On the back of these performances, Tsitas would be selected in the 2021 AFL draft as part of the Pre-season supplemental selection period by the Gold Coast Suns.[1][2][3]
AFL career
After joining the Suns for the 2022 AFL season, Tsitas would spend the majority of the season in the VFL, before being selected to make his AFL debut in the Round 16 match against Collingwood.[4][5]
Tsitas kicked his first career goal in Round 9 of the 2023 AFL season after he was subbed into the game. He ended up kicking 2 goals in a 70 point thrashing against the West Coast, this is Gold Coast’s biggest win outside of Queensland. This was also Tsitas’ first win in the AFL.[6]
He would only play 4 games in the 2023 season, all coming on as the sub. However, he captained the club's VFL side to their first premiership, although he missed the Grand Final due to a one week ban for striking in the preliminary final.[7][8]
Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season[9]