THE Herald Sun has published a story this morning in which it reveals that Gold Coast Suns defender Nathan Bock is being investigated by both the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and the AFL for the possible use of banned peptides. Bock, 30, is alleged to have self administered the banned peptide CJC-1295 in December

DIRECTLY after its 135-point shellacking to the hands of Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy has criticised Melbourne-based AFL clubs for not having the “guts” to trade some of their experienced players for draft picks. It is understood that the Giants were after players in the ilk of Collingwood’s Dale Thomas, Carlton’s Matthew Kreuzer

THERE are murmurings from senior media officials that Mark Neeld’s tenure as coach of Melbourne could be up as early as Monday with Melbourne set to lose to the Gold Coast Suns. Neeld, who has been under increasing pressure since its start to the season, has struggled to help some of the key Melbourne brigade

GOLD Coast prodigy Jaeger O’Meara has taken out the NAB AFL Rising Star nomination for Round 5. O’Meara came into the league upon a wave of expectation and has more then lived up to the hype. Sometimes compared to a young Chris Judd, O’Meara had 25 touches, 4 tackles, 2 goals and a mammoth 11

THE Gold Coast Suns have revealed that Matthew Warnock will need to undergo surgery after he fractured  his left radius in the club’s loss to Port Adelaide last Saturday night. Warnock, 29, broke his arm after falling awkwardly and will require surgery in order to have a plate inserted. “Matthew was transported to hospital immediately

JESSE Lonergan will have to wait a little longer for his AFL debut after the Gold Coast Suns announced that he had sustained a broken wrist in Saturday’s practice match against Melbourne. He is expected to be out of action for four to six weeks. Lonergan , the Gold Coast Suns’ top selection, number 13

THE clock is ticking for Guy McKenna who enters his third season at the helm of the Gold Coast Suns with pressure from above (chief executive Travis Auld and the board want to see a winner this year) and from below (the GWS Giants, one year into their existence already look like they’re ready to eclipse the Suns)

THERE is still plenty of improvement to come from the Gold Coast but the story of the season may be how patient the club and its fans can be.

SYDNEY got the win by 36-points over Gold Coast yesterday but it came at a major cost with young defender Alex Johnson, who was a revelation last season, suffering a suspected ACL injury

NORTH Melbourne is right in contention to make the NAB Cup grand final and what an effort that would be. Its 13-point win over the Suns in Townsville last night was heroic given the sweltering conditions and given that the Suns hit back hard in the second half

PLAYING and winning at home against Hawthorn is a significant achievement for the Gold Coast Suns irrespective of the fact that it was only an opening round NAB Cup game. Entering year three, the club has accumulated enough talent over the last few years to warrant better expectations and they certainly started the night that way against

OVER the last week the AFL was asked for and has given permission to a pair of seventeen year olds to take the field in this year’s NAB Cup competition. Gold Coast recruit Jack Martin received approval from the league on Monday and he will be joined by Melbourne’s Jesse Hogan who was approved today.

NEWS Ltd papers have reported that Gold Coast Suns forward Jacob Gillbee has been charged with drink driving after failing a random breath test last night. Gilbee, 20,  is alleged to have had a blood alochol reading of .137, nearly three times over the legal limit. A 2010 Draft selection for the Suns (49th overall) Gilbee made

GOLD Coast assistant coach Dean Solomon says it has been a challenge to get some of the Suns players up to scratch before the start of the NAB Cup series next month with the Suns set to host grand finallist Hawthorn and the Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium. Solomon said new recruits such as former

  JOSH Caddy’s timely inclusion into the Geelong midfield is expected to help keep the Cats in the top echelon of teams competing for a flag in 2013. In a season touted to be one of the most even in the history, the Cats have replenished their list over the pre-season adding young gun caddy

Continuing our end of the year top five series, we take a look back on the year that was and give you our opinion on the top 5 Individual Performances of the 2012 AFL season.   5. Gary Ablett (GC) v North Melbourne – Ablett had a blistering start to the season and even registered

WE take a club by club look at this year’s draft and, where we have them, we link to our prospect profiles for more details and video of individual players

