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GOLD Coast (7-10) remains just one win outside the wildcard spots despite a heavy defeat to Adelaide that made it seven losses in a row and led to coach Damien Hardwick declaring its year "effectively gone".
The Suns have a huge task to turn around their season, starting against the Western Bulldogs on Sunday, with a misfiring midfield and doubts over their hunger as shown by losing the tackle count by more than 20 for the third consecutive week.
The inclusions of Ben Long and Dan Rioli should bring a bit of toughness back into the lineup, while a debut for tall forward Caleb Lewis will inject some vibrancy.
What they said: Bevo previews Gold Coast clash
The key talking points from Luke Beveridge’s weekly press conference.
“You sort of normalise that every week – you don’t go over the top talking up the opposition, but you’re always going down that track of anticipating that they’ll play their best game.
“Regardless of whatever negative publicity they’ve had, they’ve been on this journey trying to win every week like us. We know how determined they’ll be to change the storyline.
“Our angles and how we prepare as a group – every week is critical. To stay up every week is important.
“We had a really disappointing experience against the Swans a couple of weeks ago, and now to go up to the Gold Coast to play them on their home deck at People First Stadium, our coaches’ sponsor so we feel like we’re at home, it’s a huge challenge.”
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The Suns (7-10), who haven’t won since Round 11 amid reports about strained off-field relationships, sit a game and a half outside the finals picture, while the Dogs (10-7) look to keep pressing their top-six case.
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Match details: Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs from 3:15pm AEST at People First Stadium.
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