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Gold Coast Suns are in total freefall on and off the field - and could be cut from the AFL
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The Southport Australian Football Club this year celebrates 60 years of existence and the Sharks are making the early running as the most likely non-Victorian club to give the VFL premiership a real shake.
Foundations
Southport have won 22 flags across the various senior competitions they have joined since 1961, with a sensational clubhouse with 55,000 members (memberships cost $5) and an 8000-seat boutique stadium.
They are hated too. Rival Gold Coast clubs like Labrador Tigers, Broadbeach Cats, Palm Beach Currumbin Lions and Surfers Paradise Demons have their own loyal fans, and they have been watching their teams, from seniors down to juniors, getting done by Southport year after year.
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Leading up to Wednesday, June 2 all 18 AFL clubs will be frantically preparing for the opportunity to bring new talent onto their lists from the VFL, SANFL and WAFL.
Of course, there are several clubs that planned for this eventuality by leaving rookie spots open on their lists, while other clubs have had players go onto the long-term injury list having been determined to be unfit to return in 2021.
Retirements and disciplinary delistings have also opened space for clubs, with the reduced list sizes leaving several clubs with lengthening injury issues if patterns continue to deteriorate.
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Jarrod Witts going down injured is a disaster for the Suns so early in the season, particularly after losing three other backups since the preseason began.
With coach Stuart Dew admitting his coaching team will have to “get creative” over the next few weeks, the Suns are down to part-timers and project players in their battered ruck division.
Jarrod Witts has been a solid performer for the Suns ever since his Round 1 debut in 2018, winning a year-long ruck battle with fellow ruck journeymen, Dan Currie and Keegan Brooksby.
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