THE mini draft can somewhat be seen as an investment for clubs. They bank on 17 year old’s to fulfil their potential and have to wait at least a year after securing them on the list to be able to field them on the park. So Gold Coast drafted an exceptionally talented midfielder named Jaegar

FOOTBALL NATION brings you the full list of retirements and delistings – club by club – and as they come to hand for

              ROUND   DATE OPPONENT VENUE   TIME 1 Saturday, March 30 St Kilda Metricon Stadium Home 6.40pm 2 Saturday, April 6 Sydney Swans SCG Away 1.45pm 3 Saturday, April 13 Brisbane Lions Metricon Stadium Home 7.40pm 4 Saturday, April 20 Port Adelaide Metricon Stadium Home 7.40pm 5 Saturday,

JUST one day after he met with club officials to discuss his place in Ross Lyon’s side, Fremantle defender Greg Broughton has been traded to the Gold Coast Suns. While Broughton had been linked to Port Adelaide and St. Kilda throughout the trade period it was a strong bid from Gold Coast that got a deal done, with the

AFTER ongoing interest and discussions between the two clubs going back to the beginning of October, the Gold Coast Suns have finally agreed to a deal to send Tom Hickey to St Kilda. The Suns have tonight confirmed that they have traded Hickey along with draft picks numbers 26 and 47 to the Saints in

THE Gold Coast Suns have today delisted four players including mature age recruit Sam Iles. Iles, a talented midfielder who has also been on Collingwood’s list, played for the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL before getting picked up in the national draft by the Suns. Others to be delisted today include former Geelong Falcon Piers

LUCKLESS Hawthorn defender Tom Murphy has been picked up by the Gold Coast Suns as a free agent today, signing a two-year contract to play with the Queensland-based club. Murphy, who missed out on playing in Hawthorn’s grand final loss to Sydney, has struggled to gain senior game time this season under coach Alastair Clarkson. And

THE Geelong Football Club has beaten out rival clubs to sign a deal for Gold Coast midfielder Josh Caddy. In an announcement just posted to their website the Cats have announced that they will “send its compensation pick (received for losing Gary Ablett) to Gold Coast, and the clubs will ultimately exchange a number of

ST KILDA has made a strong attempt to snare Gold Coast midfielder Josh Caddy today by offering three draft picks for Caddy and young Suns ruckman Tom Hickey. The Saints offered their compensation pick for the loss of Brendon Goddard (pick 13 overall) along with picks 24 and 34 in this year’s draft, however it is

IN a deal the repeats the formula that last year netted highly fancied Jaeger O’Mara, the Gold Coast Suns last night struck a deal with the GWS Giants for the first pick in the mini-draft and used that pick to draft West Australian youngster Jack Martin. As part of  the deal the Suns and Giants have

SEE the full list of all the club best and fairest winners for 2012 here as Sam Mitchell collects his fourth medal at the Hawks

AFTER telling the Gold Coast Suns he wants to return to Victoria, promising young midfielder Josh Caddy is attracting interest from numerous teams. The former first-round pick will find out where he’ll continue his career as soon as next week, with the AFL Trade Period commencing on October 8. Favourites to secure the 20-year old

IT’S been a good week for the beleaguered Gold Coast Suns, winning their first game of the season in thrilling fashion on the weekend over Richmond and now with youngster Josh Caddy getting the nod for the Round 16 NAB AFL Rising Star. Caddy kicked a goal and had 15 disposals in the win over the

GOLD Coast’s marquee recruit Karmichael Hunt rated his match-winning kick after the siren as one of his greatest sporting moments after the Suns eclipsed Richmond by two-points in a heart-stopper at Cazaly’s Stadium. Hunt’s match-winner will forever remain as one of the most glorified moments in the clubs’ short history given the rugby league and

RUGBY convert Karmichael Hunt has shown that he will make it as an AFL footballer according to Gold Coast Suns assistant coach Dean Solomon. Hunt was one of the Suns best against the Kangaroos on the weekend, snaring 16 disposals and possesses a “will to compete”. “He’s (Hunt) got a will to compete,” Solomon said

