Overview

• Gold Coast was held scoreless in the opening half for the first time in club history, trailing 9.5 to 0.4 at the main break.
• Adelaide’s 16.11 (107) to 6.10 (46) triumph secured a 61-point margin and cemented third place as Gold Coast slipped to eighth.
• Playmaker Daniel Rioli exited with a left-leg injury before half-time and faces scans ahead of the Suns’ next match.
• Alex Neal-Bullen amassed 31 disposals and three goals to earn best-on-ground honours for Adelaide.
• Damien Hardwick labelled the defeat a 'kick in the nuts', and Matthew Nicks praised his team’s pressure and efficiency in the opening half.