Suns in the Media - Part I

[ajhgcs]

This is such a weird take. The guy is ready to play and you want him to take the rest of the year off?


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If he's 100% fit and the medical staff pass him them play him, I have no problem with that.
But if finals are no longer on the card then just get him right for next year.

The last thing we want is to bring him back early and risk aggravating his knee again and his pre season gets interrupted.

Name one team that has put its best player (that is fit to play btw) on ice for 8-10 games.

It's not really put them on ice, more than sending them in for surgery to fix any aching problems before pre season.
It's more to do with experimenting other players at that position and building depth.

 

[The Victorian]

What a tosser

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

What a tosser

Are you actually upset about that comment? Surely not. They're the biggest club in the land. Don't get so upset about every shitpost from journos dude.

 

[Choppers]

Believe nothing that you read/hear and only half what you see.....

 

[sunsofanarchy]

What a tosser

Low hanging fruit

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[TheGoldPersons]

20,000 GC SUNS members on board for 2023

The Gold Coast SUNS have reached a membership milestone ahead of this Saturday’s blockbuster Round 16 clash against Collingwood at Heritage Bank Stadium.

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[Emerald Sun]

Dew on SEN this morning
Touk back for Port

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[GoldenCoastalSunshine]

Low hanging fruit

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Think it's more tongue in cheek - given Fitzroy were so bad that they were moved to QLD and merged with the Bears.

 

[Jen2310]

Superstar Suns forward Ben King

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Ben King

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25

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202cm

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98kg

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3.6

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has hinted a contract extension could come at the end of the season but his focus for the moment is on spearheading a historic Gold Coast finals berth.
King, 22, signed a two-year deal last year tying him to the club until the end of 2024 but that only delayed speculation he could one day seek a return home to Victoria.


Saturday’s opponent Collingwood is one club tipped to be interested in his services, while a reunion with twin brother Max at St Kilda is another popular theory.

But King says he “couldn’t be happier” with life on the Gold Coast.

“Both from a football point of view in terms of where we’re heading and what we are going to be able to achieve, but also from a life and relationships point of view as well,” he said.

“I couldn’t be happier and no doubt that (a new contract) will all take care of itself.”
After missing all of the 2022 season with an ACL injury, King has played every game so far this season and sits 10th in the Coleman Medal race with 33 goals.

As the focal point of a threatening Suns tall triumvirate featuring a redeployed full-time forward in Jack Lukosius

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and pack-crashing monster Levi Casboult

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Levi Casboult

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35

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199cm

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104kg

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, King is a major part of the club’s present and future plans – and he expects contract talks to continue at the end of the season.

“Yeah I’d say so,” he said.

“At the moment it’s just focusing on the next game and that’s where all my attention is going.”

After dismantling Hawthorn to the tune of 67 points last Sunday, the Suns welcome top-of-the-table Collingwood to Heritage Bank Stadium this week.

It begins a brutal three-week stretch of fixtures featuring an away trip to Port Adelaide before a return home to host St Kilda.

Sitting 7-7, the Suns likely need to win six of the last nine games to lock in a maiden finals berth.
King had to watch from the sidelines last season as Gold Coast managed to win just three of its last nine games to fall out of the finals race and he’s eager to make a difference this year.

“It was hard watching (from the sidelines) last year and I think, reflecting on that I do feel really grateful just to be playing football again and to be part of this team and hopefully push for success towards the end of the year and I’m really enjoying my role in that,” he said.

“I guess we’re not talking about it (finals) too much really, we’re just trying to focus on week to week … but it is obviously hard not to think about.

“That’s what we want to achieve certainly, but not what we’re focusing on at the club. We have Collingwood this week and that is where all our focus is going.”

Saturday’s clash at Heritage Bank Stadium is a near-sellout, with fewer than 1000 tickets still available.

Gold Coast CEO Mark Evans urged fans to pack the stands this weekend and help break the club’s single-game attendance record at Carrara of 24,032, which was set in Round 16, 2014 against Collingwood.

“The record crowd is a little over 24,000 and we haven’t had a crowd about 20,000 (at Heritage Bank Stadium) since then. The maximum capacity for this week’s match is a little over 25,500,” Evans said.