GOLD Coast captain Gary Ablett is likely to miss the next two to three weeks but is confident of returning sooner according to his latest Twitter update. Ablett landed awkwardly and suffered a knee injury in the loss to the Brisbane Lions on Saturday night. It not only a massive blow to the Suns –

FOOTBALL NATION OPINION YOU would think that, as the coach of a brand new expansion team in the AFL, you would have a measure of job security that would be the envy of your peers. After all with expectations at a fledgling club so low surely fielding a team and showing some spirit would be enough

WE continue our season preview in a pocket series with the team that we predict will finish in 14th position this season. That is the Gold Coast Suns

GOLD COAST Plenty of prospects from the Suns. Maverick Weller is an up and comer. You can even opt for the mature age rookies Kyal Horsley and Andrew McQualter; both are destined to make their mark early. Ablett is no hidden gem, everyone has him as their captain most weeks anyway. 2. Zac Smith –

A RECORD breaking first quarter from Essendon continued Gold Coast’s misery in its debut season. Despite a win last week against Port Adelaide, this was perhaps one that the Suns saw coming considering they expect their youngsters will be inconsistent. Suns coach Guy McKenna mentioned last year in the VFL that his team were a

 NEW Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett was likely to make his debut for the Suns’ historic first match against Carlton on Saturday night. Suns football manager Marcus Ashcroft confirmed yesterday that Ablett would play if he got through Friday’s training session. “I would’ve thought everything he’s done over the last couple of weeks, he’s done

GOLD Coast is a good value bet at $4.15 in its historic first match in the AFL against Carlton on Friday night at the Gabba. The Suns are expected to have their mature age recruits playing including new skipper Gary Ablett. The Blues are strong favourites according to Sportingbet at $1.22. St Kilda is strong favourites

GOLD Coast coach Guy McKenna says the Suns will be mighty competitive in the AFL this season despite a disappointing performance against West Coast in the second round of the NAB Cup on Sunday. The Suns went down to the Eagles by 37-points at Patersons Stadium. “I think with any young group we’re going to

GOLD Coast is the feel good story of the week after its upset win over the Sydney Swans and brilliant victory of Greater Western Sydney on Saturday night. The Suns were instinctive and showed plenty given their influx of young talent. Gary Ablett wasn’t there and he won’t be there next week. But former Hawk

IT will be a genuine look to the future in AFL football on Saturday night when the two new licenses Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney make their mark in the NAB Cup against the Sydney Swans. Rugby defector Karmichael Hunt will make his debut in defence along with ex-Hawk hard man Campbell Brown for

GOLD Coast Suns recruit Jarrod Harbrow has moved to Southport with a more mature approach in which he aims to play more of a midfield role this season. The 22-year-old is recovering from shoulder surgery and remains hopeful he can play the NAB Cup. The former Western Bulldog has also just moved in with his

NEW Gold Coast recruit Jarrod Harbrow believes the club’s most marketable asset in the north – Karmichael Hunt – will spend time in defence in the NAB Cup after impressing with his finesse and tackling at training. Harbrow, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, is also keen to tackle the NAB Cup after crossing from the Western

THE Western Bulldogs used their compensation pick from the Gold Coast - from key on baller Jarrod Harbow – for Brisbane Lions hard nut Justin Herman in yesterday’s trade period. The Bulldogs see Sherman as an ideal replacement given his speed and tenacity in the midfield this year under Michael Voss at the Lions. It will

GIPPSLAND Power midfielder Dyson Heppell has all the makings of a top three draftee in this year’s AFL draft according to Calder Cannons coach Martin Allison. Allison’s Cannons will take on the Power in this Sunday’s TAC Cup grand final and said he would put a lot of work into shutting down the dominant Power

NORTH Melbourne ruckman David Hale did his chances of rejuvenating his AFL career no harm after a best on ground performance for North Ballarat against Box Hill in a preliminary final yesterday. Hale, who booted four goals and was the most dominant tall on the ground, has been linked to the Gold Coast after falling

GOLD Coast’s Nathan Ablett will be forced to wait for up to a month to determine whether he will be on the Suns list next season. The former Geelong premiership player played “his best game of the season” according to coach Guy McKenna at Victoria Park against Collingwood yesterday. It was the Suns final game

