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Your view: How big would a Dons win be?
9.58pm
FT: Gold Coast 23.15 (153) d Essendon 8.10 (58)
The Suns are into their first finals series. Essendon’s horror season is finally over.
Jarrod Witts booted a goal after the siren to give the team their best winning margin in any match.
Bailey Humphrey of the Suns celebrates a goal.Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
9.52pm
Make that seven for King
That’s a new career high for Ben King with seven goals tonight.
He has stepped up when the Suns needed an assured performance, now he will get to test himself out against a very strong Fremantle defence.
Alex Pearce and the Dockers defence will have their work cut out for them.
Suns 141, Dons 57 with three mins to go.
Ben King of the Suns celebrates a goal.Credit: AFL Photos via Getty Images
9.46pm
Kako snaps another goal
Isaac Kako may be small of stature but he has been a tower of strength for the Dons, despite being in his first season.
He’s played every game and now snapped a goal in the final stages of the season.
They have found a long-term player. That much is clear.
Suns 135, Dons 50 with seven mins to go.
Isaac Kako of the Bombers.Credit: AFL Photos
9.43pm
McMahon adds another one
Liam McMahon won’t yet know if his AFL career will get a second campaign as the Dons weigh up who to keep on their list next season.
But he has knocked in another goal, making that 12 goals from seven games after joining the club in the mid-season draft.
Noah Anderson booted another goal at the other end as the Suns kept rolling.
Suns 135, Dons 43 with nine mins to go.
Liam McMahon of the Bombers.Credit: AFL Photos
9.38pm
Farrar on the board
Jy Farrar slammed home another goal for the Suns and he almost had a mark in the square a few moments later.
But as the ball spilled to ground, Ben Ainsworth threw his boot at the ball and it went through.
Suns 129, Dons 37 with 11 mins to play.
Angus Clarke is tackled by Ben Ainsworth.Credit: AFL Photos
9.34pm
King kicks his sixth
Ben King has booted his sixth goal as the Suns push the margin out even further.
Essendon have battled on and created some shots on goal, but Jaxon Prior just missed his.
Suns 117, Dons 37 with 13 mins to play.
Ben King of the Suns celebrates a goal.Credit: Getty Images
9.28pm
Davies opens his account
Suns utility Alex Davies has played a lot of minutes this season but he’s finally kicked his first goal of 2025, nailing a long set shot.
The Suns could finish with a 100-point win if the Dons can’t get their hands on more footy.
Suns 111, Dons 36 with 18 mins left to play.
Ben King of the Suns celebrates kicking a goal.Credit: Getty Images
9.23pm
Three-quarter-time stats
9.20pm
3QT: Gold Coast 15.15 (105) to Essendon 5.6 (36)
Jye Menzie has booted a goal after the siren to give the Dons a little boost.
But the Suns are completely in command here.
They will want to finish strong, but they can’t afford any injuries, dummy spits or reckless tackles as they need their best side for the trip to Perth to face Fremantle.
For Essendon, they’d love a couple more goals and, please football gods, no more injuries.
Joel Jeffrey of the Suns handballs.Credit: Getty Images
9.11pm
King kicks his fifth
Ben King has kicked his simplest goal of the night, running on to a bouncing ball and booting it through an open goal.
Suns 104, Dons 30 with five mins to go in Q3.
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