Rowell roves a stoppage deep in attack, his snap is high and wobbly but falls into the left goalpost. (Q1 1:22)
Budarick plays on to advantage from a Rowell free for a long bomb from the HFF to the fat side for King to mark in front of Keane 20m out for the first goal of the sunny day. (Q1 2:43)
Another long ball from the left HFF to the fat side 15m out, this one marked by Read over a flat-footed Borlase for his first goal. (Q1 5:21)
Two Crows fumble a ground ball in the square, King flashes in to thieve the footy and try a grubber under Keane’s leg… but a review shows the ball nicked the Crow’s calf, point. (Q1 7:48)
Dawson passes short to Thilthorpe 45m out on a slight angle who tugs his set shot near side left. (Q1 9:08)
Laird’s long dump kick down the line from the BP to a contest turns over, Anderson roves on outer wing and spots up Weller 40m out on a slight angle who also misses. (Q1 11:17)
Walker rolls a snap from a throw-in to 30m off the right but it takes an off-break and goes to the right. (Q1 12:50)
Huge pack forms for a long speculator to the pocket 30m by Adelaide, Powell is pinged for arms around Fogarty who makes him pay with a trademark set shot peach. (Q1 14:50)
Draper runs to half forward after the next bounce but blazes to the right and OOTF. (Q1 15:57)
Long marks an Ainsworth pass in front of Hinge 30m out in the corridor and converts. (Q1 18:49)
Witts tries a grubber from ruck at the top of the square but it’s off hands for another rushed behind. (Q1 22:21)
Witts down to Ainsworth at a throw-in to 30m, Ainsworth scoots inside, looks about then goes himself from 30m… floats to the right. (Q1 24:18)
Witts is pinged for a throw trying to tap down in ruck 45m out on the flank, Thilthorpe takes the free kick but shoots across the face to the right. (Q1 29:35)
Keays kicks long from the HFF over Miller to the leading Thilthorpe 40m out in the corridor just before the QT siren. This set shot is straight through from Filth. (Q1 32:36)
Fogarty feeds Walker for a snap off a step from a pack 30m out but it skews left off the left boot and OOTF. (Q2 2:37)
Rankine’s chase and tackle on Long on HFF prevents what looked a certain Suns goal on an overlap. (Q2 3:21)
From the resultant counter attack, Peatling goes long from the HFF to the top of the square for Thilthorpe to mark and goal. (Q2 3:50)
Peatling snaps the goal himself playing on to advantage from a free in a pack at the hotspot, after Milera spoils a short Collins kick to Miller at the Crows hotspot. (Q2 7:05)
Gold Coast bosses a stoppage at half forward to release Rowell for a pass to Walter 30m out on the flank, who leaves his set shot narrow to the right. (Q2 12:00)
Soligo runs free up members wing and finds Walker on his own 35m out on the flank for goal number two. (Q2 13:51)
Anderson hoofs a quick snap wide from mid-range. (Q2 14:52)
A flat-footed Andrew gets a handball 55m out in front and decides to load up for bear, his snap is a boomer but just to the left. (Q2 17:21)
Walter roves a long speculator from Andrew to the behind line, gets tackled by Soligo and luckily gets a free for a sling. He screw it in off the left. (Q2 21:46)
Dawson’s running snap from the HFF is a sack but turns into a chaos ball for Fogarty to goal from the top of the square. (Q2 23:56)
Uwland’s tackle on Murphy on the HBF prevents a fast break goal for Adelaide. (Q2 26:54)
Rowell kicks a floater inside 50 from members wing, it swerves into the arms of Humphrey 40m out on a slight angle. Humphrey’s second kick of the day is worth six points. (Q2 28:58)
Budarick takes an OOTF free against Borlase 45m out but hits the near right post. (Q2 31:40)
Humphrey speeds away from the first centre bounce of Q3, his kick towards the hotspot hits grass but Graham beats Milera to the crumb and goals from 20m. (Q3 0:20)
