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GOLD COAST SUNS

THE BOSS

Stuart Dew

No coach in the competition has had the cards stacked against him as much as Dew in his first two years of senior coaching. The result has been just seven wins from 44 starts. That percentage may not improve much this year, either, with a catalogue of kids finding their feet.

The big picture remains concerning indeed for the Suns after nine seasons without a finals appearance, and just 23 wins from their last 110 games, an abject strike rate of a touch more than 20 per cent. The AFL stepped in postseason with an assistance package of priority draft picks for three years, and expanded academy and rookie list access. After the departure of a series of its biggest names, Gold Coast

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