Lessons from Lions, says Dew

THERE’S light at the end of the tunnel for the Gold Coast Suns — and embattled coach Stuart Dew can see it shining from the other side of the Pacific Motorway.

Dew believes there’s plenty the AFL battlers can take from the rise of their closest rivals Brisbane under Chris Fagan.

The Suns host the Lions in Q-Clash 16 on Saturday night and while they have both won the same amount of games this season, the outlook is much rosier for one of the Queensland sides.

Things have clicked into place for Brisbane, with its latest crop of draftees and a new- look football department led by Fagan breathing new life into the club.

But it wasn’t long ago that they were in the same sticky situation as Gold Coast, losing games heavily.

Rookie coach Dew said he was watching and learning. “I can absolutely learn a lot from Fages as an individual,” Dew said yesterday. “I know Chris would be working really hard on the environment at the footy club which you hope turns into wins.

“They are 12 months advanced from what we are in terms of embedding that environment so we’re certainly working on the foundation of that ... [but their success] gives you a bit of hope.

“Also things like the Bulldogs going from where they went to winning [a flag], Richmond 13th to winning [a flag], that gives you hope as well.”