List of Gold Coast Suns records explained

This is a list of records from the Gold Coast Football Club since its inception in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2011 (top five of each record unless there have not been five occurrences of the record).

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Clubname:	Gold Coast Suns
Fullname:	GCFC Limited, trading as Gold Coast Suns^[1]
Nicknames:	Suns, Sunnies, Coasters
Colours:	Red Gold Blue
League:	AFL Senior men AFLW: Senior women VFL: Reserves men
Ground:	Heritage Bank Stadium
Capacity:	25,000
Trainingground:	Heritage Bank Stadium & Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre
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Individual records

Key

Currently on the Gold Coast Suns' list.

Games

Most games

width=5%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=25%	Years	width=25%	Games
1	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style='background:lavender;"	2011–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	219
2	align=center		align=center	2011–2021	align=center	192
3	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2015–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	172
4	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2012–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	162
5	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2011–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	150
Last updated: End of 2023 season^[2]

Most consecutive games

width=5%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=25%	Years	width=25%	Games
1	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2018–2021	align=center style="background:lavender;"	64
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2019–2022	align=center style="background:lavender;"	58
3	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2021–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	56
4	align=center style="background:lavender;"	Ben King	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2019–2021	align=center style="background:lavender;"	53
4	align=center style="background:lavender;"	Sam Collins	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2021–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	53
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Age

Youngest players
Age on their debut

width=5%	Rank	width=40%	Name	width=10%	Round	width=10%	Year	width=35%	Age
1	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2011	align=center style="background:lavender;"	18 years, 134 days
2	align=center		align=center	9	align=center	2018	align=center	18 years, 160 days
3	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	1	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2012	align=center style="background:lavender;"	18 years, 168 days
4	align=center		align=center	1	align=center	2016	align=center	18 years, 169 days
2	align=center		align=center	2	align=center	2013	align=center	18 years, 171 days
Last updated: Round 21 of 2022 season

Oldest players
Age in their last game played

width=5%	Rank	width=40%	Name	width=10%	Round	width=10%	Year	width=35%	Age
1	align=center		align=center	23	align=center	2019	align=center	33 years, 228 days
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	24	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2023	align=center style="background:lavender;"	33 years, 164 days
3		23	2017	33 years, 88 days
4		23	2021	33 years, 34 days
5		19	2016	31 years, 351 days
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Height

Tallest players

width=5%	Rank	width=40%	Name	width=20%	Years	width=10%	Height
1	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2017–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	209 cm
2	align=center		align=center	2011–16; 2020–	align=center	206 cm
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2021–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	206 cm
4	align=center		align=center	2011–19	align=center	203 cm
4	align=center		align=center	2015–2020	align=center	203 cm
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Shortest players

width=5%	Rank	width=40%	Name	width=20%	Years	width=10%	Height
1	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2022–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	172 cm
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2016–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	174 cm
3	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2020–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	175 cm
3		align=center	2011–16	align=center	175 cm
3	align=center		align=center	2011–16	align=center	175 cm
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Goalkicking

Most goals

width=5%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=25%	Years	width=25%	Goals
1	align=center		align=center	2011–2018	align=center	254
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"	Alex Sexton	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2012–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	162
3	align=center style="background:lavender;"	Ben King	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2019–	align=center style="background:lavender;"	129
4		2011–2017	124
4	Brandon Matera	align=center	2011–2017	align=center	124
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Most goals in a season

width=5%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=25%	Year	width=25%	Goals
1	align=center		align=center	2016	align=center	66
align=center	2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2021	align=center style="background:lavender;"	47
3	align=center		align=center	2014	align=center	46
4	align=center		align=center	2017	align=center	44
4	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2022	align=center style="background:lavender;"	44
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Most goals in a game

width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Name	width=30%	Opponent	width=10%	Round	width=10%	Year	width=10%	Goals
1		align=center		align=center	2	align=center	2018	align=center	8
2			14	2015	7
2	align=center		align=center		align=center	6	align=center	2017	align=center	7
4			14	2014	6
4			5	2013	6
4			5	2015	6
4			3	2017	6
4	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	23	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2022	align=center style="background:lavender;"	6
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Most seasons as leading goalkicker

