After 12 rounds of the 2022 AFL season we reach the second of three bye rounds, with six clubs handed a week's break to assess their season and move onto the final stretch.

Adelaide, Geelong, Gold Coast, Sydney, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs are set for the bye this weekend, giving us the perfect time to critique and grade their campaigns to date.

We put the microscope over each of the aforementioned clubs season's and name their MVP, best win and worst loss at the midway mark of this year in part one of our mid-season report cards.

These gradings factor in pre-season expectations and form across the opening 12 rounds of the year.

SEE ALSO: Mid-season AFL report cards: Part 1

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Gold Coast

Grade:ย B+
W-L Record:ย 6-6
Percentage:ย 108%

The Suns have had an up and down 2022 so far, beginning the season slow off the starting blocks with a 2-4 record heading into Round 7, but racing towards the bye with some big wins to put them firmly in the finals conversation.

With Ben King going down with an ACL injury in the pre-season, any expectations on the Suns were quickly quashed, but the side continues to prove pundits wrong.

Big wins over the last two rounds, a 67-point win over Hawthorn and a 62-point win over North Melbourne, have given the Suns a much-needed percentage boost as the race for the eight begins to heat up.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: Touk Miller of the Suns looks on after the round six AFL match between the Gold Coast Suns and the Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium on April 24, 2022 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Touk Miller has excelled, as usual, averaging 28.3 disposals, 5 tackles and 7.6 clearances per game, while Jarrod Witts and Noah Anderson continue to impress.

The off-season acquisitions of Levi Casboult (21 goals) and Mabior Chol (24 goals) have helped fill the hole left by King's absence, with the two getting plenty of service from the Suns midfield.

The club ranks fourth league wide for inside 50s per game and third in clearances per game, with Jarrod Witts doing plenty in the ruck.

While some losses would leave a sour taste in the mouths of Gold Coast fans, such as a 52-point defeat at the hands of the Brisbane Lions, there's no doubt that to be in the finals conversation heading into the bye after a pre-season of doom prophesying is far beyond a pass mark.

MVP:ย Touk Miller (87 votes)
Best Win:ย Round 11 vs Hawthorn
Worst Loss:ย Round 6 vs Brisbane

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