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Gold Coast were left to ponder what might have been after a club-equalling win by 67 points against AFL cellar-dwellers North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium.

It was the Suns' 10th win, matching the season-best of 2014, but again coming up short of finishing in the top-eight to play in the finals.

Gold Coast set up the 16.18 (114) to 6.11 (47) victory with superior efficiency with the ball, control around the stoppages and a functioning forward line led by veteran Alex Sexton with a career-best six goals.

"Everyone aims to play finals and we fell a couple of wins short," Suns coach Stuart Dew said.

"We lost three (games) by under 10 points, but when you reflect on the year, there was real growth individually and collectively.

"The midfield group were unbelievable, led by Touk (Miller), Jarrod Witts and Noah Anderson."

It was a disappointing collective assessment from the Kangaroos players for incoming senior coach Alastair Clarkson as he watching the game away from the Docklands stadium.

Clarkson at least would have been heartened by several individual performances, such as No.1 draft pick Jason Horne-Francis with his work in the midfield until he was forced off with a cut head late in the third quarter.

Backman Ben McKay kept Suns' key forward Levi Casboult goalless and Curtis Taylor picked up 25 possessions and a goal while dulling the influence of Suns co-captain Miller, one of the Brownlow Medal favourites, to a manageable 25 disposals.

Roos caretaker coach Leigh Adams said he wasn't surprised by the drop-off of intensity from his players, particularly in the second half of his sixth games in charge of the senior team.

"It was a really frustrating day. I thought over the six weeks we'll get a drop off, emotionally and mentally, and it happened today," he said.

"It (coaching change) took its toll in the end, but I was really proud of the effort of the boys over the last six weeks."

Adams said the Kangaroos can improve quickly, given the youth and inexperience on the senior list.

And he illustrated that with the impressive debut of Joshua Goater who had 21 possessions and set up the Roos' first goal with a bold pass into the centre corridor from half-back.

North Melbourne really only threatened once with goals from Hugh Greenwood and Luke Davies-Uniacke early in the third quarter.

But the Suns responded to the challenge with five unanswered goals from Sexton (two), Miller, Malcolm Rosas and Mabior Chol to put the contest beyond reach.

The Suns added seven goals from stoppages, an indication of the on-ball monopoly that would have been noted by Clarkson to rectify for the 2023 season.

The Queenslanders had goals on the board from Noah Anderson and Malcolm Rosas before several Kangaroos had touched the ball.

And late goals in the first quarter from Alex Davies and Sexton set up an early scoreboard buffer that was too easily defended after halftime.

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One of Queensland's most senior police did the right thing by quitting after vulgar comments he made were aired at an inquiry into the force's sexist culture, a state government minister says.

Deputy Commissioner Paul Taylor referred to a colleague as a "vagina whisperer" with the comments made public at the Queensland Police Services' Responses to Domestic and Family Violence probe.

Mr Taylor quit on Friday, saying he was "devastated" by the impact it had had on the police service's reputation.

Procurement Minister Mick de Brenni said quitting was the "appropriate thing" for Mr Taylor to do.

"I don't think there's any setting in which those sort of comments are acceptable," Mr de Brenni said on Saturday.

"He's done the honourable thing."

A second officer discussed at the probe, Chief Superintendent Ray Rohweder, is now on leave.

"The commissioner (Katarina Carroll) has sought legal advice about her options in relation to this officer, and that advice is pending," Queensland police said in a statement on Saturday.

The inquiry heard of him asking an officer in a public setting who had facial injuries if "she shut her legs on you".

Before having the comments repeated to him at a news conference, Mr de Brenni said if they were similar to Mr Taylor's then Mr Rohweder should also "make the right decision".

Mr de Brenni said misogynistic and sexist culture had to be stamped out in the Queensland police and the nation more generally.

Employment Minister Di Farmer said some of the things coming out of the inquiry had been "confronting and really shocking".

"You've got to address these things at the highest levels," Ms Farmer said.

"If we hear those sorts of comments, if we see disrespect for women ... each of us, every single one of us, has to say we're not standing for that."

Both Mr de Brenni and Ms Farmer backed Ms Carroll who is being charged with reforming the police.

The Queensland government green-lit the probe into the state police after a separate inquiry into domestic violence found hundreds of victims had often been poorly treated or ignored by officers.

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A Harry Grant masterclass has pushed Melbourne's dominance of Brisbane to historic heights and left the Broncos' NRL aspirations in disarray.

The Storm hooker scored once and set up two in a 60-12 win - their biggest ever against Brisbane and the second time the club's conceded 60 points - on Friday night in front of 42,612 people at Suncorp Stadium.

In his 50th NRL game, Grant tore through the middle while left centre Justin Olam (two tries) and prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona (one try, 177 run metres from 17 carries), playing on the right edge, tormented the fringes.

"We give up that first try, probably the softest we've ever given up, but it didn't affect us at all," satisfied Storm coach Craig Bellamy said.

"Fifty games (for Grant) ... I would have thought it'd been 100.

"He's had a really long apprenticeship (behind Cameron Smith) that he probably didn't need, and is playing some unbelievable footy."

Melbourne have now won their last 12 games against Brisbane and haven't lost to them at Suncorp Stadium since 2009.

The record win also ensured the Storm are just the second team in premiership history to beat the same side by double digits in 11 straight games.

Their 22nd win from the sides' last 24 encounters pushed Melbourne temporarily into third while Brisbane, who entered the round with hopes of a top-four finish, could finish the weekend in eighth.

Their finals spot is far from secure too, with their for-and-against taking a beating and ninth-placed Canberra able to move within one win of Kevin Walters' side with victory against Newcastle on Sunday with two games to play.

A combination of well-oiled and desperate defence twice stopped Brisbane from clawing back to 18-12 midway through the first half, before the floodgates opened in a six-try second half.

Melbourne's ruthlessness was on full display, Grant's grubber for Cameron Munster his second try assist of the night to send the Storm to the sheds up 24-6 and in total command.

Toying with Brisbane five-eighth Ezra Mam on the right fringe, Asofa-Solomona set up the game's first two tries.

Unfortunately for the hulking prop, they were for both teams, his first flick pass putting Young Tonumaipea over but his second sending Xavier Coates scrambling towards touch.

The Melbourne winger flung the ball back infield, straight to Brisbane's Kurt Capewell who ran untroubled for a bizarre try.

That was as good as it got for Brisbane though, who had 41 missed tackles and no forward break 100 run metres.

"It was a good lesson on how to play rugby league," Walters said.

"We'll find out next week (how it impacts the side's confidence); I'm expecting a good reaction.

"I'm quite surprised actually (by Friday's result) (we) just didn't have resilience tonight to stop the Storm.

A falling Coates later collected a Brisbane knee to the face and was ruled out under HIA protocols, while his replacement Tyran Wishart (ankle) soon followed him.

Capewell (ankle) is also in doubt for the Eels clash.

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