Lynch kicks seven, Suns down Blues in AFL
Apr 15, 2017 - 1:16 PM Gold Coast co-captain Tom Lynch has kicked a career-high bag of seven goals for the Suns who have stormed to a 26-point AFL win over Carlton.Lynch kicked five of his side's six goals on Saturday night in an even first half, before Gold Coast set up the 17.6 (108) to 12.10 (82) win with a stunning seven-goals-to-one third quarter.
The Blues held a five-point lead at the main break but conceded six goals in a row to trail by 32 points at three-quarter time.
A week after the Suns shocked Hawthorn to break through for their first win of the season, they continued their stirring resurgence in front of 24,968 fans at Etihad Stadium.
Lynch was the centrepiece of an accurate attack, while Peter Wright and Brandon Matera both added three goals.
Two-time Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett found plenty of the ball again with 34 possessions, including 11 clearances, and a goal.
Jack Martin, Touk Miller, Braydon Fiorini and Aaron Hall were also important as the Suns cut through Carlton with blistering ball movement in the pivotal third term.
Brendon Bolton's men didn't give up the fight, but they simply lacked the attacking firepower to claw back the three-quarter time deficit.
Blues skipper Marc Murphy worked hard for his 28 disposals, but he didn't have enough support in a team who were on the wrong side of a 440-321 possession count.
Sam Docherty was poised in defence with 26 touches and 13 marks, while Levi Casboult and Jack Silvagni kicked three goals apiece.
"I thought it was a great way to win ... I'm really pleased," Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade said.
"I thought the first half was a real wrestle and they were probably on top ... but I think we hung in there.
"Then after halftime I thought we broke the game open. It certainly wasn't pretty early but I was pleased with the way that we won."
Carlton slipped to a 1-3 record with the loss, but proved difficult to score against for long periods, which has been a recurring theme in Brendon Bolton's second year in charge.
"There was a lot to like ... just when we had momentum in the first half we probably didn't capitalise as much as we should have done," Bolton said.
"I thought they out-spread us there for a quarter and capitalised.
"But our guys fought hard in the last."
The Suns improved to a 2-2 record with the victory, but it came at a cost with co-captain Steven May suffering a hamstring injury.
Source: AAP
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