Gold Coast has spoiled Todd Goldstein's 300th game celebrations, defeating North Melbourne by 43 points at Heritage Bank Stadium on Sunday night.

Touk Miller's knee injury dampened what was a strong performance from the Suns to snap a two-game losing streak and bring their season ledger to 2-4 ahead of a date with Richmond at Marvel Stadium next Sunday.

While the Suns will have to wait for scans on Miller's knee on Monday to find out whether they'll be without their co-captain for any length of time, there was a lot to like about their 14.13 (97) to 7.12 (54) victory.

Top of the list was the performance from Ben King, kicking four first-half goals, and five for the day, to lay the foundation for victory in just his sixth game back from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

King kicked two in the first quarter, two in the second and one in the last, losing opponent Ben McKay in traffic a couple of times, and most importantly converting his chances when presented them.

Lachie Weller – King's fellow ACL returnee in 2023 – was one of the best players on the ground, offering a real point of difference in a sometimes lacklustre contest.

Weller finished with 28 disposals and 14 marks, finding space against a Kangaroos team that was nowhere near its best.

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Matt Rowell (18 disposals and 12 tackles), Noah Anderson (28 and eight clearances) and Ben Ainsworth (24 and two goals) were also instrumental in the win, while Darcy Macpherson and Jack Lukosius also had strong outings.

For North Melbourne it was a second straight disappointing performance.

Gold Coast set the tone early, racing to a 19-point lead on the back of two King goals.

The home team dominated much of the term, with 18 inside 50s to eight, but like other matches in the early part of the season, battled to put it on the scoreboard.

Co-captain Jarrod Witts gave the Suns some extra breathing space before the break, kicking a rare goal from 25m out to spark jubilant scenes with his teammates.

The second quarter was played on far more even terms as Ben Cunnington and Jack Ziebell began influencing the contest and the Kangaroos reached parity around the ground.

King kicked another two goals, including one on the half-time siren courtesy of a free kick, to keep the Roos at arm's length, despite Gold Coast missing a handful of gettable kicks at goal.

Unlike previous weeks where they fell away after the main break, Gold Coast would run away comfortable winners this time.

Sheezel gets some close attention
It was just his sixth career game, but Gold Coast identified dynamic No.3 draft pick Harry Sheezel as a young man they wanted to stop. Suns half-forward Nick Holman, arguably the toughest and most disciplined player on their list, was sent straight to tag the Kangaroos defender. Sheezel battled to have any impact in the first half, gathering just six disposals, and was moved to half-forward by Alastair Clarkson after the main break. He finished with 11 for the day.     

GOLD COAST                    4.3       7.6       10.10    14.13 (97)
NORTH MELBOURNE        1.2       4.3       4.5       7.12 (54)

GOALS 
Gold Coast: King 5, Humphrey 2, Chol 2, Ainsworth 2, Witts, Lukosius, Holman
North Melbourne: Stephenson 2, Zurhaar, Tucker, Taylor, Shiels, Larkey

BEST 
Gold Coast: Weller, Anderson, Rowell, Ainsworth, Powell, Macpherson, Witts
North Melbourne: Ziebell, Cunnington, Goldstein

INJURIES 
Gold Coast: Miller (knee)
North Melbourne: Larkey (ankle)

SUBSTITUTES 
Gold Coast: Bailey Humphrey (replaced Mal Rosas Jnr in the third quarter)
North Melbourne: Liam Shiels (replaced Will Phillips in the fourth quarter)

Crowd: TBC at Heritage Bank Stadium