Gold Coast came out of the blocks strong, keeping Carlton scoreless for the first half of the first quarter.

But the Blues dusted off the cobwebs and were able to reel the Suns back in, kicking the last three goals, including a beautiful pair of long-range set shots from Honey, to lead by 10 points at quarter-time.

The visitors have had plenty of the ball, leading the disposals 109-80 and marks 40-25 but haven’t been able to translate that onto the scoreboard.

And despite also being on top in tackles 14-7, contested possessions 33-28 and clearances 11-10, the Suns are trailing the inside 50s 13-14.

Carlton 3.2 (20)
G.Coast 1.4 (10)

GOALS
Carlton: Honey 2, C.Curnow
G.Coast: Ellis

DISPOSALS
Carlton: Kennedy 8, Newman 7
G.Coast: Anderson 10, Ainsworth 9, Ellis 7, Fiorini 7, Lukosius 7, Sexton 7

INTERCEPTS
Carlton: Weitering 4, Newman 2
G.Coast: Collins 2, MacPherson 2, Sexton 2