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KEY FACTS

Official name
Gold Coast Football Club

Known as
Gold Coast

Nickname
Suns

Formed
2008

Colours
Red, gold and blue

Associated clubs
Gold Coast Reserves; Gold Coast WFC; Gold Coast Academy WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 2011–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football League (VFL) 2010

Home Ground
Carrara Stadium

Most Games
220 - David Swallow (2011-2023)

Most Goals
254 - Tom Lynch (2011-2018)

Brownlow Medalists
Gary Ablett Jnr 2013 (1 total)

Headquarters
The Austworld Centre Level 1, Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre 296 Nerang Broadbeach Rd, Carrara, QLD 4211

Postal Address
PO Box 4952 Gold Coast MC QLD 9726

Phone: (07) 5510 6000 

Email
info@goldcoastfc.com.au

Website
goldcoastfc.com.au

CEO
Travis, Andrew

President
Witheriff, John

Gold Coast



"The league wanted to get a toehold on the Gold Coast because the region south of Brisbane was experiencing a population explosion and already boasted teams from rival codes, the NRL, A-League and NBL. And they would make sure the fledgling club had none of the teething problems that the Carrara-based Brisbane Bears experienced in the late 1980s: it would have virtually everything money could buy in order to become a successful flagbearer for the code..."

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2016 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Gold Coast's 2016 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Gold Coast 5.511.915.1417.19 121 WON Essendon 1.05.17.59.6 60 61 CRR Mar 26 (Sat, 3:35) Scores
2 A Gold Coast 4.311.616.919.12 126 WON Fremantle 4.46.711.1014.16 100 26 SUB Apr 2 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
3 H Gold Coast 3.25.79.1013.17 95 WON Carlton 1.33.55.85.11 41 54 CRR Apr 9 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
4 A Gold Coast 4.27.512.714.10 94 LOST Brisbane 3.64.1510.2014.23 107 -13 GAB Apr 16 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
5 H Gold Coast 3.46.109.1311.15 81 LOST North Melbourne 6.410.813.1018.11 119 -38 CRR Apr 23 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
6 A Gold Coast 3.25.36.37.6 48 LOST Geelong 5.411.818.1425.18 168 -120 KAR Apr 30 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
7 H Gold Coast 4.28.211.314.3 87 LOST Melbourne 2.38.717.1124.16 160 -73 CRR May 7 (Sat, 5:10) Scores
8 A Gold Coast 1.04.07.19.4 58 LOST Greater Western Sydney 4.39.916.1322.17 149 -91 SSH May 14 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
9 H Gold Coast 1.24.37.411.8 74 LOST Adelaide 4.512.818.1222.17 149 -75 CRR May 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 A Gold Coast 2.42.75.137.13 55 LOST West Coast 5.69.814.920.12 132 -77 SUB May 29 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
11 H Gold Coast 3.24.55.56.5 41 LOST Sydney 1.36.68.1311.13 79 -38 CRR Jun 4 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
12 A Gold Coast 3.26.311.715.7 97 LOST Richmond 4.28.79.917.12 114 -17 MCG Jun 12 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
13 Gold Coast       Bye        
14 A Gold Coast 4.46.56.88.12 60 LOST Hawthorn 2.16.48.1012.14 86 -26 YOR Jun 26 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
15 H Gold Coast 5.79.1213.1515.18 108 WON St. Kilda 3.14.55.138.20 68 40 CRR Jul 2 (Sat, 1:40) Scores
16 H Gold Coast 6.212.417.422.7 139 WON Brisbane 2.46.612.1017.11 113 26 CRR Jul 9 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
17 A Gold Coast 3.25.36.88.11 59 LOST Western Bulldogs 6.511.912.1515.17 107 -48 CAZ Jul 16 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
18 H Gold Coast 5.28.312.716.9 105 WON Fremantle 3.09.510.612.9 81 24 CRR Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A Gold Coast 3.34.66.89.10 64 LOST Melbourne 1.36.67.109.12 66 -2 MCG Jul 31 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
