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New recruit Jess Hosking was among the best afield with her contested work and effort around the stoppages, while No.2 draft pick Jess Rentsch showed why she was touted so highly with her immense work-ethic and intensity.

The Suns were dominant early in the match but failed to convert between the big sticks, before Lauren Wakfer was awarded a free kick and 50m penalty and finished in front of goal to get the Eagles on the board in new coach Daisy Pearce’s first match in charge.

West Coast took the momentum from the first goal and locked it in their forward half, with Mikayla Western kicking another after a deep entry inside 50, before hitting the scoreboard again early in the second with a fantastic finish from the pocket.

Kellie Gibson then joined the party, kicking the first of her three goals before the Suns flicked the switch and dominated the end of the first half, booting three goals in a row and giving themselves a four-point lead.

Gold Coast continued their goalkicking ways booting two early in the third with their pressure being a huge factor before Gibson stemmed the tide with her second.

In a moment that lifted the squad before the final term, Jess Hosking took a huge contested grab inside 50 before finishing her tremendous work with a goal right before the three quarter-time siren cutting the lead to just four points.

It was back and forth early in the last period with Gibson hitting the scoreboard first before the lead was snatched away with the Suns immediately responding with a goal of their own.