2011 Gold Coast Suns season

May 2016 January 2020 Gold Coast Suns 2011 120px Gold Coast's guernsey for the 2011 season John Witheriff Guy McKenna Gary Ablett, Jr. Metricon Stadium NAB Cup Qualifying finals AFL season 17th (Wooden Spoon) Best and Fairest Gary Ablett, Jr. Danny Stanley (20 goals) 27,914 First season 2012 The 2011 AFL season was the Gold Coast Suns' first season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Gold Coast Suns reserves team also competed in the inaugural NEAFL season. Draft picks 2010 AFL Draft Round Pick Player State/Nationality Recruited From League 1 1 David Swallow Western Australia Western Australia East Fremantle Sharks WAFL 1 2 Harley Bennell Western Australia Western Australia Peel Thunder WAFL 1 3 Sam Day South Australia South Australia Sturt Double Blues SANFL 1 7 Josh Caddy Victoria Victoria Northern Knights TAC Cup 1 9 Dion Prestia Victoria Victoria Calder Cannons TAC Cup 1 10 Daniel Gorringe South Australia South Australia Norwood Redlegs SANFL 1 11 Tom Lynch Victoria Victoria Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup 1 13 Seb Tape South Australia South Australia Glenelg Tigers SANFL 2 39 Jeremy Taylor Victoria Victoria Geelong Falcons TAC Cup 3 49 Jacob Gilbee Tasmania Tasmania Lauderdale Bombers TFLPre-season Draft 1 1 Nathan Ablett Victoria Victoria Broadbeach Cats QAFLRookie Draft 1 9 Joel Tippett Queensland Queensland Brisbane Lions AFL 6 82 Jake Crawford Queensland Queensland Southport Sharks QAFL Transactions Overview #66CD00 Players Added Via trade - Via free agency Gary Ablett Jr Nathan Bock Jared Brennan Campbell Brown Josh Fraser Jarrod Harbrow Nathan Krakouer Michael Rischitellired Players Lost Via trade - Via free agency - Trades 7 October 2010 To Fremantle Dockers Peter Faulks No. 61 Pick To Gold Coast Suns No. 55 Pick 7 October 2010 To Collingwood Magpies Andrew Krakouer John Ceglar No. 55 Pick No. 78 Pick No. 95 Pick To Gold Coast Suns No. 25 Pick 8 October 2010 To Brisbane Lions Rohan Bewick No. 5 Pick No. 25 Pick No. 27 Pick To Gold Coast Suns 1st Round Compensation Pick No. 10 Pick No. 48 Pick 10 October 2010 To Fremantle Dockers Tendai Mzungu No. 44 Pick To Gold Coast Suns No. 38 Pick 11 October 2010 To North Melbourne Kangaroos Cameron Richardson To Gold Coast Suns No. 35 Pick 11 October 2010 To Port Adelaide Power Simon Phillips No. 35 Pick To Gold Coast Suns 2nd Round Compensation Pick 11 October 2010 To Geelong Cats No. 15 Pick To Gold Coast Suns 1st Round Compensation Pick Free Agents Additions Player Signed Former Team Nathan Bock Signed 3 Year Contract Adelaide Crows Nathan Krakouer Signed 3 Year Contract Port Adelaide Power Michael Rischitelli Signed 3 Year Contract Brisbane Lions Campbell Brown Signed 3 Year Contract Hawthorn Hawks Jarrod Harbrow Signed 3 Year Contract Western Bulldogs Gary Ablett Jr Signed 5 Year Contract Geelong Cats Josh Fraser Signed 2 Year Contract Collingwood Magpies Jared Brennan