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=45%	Seasons
1	align=center		align=center	4
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	3
align=center	3	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2
3	align=center		align=center	2
5	align=center	Daniel Stanley	1
5	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	1
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Most goals on debut

width=5%	Rank	width=35%	Name	width=15%	Opponent	width=5%	Round	width=35%	Venue	width=5%	Goals
align=center	1	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	3
2	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center	2
2	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center	2
2	align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center		align=center	2
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Winning goals after the siren

width=30%	Goal Kicker	width=15%	Round	width=20%	Opponent	width=35%	Venue
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Coaching

Most games coached

width=5%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=20%	Commenced	width=20%	Concluded	width=10%	Games
1			align=center	Rd 17, 2023	align=center	121
2			Rd 22, 2014	88
3		align=center		align=center	Rd 20, 2017	align=center	63
4			align=center	Rd 24, 2023	7
5		align=center		align=center	Rd 23, 2017	align=center	3
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Most wins as coach

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=30%	Years active	width=15%	Wins
1	align=center		align=center	2018–2023	align=center	36
2		2011–2014	24
3		2015–2017	align=center	16
4		2023	align=center	2
5
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Highest winning percentage as coach

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=15%	Wins	width=15%	Draws	width=15%	Losses	width=15%	Win %
1	align=center		align=center	36	align=center	1	align=center	84	align=center	29.7
2	align=center		align=center	2	align=center	0	align=center	5	align=center	28.6
3		24	0	64	27.3
4	align=center		align=center	16	1	align=center	46	align=center	25.2
5		0	0	3	0
Last updated: End of 2023 season

Awards

Most Brownlow Medals

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=30%	Years won	width=15%	Total
1	align=center		align=center	2013-2056	align=center	43
2	align=center		align=center	2056-3018	align=center	962
3
4
5
Last updated: 22 September 2021

Most club best and fairest awards

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=50%	Years won	width=15%	Total
1	align=center			2011, 2012, 2013, 2017	align=center	4
2	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2021, 2022	align=center style="background:lavender;"	2
2	align=center			2015, 2016	align=center	2
3	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2014	align=center style="background:lavender;"	1
3	align=center		align=center	2018	align=center	1
3	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2019	align=center style="background:lavender;"	1
3	align=center style="background:lavender;"		align=center style="background:lavender;"	2020	align=center style="background:lavender;"	1
Last updated: End of 2021 season

Team Game records

Scores

Biggest wins

Rank	Margin	Opponent	Year	Round	Venue
1	86		2017	3	Metricon Stadium
2	83		2013	23	Metricon Stadium
3	align=center	70			9	Heritage Bank Stadium
4	align=center	68			9	TIO Stadium
align=center rowspan="3"	5	align=center rowspan="3"	67		2022	11	TIO Stadium
	2022	23	Marvel Stadium
		15	Heritage Bank Stadium
Last updated: Round 10, 2024

Biggest losses

Rank	Margin	Round	Venue
1	150	20	Skilled Stadium
2	139	6	Etihad Stadium
3	126	14	Patersons Stadium
4	120	6	Skilled Stadium
5	119	2	The Gabba
Last updated: End of 2019 season

Highest score

width=5%	Rank	width=10%	Score	width=10%	Goals	width=10%	Behinds	width=30%	Opponent	width=10%	Year	width=10%	Round	width=35%	Venue
1	164	26	8	Geelong	2024	10	TIO Stadium
2	148	21	22	GWS	2013	5	Manuka Oval
3	146	22	14	GWS	2013	23	Metricon Stadium
4	139	21	13		2017	3	Metricon Stadium
4	139	22	7		2016	16	Metricon Stadium
Last updated: Round 10, 2024

