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Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby hearts on fire » Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:14 pm

Well.... come round 2 when this mob debut as a club, every eye in the football world will be watching, surely with all there draft picks and pick ups they will be around the mark in a few years time..... but until then i can't see them doing much.

They will finish around bottom of the table, 15-17 for me.

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The Suns get an extra week to prepare for their first official AFL match as they have the bye in round one. The following week they'll host Carlton at the Gabba.

Gold Coast will play three home games at the Gabba - including one against the Brisbane Lions in round seven - while it waits for the rebuilt Carrara Stadium to be completed. The second meeting with the Lions is in round 21.

The Suns' first game at their new home ground will be against Geelong in round 10. It's sure to be a big night, as their star recruit Gary Ablett is expected to line up against his former club for the first time. Ablett will run out on his former home ground of Skilled Stadium later in the season.
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby Dog_ger » Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:42 pm

The Dog_ger predicts a good year for the suns.

They will be pumped.

10th.

They are set up to achieve.

AFL Dream would be 8th minimum. ;)
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby carey » Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:25 pm

Dog_ger wrote:The Dog_ger predicts a good year for the suns.

They will be pumped.

10th.

They are set up to achieve.

AFL Dream would be 8th minimum. ;)


8 to 12 range for mine
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby Rik E Boy » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:17 pm

14th. They'll run out of gas towards the end of the year.

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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby Jim05 » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:09 am

Bottom. Wont win more than 2 games unless Ablett gets 50 touches and 8 goals everyweek. Reckon they will cop at least 6 100+ point floggings. Would love to see them not win a game
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby CK » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:16 am

To win six games, finish around 13-14. The emotion early will give them a couple of wins that are considered shock results against much higher clubs, but the lack of a really damaging key forward will hurt them ultimately. Ablett will be brought right back to the pack without the number of other midfield options he had at Geelong. Josh Fraser, however, to have a career best season as he thrives on the responsibility of leading the rucks.
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby saintal » Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:25 pm

A big part of me wants to see them struggle.

Might win 3 or 4 games at home, but that'll be about it.
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby GCC » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:19 am

will be lucky to get a sniff in any away games first season (not counting the Lions home game). 5 wins is around the mark i think.

Rounds 18-20 are a potential car crash :(
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby Strawb » Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:52 am

Will Gaz be able to carry the side ala Chris Judd. I don't think so. He will be exposed because he will not have the talent around him feeding him the ball like he did at Geelong. But I am still tipping him to win the Brownlow ala Chris Judd.
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby Booney » Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:36 pm

Suns will win 3 or 4 to finish bottom 2.
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby The Dark Knight » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:17 pm

Bottom 4
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby clanger » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:23 am

will catch other teams off guard

winning 6-10 games
at home between 5-8 wins
on the road between 0-2wins
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby lebron » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:09 am

I think they'll make finals!
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby RustyCage » Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:43 pm

All the experts tipped Port to finish bottom in 97, some even said we wouldnt win a game, but almost made the finals. Gold Coast could bomb this year or they could do ok, too hard to tell right now.
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby Rik E Boy » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:36 am

lebron wrote:I think they'll make finals!


Shut up Gazza! ;)

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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby Drop Bear » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:08 am

Guy McKenna has said he's playing Karmichael Hunt on Adam Goodes this Saturday night. I'm looking forward to seeing how he goes actually. Can't wait to see him kick or handball when the pressure's on!

Anybody know if it's being televised on free to air?
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby whufc » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:38 pm

Drop Bear wrote:Guy McKenna has said he's playing Karmichael Hunt on Adam Goodes this Saturday night. I'm looking forward to seeing how he goes actually. Can't wait to see him kick or handball when the pressure's on!

Anybody know if it's being televised on free to air?


He will get a bath BUT the experience of following Adam Goodes to the ball, where he jogs, sprints, walks, turns, breathes the lot will be better than any video / training drill Karmichael will ever see or do.
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby Mop Up » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:54 pm

Think people are forgetting they have some pretty good talent in this team, not saying they will make finals but cant seem em finishing bottom when you have
G Ablett (Bronwlow winner and arguably best in game)
N Bock (Club B+F, All Aus CHB)
M Rischitelli ( Club B+F)
J Fraser
J Brennan
C Brown
J Harbrow

Then add the equivalents of Scully, Trengrove, Martin, etc. We saw the impact top draft picks could have last yr

No doubt will fade come end of yr with rookie burnout
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby whufc » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:34 am

pretty happy with that start without getting carried away.
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Re: Gold Coast Suns Season 2011

Postby JK » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:41 am

Was interesting to watch a panel last week with David King on it and he almost seemed prepared to put his house on GC17 winning a flag in within 3 or 5 years (cant remember which).
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