[5] The only game they won out of their last four matches with Dew was a 67-point win against Hawthorn at Heritage Bank Stadium.
Gold Coast's hired former Geelong & St Kilda player Steven King to act as their Caretaker Coach for the rest of the 2023 season.
[9] The Suns won two of their last six matches of the season finishing 15th place with a win-loss record of 9 wins and 14 losses.
[7][8] In an unofficial match simulation, Gold Coast were defeated by Essendon by five points at Austworld Centre Oval.
After Dew was sacked by the club, Gold Coast hired Steven King to coach the Suns for the last 7 games of the season.
In round 15, 17th placed Essendon defeated Gold Coast by a single point at Windy Hill.
Gold Coast defeated the Werribee Tigers by 19 points to become the 2023 VFL premiers for the first time.
Gold Coast won two of their next three matches and then drew against Port Adelaide at Alberton Oval in round eight.