FOLLOW LIVE: West Coast Eagles travel to Gold Coast in bid to keep winning streak going without Harley Reid
West Coast head to the Gold Coast to take on the Suns without star No.1 pick Harley Reid for the first time this season.
Liam Ryan is the big name inclusion for the Eagles, who also re-gain Luke Edwards and Harry Edwards.
Star defender Tom Barrass will miss through suspension, while Noah Long (hip) is out injured and Reid has been managed.
Gold Coast have made two changes of their own, with Rory Atkins and Sam Day in for Ethan Read (managed) and Bodhi Uwland (omitted).
Bounce down is at 11am AWST at People First Stadium. Follow all the action in our live blog.
MATCH REPORT
Three-word analysis
Elliot Yeo: BrownYEO contender?! Superb
Liam Ryan: Quiet upon return
Bailey Williams: Smashed by Witts
Read our three-word analysis of EVERY West Coast player.
FULL TIME: SUNS WIN
Gold Coast have knocked over West Coast by 37 points, 17.10 (112) to 12.3 (75) at People First Stadium.
The Suns beat the Eagles at their own strength around the stoppages, with co-captain Jarrod Witts dominating in the ruck.
King collects his crown
Ben King kicks his third and it’s a 37-point lead for Gold Coast.
18 seconds to go.
Another for Walter
Gold Coast’s No.3 pick Jed Walter kicks his second and becomes the Suns fifth multiple goal-kicker.
From Eagles fan to Eagles heartbreaker
Jed Walter lands the knockout punch for Gold Coast.
The Perth-born Sun, who grew up a hardcore Eagles fan, kicks the goal to end West Coast’s late resistance.
Ryan returns serve
Liam Ryan gets his first goal of 2024 to give West Coast a sniff.
The equation is three goals in four and a half minutes.
Can they do it?
Far too little, far too late
After West Coast kicked the first two goals of the last quarter, Gold Coast hit back a steadier.
Jack Darling responded with his second of the afternoon, but it’s all far too little and far too late for the Eagles.
100!
Jake Waterman kicks his 100th career goal.
The forward read the ball over the top and runs into an open goal for his fourth of the afternoon.
Two goals down...
Cripps breaks the drought
West Coast get the first of the final term off the boot of Jamie Cripps.
Gold Coast are killing the Eagles by sheer weight of numbers inside 50, almost doubling the visitors in that metric.
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