FORMER North Melbourne midfielder Daniel Harris is leading the way for new AFL franchise, the Gold Coast Suns, according to coach Guy McKenna. Harris, who was taken as a mature age recruit in last year’s rookie draft, has been guaranteed a contract for next season after a brilliant year in the VFL. He was best

CODE-SWAPPING pioneer Karmichael Hunt was adamant that he was on track for a round one AFL debut next season after being among the best in Gold Coast’s 17-point loss to Geelong at Skilled Stadium on Saturday. Hunt said yesterday that he believed he made massive in-roads in life as a defender in which he was

GOLD Coast assistant coach Ken Hinkley says he considered putting his name in the ring for Port Adelaide’s coaching position but was reluctant to turn his back on the Suns after signing less than a year ago. Hinkley, who was believed to share top billing for Port’s top job with highly-rated Geelong assistant Brenton Sanderson

NATHAN Ablett is in a race against time to prove himself worthy of a contract at the Gold Coast and will front up against his former team Geelong at Skilled Stadium today. It will be Ablett’s first return to Skilled Stadium since abandoning Geelong after the 2007 flag.  Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna has pledged

GOLD Coast’s Nathan Ablett has not been guaranteed a game next week against his former team Geelong after another disappointing performance for the Suns yesterday against Sandringham at Labrador. Gold Coast takes on Geelong at Skilled Stadium in the VFL next Saturday. Ablett, who played in Geelong’s 2007 premiership team, was only a shade of

WHILE Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna said yesterday that he was “fairly confident” of snaring arguably the league’s best player Gary Ablett, the playing future of his brother Nathan is also up in the air. Nathan Ablett, who played in Geelong’s 2007 premiership team, hasn’t played a game for Gold Coast in the VFL for three

GOLD Coast’s Michael Coad is another mature age draft selection that is grabbing his opportunity with both hands. The 26-year-old from Sturt, who was surprisingly overlooked in national drafts before being selected by the Gold Coast in last year’s rookie draft, has already been virtually guaranteed a spot for next year’s AFL debut after three

GEELONG champion Gary Ablett further enhanced speculation that he would sign at Gold Coast for next season after he was seen watching closely into the Gold Coast huddle at the quarter time and half time breaks at Chirnside Park in Werribee last night. His brother and Gold Coast recruit Nathan Ablett played his first game

GOLD Coast coach Guy McKenna says Nathan Ablett will be a certain starter for round one of the VFL season against Port Melbourne despite re-injuring his ankle in a local basketball match last week. McKenna said the former Geelong premiership player had already proved himself and would be refreshed after having a week off training

QUEENSLAND surfer Bede Durbidge will jump aboard the Gold Coast in the AFL next season as one of its biggest fans. Durbidge, who won his round four heat of the Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks today, told Football Nation that he would be an avid Gold Coast supporter in which he is nestled close to

GOLD Coast coach Guy McKenna says he won’t pressure talented young sportsman Alex Keath into choosing football over cricket. The 17-year-old has a massive dilemma on his hands as he enters the football season as one of the hottest young prospects going around in both sports. “We want to prepare him to play football but

GOLD Coast coach Guy McKenna says he has no hesitation to play former NRL star Karmichael Hunt as soon as he returns from a six month stint with the French Rugby Union team in May. Hunt, who has taken a remarkable tri-code swing with ambitions to become a top-line AFL footballer, could make his VFL

GOLD Coast Football Club has signed Brisbane Broncos star Karmichael Hunt for three years as of next season when it joins the

The future looks bright for the fledgling Gold Coast club considering the strength of the recent performance of the AIS/AFL Academy tour to South Africa and the dominating hand the club will play in the next two national drafts. Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna and club recruiter Scott Clayton toured with the academy group through

The Gold Coast has signed current Essendon chief operating officer Travis Auld as its inaugural

A video pumping up the new GC17 club mascot has emerged on the video sharing site, YouTube

Hawthorn superstar Lance Franklin has ruled out joining the Gold Coast team that will join the AFL in