Signed 3 Year Contract Brisbane Lions 2011 playing list Senior listSenior List https://web.archive.org/web/20091013003103/http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/the-team/player-profiles/ 13 October 2009 goldcoastfc.com.au Retrieved 9 February 2011. No. Born Player Hgt Wgt Date of birth Age in 2011 Debut Recruited from 2011 Games 2011 Goals Career Games Career Goals 1 Victoria Marc Lock 192 83 21 June 1991 20 2011 Labrador Tigers 1 0 1 0 2 Queensland Zac Smith 205 97 22 February 1990 21 2011 Southport Sharks 14 10 14 10 3 Northern Territory Jared Brennan 195 95 28 July 1984 27 2003 Brisbane Lions 15 10 134 85 4 Tasmania Maverick Weller 182 79 13 February 1992 19 2011 Burnie Dockers 8 1 8 1 5 Queensland Jarrod Harbrow 178 74 18 July 1988 23 2007 Western Bulldogs 15 0 85 21 7 Queensland Karmichael Hunt 186 92 17 November 1986 25 2011 N/A 12 1 12 1 8 Tasmania Luke Russell 186 78 24 January 1992 19 2011 Burnie Dockers 8 2 8 2 9 Victoria Gary Ablett, Jr. 182 85 14 May 1984 27 2002 Geelong Cats 14 15 206 277 10 Queensland Lewis Moss 195 80 4 February 1992 19 **** Port Douglas AFC 0 0 0 0 12 Queensland Jack Stanlake 191 79 28 February 1991 20 **** Southport Sharks 0 0 0 0 13 South Australia Hayden Jolly 184 83 4 April 1992 19 2011 Glenelg Tigers 4 0 4 0 14 Western Australia Nathan Krakouer 182 78 5 May 1988 23 2007 Port Adelaide Power 9 7 49 14 15 Victoria Piers Flanagan 189 74 31 March 1992 19 **** Geelong Falcons 0 0 0 0 16 Queensland Rory Thompson 200 91 12 March 1991 20 2011 Southport Sharks 2 0 2 0 17 Victoria Josh Fraser 202 100 5 January 1982 29 2000 Collingwood Magpies 10 8 210 164 18 Victoria Trent McKenzie 191 82 3 April 1992 19 2011 Western Jets 14 8 14 8 19 Queensland Joseph Daye 195 85 2 February 1990 21 2011 Southport Sharks 2 1 2 1 20 Victoria Josh Toy 185 87 18 April 1992 19 2011 Calder Cannons 6 1 6 1 21 Victoria Daniel Harris 180 82 10 May 1982 29 2001 North Melbourne Kangaroos 10 2 159 46 22 Victoria Tom Nicholls 201 93 4 March 1992 19 2011 Sandringham Dragons 1 0 1 0 23 Queensland Charlie Dixon 202 107 23 September 1990 21 2011 Redland Bombers 9 6 9 6 24 Western Australia David Swallow 186 83 19 November 1992 19 2011 East Fremantle Sharks 14 9 14 9 25 Victoria Daniel Stanley 187 88 18 February 1988 23 2007 Collingwood Magpies 15 13 20 13 26 Victoria Matt Shaw 187 71 5 February 1992 19 2011 Dandenong Stingrays 9 3 9 3 27 South Australia Michael Coad 190 86 13 September 1983 28 **** Sturt Blues 0 0 0 0 29 Victoria Taylor Hine 184 75 24 January 1992 19 2011 Calder Cannons 1 0 1 0 30 Western Australia Campbell Brown 179 81.5 28 August 1983 28 2002 Hawthorn Hawks 11 0 170 64 32 Western Australia Brandon Matera 175 65 11 March 1992 19 2011 South Fremantle Bulldogs 10 12 10 12 33 Queensland Rex Liddy 185 86 2 January 1992 19 2011 Kenmore Bears 3 0 3 0 34 Victoria Jack Hutchins 191 92 20 February 1992 19 2011 Sandringham Dragons 6 0 6 0 35 Victoria Michael Rischitelli 184 