Making the most of their opportunities in blustery conditions, the Giants clinched a comfortable 14.5 (89) to 6.14 (50) victory while the Suns paid the price for misfiring near goal on Saturday afternoon.
While too many Suns found goals hard to come by, even from gilt-edged chances, the Giants’ in-form spearhead Jesse Hogan could hardly miss.
Hogan finished with four majors along with six marks, and had as much impact in sharing the goals around with seven score involvements.
The Suns looked dangerous early, with six inside 50s before the Giants had even moved the ball into their forward half.
However, the Giants went coast-to-coast on their first attack, finishing with a goal to Brent Daniels in his 100th match.
The zippy forward went on to celebrate his milestone match in style with two goals as the standout of the Giants’ mosquito fleet, with Darcy Jones, Harvey Thomas and Toby McMullin also hitting the scoreboard and adding a spark.
Lachie Whitfield was critical with a team-high 40 disposals while Harry Perryman (26), Connor Idun (27) and key defender Jack Buckley (23) also finding plenty of the ball in the back half as Tom Green (34) dominated around the stoppages.
The Suns’ horror hoodoo on the road has now stretched to 435 days, including all nine away matches this season, while winning their nine games as hosts.
Giants’ best players were Green, Hogan, Whitfield, Perryman, Daniels, Buckley and Bedford.
The Giants next take on Melbourne on Saturday from 7.30pm at the MCG.
Win gives Giants shot at top-four
THE GWS GIANTS have heaped misery on the travelling Gold Coast and given their own top-four hopes a huge boost with a clinical 39-point triumph at Engie Stadium.
