Round 7 is here and we're off down to the Gold Coast vs the Gold Coast SUNS at Heritage Bank Stadium.

Who: Gold Coast SUNS vs Brisbane Lions 
Where: Heritage Bank Stadium, QLD
When: Saturday 14th October at 4:05pm (local)
Gates Open: 3:15pm

Tickets → Round 7 on sale now here.

Seating → Seating is general admission, no assigned seating. 

Game Day → Stay tuned to see what the GC Suns have to offer for the day!

What can I bring to Heritage Bank Stadium?

Bags will be searched on entry to Heritage Bank Stadium.

Water in a sealed, plastic container, up to a maximum of 1.5L, will be permitted into the Stadium. Any unsealed bottles will be emptied at the entry gates. You will be able to refill your bottles with water from any open bar – just ask the bar staff to refill your bottle. Soft drinks or other non-alcoholic drinks will be permitted in a sealed, plastic container, up to a maximum of 600mL. All other sizes or unsealed bottles will be emptied on entrance to the Stadium.

Patrons may bring homemade food items or special dietary requirements into the Stadium provided they are packaged appropriately, and the items can be easily viewed by security if requested. Commercially branded takeaway food and beverage will not be allowed into the Stadium. No items in glass, crockery or cans will be allowed into the Stadium, including glass water bottles. All Thermos items will be searched by security.

For the full conditions of entry list, please see heritagebankstadium.com.au 

338 Nerang Broadbeach Rd Carrara, QLD, 4211 Australia

Travel → There will be no event shuttles for this event. Normal Translink public transport services are operating - find your journey here: www.translink.com.au. You can use your event ticket to access free public transport on G:Link services, Queensland Rail services and Surfside Buslines from 4 hours pre-match to 4 hours post-match. Parking in the Blue Carpark is free for this match. The Blue Carpark entry is off Alabaster Drive.

Person with Disability (PWD) parking is available in the BLUE CARPARK. For PWD parking you must have a valid Disability Parking Permit and it must be on display to access the parking spaces closest to the gate.

Arena map:

Watch → Free to air on 7Mate or stream on Fox Footy, Kayo, or AFL Live Official App

Brisbane are still the QClash queens, overpowering Gold Coast by 36 points at Heritage Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Although the Suns were far more competitive than the previous three meetings between the teams, they were no match for Craig Starcevich’s hungry Lions who won 8.9 (57) to 3.3 (21) to solidify their spot in the top four.

Belle Dawes was terrific in her 50th game, gathering 21 disposals and catching the eye with her clean hands at ground level and energy through the contest.

But it was League best and fairest Ally Anderson (27 disposals including nine score involvements) that added the QClash Medal to her collection with a terrific display to break the Lucy Single tag.

Tahlia Hickie and Sophie Conway were also influential in triumph, while Dakota Davidson worked hard up and down the ground.

Brisbane won all four quarters, but it was a dominant second term that really opened the game up, with the visitors establishing a 17-point lead at the main change.

They dominated territory and were able to eventually break the Suns’ shackles away from the contest with hard running through the middle of the ground and on the wings.

Unlike the previous three contests where they were out of the match by quarter-time, the Suns were right up for the fight early, matching their more fancied rivals in most areas.

Conway kicked the game’s first goal inside 60 seconds before Claudia Whitfort answered for the hosts with a terrific banana kick following a boundary throw-in close to goal.

A week after being left out for not meeting the Lions’ standards, Jade Ellenger showed her fresh legs with some great overlap running resulting in a goal.

Brisbane dominated the second quarter to set up its match-winning lead.

Despite kicking just 2.5 from 14 inside 50s, they camped in the front half of the ground, with Davidson and Lily Postlethwaite cashing in with goals.

Viv Saad (14 intercepts from 20 disposals) was incredible for the Suns, while Jac Dupuy (two goals) was a real handful inside 50.

Ball-winners edge the taggers

There was always going to be two fascinating battles prior to the match, and they lived up to the hype, with Cathy Svarc running alongside Charlie Rowbottom and Lucy Single following Ally Anderson. While the taggers did a solid job, you’d have to say the ball-winners ever-so-slightly got the chocolates. Anderson was fantastic, gathering 27 disposals to win the QClash Medal as best on ground, while Rowbottom (22) led the way for Gold Coast.

Did you see that?

It took until the final seconds of the match, but Courtney Hodder produced one of the great highlights in Indigenous Round with an incredibly brave mark running back with the flight of the ball. With Dakota Davidson and Viv Saad charging in the opposite direction, Hodder had eyes only for the ball to take a spectacular running mark, just as her teammate dived out of the way to avoid a collision.

Jac Attack

It wasn’t quite a lone hand forward for Gold Coast, but Jac Dupuy continued a fine season with her two goals, including one inspired effort in the third quarter. Outnumbered in a marking contest, Dupuy brought the ball to ground, gathered and in almost one motion snapped from a tough angle on her right boot. The agility defied the key forward’s frame and showed yet another string to her impressive bow.

Up next
Brisbane has a huge challenge next Saturday when it hosts unbeaten Adelaide at Brighton Homes Arena at 2.05pm AEST. Gold Coast will look to get back in the winner’s list when it travels to Alberton Oval to face Port Adelaide on Saturday at 4.35pm ACDT.
 

GOLD COAST    1.0    2.0       3.2       3.3 (21)
BRISBANE        2.0    4.5       6.7       8.9 (57)

GOALS
Gold Coast: Dupuy 2, Whitfort
Brisbane: Conway 2, Postlethwaite 2, Hampson, Ellenger, Davidson, Campbell

BEST 
Gold Coast: Whitfort, Saad, Dupuy, Rowbottom, Girvan, Darcy
Brisbane: Dawes, Anderson, Hickie, Conway, Grider, Davidson

INJURIES 
Gold Coast: Nil
Brisbane: Nil 

Reports: Nil 

Crowd: 1873 at Heritage Bank Stadium