The Gold Coast SUNS will go into Sunday’s highly-anticipated VFL Preliminary Final with another strong lineup to take on the Southport Sharks.
20 AFL-listed players have been named, with three SUNS Academy players; Jared Eckersley, Marlin Corbett and Jed Foggo, listed on the interchange as top-ups.
A SUNS midfield consisting of Ned Moyle, Jack Bowes, Charlie Constable, James Tsitas and Sam Flanders will be looking to set the tone early against a strong Southport opposition.
2022 Frosty Miller medallist Chris Burgess enters the contest with 12 goals in the last three weeks and will be tough to stop in a forward line which also includes fellow tall Josh Corbett.
Meanwhile in defence the SUNS have plenty of experience with Rory Thompson returning to the side after being a late out last week, surrounded by reliable youngsters Jez McLennan and Mac Andrew.
The SUNS boast a 13-3 record against Gold Coast neighbours Southport, including nine of the past 10, and stretching back to prior battles in the NEAFL.
A dominant two-month stretch has seen the SUNS win eight games in a row, including a tight-fought battle against the Sharks four weeks ago where the SUNS got over the line by nine points.
The match, which gets underway at 1:10pm AEST at Fankhauser Reserve, with free entry and will be broadcast live on the Seven Network.
| B | 44. D. Macpherson | 16. R. Thompson | 38. R. Nicholls |
| HB | 36. E. Hollands | 31. M. Andrew | 43. J. McLennan |
| C | 6. A. Sexton | 21. J. Tsitas | 20. J. Sharp |
| HF | 26. S. Flanders | 29. C. Burgess | 37. O. Faulkhead |
| F | 47. H. Oea | 48. M. Conroy | 19. J. Corbett |
| R | 49. N. Moyle | 3. J. Bowes | 33. C. Constable |
| INT | 45. S. Brock | 42. P. Murtagh | 56. J. Eckersley |
| 54. M. Corbett | 59.J Foggo |
