Gold Coast's forward line is quickly becoming a problem, and coach Damien Hardwick says its best mix is yet to be unveiled.
The Suns have quickly turned into a scoring powerhouse, averaging 128 points in both their outings, putting Geelong and West Coast to the sword.
Ben King's started the year like he finished 2025, kicking nine goals in the opening fortnight while star recruit Christian Petracca has contributed seven majors.
But the variety in the front half is what's exciting the Suns coach.
"The good thing about it is, Ben is a significant focal point," Hardwick said after averaging 128 points over the past fortnight.
"Then we've got young, emerging talent. Ethan Read, Jed Walter, and even Jamarra, that's making his way back.
"Leo Lombard took another step forward (Sunday night). He did some wonderful things. He's got some things he can get better at as well. Jake Rogers is exciting and vibrant around and inside 50.
"What we have got, is we have options. We improved that over the course of the summer. We brought in some players, you know, Petracca hits the scoreboard with four goals. Bailey Humphrey who kicked four last week. Ben Long is capable of kicking three or four goals a game.
"We've just got to make sure what the correct mix is."
Aside from King, Hardwick has flicked around his key forward players, utilising Ethan Read and Jy Farrar in the absence of Jed Walter and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.
Walter has been touted as the perfect foil to King, but a pre-season suspension has curtailed his start to the year.
As for Ugle-Hagan, he will be forced to bide his time as he attempts to make his AFL return after sitting the entire 2025 season on the sidelines, but Hardwick believes has the capacity to have an impact at the Suns.
"I always tend to begin with the end in mind, but it keeps changing," Hardwick said.
"You look at some of the players that we have available to us. What that does look like, and more importantly, when they're at their very best, it will challenge the opposition.
"Guys like Jy Farrar, who come in and play a role, a valuable role. Not necessarily from a scoreboard impact, but the ability to defend and make the opposition see ghosts.
"We've got some questions, but I'm not sure of the answers."

























