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Lions roar, shrug Suns to book Magpies MCG date

Brisbane's finals pedigree has shone in a 53-point defeat of rivals Gold Coast that put them two wins away from back-to-back AFL premierships.

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Brisbane crush Gold Coast to remain king of Queensland and book AFL preliminary final spot

Lions bounce back to defeat Suns by 53 points in second semi-final and set up blockbuster clash with Collingwood at the MCG next Saturday

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AFL finals: where the Brisbane v Gold Coast semi-final will be won and lost

The defending premiers stare down a new challenger on Saturday as the Suns seek to knock the Lions off their perch in the first ever Q-Clash final

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Ablett's big Suns call, high praise for star pair

Gary Ablett has detailed why Suns pair Noah Anderson and Matt Rowell are so effective as the retired champion delivered his verdict on their title hopes.

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Hard to Swallow: Dockers sunk late by Suns in thriller

Gold Coast will take on Brisbane in a blockbuster QClash semi-final at the Gabba after kicking a late behind to sink Fremantle by one point in Perth.

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September-shy Suns can be finals 'beasts': Weller

Gold Coast veteran Lachie Weller has some fine company as a finals rookie and insists the Suns can acclimatise quickly to September football.

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Star Demon earns eighth All-Australian, Cameron captain

After a difficult year for Melbourne, Demons captain Max Gawn has been named All-Australian for an record-equalling eighth time.

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Suns thrash Bombers to lock in historic finals berth

Gold Coast have notched their biggest-ever AFL win, thumping Essendon to secure the club's first finals campaign since their 2011 admission.

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Gold Coast closing in on maiden AFL finals berth

Gold Coast can almost lock in a maiden finals berth, but coach Damien Hardwick is refusing to look ahead to September just yet.

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Pursuit of key Carlton defender continues to heat up

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has declined to talk about the club's chase of Jack Silvagni, but admitted every club is on the hunt for good free agents.

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Witts chuffed but still thirsty after high AFL praise

Gold Coast's veteran ruckman Jarrod Witts hasn't over-complicated his method while watching his emerging midfield grow in stature alongside him.

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Lions forced to 'face the music' before Magpies clash

Ahead of an MCG battle with Collingwood, Lachie Neale found some closure in watching a replay of the Lions' poor outing against Gold Coast.

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'Domestique' embraces grunt work in Suns' tour de force

Cycling fan Alex Davies has likened himself to a domestique at the Tour de France but the midfielder insists he can be a yellow jersey contender, too.

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Gold Coast standard: Suns finally look like they belong with the AFL’s big boys

The irrepressible Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson inspired victory against Brisbane and with a bit of mongrel about them now, this team doesn’t roll over any more

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Suns ponder 'what may be' after historic QClash win

A dominant QClash victory has handed Gold Coast a record 12th win this season and invited the Suns to think big ahead of a likely maiden AFL finals campaign.

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Rookie Suns captain's big call after Magpies win

Holding off table-toppers Collingwood for a stirring six-point win might just have been the moment when Gold Coast grew up, says Suns captain Noah Anderson.

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Rowell stars as Suns steady to topple late-surging Pies

Gold Coast have defied a slow-starting Collingwood's inevitable surge for a six-point victory that puts them within sight of a maiden AFL finals campaign.

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Umpires in firing line as Bombers coach hits out at AFL

A collision that left Essendon forward Nate Caddy winded could have been easily avoided if the AFL made one simple change, Bombers coach Brad Scott says.

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Fagan, Scott offer different views on AFL umpire ruling

Premiership coach Chris Fagan has followed counterpart Damien Hardwick in criticising the retrospective nature of the AFL's latest crackdown.

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Suns urged to channel Rowell in big AFL milestone

Gold Coast have been told to play like recently re-signed midfield star Matt Rowell when the Suns face Essendon at Marvel Stadium.

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Suns coach savages AFL over late-season rule change

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick has slammed the AFL's change to umpire contact rules, describing some incidents involving a star midfielder as laughable.

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AFL called out for 'disappointing' ump contact changes

The Players' Association has hit out at the AFL for immediately increasing fines and penalties for contact with umpires.

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Suns star at risk as AFL cracks down on umpire contact

Matt Rowell has already been fined three times this season for umpire contact and a fourth will likely earn the Gold Coast star an AFL Tribunal appearance.

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Coach wants more to keep Suns shining in AFL finals bid

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick says his players have plenty to work on despite getting back into the AFL top eight with a 19-point win over Melbourne.

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Suns stirred, but not shaken, by string of losses

Gold Coast's star midfielder Matt Rowell has detailed the reasons for signing a two-year contract extension with the Suns.

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