The North East Australian Football League today announced the 2018 season fixture, which sees five home curtain raisers at Metricon Stadium headline the Gold Coast SUNS’ season.
With Metricon Stadium impacted by the Commonwealth Games for the first half of the season the SUNS’ NEAFL team have the opportunity to take games to Mackay in round two against the Giants and Lismore in round four to face the Swans.
The latter game will mark the first time a NEAFL match has been played in Lismore, with a record number of regional matches scheduled across the NEAFL season.
The SUNS play four games against each of the AFL clubs and bring the season home with five of their final nine games at Metricon Stadium.
Round 20 is already shaping up to be the blockbuster match of the season, with the SUNS taking on traditional rivals Brisbane in the '2Clash' as a curtain raiser for the senior QClash at Metricon Stadium.
Gold Coast will have three scheduled byes throughout the season, falling in rounds eight, 14 and 18.
The SUNS’ 2018 NEAFL campaign gets underway on Saturday April 7 when the SUNS travel to Aspley to take on the Hornets.
SUNS' 2018 NEAFL Fixture
Round 1
Aspley v Gold Coast SUNS
April 7, 1.30pm
Graham Road
Round 2
Gold Coast SUNS v GWS Giants
April 14, 12.00pm
Harrup Park, Mackay
Round 3
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast SUNS
April 22, 12.00pm
South Pine Sports Complex
Round 4
Gold Coast SUNS v Sydney Swans
April 28, 11.00am
Fankhauser Reserve, Southport
Round 5
Canberra Demons v Gold Coast SUNS
May 5, 12.00pm
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Round 6
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast SUNS
May 12, 12.55pm
Gabba
Round 7
NT Thunder v Gold Coast SUNS
May 19, 6.30pm
TIO Stadium
Round 8
BYE
Round 9
Southport Sharks v Gold Coast SUNS
June 2, 12.00pm
Fankhauser Reserve
Round 10
GWS Giants v Gold Coast SUNS
June 9, 12.55pm
Spotless Stadium
Round 11
Gold Coast SUNS v Sydney Swans
June 16, 11.30am
Metricon Stadium
Round 12
Sydney Uni v Gold Coast SUNS
June 23, 12.00pm
BISP
Round 13
Gold Coast SUNS v Redlands
June 30, 3.45pm
Metricon Stadium
Round 14
BYE
Round 15
GWS Giants v Gold Coast SUNS
July 14, 2.00pm
Spotless Stadium
Round 16
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast SUNS
July 21, 10.30am
SCG
Round 17
Gold Coast SUNS v Brisbane Lions
July 28, 3.45pm
Metricon Stadium
Round 18
BYE
Round 19
Gold Coast SUNS v GWS Giants
August 11, 10.30pm
Metricon Stadium
Round 20
Gold Coast SUNS v Brisbane Lions
August 18, 3.45pm
Metricon Stadium
Round 21
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast SUNS
August 24, 2pm
BISP
