Round 17 | Saturday, 20th July
GC SUNS home to Collingwood
Metricon Stadium, 4:40pm
Live on Fox Sports and throughout Queensland on 7Mate.
STATS THAT MATTER
CONTESTED BALL (vs. Opposition)
GC SUNS +2.9 (9th)
Collingwood +5.3 (6th)
TACKLES (vs. Opposition)
GC SUNS +1.1 (8th)
Collingwood +8.0 (1st)
CLEARANCES (Total)
GC SUNS +3.5 (5th)
Collingwood +1.8 (7th)
INSIDE 50'S (For)
GC SUNS 51.2 (10th)
Collingwood 54.7 (5th)
KICK EFFICIENCY % (For)
GC SUNS 64.2% (13th)
Collingwood 65.0% (6th)
DID YOU KNOW?
Travis Cloke has been Inside 50 Target 171 Times with the next highest being 39 (Q.Lynch)
KEY PLAYERS
COLLINGWOOD
Scott Pendlebury averages: 30 disp, 6 clear, 3 I50's, 5 tackles – 2nd Score Involvements
OR
Dane Swan averages: 31 disp, 5 clear, 5 I50's, 3 tackles – 1st Score Involvements, 1st Metres Gained
GC SUNS
Gary Ablett – In 2013 Brent Macaffer has performed Run With Roles with success against N.Dal Santo & D.Mundy
Will Macaffer be given the job or will they take Ablett on head with One of their Stars?
IN THE MEDIA
Gold Coast SUNS Assistant Coach Matthew Primus in the lead-up to the side’s Round 17 clash against Collingwood:
“We’re certainly looking forward to it, we know Collingwood have their eye towards finals and we’re looking to take down one of the powerhouses of the competition, and to do that we’re going to have to play a lot better than we have been,” he said.
“They always bring with them a big following so it’s going to be a massive Saturday afternoon of football.”
Collingwood Senior Coach Nathan Buckley told reporters on Wednesday Harry O’Brien would not be part of the travelling team this weekend:
“Harry won't play this week,” Buckley told reporters.
“As a club we support him absolutely. It’s not a timeframe issue. There are other issues to get right for him to be ready to play four quarters of footy.”
