The 2026 Gold Coast Suns season is Gold Coast's 16th season competing in the Australian Football League (AFL) and 18th overall. The club will also field a women's side that competed in the AFLW's 11th season, and an AFL reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
AFL
Season summary 2026 is the Gold Coast's fourth under coach Damien Hardwick, and second with Noah Anderson as captain.
Coaching staff + 2026 Gold Coast Suns coaching staff Role Name Senior coach Damien Hardwick Assistant coach Shaun Grigg Assistant coach Josh Drummond Assistant coach - Forward Brad Miller VFL Head Coach/Head of Development Tate Kaesler Development coach Richard Douglas Development coach Hugh Greenwood
Squad
Changes +DeparturesPlayerReasonRefBen AinsworthTrade to Tom BerryDelistedConnor BudarickTrade to Brayden FioriniTrade to Sam FlandersTrade to Lloyd JohnstonDelistedSean LemmensRetiredMalcolm Rosas JrTrade to Alex SextonDelistedDavid SwallowRetired +AdditionsPlayerReasonRefBeau AddinsallPick 18, 2025 AFL draftKoby CoulsonPick 46, 2025 AFL draftDylan PattersonPick 5, 2025 AFL draftChristian PetraccaTrade from Jai MurrayPick 17, 2025 AFL draftAvery ThomasPick 28, 2025 AFL draftJamarra Ugle-HaganTrade from Zeke UwlandPick 2, 2025 AFL draft Fixtures and Results Pre-Season
RdDate and timeOpponentScores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold)VenueRef. Home Away Result 1 Friday, 19 February (8:55 pm) 4.12 (36) 16.11 (107) People First Stadium (H) 2 Sunday, 26 February (7:10 pm) 19.12 (126) 15.11 (101) Brighton Homes Arena (A) Regular season
RdDate and timeOpponentScores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadderRef. Home Away Result OR Friday, 6 March (8:05 pm) 19.11 (125) 10.9 (69) People First Stadium (H) 19,859 2nd 1 Sunday, 15 March (7:10 pm) 20.11 (131) 10.12 (72) People First Stadium (H) 13,309 2nd 2 Saturday, 21 March (1:15 pm) 9.6 (60) 19.14 (128) Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 30,468 1st 3Bye 1st 4 Sunday, 5 April (3:15 pm) 16.13 (109) 14.5 (89) Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 24,287 3rd 5 Saturday, 11 April (4:15 pm) 14.16 (100) 9.14 (68) Norwood Oval (N) 9,228 5th 6 Saturday, 18 April (1:15 pm) 17.17 (119) 17.8 (110) People First Stadium (H) 19,039 4th 7 Saturday, 25 April (12:15 pm) 16.16 (112) 9.9 (63) University of Tasmania Stadium (A) 8,263 7th 8 Sunday, 3 May (7:20 pm) 11.17 (83) 8.15 (63 People First Stadium (H) 13,537 5th 9 Saturday, 9 May (7:10 pm) 13.11 (89) 8.12 (60) TIO Stadium (H) 10,627 6th 10 Friday, 15 May (8:10 pm) 15.8 (98) 10.13 (73) TIO Stadium (H) 11,974 4th 11 Saturday, 23 May (1:15 pm) 17.9 (111) 16.9 (105) Marvel Stadium (A) 16,260 5th 12Bye 5th 13 Saturday, 6 June (5:15 pm) 11.9 (75) 15.16 (106) People First Stadium (H) 21,139 7th 14 Friday, 12 June (7:40 pm) 15.15 (105) 8.12 (60) GMHBA Stadium (A) 30,276 9th 15 Friday, 19 June (7:40 pm) 14.13 (97) 17.11 (113) People First Stadium (H) 19,576 9th 16 Sunday, 28 June (5:10 pm) 11.14 (80) 3.11 (29) Optus Stadium (A) 50,602 11th 17 Saturday, 4 July (4:15 pm) 15.8 (98)15.14 (104) People First Stadium (H) 21,072 14th 18 Saturday, 11 July (8:10 pm) 19.14 (128) 7.7 (49) Adelaide Oval (A) 40,165 14th 19 Sunday, 19 July (3:15 pm) 9.14 (68) 11.11 (77) People First Stadium (H) 14,809 14th 20 Saturday, 25 July (1:05 pm) 16.14 (110) 15.7 (97) Marvel Stadium (A) 26,945 14th 21 Sunday, 2 August (3:15 pm) 16.9 (105) 18.6 (114) People First Stadium (H) 14,963 14th 22 Sunday, 9 August (1:10 pm) 11.11 (77) 11.13 (79) Corroboree Group Oval (A) 5,814 14th 23 Saturday, 15 August (6:15 pm) 14.11 (95) 6.17 (53) Gabba (A) 30,413 14th 24 Thursday,20 August(9:30 pm) 12.8 (80) 14.19 (103) Marvel Stadium (A) 14,429 13th
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