The Gold Coast SUNS Wheelchair team will be looking to secure the QClash series on their home court this Sunday when they take on the Brisbane Lions at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A win would make it back-to-back victories and see the SUNS claim their first QClash title since 2024.

The SUNS head into Game 2 in prime position after a 27-point win over the Lions in the opening match. Zane Jackson, who has been the Gold Coast SUNS Wheelchair team’s assistant coach for the past two years, was full of praise for the complete team effort in Brisbane.

While the results didn’t go their way last year, the SUNS are pleased with the way they have responded this season.

“It was a really great win and a really great contribution from all players on court,” he said.

“There wasn't one leading light. Everyone dug in and did extremely well.”

The SUNS will take plenty of confidence into Game 2 at Carrara after showing complete buy-in to coach Emily Otto’s game plan.

“We had definite ideas of how we wanted to structure defensively and how we wanted to position ourselves,” he said.

“We played to the plan and it worked.

“We've done it once before, we can take that positive energy in again.”

For SUNS fans unfamiliar with Wheelchair AFL, Sunday's clash is the perfect opportunity to see the game up close.

“You'll be seeing two really evenly matched teams go out and have a really strong, hard battle,” he said.

“If you've never watched it before, it's fast-paced, it's very physical, lots of chairs banging into each other, lots of fighting for possession.

“It's a really great contest to watch.”

Wheelchair AFL follows many of the same rules as AFL but combines them with a positional structure similar to netball.

“Only forwards can score goals. The centre can go through all sections of the court. Defenders can only play in defence and through the middle,” he said.

Jackson hopes the QClash can introduce more people to the sport as both supporters and potential players.

“You don't have to be experienced. You don't have to be a wheelchair athlete of any kind to get involved,” he said.

“I'd love to see people interested in participating in the sport come down and see it for themselves.”

The SUNS take on the Brisbane Lions in Game 2 of the QClash series at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre from 1.45pm on Sunday, before the SUNS face Geelong in the AFLW at People First Stadium from 3.05pm.

The Wheelchair QClash will be broadcast with full commentary on the AFL Queensland YouTube channel.