Another centre clearance to the Suns engineered by a dominant Witts via Miller, King gets the ball in his hands rather than at his feet, he marks 30m out but misses to the left. (Q3 2:02)
Keane tries to intercept at half back but only succeeds in giving a crumb to Long who does the rest off the right boot from 40m in front to an empty square. (Q3 7:42)
Miller marks 40m out on the flank after Draper had switched off covering space, and extends Gold Coast’s lead with his first goal of the afternoon. (Q3 13:52)
The Crows boss the next centre clearance via Rankine, Curtin sets up Fogarty to mark over Uwland at the top of the square for his third goal. (Q3 14:57)
Adelaide gets a slingshot play going by hand through the centre ending with Keays marking a long Murphy ball to the square to reduce the margin back under a kick. (Q3 18:13)
Walker beats Andrew to take a pack mark at the hotspot, Adelaide back in front! (Q3 20:37)
After a poor Hinge handball at half back causes a turnover, Ainsworth finds King to mark at the hotspot and restore Gold Coast’s lead. (Q3 23:43)
Rowell rides a Peatling tackle to release Rioli from the next centre bounce, Walter draws an arm chop free on Borlase just inside 50m, his helicopter kick is long and straight! (Q3 25:22)
Bit of a shoot out on the GC, Adelaide gets a loose man going with Fogarty finding Thilthorpe over the back of Powell next to the goalsquare for another one. (Q3 27:53)
Budarick roves a centring ball to the hotspot and tries a left-foot roller under pressure but it doesn’t take enough of a leg break and stays to the right. (Q3 30:13)
Walter uses his height and strength to beat Borlase to mark a Rogers snap from 35m that falls in the square for his third goal. (Q4 0:48)
Cumming is pinged for late contact in the back of Weller to concede 50m on members wing, mark brought to 15m for an easy goal. (Q4 4:24)
Walker marks on the HFF, wheels and sees Thilthorpe on his own in the square, Thithorpe doesn’t have to do anything but watch the footy sail over his head for a goal! (Q4 7:29)
Collins is left sprawling on the turf as his man Thilthorpe marks on his chest 20m out on his chest, just not strong enough for the Filth who boots goal number four! (Q4 10:01)
Murphy wins a HTB free on Flanders after a stoppage 45m out on a slight angle but misses near side left. (Q4 13:24)
Jeffrey smothers with a dive on the boot of Walker to prevent another lead-changing goal. (Q4 16:25)
Rowell crumbs a pack 35m out and starts a handball chain that ends with King sending Graham into the open goal, huge goal to the Suns! (Q4 17:34)
Rowell handballs across half forward to Anderson who lets fly from 50m on a slight angle, King watches it sail over his head but to the right. (Q4 19:02)
Cumming marks on the HFF almost within range but chooses a pass to Walker in the pocket 30m out, Andrew beaten again. Tex curls in the goal, margin back to a kick. (Q4 21:27)
Walter beats Borlase again to mark a long Humphrey clearance kick to the pocket 30m out but leaves his set shot narrow to the right. (Q4 24:22)
Rioli fumbles a ground ball on centre wing, Soligo mops up and starts the attack, Walker links up, Keays scrubs a kick to the square… Thilthorpe beats Collins for the goal! (Q4 26:30)
Collins arrives in the nick of time to prevent a Rankine mark in the pocket, split second decision by the ump not to pay it, big call inside the last two minutes! (Q4 30:47)
Clock down to 1:03 with ball on centre wing, Peatling smothers Humphries to force a throw in. (Q4 31:25)
Milera and Cumming combine for the clearance, Peatling goes long to the teeth of goal but Thilthorpe is pinged for a hold on Collins, that one was very much there. (Q4 32:06)
Fogarty gathers on the HFF, Thilthorpe presents in the pocket but can’t mark, Suns hold on, stoppage on the HFF for Crows, four seconds left! (Q4 32:32)
Graham with the clearance, siren goes, Suns stay undefeated! (Final Siren)
