The Suns have announced a new-look leadership group ahead of the AFLW season next month, with Hannah Dunn announced as the new sole captain.

Dunn, who co-captained alongside Sam Virgo in 2021, has played 15 games for the club since joining in 2020. The 30-year-old will be joined by Bess Keaney in the vice-captain position after a stellar first season at the Suns.

โ€œIt is an absolute privilege to be voted in as a captain again for next season and I will not take this responsibility lightly,โ€ Dunn said in a club statement.

โ€œWeโ€™ve become really united as a playing group through this pre-season and have been chasing collective improvement to achieve success as a group next year.

โ€œLast season didnโ€™t go the way we wanted it to, so our goal is to earn back respect amongst the competition and play a consistent brand of football our members and supporters can be proud of.โ€

Jamie Stanton and Serene Watson form the rest of the four-woman leadership group, with the two foundation players earning the praise of Suns head coach Cameron Joyce.

โ€œHannah has been an outstanding leader for a number of years and is able to connect so well with our entire playing group so she was absolutely the right candidate for the job,โ€ Joyce said.

โ€œWeโ€™ve been really impressed by Bessโ€™s leadership going into just her second season; she is a strong voice amongst the group and extremely highly respected by players and staff so weโ€™re thrilled she will be our vice-captain.

โ€œBoth Jamie and Serene are two of our most vocal leaders on the playing field and have so much to offer our group so weโ€™re really pleased to have them in our leadership group.

โ€œOverall we think these four leaders can have a major impact on our entire playing group and we would like to congratulate them on their appointments for this season.โ€

Gold Coast's season gets underway on January 9, with the Suns taking on the Giants at Great Barrier Reef Arena.