Autopsy 2023 Round 10 – GWS Giants vs St Kilda, Sunday, May 21, 4.40PM AEST, @Giants Stadium

[Giant Strides]

Giants stadium cloudy and 16 degrees for the match. Market has us as distinct underdogs at $2.31 (Saints are $1.59). It’s our home match though, and Toby’s return and the undoubted spray from Kingsley after our woeful loss last weekend, will hopefully enable us to eke out a win.

I hate when our games are the last of the weekend, late on a Sunday afternoon. Anyway, after a poor game against the ladder-leading Pies, can GWS redeem itself at home against the up-and-down Saints? Against all odds given their injury list the Saints started the year going gangbusters, and headed the table for half the rounds to date. They had a big check last week losing away to Adelaide, and no doubt Ross the Boss will have stiffened their resolve for this game. Including Max King for his first game this season will lift their spirits - however can we take advantage of his lack of match time? GWS has had its own in jury problems, and the loss of Sam Taylor has unravelled our tall defence. Toby Green returning will help with leadership and goal scoring, but can our midfield lift themselves up to be more competitive? We've swapped out our ruckman, so interested to see how Keiran Briggs goes in his first game for the season against the accomplished Rowan Marshall. Jake Riccardi's return to the side is an odd one for me. We have a full set of talls in both attack and defence, so where's he going to play? Forward to allow HH to swing down back, down back to make the defence taller with King to manage, relief ruck to support Briggs, wingman (even though we have Callaghan and Angwin in those roles), or a bit of everything?

Anyway, game 199 for our talismanic captain. I hope he has a blinder, I hope we have a blinder at home at home. But that's just hope.


Let's go GIANTS - fire up at home!

 

[Giant Strides]

 

[PaythePerryman]

Win please.
A Riccardi redemption arc would be nice.

 

[DowJone23]

Win please.
A Riccardi redemption arc would be nice.

True. Has all the talent, just needs to get it together

 

[Land of the Giants]

Jesus, there's hardly anyone here!

 

[dontlimitme]

himmel down back or up front?

 

[Land of the Giants]

himmel down back or up front?

Anywhere.

Even the Members Bar is bit quiet.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Jesus, there's hardly anyone here!

The club did email and text members about this round, stating “If you only get to one GIANTS match this year, make it Sir Doug Nicholls Round”.

 

[Land of the Giants]

The club did email and text members about this round, stating “If you only get to one GIANTS match this year, make it Sir Doug Nicholls Round”.

Shows how worried they were.

 

[Giant Strides]

WTF was that?!! Toby gets hit high 5 seconds after he took the mark, and no free, in fact gets told to play on!!

******* maggots!

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Toby scores! He’s a deadset legend!

 

[MelbourneGWS]

We really need a fit Sam Taylor

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Sam Taylor

Age

24

Ht

198cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.1

4star

MG

130.5

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.5

3star

MG

60.8

1star

D

8.6

3star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

2.8

5star

MG

110.8

2star

playing - our defence has been leaking for the first quarter so far

 

[Land of the Giants]

Bad miss from Cadman.

 

[GWS Goose]

Good first quarter.
Umpires not helping!
Brent Daniels

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Brent Daniels

Age

25

Ht

172cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.4

3star

D

10.3

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

1.9

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

9.0

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.8

4star

has been fantastic.
I've liked what the other Toby as done as well..
The Green(E)'s been their usual selves.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Jesse seems to have his kicking boots, so that’s a good encouraging sign for us

 

[sydney_gws]

Bad miss from Cadman.

Not sure why he isn't playing reserves. Better for his development.
As long as he is playing next year he will be happy anyway. JM influence??

 

[sydney_gws]

I am at game, son is loving it us leading.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Not sure why he isn't playing reserves. Better for his development.
As long as he is playing next year he will be happy anyway. JM influence??

Maybe Kingsley likes to give debutants second chances for their confidence and development?

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Haynes injured

Ward in

 

[sydney_gws]

A half volley mark for saints 5th goal.
A great mark by Toby, on the full too.

 

[GWS Goose]

Getting belted by the umps, can't buy a free and some pretty soft ones against.
This doesn't look good for Owens, hope he is ok.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

The ground is not in the best condition. I thought a key reason for the delay in games at Giants Stadium during this period, was that the ground needed to be remediated after the Easter Show.

 

[Giant Strides]

Getting smashed by lady luck too. Haynes out, HH head knock too, Toby carrying some shoulder damage.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Toby seems to be struggling with his shoulder. Also Himmelberg has a nasty cut on his mouth and on the interchange bench.

 

[Giant Strides]

So, HH out for the game now. Once again ****ed over by injuries. Lucky that we actually went tall this round!