Gold Coast have unfold the load in a powerful response to the mid-week sacking of coach Stuart Dew to beat St Kilda by 26 factors.
The Suns coach was axed throughout his sixth season in cost on Tuesday, membership bosses describing a spot between expectation and actuality that they believed had widened.
The taking part in group responded with a pressure-filled, even efficiency to close down the fifth-placed Saints, who hung round however by no means really threatened after the hosts jumped to a 19-0 lead.
The 11.11 (77) to eight.3 (51) victory moved the Suns to 8-9 for the season.
Despite horror losses to high two sides Collingwood and Port Adelaide prior to now fortnight, they’re nonetheless inside attain of a maiden finals look.
With six rounds to play they want simply two extra wins to equal final season’s career-best marketing campaign and doubtlessly enter the highest eight, though they’re going to seemingly want three greater than that to consolidate their finals spot.
Jack Lukosius kicked 4 objectives whereas Rory Atkins (32 disposals, two objectives) had his finest recreation on the membership within the injured Lachie Weller’s absence and Sam Flanders (33 disposals, 5 clearances) continued his robust patch of type.
Bailey Humphrey, Ben Long, Brandon Ellis, Wil Powell all made a distinction and ensured the work wasn’t left to the core of Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson and fit-again Touk Miller.
St Kilda fell to 9-8 as they cling to a spot within the high eight, Cooper Sharman a standout kicking three of his aspect’s objectives.
St Kilda scored only one level within the first quarter and twice kicked set photographs out on the total.
Brad Hill did his finest to spark one thing on the street with some courageous, highly effective working.
But too usually their raids have been damaged down and the Suns have been hungrier when the ball was up for grabs.
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Brad Crouch each had 28 touches whereas Jack Steele made eight tackles.
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