81.6 8 January 1986 25 2004 Brisbane Lions 14 5 125 52 36 Tasmania Sam Iles 185 83 19 June 1985 26 2006 Box Hill Hawks 12 7 19 7 37 Western Australia Harley Bennell 185 74 2 October 1992 19 2011 Peel Thunder 7 3 7 3 38 Queensland Joel Wilkinson 186 81 29 November 1991 20 2011 Broadbeach Cats 4 1 4 1 39 South Australia Sam Day 196 96 6 September 1992 19 2011 Sturt Blues 7 2 7 2 40 Queensland Tom Hickey 201.4 87.4 6 March 1991 20 **** Morningside Panthers 0 0 0 0 41 Victoria Dion Prestia 175 82 12 October 1992 19 2011 Calder Cannons 11 1 11 1 42 Victoria Josh Caddy 186 82 28 September 1992 19 **** Northern Knights 0 0 0 0 43 Northern Territory Liam Patrick 189 71.9 4 March 1988 23 2011 Wanderers Eagles 12 2 12 2 44 South Australia Nathan Bock 193 93 20 March 1983 28 2004 Adelaide Crows 14 1 127 58 45 Northern Territory Steven May 190 93 10 January 1992 19 2011 Melbourne Grammar School 5 0 5 0 46 Victoria Thomas Lynch 199 91 31 October 1992 19 2011 Dandenong Stingrays 9 14 9 14 47 South Australia Daniel Gorringe 200 88 2 June 1992 19 2011 Norwood Redlegs 7 2 7 2 48 Victoria Seb Tape 191 81 6 August 1992 19 2011 Glenelg Tigers 9 0 9 0 49 Tasmania Jacob Gillbee 184 76 13 September 1992 19 **** Lauderdale Bombers 0 0 0 0 50 Victoria Jeremy Taylor 191 83 17 June 1992 19 **** Geelong Falcons 0 0 0 0 55 Victoria Nathan Ablett 194 96 13 December 1985 26 2005 Geelong Football Club 0 0 32 46 Rookie list No. Born Player Hgt Wgt Date of birth Age in 2011 Debut Recruited from 2011 Games 2011 Goals Career Games Career Goals 6 Queensland Alik Magin 181 72 13 April 1991 20 2011 Labrador Tigers 3 1 3 1 28 Northern Territory Roland Ah Chee 181 79 21 November 1990 21 **** Norwood Redlegs 0 0 0 0 31 Queensland Jack Stanley 192 87 3 January 1990 21 **** Zillmere Eagles 0 0 0 0 51 Queensland Jake Crawford 190 89 5 March 1992 19 **** Southport Sharks 0 0 0 0 52 Victoria Joel Tippett 197 91 26 October 1988 23 **** Brisbane Lions 0 0 0 0 Pre-season results NAB Cup 2011 pre-season games: 2-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2–1) Game Date Team Score Most Goals Most Disposals VenueAttendance Record 1 19 February Sydney W 25-22 - (-) - (-) Blacktown Olympic Park10,000 1–0 2 19 February Greater Western Sydney W 52-27 - (-) - (-) Blacktown Olympic Park9,947 2–0 3 27 February West Coast L 50-87 - (-) - (-) Subiaco Oval12,625 2–1 4 5 March Sydney L 23-95 - (-) - (-) Fankhauser Reserve2,859 2–2 5 13 March Brisbane L 54-122 - (-) - (-) Fankhauser Reserve4,053 2–3 Home and Away season Results summary OverallHomeAwayPld PlayedW WinsD DrawsL LossesPF Points forPA Points against% PercentagePts PointsW WinsD DrawsL LossesW WinsD DrawsL Losses 22 3 0 19 1534 2726 56.27 12 1 0 10 2 0 9 Home and Away games 2011 home and away games: 3-19 (Home: 1–10; Away: 2–9) Round Date Team Score Most Goals Most Disposals VenueAttendance Record 1 Bye 2 2 April Carlton L 52-171 Charlie Dixon (2) Michael Rischitelli (31) Gabba27,914 