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A Peter Wright goal in the dying minutes has handed West Coast their third successive defeat, as Gold Coast have breathed some life into their spluttering season.
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Final score
Gold Coast Suns 11.14.80
West Coast Eagles 11.11.77
The Gold Coast Suns will look to arrest a recent spate of lacklustre form as they host the West Coast Eagles at Metricon Stadium. Both teams have had a fortnight to forget, and with key injuries to both teams it promises to be a tight contest. Join The Roar from 1:45pm AEST, Saturday afternoon for live scores and commentary.
It was a game of two halves for the Suns last week against the Dees; they skipped away to a five-goal lead early in the second half and looked like world beaters.
Then all of a sudden they stopped to a walk and let the Melbourne rattle in 14 to 4 goals from that point on.
Aaron Hall and Michael Barlow battled on as they usually do; but there are too many passengers when opposition sides turn the screws.
The Eagles lost a real arm wrestle against the undermanned Giants on their home deck on Sunday.
They were a bit stiff to lose Josh Kennedy with the game in the balance, but it did showcase a lack of avenues to goal.
Lewis Jetta found some form, breaking lines and kicking goals like the old days, while Elliot Yeo and Andrew Gaff continued their strong seasons.
Gary Ablett returns for the home side, and he should add some valuable grunt and leadership through the middle.
While the Eagles will be strengthened by the returns of late omissions Mark LeCras and Luke Shuey, they also lose spearhead Josh Kennedy to what could be a long-term calf injury.
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Big game for
Gary Ablett: Got beaten up in the media this week for staying over in China and not being able to get up for the Melbourne game. Like he has done countless times before, he will be keen to answer the critics with a 35 touch, 3 goal performance.
Jack Darling: I always felt like this guy is a main forward who is being asked to play as a foil. Getting only the crumbs left over from Kennedy means his progress has always been stifled. He has a chance to prove he can carry a forward line this week.
Prediction
This will be a tight game. The Suns are a better team at home and tend to respond when coming off bad performances.
The loss of Kennedy can’t be understated, and the selection of Eric McKenzie signals a move for McGovern up forward. This will upset the backline structure.
The Eagles should win, but I am feeling an upset for some reason….
Gold Coast by 4 points
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