GOLD Coast are seriously considering trading the No. 4 pick in this year's National Draft, with GC SUNS coach Guy McKenna saying they needed to find more experienced players.

The GC SUNS debuted a staggering 34 players in 2011, with the experienced Gary Ablett, Nathan Bock, Jared Brennan, Michael Rischitelli and Jarrod Harbrow carrying an incredible workload.

McKenna said although Gold Coast would assess the talent available in this year's Draft, there was a chance they could trade away the coveted number four pick for the right experienced player.

The GC SUNS acquired the selection after finishing last in their debut season with a 3-19 record that saw them get the top priority pick after Greater Western Sydney's first three.

Gold Coast has bas been linked to former local and current Adelaide full forward Kurt Tippett - who has a year to run on his contract - and McKenna said an experienced forward could be a target.

"We've got a fairly skewed list at the moment. I'd think for any mature player that wants to come to the GC SUNS we'd certainly look at that," McKenna said.

"I think we've got enough good, young kids, very happy with the kids we've got, we can see them developing into bona fide AFL players.

"What would help? Danny Stanley helped in our forward line taking the hits, which helped Luke Russell and Brandon Matera late in the season, no different to (Campbell) Brown and (Nathan) Bock down back helping our young defenders get through.

"The balance of youth versus maturity, I would think out of the trade slash draft period we'd be looking for some more mature players."

Brennan played two thirds of the season with an injured right shoulder - since operated on - and said the season was physically more demanding than he expected.

Brown also said he would enjoy another senior body or two alongside him in 2012.

"You've got to weigh up what you can get at pick four versus that mature body," McKenna said.

"I have no doubt that if the players are saying that, they would have felt they had a load-and-a-half go through them this season because they had so many kids they were carrying.

"It's important we balance the list and there's an opportunity through the draft and trade that we can do that. We'll sit down with (list manager) Scott (Clayton) and the footy club and work out our best strategy."