Chol worry as Suns beat Cats in pre-season

Gold Coast will be hoping a hamstring issue for Mabior Chol is nothing more than tightness after withdrawing the recruit at halftime in the AFL pre-season match against Geelong.

Chol, who kicked one goal and one behind and had four marks in the Suns' 13.17 (95) to 11.6 (72) win over the Cats at Metricon Stadium on Monday, was taken out of the match as a precaution at the main break.

With key forward Ben King out for the season due to an ACL injury, the Suns' tall attacking options are being tested heading into their round one clash with West Coast in Perth.

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"The extended bench gives you that luxury to not put the players at more risk injury-wise ... we just went really, really safe," Suns coach Stuart Dew said.

"When there's the word tight you're in doubt until scans and hopefully get that ticked off ... I think we're the last game of round one so we've got a little bit of time."

Jack Lukosius was added to the forward line having sat out the practice match against Port Adelaide due to an achilles issue.

The 21-year-old kicked three goals for the Suns, who made a fast start to the match with the opening three majors.

They then conceded seven unanswered to the Cats as poor finishing in the second quarter proved costly.

Despite having 18 inside 50s to just six by the visitors, the Suns could only score nine behinds in the term with the Cats' kicking 3.1 to hold a three-point lead at the break.

Lukosius ended the drought 10 minutes into the third term, adding his third of the match shortly afterward before Touk Miller's quick snap put the hosts back in front.

That was part of a five-goal run by the Suns which put them 15 points clear heading into the final quarter.

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