GC SUNS senior coach Guy McKenna has travelled north to Townsville with his strongest available 22-man squad as they prepare for Saturday afternoons Round 2 NAB Cup against the inform North Melbourne Tony Ireland Stadium.

After impressing the GC SUNS coaching staff with his round one performance  which saw him keep Hawthorn star Buddy Franklin scoreless Rory Thompson faces another tough assignment on Saturday afternoon, up against Kangaroo’s star forward Drew Petrie.

Gold Coast fans will also be looking forward to the return of goal sneak Brandon Matera who returns to the top twenty two after being placed in a restricted training program after suffering foot soreness.

“I’m really looking forward to playing my first match of the season up in Townsville and testing myself against a quality side like North Melbourne. They have a number of very talented players right across the park and it will be a great test for us and hopefully a really exciting NAB Cup match for our fans in Townsville and across North Queensland.”

Gary Ablett will lead a side which also GC SUNS stars features stars Karmichael Hunt, Harley Bennell, Jared Brennan exciting rookie Jaeger O’Meara and David Swallow who will once again be looking to get the nod over brother and North Melbourne Captain Andrew.   

GC SUNS NAB Cup Round 2 Squad:
1          Jaeger O’Meara
2          Zac Smith
3          Jared Brennan
4          Maverick Weller
5          Jarrod Harbrow
7          Karmichael Hunt
8          Luke Russell
9          Gary Ablett ©
11        Harley Bennell
12        Sam Day
14        Matthew Warnock
15        Daniel Gorringe
16        Rory Thompson
17        Stephen May
24        David Swallow
28        Jack Martin
29        Tom Murphy
30        Campbell Brown
31        Jackson Allen
32        Brandon Matera
33        Aaron Hall
34        Jack Hutchins
36        Greg Broughton
37        Jesse Lonergan
42        Kyal Horsley