Gold Coast star Nick Holman will bring up his 100-game milestone against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night in a match he’ll dedicate to his late mother.
The Suns (4-6, 96.1%) need a win at TIO Stadium to keep their finals hopes alive with Joel Jeffrey and Ben Long bought into the team in front of home fans in Darwin.
The Dogs (7-3, 108.6%) meantime head into Saturday night in outstanding form, on the back of their five-game winning streak.
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An emotional Holman this week revealed he’ll be thinking of his mother when he takes the field for his milestone game.
“I miss Mum like crazy and every single day I think about her. She’s still here with me and I know that,” he said.
“I know she’d be super proud.”
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It was against the Bulldogs that Holman’s mum Kylie last saw her son play.
This match gets underway at 7.25pm AEST from TIO Stadium
Watch it live on Fox Footy (Channel 504) from 7.15pm AEST.
There were no late changes for either side, with Jy Farrar (Gold Coast) and Mitch Hannan (Bulldogs) the starting subs.
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