A behind kicked on the siren resulted in a heartbreaking one-point loss for Richmond against Gold Coast on Sunday at Ikon Park.

Not even a late Richmond surge and goal from Sun-turned-Tiger Shannon Danckert could get the home side the premiership points, with the Suns claiming the win 5.6 (36) to 5.5. (35). 

05:30

AFLW R6: Match highlights

Highlights of the Round 6 match against Gold Coast.

With three minutes left on the clock Danckert was the new hometown hero, putting Richmond up by a point at the club's makeshift home, but, as the club song goes, the Suns are the team that never say die and kept pushing until the very last siren. 

00:37

AFLW R6: Danckert's massive moment

Shannon Danckert kicks her first Richmond goal to take the lead against her former side.

Charlie Rowbottom starred once again for the Suns, registering 31 disposals, 13 tackles and five clearances, while Claudia Whitfort's impressive season rolled on with 25 disposals and six clearances. 

Richmond applied the early scoreboard pressure off the boot of imports Caitlin Greiser and Courtney Jones.

00:39

AFLW R6: Jones nails her first of the day

Courtney Jones nails her first of the day and gets in the face of her old teammates.

Gold Coast effectively intercepted down back and transitioned up the ground with clean outside ball movement, but once it came to that last kick going inside 50 the Tigers were able to pressure poor, hurried choices, leaving marking targets like Jac Dupuy and Tara Bohanna in the lurch. 

Vivian Saad (nine intercepts) was important down back for the Suns, dominating the air while Lauren Ahrens was handed the unenviable task of running with Tigers captain Katie Brennan all day.  

00:32

AFLW R6: Greiser sinks huge siren hit to lift team

Caitlin Greiser drills the opener on the quarter-time siren from range.

Once the Suns adapted to Richmond's pressure, however, they were able to attack more cleanly and create opportunities at goal off the deck by way of Alana Gee and Georgia Clayden in the third quarter to snatch back the lead.  

Richmond's last quarter push was largely driven by winger Kate Dempsey (23 disposals, 413m gained) and Monique Conti (22 disposals, 401m gained). 

07:36

AFLW R6: Ferguson post-match

Ryan Ferguson speaks to the media following the Round 6 match against Gold Coast.

Conti, despite winning the 22 touches, was held to just three clearances by Gold Coast midfielder Lucy Single, who won a game-high seven clearances to go with her 16 disposals and six tackles, as the pair largely broke even in terms of impact. 

00:37

AFLW R6: Reid stuns all with magic boundary bouncer

Stella Reid dribbles through an outrageous GOTY contender from the pocket.

Sweet revenge 
After being delisted by Gold Coast at the end of last season, Shannon Danckert went back to the VFLW to prove her value at AFLW level once again. Catching the eye of the Tigers and signed as a train on player, she got the call-up to make her Richmond debut against her former side. Late in the game as the Tigers were down by five points and surging, a long kick into the home team's goal fell agonisingly short, only for none other than Danckert to take a strong contested mark and slot the goal to put her new team in front with mere minutes left on the clock. 

Up next
Richmond will return to Ikon Park once more to host the second ever AFLW Dreamtime match against Essendon on Saturday evening.

RICHMOND                 1.0    3.2    4.4   5.5 (35) 
GOLD COAST               0.1    2.1    5.3   5.6 (36) 

GOALS   
Richmond: Greiser, Jones, Reid, Brennan, Danckert 
Gold Coast: McLaughlin, Stanton, Bohanna, Gee, Clayden,  

BEST   
Richmond: Dempsey, Conti, Wicksteed, Shevlin, Sheerin 
Gold Coast: Rowbottom, Whitfort, Single, Saad, Dupuy 

INJURIES   
Richmond: Nil 
Gold Coast: Nil 

Crowd: TBC at Ikon Park