Lowest score

width=5%	Rank	width=10%	Score	width=10%	Goals	width=10%	Behinds	width=30%	Opponent	width=10%	Year	width=10%	Round	width=35%	Venue
1	20	3	2			23	Adelaide Oval
2	26	4	2			12	Sydney Showground
3	27	4	3			13	TIO Stadium
4	29	4	5			1	Metricon Stadium
5	30	4	6			16	Marvel Stadium
5	30	4	6			11	GMHBA Stadium
Last updated: Round 23 of 2021 season

Biggest comebacks

width=10%	Rank	width=10%	Largest deficit	width=10%	Final score	width=20%	Opponent	width=10%	Opponent score	width=10%	Round	width=10%	Year	width=20%	Venue
1	40	15.14.104		15.11.101	5		AAMI Stadium
1	40	14.10.94		13.14.92	17		Metricon Stadium
3	36	12.13.85		9.16.70	17		Cazaly's Stadium
4	29	12.16.88		8.16.64	18		SCG
5	25	9.12.66		8.3.51	11		Metricon Stadium
Last updated: Round 17 of 2022 season

Biggest collapses

width=10%	Rank	width=10%	Largest lead	width=10%	Final score	width=20%	Opponent	width=10%	Opponent score	width=10%	Round	width=10%	Year	width=20%	Venue
1	20	10.13.73		21.13.139	5		Metricon Stadium
2	17	14.3.87		14.10.94	11		Metricon Stadium
3	12	13.18.96		15.20.110	15		Metricon Stadium
4	11	14.13.97		16.10.106	24		Metricon Stadium
4	11	14.8.92		18.10.112	9		MCG
Last updated: End of 2014 season

Streaks

Longest winning streaks

width=10%	Rank	width=40%	Commenced	width=40%	Concluded	width=10%	Matches
1	Round 5, 2014		5
2	Round 1, 2016		3
2	Round 2, 2019		3
4	Round 2, 2020		3
4	Round 7, 2013		2
Last updated: Round 23 of 2021 season

Longest losing streaks

width=10%	Rank	width=40%	Commenced	width=40%	Concluded	width=10%	Matches
1	Round 18, 2011		21
2	Round 5, 2019		19
3	Round 4, 2016		10
4	Round 8, 2011		8
4			8
Last updated: End of 2021 season

Attendances

Top home attendances

width=5%	Rank	width=30%	Round	width=25%	Opponent	width=35%	Venue	width=15%	Crowd
1				33,388
2				27,914
3				25,501
4				24,032
5				23,302
Last updated: End of 2019 season

Finals

Most premierships

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=30%	Years active	width=15%	Total
1
2
3
4
5
Last updated: 2 September 2013

Most grand final appearances

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=30%	Years active	width=15%	Total
1
2
3
4
5
Last updated: 2 September 2013

Most finals games

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=30%	Years active	width=15%	Total
1
2
3
4
5
Last updated: 2 September 2013

Most finals goals

width=10%	Rank	width=45%	Name	width=30%	Years active	width=15%	Goals
1
2
3
4
5
Last updated: 2 September 2013

Finals records

Finals appearances

Scores

Biggest wins

Biggest losses

Most finals wins in a row

Most finals losses in a row

Biggest comeback in a final

Biggest collapse in a final

Grand final records

Achievements

Premierships0 Runners-up 0

Scores

Biggest wins

Biggest losses

Biggest comebacks

Biggest collapses

Win–loss record

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %
	15	2	14	0	6.6
	21	6	15	0	28.5
	13	6	9	0	40
	11	3	8	0	27.2
	12	2	10	1	20.8
	13	5	8	0	33.3
	13	3	11	0	15.3
	15	5	10	0	33.3
	14	3	11	0	21.4
	15	3	12	0	20
	15	7	8	0	46.6
	13	1	12	0	7.6
	11	4	7	0	36.3
	15	4	11	0	26.6
	13	3	11	0	23
	14	3	10	1	19.2
	14	3	11	0	21.4
Total	235	59	176	2	25.3
Last updated: Round 3, 2023 Season

Notes and References

Web site: Current details for ABN 47 144 555 822. ABN Lookup. November 2014. Australian Business Register. 4 August 2020.
Web site: AFL Tables - All Time Player List - Gold Coast .