The 2025 Gold Coast Suns season is Gold Coast's 15th season competing in the Australian Football League (AFL) and 17th overall. Gold Coast continues to field an AFL reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Academy teams in the Talent League Boys and Talent League Girls competitions. Gold Coast will also field a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.
Club news Ben Long and Joel Jeffrey were selected in the Indigenous All-Stars squad for the preseason exhibition match against .
AFL team
Season summary It is the club's 2nd AFL season under senior coach Damien Hardwick, with Noah Anderson appointed as the new club captain.
The club was due to host the opening round match at People First Stadium against , but the match was postponed on 4 March due to the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred on the South East Queensland region. On 6 March, the AFL announced that the match would be included during round 24 of the season.
In their round 2 match against at Optus Stadium, the Suns recorded their biggest win in club history, defeating their opponents by 87 points.
Pre-season In an unofficial match simulation, Gold Coast defeated by 18 points, and by 10 points at People First Stadium. defeated Gold Coast in the official AFL practice match by 21 points. The game was played at People First Stadium
Coaching staff Damien Hardwick continued as the club's men's senior coach for the 2nd season.
+2025 Gold Coast coaching staffRoleNameSenior CoachDamien HardwickAssistant CoachShaun GriggAssistant CoachJosh DrummondAssistant Coach - ForwardBrad MillerHead of DevelopmentTate KaeslerDevelopment CoachNick MalceskiDevelopment CoachRichard DouglasHead of DevelopmentHugh Greenwood
2025 playing squad
Changes +Deletions from playing listPlayerReasonRory AtkinsTrade to Port AdelaideSandy BrookDelistedLevi CasboultRetiredSam DayDelistedBrandon EllisRetiredOskar FaulkheadDelistedJack LukosiusTrade to Port AdelaideDarcy MacphersonDelistedJack MahonyDelistedHewago OeaDelistedWill RowlandsDelistedJames TsitasDelisted +Additions to playing listPlayerReasonCooper BellNo 49, 2024 National DraftAsher EasthamRookie DraftZak EvansCategory B RookieLachlan GulbinCategory B RookieElliott HimmelbergFree agent from AdelaideBen JepsonPre-Season Supplemental Selection PeriodMax KnobelRookie DraftLeo LombardNo 9, 2024 National Draft, AcademyJohn NobleTrade from CollingwoodDaniel RioliTrade from Richmond
Results +KeysHHome gameAAway gameNNeutral venue game +Table of 2025 AFL Season ResultsRoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceORMatch vs Essendon postponed to a later date116 March20161367749Optus StadiumA46,5322Bye329 March181212081462MCGA24,50645 April13139114690People First StadiumH16,211512 April2115141131189Barossa ParkN9,317619 April9156912880Marvel StadiumA18,423727 April171511712779Heritage Bank StadiumH18,03484 May774991266GabbaA33,612910 May1516106141296TIO StadiumN9,8161015 May16810415696TIO StadiumN12,3141125 May1288081361Marvel StadiumA13,4861231 May9106411975People First StadiumH11,750137 June57379761GMHBA StadiumA29,50214Bye1522 June1415991610106ENGIE StadiumA10,5041628 June1514104121385People First StadiumH13,064175 July18711511874Marvel StadiumA29,6721811 July1096981563People First StadiumH22,8311920 July610461611107Adelaide OvalA44,2492026 July201013091064People First StadiumH20,833212 August161110721123People First StadiumH14,841229 August13159311674Marvel StadiumA24,1202316 August111076179111People First StadiumH16,0072422 August91367101171Adelaide OvalA40,89724 (OR)27 August2315153 81058People First StadiumH40,897
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VFL team
Season summary Tate Kaesler continues as coach of the club's VFL program, with James Tsitas appointed as captain.
In March, captain James Tsitas was selected in the initial 43-player squad for the VFL State Team to play the SANFL State Team in April.
Results +KeysHHome gameAAway gameNNeutral venue game +Table of 2025 VFL Season ResultsRoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGround1Bye229 March131088131290Casey FieldsA35 April25141645939People First StadiumH419 April88561615111Fankhauser ReserveA527 April1499361046People First StadiumH64 May14993141195Brighton Homes ArenaA7Bye817 MayPeople First StadiumH925 MayRSEA ParkA1031 MayPeople First StadiumH118 JuneGMHBA StadiumA12Bye1322 JuneBlacktown ISP OvalA14TBCTBCH15TBCTBCA16TBCTBCH17TBCTBCA18TBCTBCH19TBCTBCH20TBCTBCA21TBCTBCH
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AFL Women's team
Season summary After the sacking of Cam Joyce at the end of the previous season, the Suns announced Rhyce Shaw to begin his first season as head coach.
Coaching staff Rhyce Shaw will begin his first season as head coach of the AFLW program.
+ 2025 Gold Coast Suns coaching staff Role Name Senior coach Rhyce Shaw Senior Assistant coach Sam Iles Assistant coach Rory Thompson
Results Fixture yet to be released
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