He grew up supporting Richmond but Gold Coast midfielder Noah Anderson showed no mercy to the Tigers with his after-the-siren AFL winner for the Suns.

A boyhood Richmond fan, Gold Coast's Noah Anderson was in no mood to be generous to the Tigers with his after-the-siren AFL match-winning shot.

Anderson was perhaps the coolest head at Metricon Stadium when he slotted a goal to secure a remarkable comeback two-point win for the Suns.

The 21-year-old realised any AFL players' childhood dream by winning the game for his team with a kick, coincidentally against the team he barracked for growing up.

"That was going through my head when I marked it," Anderson told AAP.

"I was thinking about that, I've got a lot of mates who I'm going to say were Richmond supporters.

"It was pretty special.

"I've never beaten them."

Anderson's moment capped a game where he played a key role in a comeback where the Suns reeled a 40-point deficit early in the third term to claim a win which keeps their hopes of a maiden finals berth alive.

He finished with two games and 26 touches to be one of the Suns' best.

Fittingly, good mate Matt Rowell was also crucial in the dying minutes for the hosts - kicking a booming goal and providing impetus at the stoppages to spark the big finish.

The pair's AFL stories have been joined since they were the top two picks in the 2019 draft but Suns coach Stuart Dew says the story is now about two young players who are forging fine careers of their own side-by-side.

"Two very special players and they always get mentioned together," Dew said.

"I feel like they get mentioned together now because of the standard of their performance at the age they are, and the maturity, their will to win.

"I love the way they go about it.

"It's inspiring.

"I wish I did what they do when I played ... because they're unbelievable the way they go about it.

"Just fantastic role models for, not just the younger guys - because they're still in the infancy of their career - but for the older guys.

"They make sure that the other boys are on their toes as well."