Young Suns demolish winless Collingwood by 30 points
Gold Coast's young players led a seven-goal second-half surge to beat Collingwood 62 to 32, improving to 3-2 for the season.
Gold Coast trailed by four points at half-time but exploded in the second half, kicking seven goals to run away from Collingwood at People First Stadium on Saturday. The final score was 9.8 (62) to 4.8 (32).
Sunny Lappin starred in just her fifth career game, kicking three goals, while mid-fielder Charlie Rowbottom dominated with 29 disposals and 11 clearances. Forward Havana Harris added 17 disposals and a goal.
The Suns' young draftees made the difference in the third quarter when the match was up for grabs, with Lappin and Harris combining to open up daylight. Collingwood, without injured star forward Ruby Schleicher, remained winless through five rounds, managing only four goals for the day.
- 30 points
- Final margin
- 3-2
- Suns' season record
- 3
- Lappin's goals
- Winless through 5 rounds
- Collingwood's record
Why it mattersGold Coast's emerging talent is delivering wins, while Collingwood's youth development has faltered through five rounds without a victory.
AustraliaGold Coast's AFLW side is building early success with young players, while Collingwood's slow start leaves questions about the Magpies' development program.
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