Gold Coast Suns
Gold Coast lose Lynch to ban as Waite cleared
Jesse Hogan 1:53 PM Gold Coast forward Tom Lynch has become the first player suspended under the AFL's revamped disciplinary system, and is set to miss his team's round-one match away to Melbourne because of it.
Griffen dominates in Giants win over Suns
David Sygall Greater Western Sydney put the icing on perhaps the best week in the club’s history, registering a convincing six-goal win over the Gold Coast Suns in their first pre-season challenge match, at Blacktown on Saturday.
Eade has to be coaxed into delivering tougher love
Caroline Wilson It was in one of his early conversations with Gary Ablett that Rodney Eade decided to run past his captain an observation involving his father, the enigmatic Gary senior.
Rocket deal jeopardised by Hunt controversy
Caroline Wilson Rodney Eade’s Gold Coast sponsorship was threatened when reports persisted that the Karmichael Hunt cocaine controversy would involve other Suns players.
Timing of player arrests brings into question crime commission's role
Roy Masters Football bosses are puzzled by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission's motive and strategy in naming and shaming past and present NRL players in a south east Queensland cocaine ring, before abruptly truncating the investigation.
Clark comeback bright spot for Cats
Matt Murnane By just playing in Sunday's NAB Challenge game, Mitch Clark ticked off another step in his recovery from depression and, put simply, he performed exactly how you would expect him to considering this was just his fifth game of football in nearly three years.
Live NAB Challenge scores: Gold Coast Suns v Geelong
Follow the action as the Cats head north to play the Suns.
The Village of Stupids still has room
Darren Kane Sometimes the strangest things are dead spot-on. Presently, my five-year-old daughter's obsession is with Enid Blyton's decades-old tale Adventures of the Wishing Chair and its sequel.
Ablett confident Suns are drug free
Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett says the drug allegations against ex-teammate Karmichael Hunt are a shock but he doesn't think any current Suns AFL players will be embroiled in Queensland's cocaine scandal.
Drugs less of a problem in AFL: McLachlan
Daniel Cherny AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says the challenge of preventing illicit drug use among league’s clubs is less than across the broader community.
New faces named for Queensland NAB Challenge teams
Beth Newman Dayne Beams has been named for his first game as a Brisbane Lion in this weekend's NAB Challenge match.
Cocaine scandal flies close to Suns
Staff Reporters Cocaine use has been established among Gold Coast Suns players, according to intelligence reports.
Accused players grilled in Star Chamber
Phil Lutton Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission investigators have started face-to-face meetings with some of the footballers facing cocaine charges as intrigue continues to grow around which domino may be the next to fall in the unfolding scandal.
Suns to learn of any drug charges within a week
Jon Pierik Gold Coast Suns players maintain they are not implicated in the cocaine sting that has engulfed south-east Queensland.
Footballers caught on video with accused drug dealer
Phil Lutton, Kim Stephens The footballers allegedly caught up in Queensland’s cocaine scandal may have been captured on video liaising with an accused drug dealer at the centre of the unfolding drama, which stands to net more big names.
Suns will question players over Hunt
Jon Pierik and Michael Gleeson The Queensland Rugby Union has made it clear code-hopper Karmichael Hunt was still a contracted AFL player with the Gold Coast Suns when he was under investigation for allegedly supplying cocaine.
Mitch Clark set to debut for Geelong
Peter Hanlon Steve Johnson's immediate prospects remain shaded in grey, but a ray of sunshine will fall on Geelong's pre-season opener in Townsville on Sunday when Mitch Clark plays his first game of football in almost two years.
Martin will be 'special': Burgoyne
Brad Elborough The captain of the AFL’s Indigenous All-Stars, Shaun Burgoyne, was asked after the eight-point loss to West Coast in Perth on Friday night which of his young teammates impressed him the most.
Hunt arrest sparks debate over a national sports integrity unit
Jon Pierik, Heath Aston and Adrian Proszenko A cocaine bust involving Karmichael Hunt has raised questions about the need for a national sports-specific integrity unit, as the AFL and Gold Coast Suns maintain a close eye on events in south-east Queensland.
Codes brace for more fallout from blitz
Adrian Proszenko, Michael Carayannis and Roy Masters The blackest day in Australian sport may have occurred on Friday but it may get even worse. Adrian Proszenko and Michael Carayannis report.
