2023 Gold Coast Football Club season

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The 2023 Gold Coast Football Club season was Gold Coast's 13th season competing in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded an AFLW side that competed in the AFLW's 8th season. The Suns also fielded a reserve team for the Australian Football League in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Contents

AFL

Gold Coast Suns
2023 AFL season
Coach Stuart Dew [1]
(6th season) (R1-R17)
Steven King [2]
(Caretaker Coach) (R18-R24)
Captain(s) Jarrod Witts & Touk Miller
(2nd season)
Home ground Heritage Bank Stadium
Practice MatchLost by 45 points
Home & Away 9 wins, 14 losses, 0 draws (15th)
Finals DNQ
Best & Fairest Noah Anderson [3]
(First win)
Leading goalkicker Ben King
(Third win)
Highest home attendance36,219 vs. West Coast (Round 9)
Lowest home attendance4,378 vs. North Melbourne (Round 24)
Average home attendance13,724
Club membership23,359 [4]

Season Summary

The 2023 season was Gold Coast's sixth season being coached by Stuart Dew. The season would also be Dew's last season as coach of the Suns. He coached his last game for Gold Coast in round 17. [5] For the second season Jarrod Witts & Touk Miller captained the Suns. [6] The 2023 AFL season would also be the first and last season of the home ground being named Heritage Bank Stadium.

Gold Coast had a slow start to the season losing four of their first five matches. The Suns then won five of their next seven matches to make the win-loss record 6-6 and putting them 11th on the ladder. [7] [8]

Gold Coast played four more matches with Stuart Dew as their coach until he was sacked. [5] The only game they won out of their last four matches with Dew was a 67-point win against Hawthorn at Heritage Bank Stadium. Gold Coast's hired former Geelong & St Kilda player Steven King to act as their Caretaker Coach for the rest of the 2023 season. [9] The Suns won two of their last six matches of the season finishing 15th place with a win-loss record of 9 wins and 14 losses. [7] [8]

Pre Season

In an unofficial match simulation Gold Coast were defeated by Essendon by five points at Austworld Centre Oval. The match simulation was played with six quarters that lasted 25 minutes each. GWS defeated Gold Coast in the official AFL practice match by 44 points. The game was played at Manuka Oval. [10]

Coaching Staff

Stuart Dew coached his sixth season for Gold Coast in 2023. Dew coached the Suns for the first 17 games of the season. After Dew was sacked by the club, Gold Coast hired Steven King to coach the Suns for the last 7 games of the season. [5] [9]

2023 Gold Coast coaching staff [11] [5] [9]
RoleName
Senior Coach Stuart Dew (R1-R17)
Caretaker Coach, Senior Assistant Coach & Midfield Coach Steven King
Assistant Coach - Forwards Brad Miller
Assistant Coach - Defenders Tate Kaesler
Head of Development Rhyce Shaw
Development Coach Jackson Kornberg

Playing List

Changes

Deletions from playing list [12]
PlayerReasonRef
Jack Bowes Trade to Geelong [13]
Matt Conroy Delisted [14]
Josh Corbett Trade to Fremantle [15]
Jez McLennan Delisted [14]
Oleg Markov Delisted [16]
Patrick Murtagh Delisted [14]
Rhys Nicholls Delisted [14]
Izak Rankine Trade to Adelaide [17]
Rory Thompson Retired [18]
Additions to playing list [12]
PlayerReasonRef
Jed Anderson Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period [19]
Tom Berry Trade from Brisbane [20]
Connor Blakely Rookie Draft [21]
Bailey Humphrey No 6, 2022 National Draft [22]
Lloyd Johnston Category B Rookie [23]
Ben Long Trade from St Kilda [24]
Brodie McLaughlin Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period [25]
Jake Stein Rookie Draft [26]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season

PlayerNo.Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Tackles Marks Hitouts Milestone(s)
Mabior Chol 18107491261142825
Rory Atkins 2173324110434519870
Sam Flanders 3145317916033935750
Brandon Ellis 416781959328837860
Alex Davies 5913606912939150
Alex Sexton 68542914435140
Nick Holman 71913810113223384480
Brayden Fiorini 817482049830244690
Ben Ainsworth 9212115228143371391000100 Games (Round 4)
Charlie Ballard 10231023063293291420
Touk Miller 11134119113332468500
Sam Day 12311136195102
Jack Lukosius 1322392225641297241400
Lachie Weller 149021385619415610
Noah Anderson 15231415380239619791040
Tom Berry 1660224164019100Club Debut (Round 8)
Jed Anderson 17000000000
Matt Rowell 182372273214487190430
Bailey Humphrey 191911121488823649320AFL Debut (Round 4)
Jeremy Sharp 20000000000
James Tsitas 2143010919480
Ben Long 2215011145717134420Club Debut (Round 1)
Sean Lemmens 231101832210519380
David Swallow 24231411222160382101780200 Games (Round 3)

