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Tears Shed as Troubled Sun Named for Gold Coast Debut
The former No. 1 draft pick forced his way into the Suns side after scoring 5 goals in the VFL last week.
- On Thursday, the Gold Coast Suns announced 24-year-old Jamarra Ugle-Hagan will make his club debut against Hawthorn in Launceston on Saturday, marking his return to AFL football after 596 days.
- Ugle-Hagan missed the entire 2025 season battling mental health challenges, which he described as a "year from hell," before the Western Bulldogs traded him to the Suns for pick No. 74.
- Following a five-goal haul in the VFL last week, Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick confirmed the selection, saying, "It's an incredible story, it's been 596 days since his last AFL game."
- The 202cm Ethan Read's versatility allows Hardwick to deploy him on the wing, creating space for Ugle-Hagan to share the forward 50 with Ben King and Jed Walter.
- Gold Coast holds a 4-2 record heading into Saturday's clash against Hawthorn, a side that has lost only one game this season and plays three or four times annually in Tasmania.
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