Round 24 at Docklands delivered a twist for punters as the Gold Coast Suns travelled down to claim a comprehensive 103–80 victory over St Kilda on Thursday, 20 Aug, 7:30 pm AEST. Coming into the contest, the market had installed St Kilda as clear favourites at 1.43 in the head to head market, while the Gold Coast Suns sat at 2.85 outsiders. However, the form book was thrown out the window as the visitors put on a scoring clinic under the roof.
The head-to-head history between these two earlier in the season back in May 2026 saw the Gold Coast Suns comfortably take the spoils 89–60, and they repeated that dominance here. St Kilda entered this fixture following a strong 94–45 win against Richmond, but they simply couldn't replicate that momentum against a determined Gold Coast outfit that shrugged off their recent loss to the Brisbane Lions.
How the tips went
Looking back at our published selections for this Docklands encounter, it proved a tough outing for our punting angles as the underdogs flipped the script. St Kilda were tipped in the head to head market at 1.56, but they fell short against a determined Gold Coast Suns outfit, resulting in a loss.
Similarly, our selection on the line market with St Kilda -10.5 at 1.9 missed its mark as the visitors surged away to win by a convincing 23-point margin, sealing a loss for that tip.