100 Goals (Round 24)

Sam Collins 252300176104280371270
Connor Blakely 26000000000
Will Powell 27180327590365421150
Jarrod Witts 2821421511392905551824150 Games (Round 8)
Chris Burgees 29102325013
Levi Casboult 3020241113857195299593
Mac Andrew 3117001483918724880
Bodhi Uwland 3230019625350AFL Debut (Round 1)
Charlie Constable 33200369452120
Ben King 342040211124615896720100 Goals (Round 6)
Connor Budarick 35200296355100
Elijah Hollands 36932724211423230
Oscar Faulkhead 37000000000
Lloyd Johnston 3820016824340AFL Debut (Round 23)
Joel Jeffrey 4075454136723160
Malcom Rosas 411919171096817742380
Jake Stein 42000000000
Brodie McLaughlin 43000000000
Darcy MacPherson 442332306135441481280
Sandy Brock 45000000000
Caleb Graham 46000000000
Hewago Paul Oea 4783141307120110
Ned Moyle 4920063910053AFL Debut (Round 4)
Jy Farrar 5091148297717210

Results

Keys
HHome game
AAway game
NNeutral venue game
Table of 2023 AFL Season Results [27]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadder
GBTGBT
1 18 MarchLost9761 Sydney 1614110 Heritage Bank Stadium H13,64817th
2 26 MarchLost111480 Essendon 1612108 Marvel Stadium A32,91516th
3 2 AprilWon101373 Geelong 71254 Heritage Bank Stadium H13,12215th
4 8 AprilLost81260 St Kilda 1711113 Marvel Stadium A21,04917th
5 14 AprilLost131290 Fremantle 1510100 Norwood Oval N9,32916th
6 23 AprilWon141397 North Melbourne 71254 Heritage Bank Stadium H9,67214th
7 30 AprilWon11672 Richmond 61248 Marvel Stadium A23,66413th
8 6 MayLost13785 Melbourne 131290 Heritage Bank Stadium H11,44014th
9 12 MayWon1617113 West Coast 6743 Optus Stadium A36,21911th
10 20 MayLost91064 Brisbane Lions 1611107 Gabba A23,28613th
11 27 MayWon13684 Western Bulldogs 111177 TIO Stadium N9,31612th
12 3 JuneWon1616112 Adelaide 13987 TIO Stadium N10,77211th
13 Bye 11th
14 18 JuneLost81361 Carlton 1812120 MCG A29,60212th
15 25 JuneWon1417101 Hawthorn 5434 Heritage Bank Stadium H14,24210th
16 1 JulyLost51242 Collingwood 18121 Heritage Bank Stadium H22,48312th
17 8 JulyLost11773 Port Adelaide 1610106 Adelaide Oval A31,05313th
18 15 JulyWon111177 St Kilda 8351 Heritage Bank Stadium H13,01513th
19 23 JulyLost9963 Greater Western Sydney 1513103 Manuka Oval A10,02614th
20 29 JulyWon15696 Brisbane Lions 71355 Heritage Bank Stadium H14,09714th
21 5 AugustLost9761 Adelaide 131189 Adelaide Oval A35,77714th
22 12 AugustLost131290 Sydney 186114 SCG A33,91115th
23 19 AugustLost13987 Carlton 131391 Heritage Bank Stadium H19,25315th
24 26 AugustLost141397 North Melbourne 2012132 Blundstone Arena A4,37815th

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Collingwood (P)23185021421687127.072Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 23176021801771123.168
3 Port Adelaide 23176021491906112.768
4 Melbourne 23167020791660125.264
5 Carlton 23139119221697113.354
6 St Kilda 231310017751647107.852
7 Greater Western Sydney 231310020181885107.152
8 Sydney 231210120501863110.050
9 Western Bulldogs 231211019191766108.748
10 Adelaide 231112021931877116.844
11 Essendon 23111201838205089.744
12 Geelong 231012120881855112.642
13 Richmond 23101211856198393.642
14 Fremantle 23101301835189896.740
15 Gold Coast 2391401839200691.736
16 Hawthorn 2371601686210180.228
17 North Melbourne 2332001657231871.512
18 West Coast 2332001418267453.012
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards

Club Awards

Source: [28]

League Awards

Source: [29]

  • 22 Under 22 team: Noah Anderson

VFL

Gold Coast Suns
2023 VFL season
Coach Josh Drummond
(1st season)
Captain(s) James Tsitas [30]
Home ground Heritage Bank Stadium
Home & Away 16 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws (1st)
Finals Premiers
Leading goalkicker Chris Burgess [31]
(61)

