"He just loves footy. In footy culture, 2 plus 2 rarely equals 4. No.1 draft pick Matt Rowell has agreed terms to stay at the Gold Coast Suns for an extra two years. Rowell dominated against the Eagles and Anderson — a more outside player than the Suns' number 18 — also looked confident. Matt Rowell’s exceptional second game of AFL football has been rewarded with a Round…. Eighteen straight losses — average margin 44.8 points, eight of them by more than a 60-point margin. ', "He now knows how the ropes work and he can see the game through Stewy Dew's lens. Suns young gun Matt Rowell has agreed in principle to re-sign with the club. They broke even at the clearances, won the stoppages and improved their efficiency inside forward 50 by 10 per cent on last year's average. Those results are highly unlikely to be seen this year as the callow Suns do not yet look ready. "We've loved everything that Matty Rowell has brought to his first season in the AFL. Round Table: Why aren't the Power being taken seriously? That didn't happen, and looking more widely, the Suns have quietly gone about their business re-signing their young talent. Rowell won the Rising Star nomination for his 26-disposal, two-goal performance, and on early evidence, it would take something superhuman for someone else to win the award later this year. Gold Coast has tried to turn this trend around with draft strategy. Gold Coast SUNS General Manager of Football Jon Haines has provided an update on the shoulder injury that first year player Matt Rowell suffered in the Round 5 match against Geelong.. The midfielder suffered a shoulder dislocation against Geelong on Saturday. In addition, the dewy conditions at Carrara made handling difficult and were not conducive to West Coast's kick-and-mark style. The No.1 draft pick's potential was no secret but few would have expected him to be best on ground in just his second AFL match against an experienced and vaunted West Coast midfield. Cue the drums beating from Victoria with stories about St Kilda waiting to pounce on key forward King in the trade period to reunite him with his twin brother Max. Just turned 19, Rowell had drawn comparisons to Cats champion Joel Selwood for his bullocking style and was hot property beyond next season. Suns beat the West Coast Eagles — who won the small matter of a premiership 27 games ago — by 44 points. However, Rowell's new role as a pseudo-assistant coach didn't sit well with Murphy, who suggested that having Rowell on the bench was somewhat of a PR stunt from the Suns. They looked capable in attack, and booted 14 goals — only the third time they had managed that since the start of the 2018 season. The Suns have had breakout games — and strong starts to the season — before, as well. The exciting Rankine has been hampered by soft-tissue injuries, but if and when he gets on the park he will add another dimension to the Suns' attack. Gold Coast Suns midfielder and number one draft pick Matt Rowell has been forced off the field after appearing to dislocate his right shoulder. But even if he was a large reason why Gold Coast dispatched West Coast at home, it was far from a one-man performance. While a freeze remains on clubs officially re-contracting players due to the COVID-19 halt on the season and the uncertainty around changes to the size of playing lists and the salary cap for next year, the Suns and Rowell have come to an in-principle agreement around an extension that will tie him to the club until the end of 2023. No.1 draft pick Matt Rowell has agreed terms to stay at the Gold Coast Suns for an extra two years. Matt Rowell starred for the Suns in their drought-breaking win over the Eagles. Look no further than last year, when Gold Coast knocked over Fremantle, Western Bulldogs and Carlton to be 3-1 after four rounds, lying in sixth spot. You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. The 12-week break thanks to the coronavirus means it has been like starting the season again, so there is little to compare to. In 2018, Gold Coast looked for closer ties. In 2019, Rowell pieced together one of the most consistent under-18 seasons in recent times, earning his second All-Australian selection after averaging 24.8 disposals, 5.2 clearances and six tackles in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. Let's wait a while before anointing Matt Rowell as Gold Coast's saviour — but his second game and the Suns' 200th gave a glimpse of the club's path to AFL success, writes Andrew McGarry. "I've loved the football club since I've arrived and I couldn't be happier to extend for another two years," Rowell said. Touk Miller shut down Tim Kelly after half-time, while Sam Day had his best night up forward in 10 years for the Suns. In 2019, Rowell pieced together one of the most consistent under-18 seasons in recent times, earning his second All-Australian selection after averaging 24.8 disposals, 5.2 clearances and six tackles in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships. The only way to break the cycle at the Suns is to make the young talent want to stick around and build a team that could make club history and reach finals. It already looks to have paid off. At 178cm, Rowell is a small midfielder who is a massive accumulator of the ball using his relentless attack, clean hands and courage to win possession. Now the rest of the AFL knows it, too. Now the rest of the AFL knows it, too. Who knows, at this point. "Getting to play my first game was really something special, I've been dreaming of it my whole life. Ben Ainsworth had a familiar burst, kicking two goals in five minutes. "I'm with Bob, let