The Gold Coast Suns are a professional Australian rules football club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The club was granted a licence to join the Australian Football League (AFL) as an expansion club in March 2009, and played its first match during the second round of the 2011 AFL season.
In preparation for the club's entry into the league, Gold Coast was provided with a range of recruitment concessions by the AFL, including additional selections in the 2010 AFL draft, early access to recruit underaged players, and access to existing clubs' out-of-contract players in the preceding offseason. The club was also allowed to operate with an increased playing list size and salary cap in its first four seasons, before these allowances were reduced to be in line with the existing AFL clubs from 2015 as planned.
The maximum playing list size of each AFL club is 47 players, consisting of 38–40 senior-listed players and the remainder as rookie-listed players. Rookie players receive a reduced salary in comparison to senior-listed players, and are not necessarily automatically eligible for selection in games. As every club is required to make a minimum of three changes to its list at the end of each season, not every player necessarily makes a senior appearance for the club before being removed from the playing list.
Since its first competitive appearance, 161 players have represented the club in an AFL premiership match. The premiership competition is inclusive of home-and-away and finals series matches only, and does not include pre-season matches or representative games (such as State of Origin or International rules football). As of the conclusion of the 2018 season, the player with the highest individual games tally for Gold Coast is Jarrod Harbrow, who has played 220 matches for the club since 2011. Tom Lynch has scored the most goals for the club, attaining 254 goals in his 131 matches.
AFL players
+ Table headers and key Order Players are listed according to the date of their debut for the club. Seasons The yearspan of the player's appearances for Gold Coast. Debut Players' first premiership match for Gold Coast. Games The number of games played. Goals The number of goals scored. † Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. ^ Player is currently on Gold Coast's playing list.Statistics are updated to the end of 2025.
2010s OrderNameSeason(s)DebutGamesGoals 1 †2011–2017 110 124 22011–2015 81 92 32011–2014 27 6 42011–2013 54 26 52011–2013 46 45 62011–2015 65 94 72011–2012 18 12 82011–2021 192 33 92011 11 2 102011–2014 44 6 112011 13 8 122011 1 0 132011–2012 8 3 142011–2017 101 124 152011–2017 106 22 162011–2016 95 30 172011–2018 125 42 182011–2015 65 31 192011–2016 83 39 202011–2025 249 111 212011–2016 40 1 222011–2012 13 1 232011–2012 6 0 242011–2015 22 7 252011–2013 32 3 262011–2016 73 29 272011–2017 102 33 282011–2014 19 3 292011–2012 26 11 302011–2018 123 21 312011–2013 13 6 322011–2024 152 111 332011 4 1 342011–2018 131 254 352011–2016 45 7 362011–2012 9 1 372011 4 0 382011–2012 6 0 392011–2013 26 1 402011–2018 103 7 412011–2014 10 1 422011 2 1 432011–2012 12 5 442011 2 0 452011–2012 24 17 462011–2013 6 3 472012–2018 103 76 482012–2014 32 0 492012–2013 14 3 502012 5 2 512012–2025 186 164 522012–2015 7 3 532012–2014 4 0 542012 3 0 552013–2015 42 4 562013–2014 