Gold Coast vs Melbourne LIVE: Suns’ desperate struggle to regain a top eight spot; Tassie ‘co-tenants’ up next We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Our network Open NavigationMenu Brisbane Times Brisbane Times Search Site Show subsections Western Australia Show subsections Bulls N' Bears The economy Banking & finance Small business Show subsections North America Middle East South America Show subsections Western Australia Show subsections Show subsections Rugby union Show subsections Tips & advice Show subsections Art & design Live reviews Show subsections Health & wellness Life & relationships Show subsections Destination guides Inspiration Reviews & advice Travel news Good Weekend Sunday Life Show subsections Super & retirement Planning & budgeting Environment Show subsections Conservation Climate change Sustainability Show subsections Video games The Sydney Morning Herald Brisbane Times The Australian Financial Review Commercial Real Estate Advertisement Gold Coast vs Melbourne LIVE: Suns’ desperate struggle to regain a top eight spot; Tassie ‘co-tenants’ up next By Scott Spits, Roy Ward and Russell Bennett Updated June 28, 2025 — 1.55pmfirst published at 1.09pm Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size 1.52pmQT: Demons need a complete re-set 1.38pmGoal: Gold Coast’s second 1.17pmYour club’s path to the finals Hide key posts Latest posts Latest posts The numbers tell a big story QT: Demons need a complete re-set A quarter of one-way footy comes to an end. Matt Rowell even had a shot after the siren to extend the lead. But he was a long way out and his kick fell short. Will Simon Goodwin give the Dees a bake here? QT: Gold Coast 5.7 (37) lead Melbourne 0.10 (0) Goal: Five on the bounce for Suns Make that FIVE goals for Gold Coast to ZERO for Melbourne. A shocking quarter by the Dees thus far ... Touk Miller joins in on the party-time with a goal after 25 minutes. Advertisement Goal: Now four for Gold Coast Four individual goal-kickers and ALL the momentum. Bailey Humphery boots one and quarter-time can’t come quickly enough for the travelling Demons. A bit of Saturday humour here, folks Goal: Another one, Suns Jed Walter boots their third as the first quarter ticks into time-on. Melbourne, it must be pointed out, do have one behind on the board. Advertisement Goal: Gold Coast’s second It’s Joel Jeffrey who slots Gold Coast’s second goal. That makes it seven scoring shots to ZERO so far. Goodness me, Demons ..... Q1, 14.00: Gold Coast 2.5 (17) lead Melbourne 0.0 (0) The commentators are all over this. They can see that the Demons have barely turned up. “They’re playing like they’re going on a footy trip tomorrow,” one of them quips on Fox Footy. “There’s just zero energy out here from Melbourne,” says another. Some damning stats so far Gold Coast: 12, Melbourne 2 Scoring shots: Gold Coast: 6, Melbourne 0 Gold Coast: 55, Melbourne 42 AFL demands an explanation for dangerous SCG ‘sandpit’ Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has joined some of the game’s greats to slam the standard of the SCG’s playing surface as “unacceptable” and a “sandpit”. Pridham relayed his concerns to AFL boss Andrew Dillon in the hours after Friday night’s game between the Swans and the Western Bulldogs, which was marred by players from both sides slipping over and having little confidence in keeping their feet. “I’m extremely disappointed with the standard of the turf. It’s unacceptable, and we’re in discussions with Venues NSW about it,” Pridham told this masthead. “We’re hopeful we can work together collaboratively to resolve it.” The Swans have long been frustrated with stadium management over the quality of the playing surface, particularly the cricket wicket, which becomes slippery when wet. Advertisement This match has a smell about it Gold Coast are up and going … whereas the Demons appear flat-looked. On the Fox Footy commentary, Jonathan Brown went as far as to say words to the effect of “only one team has something to play for today” (and Melbourne are playing according) It’s Gold Coast 1.5 (11) to Melbourne 0.0 (0) after 10 minutes Most Viewed in Sport Advertisement Back to top Brisbane Times Brisbane Times The Sydney Morning Herald The Australian Financial Review Classifieds Commercial Real Estate Brisbane Times Contact & support Advertise with us Newsletters Accessibility guide Photo sales Content licensing Work with us Terms of use Privacy policy Press Council Charter of Editorial Independence AI Editorial Guidelines Products & Services Subscription packages Subscriber FAQs Copyright © 2025