Season Summary

The 2023 VFL season was Gold Coast's first season being coached by former Brisbane Lions player Josh Drummond. [32] The Sun's were captained by James Tsitas. [33] Gold Coast had their best season in the VFL in 2023. The Suns only lost two games throughout the entire year. [34]

Gold Coast won their first eight games of the season with an average margin of 38. The first game the club lost was in round nine against Werribee by two points. The Suns then won their next four games with an average margin of 78 points. In round 15, 17th placed Essendon defeated Gold Coast by a single point at Windy Hill. Gold Coast then won their last four games of the season finishing at first place at the end of the home & away season. [34] [35]

Gold Coast defeated Brisbane in the qualifying final by 43 points to put them in the preliminary final. [36] [37] In the preliminary final the Suns defeated the Box Hill Hawks by 15 points to place them in their first ever VFL grand final. Gold Coast defeated the Werribee Tigers by 19 points to become the 2023 VFL premiers for the first time. [34] [35]

Results

Key
HHome game
AAway game
NNeutral venue game

Regular Season

Table of 2023 VFL Season Results [38]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundLadder
GBTGBT
1 25 MarchWon121153 Williamstown 71052 Austworld Centre Oval H6th
2 2 AprilWon2814182 Geelong 11975 Heritage Bank Stadium H2nd
3 9 AprilWon91367 Sandringham 61450 RSEA Park A2nd
4 Bye 3rd
5 23 AprilWon2016136 North Melbourne 12880 Heritage Bank Stadium H3rd
6 30 AprilWon2111137 Richmond 91064 Swinburne Centre A1st
7 6 MayWon1710112 Casey 131492 Heritage Bank Stadium H1st
8 13 MayWon12476 Southport 101474 Fankhauser Reserve A1st
9 20 MayLost131189 Werribee 14791 Avalon Airport Oval A2nd
10 27 MayWon2116142 Footscray 101777 TIO Stadium N2nd
11 3 JuneWon7951 Port Melbourne 1714115 ETU Stadium A2nd
12 Bye 1st
13 18 JuneWon2214146 Northern Bullants 3624 Preston City Oval A1st
14 25 JuneWon245149 Box Hill 121385 Heritage Bank Stadium H1st
15 2 JulyLost12476 Essendon 111177 Windy Hill A1st
16 8 JulyWon2212144 Frankston 5737 Heritage Bank Stadium H1st
17 Bye 1st
18 23 JulyWon1717119 Greater Western Sydney 12779 Manuka Oval A1st
19 29 JulyWon131492 Brisbane 11874 Heritage Bank Stadium H1st
20 Bye 2nd
21 12 AugustWon198122 Sydney 8654 SCG A1st
22 19 AugustWon2311149 Carlton 21022 Heritage Bank Stadium H1st

Finals Series

RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGround
GBTGBT
1st Qualifying Final 2 SeptemberWon1913127 Brisbane 121284 Heritage Bank Stadium H
1st Preliminary Final 16 SeptemberWon121688 Box Hill 11773 Heritage Bank Stadium H
Grand Final 24 SeptemberWon1710112 Werribee 14993 IKON Park N

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Gold Coast (R) (P)18162021371158184.564 Finals series
2 Werribee 18162017471040168.064
3 Box Hill 18144016811305128.856
4 Brisbane (R) 18134118381204152.754
5 Williamstown 18135013491222110.452
6 Footscray (R) 18126016591278129.848
7 Casey 18117016071255128.044 Wildcard Round
8 Collingwood (R) 18117016201363118.944
9 Richmond (R) 1810711347135999.142
10 North Melbourne (R) 18108015051369109.940
11 Carlton (R) 18108014121326106.540
12 Greater Western Sydney (R) 189901454165887.736
13 Geelong (R) 188911247154980.534
14 Southport 18810014941384107.932
15 Port Melbourne 1861201270151284.024
16 Sandringham 1851211298148287.622
17 Essendon (R) 1851301263154581.720
18 Sydney (R) 1841401241165175.216
19 Frankston 1841401112156671.016
20 Northern Bullants 182160844208840.48
21 Coburg 1801801022183355.80
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Reserves
(P) Premiers

AFLW

Gold Coast Suns
2023 AFLW season
Coach Cameron Joyce
(3rd season)
Captain(s) Tara Bohanna
(2nd season)
Home ground Heritage Bank Stadium
Home & Away 6 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw (5th)
Finals Elimination Final
Best & Fairest Claudia Whitfort
Leading goalkicker Jamie Stanton

Season Summary

Cameron Joyce coached his third season at Gold Coast and Tara Bohanna was their captain for her second consecutive season. [39] [40]

The Sun's lost their first match of the season against Carlton by only two points but were able to win their next three matches. Gold Coast won two of their next three matches and then drew against Port Adelaide at Alberton Oval in round eight. The Suns won their next two matches and then ended the season with a loss against eighth place Sydney.

