Gold Coast skipper Tara Bohanna has kicked the winning behind from long range after the final siren to lift the Suns to a dramatic one-point AFLW victory over Richmond.
The Suns were goalless at quarter-time and trailed by seven points at the long break, but came home strongest to win 5.6 (36) to 5.5 (35) and stay in the top eight.
The hero was Bohanna, who marked in the dying seconds with scores level at Ikon Park and was able to squeeze in a crucial minor score from just inside the 50m arc.
"She’s a beautiful kick. She’s arguably one of our best kicks," Suns coach Cameron Joyce said after the match.
"I was a bit worried about the distance - heavy legs at the end of a game of footy.
"But at the same time, she went back and took the responsibility. She was able to execute even though it was a point, but that was all that was needed."
Charlie Rowbottom (31 disposals, five clearances) and Claudia Whitford (25, six) were the shining lights for Gold Coast as Lucy Single performed a successful tagging job on Richmond star Monique Conti (22 possessions).
Vivien Saad also stood up in defence for the Suns, collecting a game-high nine intercept possessions including a spectacular flying mark against Tigers captain Katie Brennan.
Prized Tigers recruit Caitlin Greiser kicked the opening goal of the game after the quarter-time siren.
Richmond's former Gold Coast player Courtney Jones struck first in the second quarter, before shoving former teammate Daisy D'arcy to spark a skirmish between the two sides.
Jones was traded in a straight swap for Maddy Brancatisano in the offseason, having requested a trade after her younger sister was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Shannon Danckert also faced her former side after being delisted by the Suns last season, with Richmond forced to name the train-on player for the match amid a growing injury crisis.
The Suns led by five points at three-quarter time after back-to-back goals from Alana Gee and Georgia Clayden flipped the script on the Tigers.
But the arm wrestle continued well into the fourth term with both sides lacking shooting composure.
Danckert grabbed a mark just in front of goal to rip the lead back for the Tigers but a rushed behind for the Suns quickly leveled scores before Bohanna sealed the win.
Gold Coast (4-2) return home for a Queensland derby against the fourth-placed Brisbane Lions, while Richmond (3-3) take on sixth-placed Essendon next round.
