King marks a Casboult pass deep in the pocket 20m out but shoots across the face. (Q1 4:37)
De Koning beats Casboult to intercept on the wing and centres to half forward where Blicavs chips in to mark 40m out in the corridor, but he misses. (Q1 7:28)
Another repeat inside 50 for Geelong but O’Connor’s long ball to the square is off hands of the four-man pack for a point. (Q1 8:17)
Atkins passes short to Holmes on the boundary 35m out, who screws his set shot into the near goalpost. (Q1 8:59)
Dangerfield catches Weller HTB 30m out on a slight angle, who had run into his own man Collins trying to get out of trouble. The captain boots the first goal of the day. (Q1 11:13)
King drops a sitter on the lead near CHF and the Cats sweep forward on the counter, Miers passes to Bowes 40m out in front who kicks truly. (Q1 13:13)
Casboult and King have both had terrible starts, and if they don’t lift it will be a very long afternoon for Gold Coast. (Q1 13:48)
Lukosius marks 35m out on a slight angle after the Cats cough it up forward of centre with some poor team play. The goal umpire doesn’t move, GC’s first starts the trumpets. (Q1 15:58)
Hollands goes long from the HFF to the top of the square, Jeffrey is one out with Zach Guthrie and gets a rather obvious holding free for his first goal. (Q1 18:28)
Playing Joel Jeffrey on Tom Stewart seems like a suboptimal matchup for the Suns with some poor to non-existent chase, but Zach Guthrie is more his areas. (Q1 19:13)
Miller starts a rebound switch at half back and the Suns get a loose man going, Ainsworth goes over De Koning to Lukosius 40m out on the flank who pushes it across the face. (Q1 20:48)
Ainsworth has a moment to measure a snap from 40m on a slight angle off his left, but slices it wide left. (Q1 22:53)
Hawkins passes to Cameron in the pocket but it’s coming over his head running back and he fumbles it over the behind line. (Q1 23:51)
Rosas drops a hot handball on the wing and the Cats swarm, Holmes passes to Cameron 30m out on the flank who dives to mark and kicks his first goal. (Q1 24:28)
King’s strong contest at half forward sets up Witts to pass to Jeffrey 45m out on the flank. Jeffrey just misses to the right. (Q2 1:22)
After the kick in, Smith kicks OOTF from the back pocket to 40m out from the Suns goal. Rosas misses near side. (Q2 2:21)
Hawkins marks a Miers pass at true CHF in front of Collins. The Tomahawk runs in right and shoots right. (Q2 4:59)
Miller’s hard ball get on the wing starts a Suns attack that ends with Holman shooting wide from 30m on the flank. (Q2 6:14)
Oea finds Farrar on his own for a run to true CHF and a rather easy snap… which swerves left. (Q2 7:29)
Close plays for and draws a holding free on Powell deep in the pocket 25m out but misses the checkside. (Q2 11:28)
Repeat inside 50 from the kick in goes via Cam Guthrie to Stengle 45m out on a slight angle, who shanks for no score. (Q2 12:23)
Long attacks a loose ball in the centre and spins through a tackle with strength to kick to the hotspot for Lukosius to mark, fine play. Lukosius pushes it left. (Q2 13:58)
After what looked an unlucky throwing free against Weller at half forward, Hawkins passes to the pocket for Cameron 30m out who shanks OOTF. (Q2 17:58)
The finishing has been execrable today, even Jezza has the yips now. (Q2 18:29)
It’s a bit Keystone Kops out there with turnovers and skill errors, but finally the Suns get a much-deserved lead with King feeds Lukosius to goal from 15m. (Q2 20:13)
Geelong are playing well below what we know they are capable of, and the Suns can win if they can overcome their many flaws and string together a decent game. (Q2 20:28)
Ratugolea intercepts a Witts inside 50 but is pinged for a push in the back of Rosas 30m out on the flank. Rosas shoots wide right. (Q2 23:13)
Stewart intercepts a dumb rebound kick on the HFF and goes quickly to Cameron 30m out on a slight angle. Jezza kicks truly. (Q3 1:06)
Weller gets a kick in to half back but Cameron intercepts 40m out on a slight angle… then misses. (Q3 4:08)
Contested marks to Casboult, King and then Lukosius on the next rebound, Luko beating Tuohy to mark 20m out in the pocket and restore Gold Coast’s lead with his third major. (Q3 5:03)
Blicavs leaps in front of Collins to mark an O’Connor speculator to the top of the square. He levels the scores with a terrible shank for a point from 20m. (Q3 11:48)
Holman darts and weaves to catch a jinking Tom Stewart HTB on the HFF, fantastic moves! He passes to King 30m out on a slight angle, who steers through the go-ahead goal. (Q3 15:43)
De Koning off the ground with HIA and his man King kicks a goal. Cruel game, footy. (Q3 16:08)
Lukosius taps down to Holman in the pocket 20m out but the snap rams into the post. (Q3 17:23)
Lukosius taps from the pocket to Sexton who has the open goal ahead of him but he fumbles, runs into traffic and eventually hits the post from 15m! Oh dear. (Q3 20:11)
After the Cats boss a stoppage in the centre, Holmes passes to Cameron 40m out on a slight angle. Jezza shanks again for a behind. (Q3 21:08)
Macpherson drops a mark under pressure on the kick in on the HBF, Dangerfield pounces and kicks to the hotspot where Cameron roves and snaps truly off the left. (Q3 21:55)
Geelong has three or four players who are fit and at the top of their game. The rest are just going. They would be no chance today against a good team. Is Gold Coast good enough? (Q3 23:51)
Zach Guthrie roves an Lukosius inside 50 but dithers and is claimed, Anderson roves and grubbers through the goal from 20m! (Q3 28:27)
Credit to Jeffrey for the stripping tackle to set up that score. (Q3 29:09)
Cameron marks a Smith pass to 40m on a slight angle after a slow but effective rebound started by Holmes, but he misses again. (Q4 1:28)
Tuohy intercepts a dump kick from a stoppage by Weller at half forward and passes to the flank 40m out for Hawkins to lead onto. Hawkins kicks across the face and short, rushed. (Q4 3:05)
Ballard beats Hawkins to intercept a high Atkins rebound kick to 45m on a slight angle. Ballard roosts a huge goal, that’s going to put the cat amongst the chickens! (Q4 4:30)
A rare moment of finishing quality by a backman, it’s been a funny old day at Carrara. (Q4 5:10)
Jeffrey kicks high and rather hopeful to 40m on a slight angle but Casboult is one out with Tuohy and beats him easily to mark…. but then miss. (Q4 8:25)
Rohan mows down Macpherson to win a HTB free 40m out on a slight angle. He boots a big goal, his first. (Q4 11:25)
Lukosius kicks long from outer wing to the flank 45m out, King has the sit on Ratugolea and takes a massive screamer! Now for the finish… just wide right. (Q4 14:00)
Lukosius intercepts a dump kick by Bruhn to 55m in front. He points to the goals, then runs in and bangs through his fourth goal! Babe Ruth areas, home run! (Q4 17:03)
Lukosius passes inside 50 to Jeffrey who drops a sitter but Homlan roves and goes to the square where Sexton marks and goals, Gold Coast is home! (Q4 19:43)
Lukosius marks in the pocket 30m out and checksides through his fifth goal! (Q4 22:11)
Dangerfield kicks long from half forward to the square where Rohan outmarks Farrar for his second goal. (Q4 24:10)
3:49 to go and still four kicks in it, too late for the Cats unless something stupid happens. They haven’t played nearly well enough to deserve to pinch it either. (Q4 24:30)
