The Gold Coast SUNS has locked in its team to host the Western Bulldogs at TIO Stadium in Darwin on Saturday night.

Senior Coach Damien Hardwick has made four changes to last week’s QClash team which went down by 17 points at the Gabba.

Two homegrown talents have been included in the 23, with Malcolm Rosas Jnr coming into the team for his first game of 2025, and Ben Long named to make his return from a hamstring injury.

Brayden Fiorini has been included for his first match of the season after knocking down the selection door with some scintillating VFL form, while Sam Clohesy has also earned a recall to the senior side after strong returns in the VFL.

Coming out of the side is Lachie Weller, who sustained a hamstring injury in Round 8, as well as Ethan Read (managed), David Swallow (managed) and Connor Budarick (omitted).

Rosas Jnr and Long’s inclusions means the SUNS will have four Northern Territorians in the 23 to face the Bulldogs, joining Joel Jeffrey and Daniel Rioli, who is making his first appearance as a SUN at TIO Stadium.

First bounce for the match against the Bulldogs will be at 7:05pm local NT time (7:35pm AEST).

The match will be broadcast live on Fox Footy and Kayo and available on 7mate and 7plus on delay from 8:30pm AEST.

Tickets from just $25 are still available for the match at TIO Stadium, click here to purchase.