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The Gold Coast Suns have been thrown a lifeline from the AFL Commission. The club has been approved an assistance package after the club requested special assistance in a meeting in August. AFL legend Leigh Matthews expresses that the news is "demoralising" for the club as well as the sport. "They need all the assistance they can get, "It is demoralising for the sport and the Suns," shares Matthews. Matthews worries that the Suns will have issues with long term plans with the club after losing star players to other sides such as Tom Lynch and Dion Prestia. "Whoever comes into the Suns unit, the question is 'can they keep them for a career,'" questions Matthews. The package includes: Priority Picks The provision of draft picks for the next 3 years (reviewable annually), including the first pick in the 2019 AFL Draft. Pick #1 and first pick of the second round (currently pick #20) in the 2019 NAB AFL Draft. Mid-first round pick (currently pick #11) in the 2020 NAB AFL Draft First pick of the second round (curr