Too much to 'Bear': Can the Suns finally rise?

By Jon Pierik
Updated August 16 2017 - 7:18pm, first published 7:05pm

When the Gold Coast Suns were born, the AFL said it had learnt from the mistakes of the "Bad News" Bears, a franchise that took to the field for the first time 30 years ago with a bunch of cast-offs, ageing greats and a smattering of high-priced recruits. Not to mention an administration working in portable buildings.

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