Suns in the Media - Part I

[The Kings Ransom]

The afl annual report from 2010 has participation in Qld at about 60k in 2005 and 110k in 2010.

 

[Jirik13]

Dew on SEN this morning. Luko, King questions. Miller, Rowell, Anderson, Flanders great pre-season, Casboult too.

 

[Jirik13]

Here is Steven King

Steven King

Age

45

Ht

201cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.9

4star

CL

1.3

3star

HO

16.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

5.4

4star

HO

8.8

5star

's interview from Feb 3 for people who missed it.

 

[Jirik13]

Brodie McLaughlin right now on SEN. He's fantastic.

 

[Southern Sun]

Dew on SEN this morning. Luko, King questions. Miller, Rowell, Anderson, Flanders great pre-season, Casboult too.

Found it interesting that Rowell has never had a full pre season before this one. Exciting.

 

[Jirik13]

Brodie is unbelievable. Wishing him good luck.

 

[Jen2310]

Gotta be impressed with him. That type of hunger, attitude and self believe you can just see him making them play him at some point.

 

[CanYouFeelTheSunburn]

Jason Akermanis reckons we will break our finals hoodoo this year and finish either 5th or 6th on the ladder. I'll happily take that, it would mean we'd also host a home final.

 

[TheSunGod]

Brodie is unbelievable. Wishing him good luck.

Have listened to a lot of interviews over the years with our new recruits but that was one of the better ones, both Brodie’s responses and interesting questions from the interviewer. Good luck to the lad, hope he gets to make his debut (on form of course and not because we’ve been decimated by injuries).

 

[Jirik13]

 

[Choppers]

Long time coming: Former Saint relishing stability at the Suns

After years of bouncing between positions at St Kilda, Ben Long is keen to make the backline home at Gold Coast

www.afl.com.au

 

[Jirik13]

Sun set to revitalise career with surprise positional change

In his second season at the Suns, Charlie Constable is set for a new role

www.afl.com.au

 

[TheGoldPersons]

Caleb Graham

46

Caleb Graham

Age

24

Ht

194cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

5.5

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.0

3star

MG

63.0

1star

D

5.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

63.0

1star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.5

3star

HB

4.5

4star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.0

3star

MG

63.0

1star

footy festival

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Caleb Graham footy festival
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They going to announce the new sponsor that coch was talking about?
Stadium sponsor presumably.

 

[The Victorian]

100% the sponsorship announcement for the stadium.

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Caleb Graham

46

Caleb Graham

Age

24

Ht

194cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

5.5

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.0

3star

MG

63.0

1star

D

5.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

63.0

1star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.5

3star

HB

4.5

4star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.0

3star

MG

63.0

1star

footy festival
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Crowd control coming in hot!

 

[kreglze]

Name of stadium surely.

 

[Stroppy]

Surely going to be called The Crab Pot......

 

[TheSunGod]

Surely going to be called The Crab Pot......

Or the Coch Pit in honour of Tony.

Second thoughts how about the Coch Ring?

 

[Ben Drever]

“Special talent”

Gold Coast’s “special talent” tipped to play early in 2023

The Suns skipper is a big fan.

www.sen.com.au

 

[TheSunGod]

From Monday’s match sim -

“Lining up on the wings were David Swallow and Elijah Hollands.”

Tough, hard and both can impact at both ends.

Love that wing pairing!


What we learnt: Match Sim…
What we learnt: Match Sim

 

[Jirik13]

Ben King

34

Ben King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

The Suns have been thrilled with King’s recovery from a knee reconstruction, but are aware there is no need to rush his return to competitive football.
He continues to be integrated into drills at a Suns team that now has much more depth after the strong performances of Levi Casboult

30

Levi Casboult

Age

34

Ht

199cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.7

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

10.1

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

2.6

2star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.3

2star

G

1.3

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.4

5star

and Mabior Chol

18

Mabior Chol

Age

27

Ht

200cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.3

3star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

last year.
King will miss the club’s first pre-season hitout against a real rival when the Suns take on Essendon on February 23.
But a clash with GWS Giants at Blacktown on March 4 is his expected return date.
That would give him nearly 13 months from his injury before he tests his repaired ligament in competitive action.

Rowell on King

“Coming out of stoppage and seeing him and kicking it to him will be pretty cool. I am good friends with him and he’s worked so hard since he’s done his knee. I am really looking forward to him getting back playing.”
Rowell believes the new-look Suns forward line without Adelaide-bound Izak Rankine

23

Izak Rankine

Age

24

Ht

181cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

2.0

5star

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

2.0

5star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

5star

G

2.0

5star

but with the returning King will be even more dynamic than when he went down with injury.
“We have got a pretty dangerous forward line, it’s a good mix of talls and smalls. Even our forward line with Kingy and Marbs (Mabior Chol

18

Mabior Chol

Age

27

Ht

200cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.3

3star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

) is really dangerous at ground level.
“If we can get it in our forward line and keep it in there it will go a long way to winning games.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/afl-2023-all-the-latest-preseason/news-story/1fadafcad51e44e2d99dc0b6a581bdaf

 

[Southern Sun]

From Monday’s match sim -

“Lining up on the wings were David Swallow and Elijah Hollands.”

Tough, hard and both can impact at both ends.

Love that wing pairing!


What we learnt: Match Sim…
What we learnt: Match Sim

Wonder if Ellis will start the season on the bench and be involved in the wing/ half back rotation and maybe get pushed right out once Powell and weller return. He would make a good sub with his running powers late.

 

[kreglze]

Constable off HB in the 'A' team is very interesting.

 

[TheSunGod]

Wonder if Ellis will start the season on the bench and be involved in the wing/ half back rotation and maybe get pushed right out once Powell and weller return. He would make a good sub with his running powers late.

Just my opinion but I think we still need Brandon’s experience on the field as much as possible, wherever that is.