Suns v Demons 8

HEAD to HEAD

Played 16: Gold Coast Suns 3, Melbourne 13.

Past five: Gold Coast Suns 0, Melbourne 5.

Most recent game: round 2, 2022, Gold Coast Suns lost to Melbourne by 13 points at Heritage Bank Stadium.

Highest attendance: 27,013, round 1, 2015, at the MCG.

Gold Coast Suns

Home record: 1-6

Away record: 2-7

Highest score: 16.18 (114), round 7, 2013, at the MCG.

Lowest score: 4.6 (30), round 20, 2021, at Marvel Stadium.

Greatest winning margin: 60 points, round 7, 2013, at the MCG.

Longest winning sequence: 3, round 7, 2013, to round 5, 2014.

SNAPSHOT

FORM: GCS – WLLWW Melb – WWLWW

KEY OUTS: GCS – Budarick (knee), Miller (knee); Melb – Salem (knee)

WAIT AND SEE: GCS – nil; Melb –Dunstan (knee), Petty (concussion), Schache (wrist), Spargo (concussion)

MILESTONES: Jarrod Witts (GCS – 150 games)

WATCH OUT FOR: The Suns have won two in a row to breathe life into their season. However, they have a monumental task ahead of them as they have failed to beat the Demons in their past 10 attempts.