Round 15
Saturday, 6th July
GC SUNS Away to Brisbane
Gabba, 4:40pm

Live on Fox Sports and throughout Queensland on 7Mate.

2013 STATS THAT MATTER
Ave. Points For
GC SUNS 85pts
Brisbane 78 pts

Ave. Points Against
GC SUNS 95pts
Brisbane 105pts

Contested Ball Ranking
GC SUNS 7th (+4)
Brisbane 15th (-6)

Tackles Ranking
GC SUNS 5th (+3.1)
Brisbane 7th (+2.8)

Kick Efficiency % Ranking
GC SUNS 14th (63.9%)
Brisbane 10th (64.8%)

Uncontested Marks Ranking
GC SUNS 14th (69.5)
Brisbane 15th (69.2)

Inside 50 Averages
GC SUNS 10th (52)
Brisbane 13th (49)

DID YOU KNOW
In Round 13, Brisbane kicked 7.3 from beyond the 50 metres, including 6.1 in the last quarter, where they came from 38pts down @ 3/4 time to run down Geelong.

MATCH UPS
Leuenberger v Nicholls
Leuenberger has been in great touch in particular over the last 2 Rounds, averaging 33 Hitouts (31% to advantage & 4 Clearance.)  It is another big challenge for Tom Nicholls as he tries  to limit Leuenberger’s influence & to give our Midfielders first use.

Raines/Lester v Ablett
Will the Brisbane coaching staff turn to Raines to renew his role on Ablett or will they entrust Lester who has been recently moved into a midfield role after playing most of his AFL games as a Defender/Forward?

Prestia v Rich
Rich returned to his damaging best last week vs. Hawthorn, 26 disposals, 5 Clearances, 8 Inside 50's, 1 goal & 2 Score Assists. Will Prestia be asked to curb his influence after playing a fantastic role for the team on S.Thompson vs. Adel, while winning a career high 42 disp?

Brown v Thompson
Jonathan Brown had his best return last week (since our last meeting in Rd3 – finishing with 5.1), where he took 8 marks, 4 contested & kicked 4.1 against the ladder leaders. Thompson has played well on Franklin, Hawkins & this week will be given the vital role of shutting down one of the Great Forwards of the modern era.

IN THE MEDIA
Gold Coast SUNS Midfield Coach Andy Lovell
“They had a terrific come from behind win against Geelong so we know we have to play well, and hopefully if we can play the right style of footy then we give ourselves a chance against Brisbane.”

Brisbane Lions – Coach Michael Voss
"They'll always be little brother, that's the way we feel about it. Every single time we play one another there's always that little bit extra on it.”