Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Richmond

Commentary / 09 Mar 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The Suns have won their last three matches against the Tigers by a combined 36 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:47
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
02:15
Richmond has gone coast-to-coast to score the first goal of the game through Shai Bolton. The Tigers ranked sixth for scores launched from defensive 50 last season, averaging 14.1 points per game from this zone.
04:40
Ben King has scored Gold Coast's first goal of the season after a contested mark deep inside 50. King has enjoyed his recent matches against the Tigers, scoring four goals in each of his previous two matches against this opposition.
06:52
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Thomas Berry)
08:12
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Touk Miller)
09:17
Gold Coast has completed four marks inside 50 in the early stages of this match after averaging under three per quarter in 2023. The Tigers are yet to take a mark in their respective forward 50 zone.
09:45
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Jarrod Witts)
12:44
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
13:51
The Suns have won the last five clearances as they begin to take control of the stoppages. Matt Rowell has won a game-high three clearances.
14:34
Tigers Interchange - Liam Baker off due to an injury.
15:12
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
17:52
Defensive transition has been the the story of the game so far, with all four goals scored in this first quarter being launched from defensive half chains.
19:43
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
20:15
Gold Coast has scored their second goal of the game from a defensive 50 chain. The Suns had nine games last season where they failed to score two goals from defensive 50 chains for the entire match.
21:32
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
24:06
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben King)
24:47
The Suns have taken 9 marks inside 50 this quarter - their best result in any term since the third quarter of Round 21, 2013.
29:46
The Suns finish the quarter with 10 marks inside 50 - their equal-most ever taken in a quarter in their history. Conversely, the Tigers failed to take any marks inside 50 for the term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:17
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Nick Holman)
03:04
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Nick Holman)
03:13
Gold Coast’s clearances have been a feature of the game. Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson have combined for nine clearances for the Suns whilst the Tigers have only won six for the game.
05:45
The Suns have retained possession from 48% of their kicks inside 50 whereas the Tigers have retained possession from just 13% of their respective kicks inside 50.
07:16
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Brayden Fiorini)
07:43
Tigers Interchange - Tim Taranto off due to the blood rule.
08:51
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
09:51
The Suns have made their forward 50 entries count, scoring from 52% of their inside 50s today - an improvement of their 43% conversion last season.
12:37
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
14:43
The Suns lead the uncontested possession count 94 to 49 - an overall advantage of 45 uncontested possessions. Only once last season did the Suns record a greater uncontested possession differential (Round 6 v North Melbourne).
14:54
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
17:43
Ben King has scored four goals against the Tigers for the third consecutive time against this opposition. His most goals scored in a match is five - a feat he has achieved on three occasions prior to today.
19:33
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
20:23
Gold Coast has scored the last 10 goals of the game as they extend their lead to 62 points. Their largest margin at half time in their history is 57 points (Round 9, 2014 vs St Kilda).
24:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Maurice Rioli)
25:44
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
26:21
The Suns have generated an inside 50 from 36% of their defensive 50 chains compared to Richmond's 14% conversion. The Suns have outscored the Tigers by 13 points from defensive 50 chains.
27:36
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
30:30
Gold Coast enters half time with a 61-point advantage - their largest-ever lead at half time. Richmond has been restricted to just 13 points in the first half - their lowest-ever half time score against the Suns.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:32
Matt Rowell won 11 clearances in the first half with six of these coming from centre bounces. The last time a player won 11 or more clearances in a first half was Dustin Martin in Round 3, 2017.
03:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Balta)
05:45
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Noah Balta)
06:10
Noah Balta, who is playing as a key forward today, has scored the opening goal of the second half for Richmond. Balta took 42 contested intercept marks last season as a key defender – ranked second in the competition.
08:02
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
09:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
10:05
Sam Naismith has been one of Richmond’s best players today, winning eight hitouts to advantage in his first game since Round 4, 2020. His direct opponent, Jarrad Witts, has won six hitouts to advantage after averaging 12.3 hitouts-to-advantage last season – the most by any ruckman in the league.
11:03
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
12:47
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Marlion Pickett)
13:15
Richmond’s efficiency inside 50 has improved in the third quarter, scoring five times from six inside 50s this quarter – a conversion of 83%. The Tigers scored from 19% of their inside 50s in the first half.
15:30
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
18:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
18:35
After conceding 11 goals in a row earlier in the match, the Tigers have now scored five consecutive goals to reduce the margin to 37 points. The Tigers have taken three marks inside 50 this quarter, a significant improvement on their first two quarters where they completed a combined two marks inside their forward 50.
20:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
21:25
Richmond's dominance this quarter had been highlighted by their accurate kicking. They have recorded a kick efficiency of 89% for the quarter compared to 58% for the Suns.
23:25
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Hopper)
25:33
Richmond has scored four goals directly from stoppages this quarter after being outscored by five goals from this source in the first two quarters. The Tigers did not score a stoppage goal in the first half.
26:49
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
32:22
The Tigers scored six goals from their 14 inside 50s in the third term whilst the Suns were held goalless from their 11 inside 50s.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Seth Campbell)
01:44
The Suns struggled in final quarters last season, losing 16 of these terms in 2023 – only West Coast and North Melbourne lost more fourth quarters.
04:41
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Brayden Fiorini)
04:55
Gold Coast has won 62 more uncontested possessions than the Tigers. The Suns lost the uncontested possession count by 25.4 per game – ranked last.
06:42
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Nathan Broad)
08:24
The Tigers have played a typical forward half game, scoring three goals from this zone today compared to one for the Suns. The Tigers scored 18.7 points per game from forward 50 chains in 2023 – ranked third.
10:52
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Hopper)
11:36
67% of the play in the final quarter has been held in Richmond's forward half of the ground. This has been on the back of their strong intercept work, taking five of the six intercept marks of the term.
15:37
Gold Coast's defenders have been outstanding, with the Suns winning 50% of their defensive one-on-one contests today compared to Richmond's 27%.
16:42
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
18:12
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
18:59
13 of Gold Coast's 25 scoring shots today have been sourced from stoppages. 42% of Gold Coast’s score came from clearances last season – the third-highest percentage in the league.
19:38
Matt Rowell has won 18 clearances to equal the club record set by Gary Ablett (Round 6, 2017) for the most clearances won in a match. He has also set a career-best for contested possessions with 24.
20:46
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Ainsworth)
21:37
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
23:00
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Noah Anderson)
24:47
The Suns recorded the fourth-best clearance differential in the league last season. This form has continued to start this new season, having won 11 more clearances than the Tigers today.
26:35
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
28:09
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
29:56
Matt Rowell was the star of the game, setting a new record for most clearances in a game with 20 - surpassing the previous record shared by Brent Moloney (Round 7, 2011) and Patrick Cripps (Round 19, 2019) of 19 clearances.