Brisbane champion Jonathan Brown has delivered a remarkable spray to the AFL over its handling of the Gold Coast Suns, who he says are worse than many state league sides right now.

The Suns have lost their last 12 matches, two away from the longest losing streak in club history, and look bound to earn the wooden spoon. They have been beaten in their last two games, both at home, by a combined 187 points.

They and Carlton were given special access to top state league players in the most recent trade period, while reports suggest the Suns are set to ask for Pick 1 in the upcoming national draft as further assistance.

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But in a passionate diatribe delivered on Monday night’s edition of On the Couch, Brown called on the AFL to be strong and transparent about what it will do to help the ailing club.

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Among the ideas suggested by Brown included handing the Suns the first three picks in the draft, an extra $1 million in salary cap space, or the entire Northern Territory as a zone allocated exclusively to them.

He also called on the AFL to stand up to “powerful club presidents in Melbourne”, such as Hawthorn’s Jeff Kennett and Collingwood’s Eddie McGuire, who are “telling them what to do”.

He concluded by declaring that if the AFL isn’t going to seriously help the Suns, they should just relocate them to Tasmania.

JONATHAN BROWN’S MESSAGE TO THE AFL

“It’s a bit of a basket case at the moment. The last two weeks, I did the game, I was there personally to see it.

“It was like watching a state league side out there. They actually would’ve battled to beat some of the stronger state league sides.

“It’s time for the AFL to do something strong. I’m sick of hearing about, oh, they need to give them one priority pick or whatever. They need to pull multiple levers.

“And they need to be open and transparent with the football community. They need to come out and say, ‘look, the Gold Coast Suns are staying. We need them to be successful for the viability of the competition.’ If you’re not gonna be open with that, say ‘well, we’re sending them to Tasmania, whatever’.

“Clearly they want the Gold Coast Suns, so say ‘we will do everything we possibly can to make that successful or certainly be a competitive team’.

“And it’s time for the current executive and commission to show some strength of leadership that I don’t think I’ve seen from this current group. Stop worrying about club presidents, powerful club presidents in Melbourne, including Jeff Kennett, Eddie McGuire.

“Don’t let them tell you what to do. You’re an independent commission for a reason. For the good of the game, for the health of the game, Australia-wide. So pull the levers, make no apologies and say ‘we need a competitive Gold Coast Suns’.

“So we are gonna give them the first three draft picks. Why don’t you give them all of NT as a zone. Why don’t you extend the rookie contracts to three or four years. Why don’t you give them an extra million dollars in the salary cap to make it a viable option.

“Do something strong, but be open and transparent about it. They are absolutely scared of the club presidents.

“To come out at the start of the year, or last year, and say that mature-aged player is the panacea to fix up the club. Oh, Tim Kelly’s out there. Tim Kelly comes every 20 years, mark my words.

“If there was all these Tim Kellys running around in the state leagues, they wouldn’t be in the state leagues!

“The Commission! Richard Goyder! Stand up, show some leadership! Gillon McLachlan, stand up and show some leadership. Don’t be scared, for the good of the game.

“If you want the Gold Coast Suns to succeed, do it. Otherwise send ‘em to Tasmania. You know what I mean? That’s fine. But be transparent around it and actually have a crack.”