18 0 572013–2016 44 27 582013–2018 60 7 592013–2015 17 6 602013–2015 16 10 612013 1 0 622014–2016 23 5 632014–2025 149 25 642014–2019 85 75 652014–2018 78 13 662014–2015 3 0 672014–2018 28 1 682015–2016 17 10 692015–2017 20 5 702015–2016 34 8 71^2015– 214 71 722015–2017 48 3 732015 5 1 742015–2016 20 0 752015 6 2 762015–2017 14 3 772015–2019 63 85 782016–2019 45 24 792016–2017 21 15 802016–2018 39 6 812016–2017 6 3 822016–2017 14 11 832016–2017 5 0 842016– 97 29 852016–2020 64 2 862016–2019 14 5 872016–2025 123 41 882017–2025 158 137 892017–2018 15 11 902017–2022 83 14 912017–2020 40 2 922017–2018 37 17 93^2017– 165 27 942017–2018 13 2 952017–2021 25 3 962017–2017 4 0 972017–2018 8 0 98^2018– 138 78 99^2018– 114 33 1002018–2019 24 21 101^2018– 134 3 1022018–2019 10 5 1032018–2019 13 2 1042018–2019 9 1 105^2018– 130 16 1062019–2023 36 14 107^2019– 135 0 1082019 18 0 1092019 7 2 1102019–2024 116 79 1112019 17 6 1122019 14 11132019 9 3114^2019– 120 2551152019 4 01162019–2022 37 1
2020s OrderNameSeason(s)DebutGamesGoals117^2020– 129 541182020–2025 55 71192020–2024 75 271202020–2021 32 9121^2020– 110 351222020–2022 48 571232020–2022 23 71242020–2025 89 37125^2020– 42 131262021–2022 28 21272021–2024 37 51282021–2025 49 46129^2021– 53 211302021 2 3131^2021– 40 121322022–2024 44 591332022–2023 30 541342022–2023 4 01352022–2024 13 51362022–2024 5 41372022–2023 14 8138^2022– 65 12139^2023– 56 71140^2023– 49 1141^2023– 63 50142^2023– 13 21432023–2025 23 31442023–2025 9 3145^2024– 30 29146^2024– 34 10147^2024– 25 18148^2024– 25 22149^2024– 18 6150^2025– 25 3151^2025– 20 8152^2025– 4 1153^2025– 8 0154^2025– 1 0155^2025– 1 0156^2026– 10 16157^2026– 9 5158^2026– 3 4159^2026– 1 0160^2026– 1 0161^2026– 1 0
AFL Women's players + Table headers and key Order Players are listed according to the date of their debut for the club. Seasons The yearspan of the player's appearances for Gold Coast. Debut Players' first premiership match for Gold Coast. Games The number of games played. Goals The number of goals scored. ^ Player is currently on Gold Coast's playing list.Statistics are updated to round one, 2026. 2020s OrderNameSeason(s)DebutGamesGoals1 2020–2023 round 1, 2020 47 12 2020–2025 round 1, 2020 66 13 2020–2022 (S6) round 1, 2020 24 04 2020 round 1, 2020 7 15 2020–2022 round 1, 2020 22 16 2020 round 1, 2020 1 07 2020–2022 round 1, 2020 23 08 2020–2021 round 1, 2020 6 09 2020–2021 round 1, 2020 9 110 2020–2023 round 1, 2020 35 2011 2020–2021 round 1, 2020 15 312 2020–2021 round 1, 2020 13 213 2020–2022 (S6) round 1, 2020 14 414 2020–2022 (S7) round 1, 2020 19 015 2020–2021 round 1, 2020 9 016 2020–2021 round 1, 2020 9 017 ^ 2020– round 1, 2020 55 3418 2020–2022 (S6) round 1, 2020 26 919 2020–2021 round 1, 2020 14 320 2020–2022 (S7) round 1, 2020 33 021 2020–2022 (S6) round 1, 2020 15 222 2020–2022 (S7) round 2, 2020 23 523 2020 round 3, 2020 3 024 2020–2022 (S7) round 5, 2020 11 425 2020 round 6, 2020 1 026 2021–2022 (S7) round 1, 2021 5 027 ^ 2021– round 1, 2021 51 228 2021–2023 round 1, 2021 40 329 2021–2023 round 1, 2021 39 130 2021 round 1, 2021 8 331 2021–2022 (S6) round 1, 2021 15 932 ^ 2021– round 1, 2021 52 333 2021 round 2, 2021 3 034 2021–2022 (S6) round 3, 2021 3 035 2021–2025 round 5, 2021 42 036 2021–2022 (S6) round 8, 2021 2 037 2022 (S6) round 1, 2022 (S6) 2 038 2022 (S6)–2024 round 1, 2022 (S6) 31 3639 2022 (S6)–2025 round 1, 2022 (S6) 49 3740 ^ 2022 (S6)– round 1, 2022 (S6) 52 441 2022 (S6)–2024 round 1, 2022 (S6) 27 042 2022 (S6)–2025 round 1, 2022 (S6) 43 843 2022 (S7) round 1, 2022 (S7) 5 144 ^ 2022 (S7)– round 1, 2022 (S7) 44 445 2022 (S7)–2023 round 1, 2022 (S7) 11 246 2022 (S7)–2023 round 1, 2022 (S7) 2 047 2022 (S7)–2023 round 1, 2022 (S7) 5 048 2022 (S7)–2023 round 2, 2022 (S7) 6 149 2022 (S7) round 2, 2022 (S7) 9 850 2022 (S7)–2023 round 4, 2022 (S7) 3 051 2022 (S7)–2023 round 8, 2022 (S7) 3 152 2022 (S7) round 10, 2022 (S7) 1 053 ^ 2023– round 1, 2023 29 154 ^ 2023– round 1, 2023 31 1055 ^ 2023– round 1, 2023 27 156 2023–2024 round 1, 2023 7 157 ^ 2023– round 1, 2023 30 358 ^ 2023– round 1, 2023 34 659 2023–2024 round 1, 2023 11 560 2023–2024 round 3, 2023 6 061 2023–2025 round 5, 2023 23 262 ^ 2023– round 6, 2023 15 263 2024–2025 round 1, 2024 18 064 ^ 2024– round 1, 2024 24 365 ^ 2024– round 1, 2024 12 066 2024–2025 round 1, 2024 16 367 ^ 2024– round 1, 2024 20 068 2024 round 3, 2024 3 069 2024–2025 round 5, 2024 10 070 2024–2025 round 6, 2024 8 471 ^ 2025– round 1, 2025 13 272 2025 round 1, 2025 5 173 ^ 2025– round 1, 2025 13 074 ^ 2025– round 1, 2025 4 175 ^ 2025– round 1, 2025 12 076 ^ 2025– round 1, 2025 11 077 ^ 2025– round 5, 2025 8 078 ^ 2025– round 10, 2025 3 179 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 080 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 081 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 082 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 083 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 084 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 085 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 086 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 087 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 088 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 089 ^ 2026– round 1, 2026 1 0
Other listed players + Table of listed players with no senior appearances for Gold CoastPlayerDate of birthAcquired viaListedRookieSenior 4, 2010 rookie draft 2011 82, 2011 rookie draft 2011 2010 Queensland zone selection 2011–2012 59, 2015 rookie draft 2015 63, 2015 rookie draft 2015 2019 pre-season supplemental selection 2019–2020 2, 2018 rookie draft 2018 3, 2016 rookie draft 2016 53, 2016 rookie draft 2016–2017 55, 2017 national draft 2018–2019 Local talent access selection, 2010 national draft 2011 Local talent access selection, 2011 rookie draft 2011 2017 trade from 2019 2018 23, 2018 national draft 2022 2019–2021 23, 2019 mid-season draft 2019–2020 2020 Queensland Academy zone selection 2020–2022 29, 2020 rookie draft 2021–2022 40, 2021 rookie draft 2021–2022 36, 2022 rookie draft 2022–2024 7, 2022 mid-season rookie draft 2022–2024 23, 2022 rookie draft 2023 2023 pre-season supplemental selection 2023 2023 pre-season supplemental selection 2023 18, 2024 rookie draft 2024 24, 2024 rookie draft 2024 Unrestricted free agency 2025– No. 49, 2024 national draft 2025– No. 4, 2024 rookie draft 2025– No. 17, 2024 rookie draft 2025– Category B rookie selection 2025– No. 14, 2025 mid-season rookie draft 2025– No. 28, 2025 national draft 2026– No. 46, 2025 national draft 2026–
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References
External links Gold Coast – All Time Player List from AFL Tables