20 H Gold Coast 5.29.512.613.6 84 LOST Greater Western Sydney 4.28.511.614.8 92 -8 CRR Aug 6 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
21 A Gold Coast 3.15.58.89.15 69 LOST Essendon 3.36.67.711.9 75 -6 DOC Aug 14 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
22 A Gold Coast 0.21.64.86.11 47 LOST Collingwood 7.312.816.1316.22 118 -71 DOC Aug 20 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
23 H Gold Coast 1.42.77.109.12 66 LOST Port Adelaide 2.36.410.713.11 89 -23 CRR Aug 27 (Sat, 7:25) Scores
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2016 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Ablett Jnr, Gary 14 203 14.5 175 12.5 378 27.0 28 2.0 0 0.0 85 6.1 19 19 10 0.7 12 72
Ah Chee, Callum 16 85 5.3 124 7.8 209 13.1 46 2.9 0 0.0 49 3.1 14 8 9 0.6 9 63
Brooksby, Keegan 8 51 6.4 49 6.1 100 12.5 24 3.0 70 8.8 26 3.3 6 8 0 0.0 0 0
Cameron, Clay 8 42 5.3 53 6.6 95 11.9 36 4.5 0 0.0 26 3.3 5 3 4 0.5 0 24
Currie, Daniel 4 18 4.5 22 5.5 40 10.0 16 4.0 123 30.8 14 3.5 4 12 2 0.5 3 15
Davis, Ryan 19 160 8.4 85 4.5 245 12.9 49 2.6 0 0.0 77 4.1 16 11 15 0.8 15 105
Day, Sam 20 127 6.4 103 5.2 230 11.5 88 4.4 26 1.3 55 2.8 17 12 14 0.7 12 96
Fiorini, Brayden 2 26 13.0 23 11.5 49 24.5 11 5.5 0 0.0 13 6.5 1 0 2 1.0 1 13
Garlett, Jarrod 8 64 8.0 31 3.9 95 11.9 25 3.1 0 0.0 39 4.9 7 4 6 0.8 1 37
Grant, Jarrad 13 84 6.5 78 6.0 162 12.5 53 4.1 0 0.0 26 2.0 14 12 11 0.8 6 72
Hall, Aaron 17 293 17.2 180 10.6 473 27.8 79 4.6 7 0.4 63 3.7 19 10 8 0.5 17 65
Hallahan, Mitch 5 45 9.0 44 8.8 89 17.8 6 1.2 0 0.0 16 3.2 4 4 1 0.2 1 7
Harbrow, Jarrod 21 239 11.4 152 7.2 391 18.6 88 4.2 0 0.0 62 3.0 11 26 3 0.1 2 20
Joyce, Jesse 11 66 6.0 52 4.7 118 10.7 29 2.6 0 0.0 20 1.8 5 3 0 0.0 0 0
Kolodjashnij, Kade 19 210 11.1 123 6.5 333 17.5 114 6.0 0 0.0 45 2.4 10 11 0 0.0 1 1
Lemmens, Sean 13 93 7.2 76 5.8 169 13.0 43 3.3 0 0.0 30 2.3 10 15 1 0.1 2 8
Leslie, Jack 1 7 7.0 8 8.0 15 15.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 2 3 0 0.0 0 0
Lonergan, Jesse 15 106 7.1 137 9.1 243 16.2 37 2.5 1 0.1 82 5.5 18 20 2 0.1 4 16
Lynch, Tom 22 219 10.0 120 5.5 339 15.4 153 7.0 12 0.5 37 1.7 31 27 66 3.0 34 430
Macpherson, Darcy 4 24 6.0 23 5.8 47 11.8 8 2.0 0 0.0 22 5.5 3 4 2 0.5 2 14
Malceski, Nick 18 219 12.2 125 6.9 344 19.1 93 5.2 4 0.2 48 2.7 16 19 5 0.3 7 37
Martin, Jack 21 194 9.2 148 7.0 342 16.3 120 5.7 7 0.3 75 3.6 11 22 14 0.7 3 87
Matera, Brandon 17 166 9.8 78 4.6 244 14.4 60 3.5 0 0.0 34 2.0 5 6 24 1.4 15 159
May, Steven 17 177 10.4 104 6.1 281 16.5 110 6.5 2 0.1 32 1.9 15 20 2 0.1 0 12
McKenzie, Trent 7 55 7.9 15 2.1 70 10.0 16 2.3 0 0.0 12 1.7 3 2 0 0.0 0 0
Miller, Touk 18 174 9.7 211 11.7 385 21.4 51 2.8 2 0.1 88 4.9 15 9 4 0.2 6 30
Nicholls, Tom 15 59 3.9 133 8.9 192 12.8 33 2.2 337 22.5 80 5.3 12 22 2 0.1 2 14
Prestia, Dion 14 172 12.3 191 13.6 363 25.9 34 2.4 0 0.0 75 5.4 17 14 4 0.3 2 26
Rischitelli, Michael 12 103 8.6 131 10.9 234 19.5 30 2.5 2 0.2 57 4.8 9 9 2 0.2 4 16
Rosa, Matt 15 149 9.9 167 11.1 316 21.1 58 3.9 14 0.9 43 2.9 6 13 4 0.3 3 27
Russell, Luke 3 14 4.7 19 6.3 33 11.0 7 2.3 0 0.0 7 2.3 0 1 0 0.0 2 2
Saad, Adam 10 75 7.5 76 7.6 151 15.1 36 3.6 0 0.0 25 2.5 5 5 0 0.0 2 2
Schade, Henry 5 37 7.4 28 5.6 65 13.0 29 5.8 0 0.0 7 1.4 4 3 0 0.0 0 0
Schoenfeld, Josh 4 29 7.3 27 6.8 56 14.0 19 4.8 0 0.0 14 3.5 1 3 0 0.0 0 0
Sexton, Alex 18 179 9.9 105 5.8 284 15.8 58 3.2 2 0.1 47 2.6 8 20 13 0.7 8 86
Shaw, Matt 13 134 10.3 105 8.1 239 18.4 66 5.1 3 0.2 23 1.8 7 2 1 0.1 0 6
Tape, Seb 3 12 4.0 29 9.7 41 13.7 7 2.3 0 0.0 15 5.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Thompson, Rory 14 75 5.4 65 4.6 140 10.0 68 4.9 2 0.1 27 1.9 2 8 0 0.0 2 2
Willis, Mackenzie 3 15 5.0 17 5.7 32 10.7 6 2.0 0 0.0 7 2.3 2 5 0 0.0 0 0
Wright, Peter 17 106 6.2 89 5.2 195 11.5 83 4.9 73 4.3 27 1.6 15 3 27 1.6 10 172
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.