0–1 3 9 April Western Bulldogs L 51-122 Danny Stanley (2) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Etihad Stadium21,373 0–2 4 17 April Melbourne L 69-159 Zac Smith (2)David Swallow (2) Michael Rischitelli (24) Gabba12,111 0–3 5 23 April Port Adelaide W 104-101 Zac Smith (2)David Swallow (2) Michael Rischitelli (31) AAMI Stadium21,287 1–3 6 1 May Essendon L 58-197 Sam Iles (2)Brandon Matera (2) Gary Ablett Jr (30) Etihad Stadium33,710 1–4 7 7 May Brisbane W 124-116 Nathan Krakouer (5) Jared Brennan (30) Gabba25,501 2–4 8 14 May Adelaide L 73-130 Gary Ablett Jr (4) Gary Ablett Jr (41) AAMI Stadium36,056 2–5 9 Bye 10 28 May Geelong L 73-139 Nathan Krakouer (2)Zac Smith (2) Gary Ablett Jr (31) Metricon Stadium21,485 2–6 11 4 June West Coast L 67-85 Gary Ablett Jr (2)Tom Lynch (2) Gary Ablett Jr (32) Subiaco Oval36,815 2–7 12 11 June North Melbourne L 63-122 Gary Ablett Jr (2)Josh Fraser (2)Danny Stanley (2) Gary Ablett Jr (38) Metricon Stadium14,945 2–8 13 18 June Hawthorn L 58-129 Tom Lynch (3) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Aurora Stadium16,377 2–9 14 25 June Western Bulldogs L 88-110 Tom Lynch (3) Michael Rischitelli (27) Metricon Stadium16,149 2–10 15 2 July Fremantle L 62-112 Gary Ablett Jr (3) Gary Ablett Jr (34) Subiaco Oval28,646 2–11 16 9 July Sydney L 36-106 David Swallow (2) Jarrod Harbrow (25) Metricon Stadium16,488 2–12 17 16 July Richmond W 85-70 Jared Brennan (3)Danny Stanley (3) Gary Ablett Jr (27) Cazaly's Stadium10,382 3–12 18 23 July Collingwood L 75-129 Harley Bennell (2)Trent McKenzie (2) Gary Ablett Jr (36) Metricon Stadium23,302 3–13 19 30 July St Kilda L 54-74 Gary Ablett Jr (1)Jarrod Harbrow (1) etc. Gary Ablett Jr (34) Metricon Stadium17,482 3–14 20 6 August Geelong L 38-188 Harley Bennell (2)Danny Stanley (2) Nathan Bock (27) Skilled Stadium24,588 3–15 21 13 August Brisbane L 61-123 Michael Rischitelli (2)Matt Shaw (2) Gary Ablett Jr (28) Gabba23,565 3–16 22 20 August Adelaide L 64-125 Trent McKenzie (2)Matt Shaw (2) Gary Ablett Jr (39) Metricon Stadium16,168 3–17 23 28 August Melbourne L 82-112 Harley Bennell (2)Michael Rischitelli (2)etc. Michael Rischitelli (30) MCG21,534 3–18 24 3 September Hawthorn L 97-106 Brandon Matera (3) Gary Ablett Jr (43) Metricon Stadium19,314 3–19 Ladder Ladder GC Ladder Progress table Round Ground - / H / A / H / A / A / H / A / - / H / A / H / A / H / A/ H / A / H / H / A / A / H / A / H Result B / L / L / L / W / L / W / L / B / L / L / L / L / L / L / L / W / L / L / L / L / L / L / L Position 9 / 17 / 17 / 17 / 15 / 16 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 17/ 17/ 17/ 17/ 17/ 17/ 17/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16/ 16 / 17 b Home Away green2 Win red2 Loss yellow2 Draw black2 Bye (hits the dab) Awards Brownlow Medal Votes Player 23 Gary Ablett Jr 3 Jared Brennan 3 Nathan Bock 2 David Swallow 2 Zac Smith 2 Michael Rischitelli 2 Brandon Matera Gold Coast Club Champion