“Whether we can beat the record will depend on the show rate of people who have access to seats, so I would encourage them to make sure their seat is being used either by themselves or a family member – and to make sure that we have plenty of red and gold representing the Gold Coast.”
Evans also envisions a summer sit-down with King and his management to go over the terms of a contract extension.

“We had some good discussions with him when this current contract was done and we’re delighted by the fact he’s bought a property on the Gold Coast and looks to be here for quite a while,” Evans said.

“I would think that somewhere across this summer we would have the follow-up chat to the ones that we had previously.

“He shows great commitment to the club and his teammates and we know how well-settled he is off-field and all of those things point towards a good outcome in the right time frame.”

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Ben appears to be really committed to the club and seems to love living on the Gold Coast but the really exciting part is that he's here for the right reasons. He genuinely wants success of the highest order and isn't just here to enjoy all the extra curricular activities that the GC can offer a young man like some of the other high end draft picks we've drafted in the past. Plus, it would be a bit silly for Kingy to leave now when it looks like we're on the verge of something special and he's just a short contract extension away from free agency which will mean he can name his price/preferred destination if we haven't given him what he wants by that stage. Fully expect King to sign a two-year extension to the end of 2026 so he has the option to qualify for free agency.

 

[The Kings Ransom]

After that game on the weekend you hardly expect he’s begging to go to the hawks. Even if they’re offering 1+ mill.

Be setting himself back another 2 years at least.

Thanks Blancky for acting like a w***er also.

 

[Southern Sun]

For a player who has now had a knee reconstruction it might be smart business for him to sign a long term deal. At the end of the day a player can get out if they really want to anyway.

 

[Canberra Pear]

I found a cool interview you guys might be interested in.

Check out the podcast The Footy with Broden Kelly (of Aunty Donna fame). This week they interviewed Rosco Elliott the writer of the Suns song.

There was an interesting part where he alluded to the club name too. He submitted the "Suns of the Gold Coast Sky" before the Suns name even came out, so he may be the reason for the Suns name (or it could be purely a coincidence).

The co-host Tom is also a Suns fan, so each episode has a lot more Suns content than your average footy podcast.

 

[Jirik13]

Footy Feed: King's 2023 growth, sellout excitement, contract status

Gold Coast forward Ben King speaks to Michael Whiting about his return from injury, facing Collingwood and his side's future prospects

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[RowellAnderson12]

Would love Kingy to take #12 when Day goes.

Ballard 10
King 12
Luko 13
Ando 15
Rowell 18

Just makes sense, would be a nice cute twin thing to be both #12.

 

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[robo_1]

Who is the key back? I can’t access article

 

[ajhgcs]

Who is the key back? I can’t access article

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[Ben Drever]

Caleb Graham

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Surely not… he has 3-4 years left on his contract will be a future AA
But if I had to. A future first Rd pick and he is there’s

 

[SandyToes]

Ah yes my good man
I can see you have a fine eye for football talent
Low mileage.
Motor in fine fettle
Won't ever let you down this motor won't
Ever
I offer you the Crab.
Only comes in one color
One time deal
First round pick and a dinner at George's Paragon for 2 gets the deal done
Don't think too long I have 15 other potential buyers on hold

 

[Supersuns]

Can absolutely see Crab going to another club and becoming a best 22 defender and everyone who has constantly pot shot him on here for the last 3 years saying: bLaMe DeW aNd Co AgAiN fOr LoSiNg AnOtHeR pLaYeR

 

[SandyToes]

Can absolutely see Crab going to another club and becoming a best 22 defender and everyone who has constantly pot shot him on here for the last 3 years saying: bLaMe DeW aNd Co AgAiN fOr LoSiNg AnOtHeR pLaYeR

He's not awful
I'd be playing him over Mac Andrew at the moment

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Not the Crab festival at Metricon! How dare you take my favourite event of the year.

Sign him for a further 10.

 

[Supersuns]

He's not awful
I'd be playing him over Mac Andrew at the moment

I got shit on at the time for it, but I said last season his last half of the year was better than Collins and he was starting to improve.
Shame he hasn't got any games this year.
We've probably turned him into a defender who can contribute and to if we lose him for nothing id be fuming.

 

[robo_1]

Good to hear an ex player interviewed with some positive things to say