Pre Season

Gold Coast were defeated by Sydney in a match simulation at Heritage Bank Stadium. Cameron Joyce kicked five of the last six goals of the game. [41] In an official practice match the Suns versed Brisbane at Brighton Homes Arena. [42]

Coaching Staff

2023 Gold Coast AFLW coaching staff [39] [43]
RoleName
Senior Coach Cameron Joyce
Assistant Coach - Midfielders Sam Iles
Assistant Coach - Defenders Jarrod Wells
Assistant Coach - Forwards Jennifer Revell
Development Coach Brooks Mustey
Development Coach Kieran Davey

Playing List

Changes

Deletions from Playing List [44]
PlayerReasonRef.
Courtney Jones Trade to Richmond [45]
Ellie Hampson Trade to Brisbane [46]
Serene Watson Trade to St Kilda [47]
Tori Groves-Little Delisted [48]
Jade Pregelj Delisted [49]
Annise Bradfield Delisted [50]
Shannon Danckert Delisted [51]
Krystal Scott Retired [52]
Ashlee Atkins Retired [53]
Additions to Playing List [44] [54]
PlayerReasonRef.
Clara Fitzpatrick Trade from St Kilda [55]
Jordan Membrey Trade from Collingwood [55]
Ella Maurer Trade from North Melbourne [55]
Maddy Brancatisano Trade from Richmond [56]
Cara McCrossan No 6, 2023 Draft [54]
Meara Girvan No 10, 2023 Draft [54]

Statistics

Gold Coast 2023 AFLW Playing List and Statistics
PlayerNo.Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Hitouts
Jasmyn Smith 1100189020
Lauren Bella 211004834821321257
Darcie Davies 31030253358202089
Claudie Whitfort 4114414212827021760
Maddy Brancatisano 51112647914322440
Elise Barwick 650078152120
Lauren Ahrens 71100783411229210
Charlie Rowbottom 892212511724226860
Clara Fitzpatrick 980035458019175
Ella Maurer 1040082331280
Niamh McLaughlin 111143566812416150
Tara Bohanna 12111514742599291511
Lucy Single 1310011055916412810
Cara McCrossan 14400111324280
Wallis Randell 1590065208518200
Gabrielle Biedenweg-Webster 162008412130
Jamie Stanton 171116452146617290
Georgia Clayden 181122725212428220
Ashanti Bush 1930110414150
Daisy D'Arcy 2011121066417019490
Jordan Membrey 21541142236750
Kalinda Howarth 2310010515510
Alana Gee 247104123649150
Meara Girvan 251010565911527200
Jacqueline Dupuy 27111379354147402566
Elizabeth Keaney 301103936215533320
Alison Drennan 33110112010122118570
Tahlia Meyer 34300111122480
Vivien Saad 3980057429928190

Results

Key
HHome game
AAway game
Table of 2023 AFLW Season Results [57] [58]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadder
GBTGBT
1 2 SeptemberLost44832 Carlton 5434 IKON Park A3,24410th
2 9 SeptemberWon15999 West Coast 4226 Heritage Bank Stadium H1,0716th
3 17 SeptemberWon5333 Collingwood 2921 Victoria Park A2,5374th
4 24 SeptemberWon7648 Western Bulldogs 7244 Heritage Bank Stadium H1,1816th
5 1 OctoberLost2315 Adelaide 7547 Thomas Farms Oval A3,3005th
6 8 OctoberWon5636 Richmond 5535 IKON Park A1,8485th
7 14 OctoberLost3321 Brisbane 8957 Heritage Bank Stadium H1,8737th
8 21 OctoberDrawn7345 Port Adelaide 7345 Alberton Oval A1,8537th
9 27 OctoberWon7648 Greater Western Sydney 2517 Heritage Bank Stadium H1,0456th
10 3 NovemberWon6339 Essendon 3725 Great Barrier Reef Arena H2,1315th
Table of 2023 AFLW finals results
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendance
GBTGBT
Elimination Final 11 NovemberLost6541 Sydney 9458 Heritage Bank Stadium H2,710
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Adelaide 10910599314190.836Finals series
2 Melbourne 10820653293222.932
3 North Melbourne 10730478213224.428
4 Brisbane (P)10730505339149.028
5 Gold Coast 10631416351118.526
6 Geelong 10640449318141.224
7 Essendon 10640379354107.124
8 Sydney 10640462432106.924
9 St Kilda 10640408399102.324
10 Richmond 10550382379100.820
11 Collingwood 1055033139983.020
12 Carlton 1046036142086.016
13 Fremantle 1046028940271.916
14 Hawthorn 1037030745667.312
15 Port Adelaide 1027140453875.110
16 Greater Western Sydney 1028031659653.08
17 West Coast 1028026953050.88
18 Western Bulldogs 1019032059553.84
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

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