Overview
- Gold Coast edged Fremantle by one point in their first-ever finals victory to set up a semi-final against Brisbane.
- Gary Ablett Jr said nerves led him to switch off the broadcast at three-quarter time before checking the result online.
- He learned David Swallow had scored the decisive point and later sent the veteran a message of congratulations.
- Ablett highlighted Matt Rowell’s contested ball work and Noah Anderson’s line-breaking run as a complementary midfield engine.
- He said the Suns have the list and game style to beat anyone this September and called them capable of winning the premiership.