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Sun goes down, others on the mend

Meanwhile, Gold Coast Suns Ben King and Lachie Weller are eying an early season return, with each impressing in the pre-season after having knee reconstructions last year. King, the key forward, could return as early as round one.

However, defender Wil Powell will miss up to two months after scans revealed a significant hamstring tear.

“He’s done a fairly bad hamstring, a grade three, so it’ll probably be six weeks. He starts running in a little while but it’s a fairly substantial one,” Suns football performance boss Wayne Campbell said.