▁and ▁played ▁its ▁first ▁ever ▁V FL ▁game ▁against ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁at ▁ ▁the ▁M CG ▁on ▁Friday ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁which ▁it ▁won ▁ 1 9 . 2 3 . 1 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 5 . 1 4 . 1 0 4 . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁A FL ’ s ▁more ▁recent ▁expansion ▁clubs , ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁S uns ▁and ▁Gre ater ▁Western ▁Sydney ▁Gi ants ▁( G WS ), ▁Br is b ane ▁received ▁no ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁V FL / AF L ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁only ▁ 5 ▁months ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁an ▁entire ▁team . ▁Despite ▁this ▁however , ▁the ▁club ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁secure ▁ 6 ▁wins ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁season ▁and ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁expansion ▁club ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁states ▁to ▁avoid ▁finishing ▁in ▁last ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁lad der ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁season . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁S uns ▁only ▁won ▁ 3 ▁games ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁and ▁G WS ▁only ▁won ▁ 2 . ▁Both ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁S uns ▁and ▁G WS ▁Gi ants , ▁unlike ▁Br is b ane , ▁also ▁finished ▁on ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁lad der ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁season . ▁ ▁Br is b ane ▁made ▁the ▁final s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁only ▁narrow ly ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁grand ▁final ▁the ▁following