Votes Player - Gary Ablett Jr - Nathan Bock Other Awards Award Name Player Ironman Award Michael Rischitelli Community Award Alik Magin Most Professional Michael Rischitelli Most Improved Karmichael Hunt Reserves Best Jacob Gillbee Representative honours International Rules Australia Player Games Trent McKenzie 2 Zac Smith 2 NEAFL season 2011 NEAFL season Results Round Date and local time Opponent Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) Venue Ladderposition Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 2 April (12:30 pm) Mount Gravatt 10.11 (71) 15.9 (99) Lost by 28 points H & A Oval [H] - 2 Saturday, 9 April (7:00 pm) Northern Territory 11.15 (81) 11.6 (72) Lost by 9 points TIO Stadium [A] - 3 Saturday, 16 April (11:15 am) Aspley 16.16 (112) 11.13 (79) Won by 33 points H & A Oval [H] - 4 Saturday, 23 April (2:00 pm) Labrador 9.4 (58) 13.12 (90) Won by 32 points Cooke-Murphy Reserve [A] - 5 Saturday, 30 April (2:00 pm) Mount Gravatt 11.8 (75) 12.16 (88) Won by 13 points Dittmer Park [A] - 6 Saturday, 7 May (11:00 am) Brisbane (res) 17.18 (120) 9.9 (63) Won by 57 points Fankhauser Reserve [H] - 7 Saturday, 14 May (1:50 pm) Sydney (res) 18.12 (120) 3.10 (28) Lost by 9 points Lakeside Oval [A] - 8 Bye - 9 Saturday, 28 May (1:15 pm) Southport 18.5 (113) 11.11 (77) Won by 56 points Sir Bruce Small Park [H] - 10 Saturday, 4 June (12:15 pm) GWS 17.9 (111) 11.8 (74) Lost by 37 points Blacktown Olympic Park [A] - 11 Saturday, 11 June (1:00 pm) Morningside 12.10 (82) 12.8 (80) Won by 2 points H & A Oval [H] - 12 Bye - 13 Sunday, 26 June (3:15 pm) Redland 11.15 (81) 19.13 (127) Won by 46 points Yeronga [A] - 14 Saturday, 2 July (2:00 pm) Southport 9.6 (60) 24.11 (155) Won by 95 points Fankhauser Reserve [A] - 15 Saturday, 9 July (3:00 pm) Sydney (res) 21.15 (141) 9.8 (62) Won by 79 points Carrara Stadium [H] - 16 Saturday, 16 July (10:15 am) Northern Territory 10.10 (70) 20.9 (129) Lost by 59 points Cazaly's Stadium [H] - 17 Saturday, 23 July (3:25 pm) Brisbane (res) 18.10 (118) 7.13 (55) Won by 63 points Carrara Stadium [H] - 18 Bye - 19 Saturday, 6 August (2:00 am) Broadbeach 14.14 (98) 12.8 (80) Lost by 16 points H & A Oval [A] - 20 Saturday, 13 August (2:00 am) Brisbane (res) 11.17 (83) 12.7 (79) Lost by 4 points Coorparoo Oval [A] - 21 Sunday, 20 August (10:10 am) GWS 22.17 (149) 7.10 (52) Won by 97 points Carrara Stadium [H] - 22 Bye 3rd + Gold Coast's NEAFL finals matches Week Date and local time Opponent Scores (Gold Coast's scores indicated in bold) Venue Home Away Result QF Sunday, 28 August (2:00 pm) Mount Gravatt 26.12 (168) 16.6 (102) Lost by 66 points Victoria Point [A] SF Saturday, 3 September (9:10 pm) Morningside 7.10 (52) 19.13 (127) Lost by 75 points Fankhauser Reserve [H] Ladder Northern Conference Ladder GC References External links 2011 NAB Cup Fixture 2011 AFL Fixture 28 00 23 S 153 22 2 E Carrara Stadium title Gold Coast Suns Category:Gold Coast Suns seasons