him sit in the stands with the other boys and watch the game," he said. Western Bulldogs legend Bob Murphy believes it is time for Gold Coast Suns young star Matt Rowell to take a break and watch from the stands in the back-half of the season. "Matt is an outstanding young man from a wonderful family and has already had an enormous impact on our football club," he said. AFL Draft Power Rankings: Key forwards jostling for No. The quirky and unusual stats of the 2020 AFL season, 'The '99 prelim ripped our hearts out': An oral history of Essendon's 2000 season, Coaching succession plans might be riskier than first thought, Why the Blues must go all-in on blue-chip stocks. In 2019, Gold Coast again went for two mates, taking Rowell and Noah Anderson at one and two. Rowell was recruited by the Gold Coast Suns with the 1st pick in the 2019 AFL draft. But before everyone gets too excited, there are a number of fairly large asterisks to put after this result. It’s been a record-breaking week for SUNS draftee Matt Rowell. Three months later in round two, he and his team went out and left that all completely in the shade. The Suns beat the West Coast Eagles — who won the small matter of a premiership 27 games ago — by 44 points, and were by no means flattered by the scoreline. It was a display that drew praise from no less than Geelong captain Joel Selwood, a player Rowell has been compared to by recruiters. Some people appear ready on the basis of eight quarters of football — and particularly the last four — to pencil in Matt Rowell for at least one career Brownlow Medal. The Gold Coast SUNS selected Matt Rowell with the first overall pick in the 2019 NAB AFL Draft. Rowell was brilliant as the Suns snapped a 19-game losing streak with a shock 44-point win over the Eagles at Metricon Stadium on Saturday. One of the Suns' biggest problems has been the retention of elite talent. A rising star nomination appears a lock for Rowell, who'll look to deliver again when the Suns welcome Adelaide to the Gold Coast next Sunday. These were pieces in a puzzle, and for the first time in a long while, the Suns fit together perfectly. The anticipated re-signing of Rowell is a significant further step in the rebuilding of the club around elite young talent, and stopping the hemorrhaging of that talent. What his display — and that of the rest of the Suns — does do is to allow a club that has been in the doldrums for so long to think about rising up the ladder instead of forever battling to avoid the spoon. Rowell has earned many fans this season both on and off the field, and has been on the sideline alongside senior coach Stuart Dew, sporting a headset and communicating with the rest of the club's coaching staff. They gave a four-quarter effort, had the resilience to fight back after West Coast surged in the second quarter, delivered fierce pressure and took most of their chances. A playmaker with great vision and game sense, he has been an ultra-consistent performer in his underaged career which should hold him in good stead in his first year as an AFL footballer. Gold Coast Suns star Matt Rowell is set to miss the next three months of the AFL season after opting to undergo surgery on the shoulder injury he suffered in the weekend's loss to Geelong. Matt Rowell will remain with Gold Coast until at least the end of the 2023 AFL season after the Suns' young gun agreed to a two-year contract extension. Are the Suns about to overtake the Giants? Charlie Dixon, Jaeger O'Meara, Dion Prestia, Josh Caddy, Harley Bennell, Tom Lynch, Jack Martin, Steven May and Adam Saad all departed for various reasons before the Suns could break through. This year, the Gold Coast Suns had a strong preseason, thumping Geelong and beating Adelaide — but then they came out and were pumped by Port Adelaide in round one, to the tune of 47 points. Matt Rowell further enhances his highly touted credentials after another stunning…, In a major show of support for the club, Gold Coast SUNS young gun Matt Rowell has…, Following surgery, Rowell has begun his rehabilitation, and SUNS senior coach Stuart…. The positives were many: his poise, his gut-running and stamina, his sheer strength to stand in tackles and handball or break free and keep the Suns moving, his ability to burst through on the ball and slot a goal or two, his quick hands … the list goes on. Pass or fail? AFL: Matt Rowell taking notes memes go wild as Suns and Bombers draw A nailbiting contest left fans on the edge of their seats, but it was one image of an injured young Gold Coast … "I loved running out with the boys and to be a part of a few wins for the club was exciting. Having watched Rowell in close quarters on the training paddock, Dew wasn't that shocked by the teenager's performance. Gold Coast is weighing up whether injured young gun Matt Rowell has surgery. Noah Anderson serves up a gem for his best mate Matt Rowell and Gold Coast kick 5 in…. "We have no doubt that impact will continue to grow as his career progresses at the Suns and his commitment is further evidence of the playing groups commitment to each other and the future. "This is not a crack on Matty Rowell, it's Stewy Dew and maybe even Mark Evans. Stay on current site or go to US version. Gold Coast Suns midfielder and number one draft pick Matt Rowell has been forced off the field after appearing to dislocate his right shoulder. Is finishing in the top four now actually a disadvantage? The Suns will also be speaking with Rowell's friend and No.2 pick Noah Anderson about joining Rowell and re-committing for a further two years.
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