Round Five
Gold Coast v Adelaide
Saturday, April 22 at 4:35pm (local time), Metricon Stadium
Broadcast details
Live on Fox Footy and delayed on Channel Seven
Head to head
Adelaide – 9
Gold Coast – 0
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Out of action (estimates only)
Michael Barlow (hamstring) - test
David Swallow (ankle) – test
Pearce Hanley (heel) – 1 week
Mitch Hallahan (hamstring) – 2 weeks
Steven May (hamstring) – 2 weeks
Trent McKenzie (hamstring) – 2 weeks
Rory Thompson (quad) – 2 weeks
Ben Ainsworth (corked quad) – 4 weeks
Michael Rischitelli (knee) – indefinite
Sam Day (hip) - season
Gold Coast’s last five
2017 Round Four, Carlton 12.10 (82) d by Gold Coast 17.6 (108), Etihad Stadium
2017 Round Three, Gold Coast 21.13 (139) d Hawthorn 7.11 (53), Metricon Stadium
2017 Round Two, Greater Western Sydney 24.16 (160) d Gold Coast 8.10 (58), Spotless Stadium
2017 Round One, Gold Coast 14.12 (96) d by Brisbane 15.8 (98), Metricon Stadium
2016 Round 23, Gold Coast 9.12 (66) d by Port Adelaide 13.11 (89), Metricon Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide
2016, Round Nine, Gold Coast 11.8 (74) d by Adelaide 22.17 (149), Metricon Stadium
2015 Round 17, Adelaide 19.11 (125) d Gold Coast 12.8 (80), Adelaide Oval
2015 Round Six, Gold Coast 11.12 (78) d by Adelaide 18.11 (119), Metricon Stadium
2014 Round 11, Adelaide 16.13 (109) d Gold Coast 11.11 (77), Adelaide Oval
2013 Round 14, Gold Coast 11.17 (83) d by Adelaide 16.15 (111), Metricon Stadium
Brownlow medal votes from last meeting
3 – Taylor Walker (Adelaide)
2 – Tom Lynch (Adelaide)
1 – Daniel Talia (Adelaide)
Most Recent Team
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Steven May, Sean Lemmens
HB: Kade Kolodjashnij, Jack Leslie, Adam Saad
C: David Swallow, Gary Ablett, Matt Rosa
HF: Jesse Joyce, Tom J. Lynch, Alex Sexton
F: Touk Miller, Peter Wright, Jack Martin
FOL: Jarrod Witts, Aaron Hall, Michael Barlow
Interchange: Brayden Fiorini, Jarryd Lyons, Jack Bowes, Brandon Matera
News Bites
Key defensive duo to miss
The Gold Coast Suns will face Adelaide this Saturday at Metricon Stadium without the services of key defensive pillars Steven May and Rory Thompson.
