The Gold Coast Suns have made a host of changes to their list since their debut season in 2011, which included some of the biggest names in the game today.
As the Suns will always be compared to fellow new-comers GWS, it may seem that the club has seen little to no success, in terms of finals appearances.
The Suns' coaching panel and board shifted names around in hope to find the perfect balance.
However, whether it be players that have fallen out of favour or players wanting to experience success at other clubs, the Suns were made to make changes to their list, wishing it would turn out for them.
In these cases, it can be argued it did not.
Here are the 11 best players to leave the Suns:
1. Tom Lynch
The key forward made his debut in round seven, 2011 against the Brisbane Lions. Playing in the forward line and the ruck, he amassed 17 touches and kicked two goals as the Suns went on to win.
From then on, Lynch didn't miss many games that year, which saw him kick 15 goals from 13 games in his debut season.
Seasons 2012-13 were proved to be a struggle for Lynch as his lack of form and injuries meant he missed majority of the games.
However, Lynch managed to find a spark which would ultimately kick start his career into what we see him as now.
Lynch managed to only miss two games in seasons 2014-16 as he really started to become a threat up forward.
Lynch won back-to-back B&Fs in 2015 and 2016 off the back off kicking 43 and 66 goals respectively.
Lynch was also awarded with AA honours in 2016 with his tremendous output in a side that only managed six wins for the year.
The following year saw Lynch targeted more by teams in an attempt to slow and stop the scoring of this power forward.
Lynch still managed to kick 44 goals for the year as he missed a few games.
Season 2018 proved to be a disappointing year as Lynch couldn't seem to overcome his injuries. He only managed to play 10 games before the co-captain made a shock request to leave the Suns.
Richmond were the frontrunners and persuasion from former teammates and premiership players Dion Prestia and Josh Caddy meant the big forward found himself at Punt Rd.
Since coming across, Lynch has made a tremendous impact early, especially since Jack Riewoldt suffered an injury that's put him out of action for a while.
Lynch has kicked 28 goals from 13 games as he is still seeing the attention he did after his AA year in 2016.
The 26-year-old has played 144 games at an average of 2.2 goals a game.
Lynch may be a piece of the puzzle that could bring Richmond back to that ultimate success.
