Premiership contender Port Adelaide warmed up for the finals with a 115-point thumping of Gold Coast at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.
The 20.15 (135) to 3.2 (20) victory moves the Power up to fourth on the ladder and sets up the possibility of an all-South Australian qualifying final with minor premiers Adelaide.
After a competitive first quarter where the Power led by just two points, they booted 12 consecutive goals while keeping the SUNS scoreless for the second and third quarters.
The SUNS' eighth straight loss drops them to 17th on the ladder with a 6-16 record and guaranteed the two Queensland sides have the first two picks in the 2017 NAB AFL Draft.
Power prime mover Ollie Wines (32 disposals), skipper Travis Boak and Brad Ebert controlled the midfield and ruck Paddy Ryder made the most of the SUNS being without first-choice ruck Jarrod Witts.
The SUNS put up a decent fight in the first quarter before the Power turned the screws.
It was all one-way traffic in the second and third quarters with the Power dominating the inside 50s 41-9, winning contested possessions by 28 and scoring shots 21 to nil.
The SUNS lost Jesse Joyce before the game with a back injury, joining Gary Ablett and first-year player Jack Bowes on the sidelines.
They also lost Callum Ah Chee in the third quarter with a thigh injury.
GOALS
Port Adelaide: S.Gray 6, Dixon 4, Neade 2, Wingard 2, R.Gray, Houston, Westhoff, Ebert, Polec, Marshall
Gold Coast: Wright 2, Lyons
BEST
Port Adelaide: S.Gray, Ryder, Wines, Dixon, Ebert, Houston, Polec
Gold Coast: Wright, Harbrow, Hanley
INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Nil
Gold Coast: Ah Chee (thigh)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Fleer, Harris, Findlay
Crowd: 34,288
