2009 Gold Coast Football Club season

2009 Guy McKenna Marc Lock Carrara Stadium Best and fairest Marc LockLock wins Club Champion award https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/762537/lock-wins-club-champion-award Gold Coast Suns 13 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240613000337/https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/762537/lock-wins-club-champion-award 13 June 2024 4 October 2009 2010 The 2009 Gold Coast Football Club season was the club's inaugural season. It competed in the 2009 TAC Cup season beginning on 4 April 2009, just five days after the club was granted a provisional licence to enter the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2011.Smart Nick TAC Cup finals spot secured after win at Carrara https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/765457/tac-cup-finals-spot-secured-after-win-at-carrara Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Bulletin https://web.archive.org/web/20240612000419/https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/765457/tac-cup-finals-spot-secured-after-win-at-carrara 12 June 2024 17 August 2009 Gold Coast did not yet have a nickname, and it was not until July 2010 that th club would be known as the "Suns".Smart Nick Gold Coast Suns officially revealed http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/07/22/241201_sport.html goldcoast.com.au 22 July 2010 Background History of the Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Football Club Ltd was registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on 24 December 2007 by the Australian Football League. On 12 March 2008, the AFL received unanimous support from the existing 16 clubs for two expansion teams to enter the league.Lienert Sam Clubs back urgent AFL expansion http://www.foxsports.com.au/sportsmail/clubs-back-urgent-afl-expansion/story-e6frf693-1111115790525#.Ua7jGNLI1HA foxsports.com.au 13 March 2008 assistant coach Guy McKenna was officially announced as GC17's inaugural head coach in August 2008.Guy McKenna named Gold Coast AFL coach http://news.smh.com.au/sport/guy-mckenna-named-gold-coast-afl-coach-20080813-3ujb.html Sydney Morning Herald 13 August 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080813041718/http://news.smh.com.au/sport/guy-mckenna-named-gold-coast-afl-coach-20080813-3ujb.html 13 August 2008 On 5 September, the bid team announced the club would be known as the Gold Coast Football Club and would wear red, gold and blue.Smart Nick Coast AFL name, mascot launched http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/09/05/15901_sport.html goldcoast.com.au 5 September 2008 In October 2008, the GCFC bid team presented their submission to the AFL commission which included 42,000 committed supporters and the required 111 business partners. The AFL Commission revealed in November that the newly formed team would compete in the TAC Cup in 2009 and the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2010, but had not yet been granted an AFL licence.Kogoy Peter Licence 'setback' for Gold Coast http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/licence-setback-for-gold-coast/story-e6frg7mx-1111118074884 https://web.archive.org/web/20150124232511/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/licence-setback-for-gold-coast/story-e6frg7mx-1111118074884 dead January 24, 2015 The Australian 19 November 2008 On 31 March 2009, AFL Chief Executive Andrew Demetriou announced that the Gold Coast bid team had been granted a provisional licence to enter the AFL in 2011.http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/03/31/64791_gold-coast-news.html Green light for AFL licence 31 March 2009 goldcoast.com.au 31 March 2009 By this time, Gold Coast had already played two official practice matches.TAC Cup fixture http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/events/results/ Gold Coast Football Club 15 October 2009 15 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091015052505/http://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/events/results/ dead Season summary History of the Gold Coast Suns 2009: TAC Cup Results Rd Home team Score Away team Score Ground Date 1 Gold Coast 9.10 (64) def by Eastern Ranges 16.6 (102) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 4 April 2 Western Jets 5.5 (35) def by Gold Coast 26.13 (169) Burbank Oval Sunday, 12 April 3 Bye 4 Tassie Mariners 4.5 (29) drew with Gold Coast 3.11 (29) MCG Sunday, 26 April 5 Calder Cannons 18.11 (119) def Gold Coast 15.13 (103) ABD Group Stadium Sunday, 3 May 6 Gold Coast 12.7 (79) def Gippsland Power 12.5 (77) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 9 May 7 Gold Coast 9.11 (65) def Dandenong Stingrays 8.12 (60) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 16 May 8 Gold Coast 10.9 (69) def by NSW/ACT Rams 14.10 (94) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 23 May 9 Gold Coast 7.13 (55) def Oakleigh Chargers 7.10 (52) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 30 May 10 Gold Coast 10.17 (77) def North Ballarat Rebels 11.4 (70) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 13 June 11 Tassie Mariners 16.14 (110) def Gold Coast 7.6 (48) Aurora Stadium Saturday, 20 June 12 Bye 13 Gold Coast 5.8 (38) def by Murray Bushrangers 14.9 (93) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 4 July 14 Gold Coast 13.16 (94) def Northern Knights 10.6 (66) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 11 July 15 Gold Coast 13.16 (94) def Western Jets 10.6 (66) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 18 July 16 North Ballarat Rebels 8.14 (62) def Gold Coast 7.6 (48) Northern Oval Saturday, 26 July 17 Gold Coast 15.16 (106) def Sandringham Dragons 8.2 (50) Carrara Stadium Sunday, 2 August 18 Gold Coast 12.14 (86) def Bendigo Pioneers 6.11 (47) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 15 August 19 Gippsland Power 10.9 (69) def by Gold Coast 12.14 (86) Visy Park Sunday, 23 August 20 Gold Coast 6.14 (50) def by Geelong Falcons 14.7 (91) Carrara Stadium Saturday, 29 August Elim Final Gold Coast 10.17 (77) def Northern Knights 9.9 (63) Visy Park Saturday, 5 September Semi Final Gold Coast 5.9 (39) def by Geelong Falcons 11.14 (80) Visy Park Sunday, 13 September Source: 2009 TAC Cup Season Results 2009 playing squad 33 players were named on the Gold Coast list in 2009, with Marc Lock as the inaugural captain.New Team, New License, LET'S PLAY FOOTBALL! https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/79790/new-team-new-license-lets-play-football Gold Coast Suns 12 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240612000644/https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/79790/new-team-new-license-lets-play-football 12 June 2024 2 April 2009 Inaugural team (Round 1, 2009) Hamish Watts James Nelis Daniel Ramage Jake Crawford Matt Storey Jesse Haberfield Joseph Daye Josh Thomas Todd Grayson Taylor Rolfe Matt Fowler Luke Shreeve Rory Thompson Liam Rutledge Alik Magin Zac Smith Marc Lock (c) Mitch Harley Declan Bevan Brad Rees Jack Stanlake Nick Price Tyler Green Guy McKennahttp://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/04/04/66181_gold-coast-sport.html Teen talent galore at historic debut 4 April 2009 Gold Coast Bulletin 5 April 2009 References Category:Gold Coast Suns seasons Gold Coast