Gold Coast’s Danny Stanley will be unavailable for Saturday’s clash with the Crows after he was suspended for disobeying a team drinking ban.

The Suns utility will join who will join Harley Bennell, Trent McKenzie and Brandon Matera on the sidelines at Metricon Stadium after the trio were also ruled out under similar circumstances.

Stanley was playing in the NEAFL last weekend and was not present during the meeting where Rodney Eade reinforced the drinking ban following their breakthrough win over the Brisbane Lions.

Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade has now been left with just 24 suitable players to pick from, with key defender Steven May suspended for three weeks and Jack Martin, Seb Tape and Jarrod Garlett copping injuries against the Lions to add further heft to a huge casualty list.

Despite the potential pain at the selection table, Eade said the right call was made.

"We're trying to build the correct culture," he said.

"Probably historically, players are telling me that people (at the club) maybe run their own race a little bit at times.

"If we're going to be successful, the players have got to own the team, drive each other, challenge each other, set standards."

Tom Nicholls and Charlie Dixon also admitted to consuming alcohol but won't be suspended, since they were drinking at dinner with their families on Sunday, which is permitted under the player-enforced rules.