Collingwood Media breaks down the facts and figures that help make up the story of Collingwood's four meetings with Gold Coast since 2011.

103,968 – People have watched the four games between the two clubs. 17,728 more watched Collingwood take on Carlton in the 1970 Grand Final.

36,913 – People went along to the MCG to watch the two clubs in action in round 10, 2012.

19,721 – The lowest of the four crowds to watch the Magpies take on the Suns in round 17, 2013.

2004 – The year Guy McKenna joined Collingwood as an assistant coach. He joined Gold Coast as the club’s inaugural coach midway through 2007.

250 – Times Collingwood has taken the ball inside 50 against Gold Coast.

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149 – Collingwood’s highest score (23.11) in four meetings with Gold Coast, kicked in round 10, 2012.

85 – Gold Coast’s highest score against Collingwood (13.7), kicked in round 17, 2013.

82 – Disposals won by Dane Swan in his four games against the Suns, at an average of 27.33.

75 – Collingwood’s lowest score (10.15) against Gold Coast, kicked in round 16, 2014.

53 – Disposals won by Gary Ablett Junior in a 97-point loss to Collingwood in round 10, 2012.

52 – Gold Coast’s lowest score against Collingwood (7.10), kicked in round 10, 2012.

49 – Disposals won by Gary Ablett Junior in Gold Coast’s first win over Collingwood in round 17, 2013.

36 – Disposals won by Gary Ablett Junior in his first outing against the Magpies as a Sun in round 18, 2011.

35 – Disposals won by Jaxson Barham for Collingwood’s VFL team in its first match of any kind against Gold Coast in round seven, 2010, at Southport.

35 – Disposals won by Paul Medhurst for Collingwood’s VFL team against Gold Coast in the final home and away game of 2010 at Victoria Park.

34 years, 147 days – The age of Ben Hudson, the oldest player to represent Collingwood against Gold Coast.

33 – Disposals won by Ben Johnson in Collingwood’s win over Gold Coast in round 18, 2011.

33 – Hitouts won by Jarrod Witts against Gold Coast in round 16, 2014. It remains his career-high.

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31 – Disposals won by Sam Dwyer in Collingwood’s loss to Gold Coast in round 17, 2013. It remains his career-high.

29 – Disposals won by Alan Didak against the Suns in round 10, 2012. It was the best return of his last 20 senior games.

29 – Disposals won by John McCarthy against the Suns while playing for Collingwood’s VFL team in the final round of the 2010 home and away season.

27 – Hitouts won by Cameron Wood against old teammate Josh Fraser in round 18, 2011.

25 – Disposals more than any other Gold Coast player (as won by Gary Ablett Junior against Collingwood in round 17, 2013).

21 – Hitouts won by Ben Hudson in his seventh and final senior game for Collingwood, against Gold Coast in round 17, 2013.

19 – Disposals won by Gary Ablett Junior against Collingwood in round 16, 2014. He was on track for another big evening until he dislocated his shoulder in a tackle. He has played just two senior games since.

18 – Games played for the Suns by Josh Fraser in his final two years at the highest level. He played 200 for the Magpies between 2000 and 2010.

11 – Clearances won by Dale Thomas against the Suns in round 10, 2012. It remains his career-high.

10 – Marks taken by Travis Cloke in the first meeting between the two clubs in round 18, 2011.

10 – Collingwood players won 20 or more disposals in the team’s first meeting with the Suns in round 18, 2011.

8 – Disposals won by Kirk Ugle in his third and final game for the Magpies in round 10, 2012. He began the match against the Suns as a substitute, as he did in each of his three senior games.

7 – Games played for Collingwood by Sam Iles, who went on to play 26 games for Gold Coast. Iles, recruited to Collingwood with the second selection in the 2006 Pre-Season Draft, polled a Brownlow vote in his seventh last senior game. He was discarded by the Suns at the end of the 2012 season.

6 – Disposals won by Andrew Krakouer in his final outing as an AFL footballer, in Collingwood’s loss to Gold Coast in round 17, 2013. He had kicked two goals from 18 disposals against the Suns in the corresponding fixture two years earlier.

6 – Goals kicked by Travis Cloke in a practice match against the Suns in March 2014.

5 – Games played for Collingwood by Danny Stanley, who has since gone on to play 76 games for Gold Coast. Stanley was originally drafted to Collingwood with the 21^st selection in the 2005 National Draft.

5 – Goals kicked by Josh Fraser in the final game of the 2010 VFL home and away season for Collingwood against Gold Coast. He would be a Sun just weeks later.

5 – Scoring shots recorded by third-gamer Lachlan Keeffe in round 18, 2011.

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4 – 200 gamers (Leon Davis, Josh Fraser, Tarkyn Lockyer and Shane O’Bree) played for Collingwood in the final home and away game of the 2010 VFL season against Gold Coast.

4 – 2010 premiership players (Jarryd Blair, Leigh Brown, Nathan Brown and Tyson Goldsack) lined up in the VFL for Collingwood’s first ever match against Gold Coast in round seven, 2010, at Southport.

4 – Times the two clubs have met, one in each of the Suns’ years in the league.

3 – Disposals won by Irishman Caolan Mooney in his sixth and final senior game for the Magpies against the Suns in round 17, 2013.

3 – goals. An equal-career high in Ben Sinclair’s first 46 games as a Magpie, kicked against the Suns in round 10, 2012.

3 – Players played their final game for Collingwood in round 17, 2013. Little did Ben Hudson, Andrew Krakouer and Caolan Mooney know that it would be the final time they represented the club when they arrived at Metricon Stadium.

3 – The first three goals kicked by Jamie Elliott in his second senior game against the Suns in round 10, 2012.

2 – Wins to Collingwood from the four games between the two clubs.

2 – Wins to Gold Coast from the four games between the two clubs.

0.5 – Leigh Brown’s contribution to Collingwood’s first ever match against Gold Coast in round seven of the 2010 VFL season. Brown also won 22 disposals, won four hitouts, took the ball inside 50 four times and laid three tackles.