/Fremantle utility Danyle Pearce.

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  • New Balance becomes fabric of the SUNS

    The Gold Coast SUNS will be bound by a single thread of red, with New Balance & Belgravia Apparel becoming the club’s Official AFLW Apparel Partner.

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  • Gold Coast SUNS AFLW coaching panel locked in

    The Gold Coast SUNS are pleased to confirm the club's AFLW coaching panel for 2026.

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  • Lily Quigley joins the SUNS

    The Gold Coast SUNS are thrilled to welcome Lily Quigley to the SUNS list on the eve of AFLW pre-season.

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  • GC SUNS celebrate International Women’s Day

    The Gold Coast SUNS have celebrated International Women’s Day in true GC-fashion, teaming up with She’s Spicy to deliver a morning of connection, movement and empowerment at Mermaid Beach.

  • Bula Fiji Airways

    The Gold Coast SUNS are proud to announce a multi-year partnership with Fiji Airways as the club’s new official International Airline Partner.

  • SUNS appoint Gallomarino as AFLW Head of High Performance

    The Gold Coast SUNS have welcomed experienced strength and conditioning coach Anthony Gallomarino to the club as its new AFLW Head of High Performance.

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  • SUNS Headstart Launches to Support Young Athletes’ Wellbeing

    The Gold Coast SUNS have kicked another goal in the award-winning SUNS Learning space, launching SUNS Headstart - an innovative holistic health program in partnership with Playbk Sports.

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  • Stanton signs on for 11th AFLW campaign

    Inaugural SUNS Club Champion Jamie Stanton has put pen to paper on a new deal for the 2026 AFLW season.

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  • Lappin: Family, friends and building ‘something special’

    The piece of advice from Dad that pulled new SUN Sunny Lappin to the red, gold and blue.

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  • SUNS draft eight StreetSmarts SUNS Academy graduates

    History has been made at Monday night’s Telstra AFLW Draft with eight StreetSmarts SUNS Academy graduates drafted to the Gold Coast SUNS.

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Latest VFL

  • VFL Team locked in for Saturday's clash at home

    The Gold Coast SUNS have been forced to make several changes in the VFL side set to take on Frankston this Saturday morning.

  • VFL Round 6 team locked in

    Avery Thomas will return from injury in Sunday afternoon’s VFL clash against GWS at People First Stadium.

  • VFL SUNS fall short against Essendon

    In what was a high scoring Saturday morning VFL game the Gold Coast SUNS went down 19.9 (123) to 16.21 (117) against Essendon at People First Stadium.

  • SUNS primed for Bombers: VFL preview & team news

    The Gold Coast SUNS VFL side gear up to take on Essendon in Saturday morning’s curtain raiser match at People First Stadium, the team's first home game since Round 1.

  • VFL: SUNS ready to fight for Mackenzie Cup

    The Gold Coast SUNS are set to take on Southport on Saturday as they play for the Mackenzie Cup at Fankhauser Reserve during Round Three of the Smithy’s VFL season.

  • Gulbin gears up for 2026 season

    Young SUN Lachie Gulbin is ready to fire in the 2026 season, with his sights set on knocking down the door for AFL selection.

  • SUNS go down in VFL opener

    The Gold Coast SUNS have lost its first game of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season against Werribee 9.19 (73) to 8.10 (58) in what was a tense Round 1 hitout at People First Stadium on Sunday.

  • SUNS impress in final VFL hitout

    The Gold Coast SUNS defeated QAFL side Palm Beach Currumbin in its final pre-season hit out 17.9 (111) to 5.3 (33) at People First Stadium ahead of the SUNS AFL Round One clash on Sunday.

  • SUNS VFL team locked in to take on Palm Beach Currumbin

    The Gold Coast SUNS have confirmed their VFL team to take on the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions in Sunday’s Practice Match at People First Stadium.

  • VFL SUNS locked in to take on the Sharks

    Gold Coast SUNS have confirmed its VFL side to take on the Smithy’s VFL Grand Finalists Southport Sharks in Friday’s practice match at Austworld Centre Training Oval.

  • VFL SUNS build connection and structure in pre-season hitout

    The Gold Coast SUNS VFL pre-season hit out against the Brisbane Lions on Thursday provided a valuable opportunity to test the SUNS system and build connection.

  • SUNS VFL Fixture locked in

    The AFL has today released Rounds 1-13 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL fixture with matchups for Rounds 14 – 21 also locked in.

  • SUNS VFL to host Grand Final rematch in Round 1

    The Gold Coast SUNS VFL squad will launch the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season in front of home fans on Sunday March 22.

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  • U18 Talent League Wrap-Up

    The Talent League fixture saw the StreetSmarts SUNS Academy travel across the strait to take on the Tasmania Devils. Catch up on all the action.

  • StreetSmarts SUNS Academy claim double victory

    The StreetSmarts SUNS Academy had plenty to celebrate with both Talent League squads securing wins on Sunday at People First Stadium.

  • StreetSmarts SUNS Academy shine bright

    An array of StreetSmarts SUNS Academy talent shone in the final round of the National Development Championships and across the Talent League competitions last week.

  • SUNS Academy 13s Emerging Talent Squad Announced

    The StreetSmarts SUNS Academy is pleased to announce the 2026 13s Emerging Talent Squad (ETS), featuring a group of the zone’s most promising young footballers identified through the Academy pathway.

  • StreetSmarts SUNS Academy: Catch up on all the action

    An action-packed weekend saw four cohorts across the StreetSmarts SUNS Academy lace up their boots and continue to develop their talent in hitouts across Queensland and New South Wales.

  • StreetSmarts SUNS Academy kick off 2026 at People First Stadium

    Plenty of Queensland talent was on display at the Austworld Oval on Sunday as part of the StreetSmarts SUNS Academy triple-header against the Brisbane Lions.

  • 2026 Talent League fixtures now confirmed

    Fixtures for the 2026 Talent League season have been confirmed by the AFL.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Gold Coast SUNS would like to respectfully acknowledge all the traditional custodian groups from the Yugambeh language speaking region. We acknowledge all First Nations people and Traditional Custodians of Australia’s land and waterways. We pay our respects to Elders of the past to the present and those of the future as they hold the stories, song lines, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.