Matt Rowell’s Brownlow caps off a remarkable rise for the Suns

Six years ago, during the 2019 season, the Gold Coast Suns were at their darkest point.

In their ninth year after entering the AFL, the Suns had shown no progress of establishing themselves as a serious football club. They finished the season with just three wins, and lost their last 18 games.

12 months prior, co-captains Tom Lynch and Steven May left, amid a plethora of talent looking for the quickest way out of the club.

It was in this dark moment that the Suns received the boon they...