G.Coast 2.1, 3.2, 6.4, 9.7 (61)
Sydney 5.4, 7.7, 13.10, 16.14 (110)

GOALS
G.Coast: Ainsworth 2, Anderson, Flanders, Swallow, Jeffrey, King, Holman, Ballard
Sydney: Franklin 2, Papley 2, McDonald 2, Cunningham 2, Stephens, Heeney, Florent, Gulden, Mills, McLean, Hayward, Lloyd

DISPOSALS
G.Coast: Miller 29, Rowell 28, Constable 28
Sydney: Warner 30, Lloyd 28, Stephens 27

After the Swans kicked the first five goals of the game, the Suns were never really in the contest.

There was quite a lot of optimism surrounding Gold Coast heading into this season following their 10-win effort last year, so for them to produce such a poor effort first up in 2023 is really disappointing from them.

Granted, they were playing last year’s runners-up, but even still, they hardly looked like challenging the Swans.

In the end, Sydney dominated the disposals 418-364, tackles 82-59, marks 89-56, inside 50s 64-43 and scoring shots 30-21.