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The following is a list of players who have captained the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the AFL Women's (AFLW).

In June 2025, Lucy Single became the club's first captain to have graduated from the Academy program.[1]

AFL

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List of AFL captains, with tenure, names, and reference shown
Years Captain(s) Ref.
2011–2016 Gary Ablett Jr. [2]
2017–2018[a] Tom Lynch [3]
Steven May
2019–2021[b] David Swallow [4][5]
Jarrod Witts
2022–2024[c] Jarrod Witts [6]
Touk Miller
2025– Noah Anderson [7]

AFL Women's

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List of AFLW captains, with tenure, names, and reference shown
Years Captain(s) Ref.
2020[d] Leah Kaslar
Sam Virgo
2021[e] Hannah Dunn
Sam Virgo
2022 (S6) Hannah Dunn
2022 (S7)–2024 Tara Bohanna
2025[f] Niamh McLaughlin [1]
Lucy Single

Notes

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  1. ↑ Co-captains
  2. ↑ Co-captains
  3. ↑ Co-captains
  4. ↑ Co-captains
  5. ↑ Co-captains
  6. ↑ Co-captains

References

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  1. 1 2 Suns Media (15 June 2025). "Single & McLaughlin make history as Suns captains". Gold Coast Suns. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  2. ↑ AAP (29 November 2016). "Ablett steps down from Suns' captaincy". ESPN Australia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  3. ↑ McGarry, Stephen (18 October 2018). "Gold Coast Suns' problems are not limited to keeping captains like Tom Lynch and Steven May — but it's a start". ABC News. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "David Swallow, Gold Coast Suns co-captain". Inside Gold Coast. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Whiting, Michael (21 February 2022). ""Childhood dream" for new Suns skipper, foundation star steps down". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. ↑ McGowan, Marc (21 February 2022). "All-Australian midfielder Touk Miller joins Jarrod Witts as Gold Coast co-captain as David Swallow stands down". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Faulkner, Will (7 February 2025). "New dawn: 23-year-old Suns star takes captaincy reins in nine-year club first". Fox Footy. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
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