The QClash rivalry cannot be undersold. Sunday afternoon’s clash is set to be a no holds barred exchange as the battle for Queensland continues.

For Brisbane, they’re eyeing off a 5-1 start to the season and a return to their best football after a patchy start by their own standards. For the Suns, a massive scalp that could be the spark a young group needs.

#1 | Head-to-Head Stats Hard to Ignore 

While QClash never fails to highlight the best of Queensland footy, the Suns haven’t hidden from the head-to-head stats that heavily favour their ‘big brother’, Brisbane.

Since their inception, Gold Coast have only been QClash victors 6 times in 21 occasions. In their last five meetings, the Lions haven’t lost by less than 45-points and will look to continue that trend on Sunday.

Suns skipper, Touk Miller spoke strongly to media this week about the match.

“They’re a team I do respect, they’re a good footy club but I hate that they do better things than us at the moment.

“I want to be the club knocking them off and having the wood over them in Queensland.”

#2 | The Kid Returns

It’s been six weeks since Lions fans last saw Keidean Coleman on the park, but the wait is over.

The exciting half-back will make his return from a hamstring injury after training strongly this week.

Coleman won Lions fans over last year with his ferocious tackling pressure and laser left foot and will pose a rebounding threat for Suns coach, Stuart Dew.

The fascinating part will be how Chris Fagan decides to play his side, tasked with the challenge of fitting Noah Answerth, Dayne Zorko and Coleman into his backline.

#3 | Beware of the Joe Show 

Any doubters that once scratched their heads over Joe Daniher’s recruitment to the Lions have since been proven wrong.

The 28-year-old is arguably in career-best form and proving his best football is still ahead of him, having kicked 16 goals in the opening five rounds.

And while leading the Coleman is impressive enough, Daniher is currently sitting at 64% goal efficiency (career-high) and is averaging 7.6 marks (elite category) and 3.2 goals a game (elite category).

But his form comes as no surprise to Brisbane forwards coach, Jed Adcock.

“Joe’s just more confident in his body and in his leg. He’s grown comfortable with the way we play, and he’s had three years out of footy basically, he was bound to find his feet soon enough.”