Where and when: Metricon Stadium, Saturday July 6, 2.10pm AEST
What it means for Gold Coast: This season is starting to look a lot like 2018 – win a few matches early and then not much after. With 10 straight losses, the Suns are desperate to show their home supporters there’s some life left in 2019.
What it means for Richmond: Every match counts and the Tigers simply have to win. Just a game clear of ninth and 10th, Richmond follows its trip to the coast with matches against GWS, Port Adelaide and Collingwood.
The stat: The Suns’ loss to Sydney last week continued a shocking run in the second half of recent seasons. In 2017 Gold Coast won one of its last 11 matches. In 2018 it was again one of the final 11, and this year it’s three straight losses since the season’s mid-point.
The match-up: Dion Prestia v Anthony Miles
Both men are playing their former club; Miles for the first time and Prestia the second. Although slightly different players (Prestia has a little more zip and Miles a little more grunt) they’re similar in nature and should provide an intriguing midfield battle.
It’s a big week for: Tom Lynch
After leaving Gold Coast via free agency at the end of last season, the former Suns skipper returns for his first match at Metricon Stadium in opposition colours.
Big call: Lynch puts all the drama aside and has a day out with six goals.
Mottsy’s Tip: Tigers by 35 points
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LATE CHANGES
Gold Coast: Peter Wright (managed) replaced in selected side by Will Brodie
Richmond: No change
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Gold Coast: Anthony Miles, Will Brodie, Brayden Fiorini, Jacob Heron
Richmond: Jason Castagna, Jack Graham, Mabior Chol, Derek Eggmolesse-Smith
Tigers are ab-so-lute-ly flogging the Suns – FF has witches hats on every player of the Suns!!
LOL at the Suns continuing to tag Dusty despite getting barrelled by 12 goals before halftime
New coach? or nah rebuilding
At least we’re not Carlton… At least we’re not Carlton…
That’s what I keep telling myself throughout watching this game.
They have a lot of young talent. They just need another season and a half together.
they’re not gna win a flag any time soon
its all about switching it up ,
seeing what works & what doesn’t
gett’n things worked out for the future
when you experiment with a rebuilding team
sometimes you get smashed
100 in the first half – Suns woeful
Richmond Tigers: 16.7.103
Jason Castagna 86
Kane Lambert 84
Trent Cotchin 84
Dion Prestia 79
Shai Bolton 79
Sydney Stack 61
Brandon Ellis 51
Dustin Martin 51
Tom J. Lynch* 48
Derek Smith* 45
Ivan Soldo 45
Nick Vlastuin 45
Jack Graham 42
Mabior Chol 42
Bachar Houli 40
Shane Edwards 36
Dylan Grimes 36
Nathan Broad 27
Kamdyn McIntosh 24
Daniel Rioli 21
David Astbury 19
Jayden Short 18
Gold Coast Suns: 3.1.19
Sam Day 62
Jarrod Witts 60
Lachlan Weller 54
David Swallow 50
Jesse Joyce 50
Anthony Miles 36
Darcy MacPherson 35
Jarrod Harbrow 34
Jack Martin 32
Touk Miller 32
Jack Lukosius 30
Will Brodie 26
Brayden Fiorini 25
Jack Hombsch 21
Pearce Hanley 18
Ben King 16
Charlie Ballard 14
Josh Corbett 9
Alex Sexton 9
Brad Scheer 6
Jacob Heron 5
Wil Powell 5
GCS needs to start scoring goals if not this will be embarrassing big loss
With a performance like this, Burgess might yet get a chance to claim his spot back and making a little more cash.
Need a big last quarter from Houli.
Gold Coast 9 . 4 . 58
Richmond 23 . 12 . 150
D. Swallow 114
J. Castagna 139
S. Day 106
T. Cotchin 123
J. Witts 98
K. Lambert 122
L. Weller 95
D. Prestia 117
D. MacPherson 91
S. Bolton 112
A. Miles 77
S. Stack 102
J. Martin 76
I. Soldo 91
J. Joyce 75
N. Vlastuin 85
T. Miller 71
B. Houli 82
J. Harbrow 70
D. Grimes 80
W. Brodie 63
B. Ellis 78
B. Fiorini 54
D. Martin 76
J. Lukosius 52
J. Graham 76
A. Sexton 46
D. Eggmolesse-Smith 75
P. Hanley 45
T. Lynch 74
C. Ballard 39
N. Broad 72
J. Hombsch 36
S. Edwards 72
J. Corbett 24
D. Rioli 68
B. King 24
M. Chol 60
B. Scheer 18
J. Short 55
J. Heron 16
K. McIntosh 54
W. Powell 4
D. Astbury 36