GWS, why did people drop off them?

[Blue1980]

Find it weird how many have had them missing the 8. Better run with injury they are as good a chance as anyone for the flag.

I know essendon were bad, but still no one else this round has done what they did in dismantling an opposition.

Done without Kelly and Ward, surely people still think their right in the mix.

 

[Colonial]

We didn't, the Victorian media did.

Clickbate and all.

 

[Tigernator]

Can't beat tigers at the G, end thread...

 

[Chaisa]

Their losses looked bad on paper, but in practice:

* Scully played 20 minutes last season.
* They could never find the right role for Lobb (and indeed he seemed a bit of a positionless player anyway - was never all that effective up forward or in the ruck)
* They could cover Shiel with Taranto/Hopper improving

And pretty much everyone on that list has missed somewhat lengthy periods through injury which has meant they never really put out their best side in practice.

I expect good things from them this season.

 

[Upgrayedd]

It was only Essendon

Have them behind Richmond and west coast. Still a shitload of talent and a deep young midfield. People forget it's 26/27/28 year olds who make a core of a club which wins premiership not 22/23/24. GWS are about to be primed

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Can't see them making the top four in the current time. You would think make finals.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

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[Upgrayedd]

Their losses looked bad on paper, but in practice:

* Scully played 20 minutes last season.
* They could never find the right role for Lobb (and indeed he seemed a bit of a positionless player anyway - was never all that effective up forward or in the ruck)
* They could cover Shiel with Taranto/Hopper improving

And pretty much everyone on that list has missed somewhat lengthy periods through injury which has meant they never really put out their best side in practice.

I expect good things from them this season.

Biggest loss was Wilson 2 seasons ago leaving and and Williams doing his Achillies.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Played against a bunch of witches hats today I would hold off on GWS imo.

 

[threesixpio]

They are going to be good this year. Why wouldn’t they be

 

[Colonial]

Biggest loss was Wilson 2 seasons ago leaving and and Williams doing his Achillies.

No hard feelings about losing Wilson as it was completely understandable. But we miss him.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Can't beat tigers at the G, end thread...

Tigers cant beat us anywhere else. This threads about the future anyway. One of the good things about being a new club is you don't focus on the past much.

 

[Chaisa]

Biggest loss was Wilson 2 seasons ago leaving and and Williams doing his Achillies.

Yeah especially given how they set up their attacks at their best.

Kennedy's injury also hurt in this regard. Not a coincidence that when he came back in the team they started to look a lot better.

 

[Upgrayedd]

No hard feelings about losing Wilson as it was completely understandable. But we miss him.

Yeah his rebound off half back was filthy and cut teams up
His style is suited way more to GWS then freo. The Williams injury just really tested GWS last year.

 

[GlocksTickin]

Not everyone did and some tipped them for the flag.

But it's round 1. Look what they did to the Doggies in round 1 last year. If you made the thread before the game, it wouldn't be such a Knee jerk reaction.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Premature, Essendon ran 100 kilometres less than the next team this week. Unbelievably below AFL standard.

 

[100action]

GF is played at the G not spotless.

gotta win a make a prelim before GF.

 

[99cents]

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[Colonial]

I was just giving your mob a reality check, season is long and the GF isn't plaYed in round 1.

Absolutely, no reality check needed long way to go and we belted the dogs round 1 last year and that didn't work out.

No one is getting ahead of themselves.

 

[99cents]

How was your effort last year??..oh wait!

Nice win over the blues. Got you up and about

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[Tigernator]

no premiership,same as the tigers...oh wait...yeah nah thats right

No finals either, so sad for the 2016 premiers!

 

[Scotland]

Their 2016/17 sides were better on paper and fell short. 2018 they fell a little back and then lost Shiel, Lobb, Scully. Easy to see why people no longer have them as flag favourites. Hard to stay up for years on end.

But, the list is still very good. Coniglio, Ward, Kelly, Davis, Greene, Cameron... At worst they're in the 7-12 bracket, more likely 1-6.

 

[RupieDupie]

IMO GWS paid too much attention to their own myth and hype last year and tried to win games by;
1) trying to run through the opposition
2) bombing it long into the forwardline 10m out from the goal posts
3) getting injured

But the problem is, in the AFL, if you don’t respect the competition you’re going to lose. And we did.

Then we went over to Adelaide, back when people still weren’t sure what the Crows were all about, and Leon Cameron sat on the bench with the players, and taught them R-E-S-P-E-C-T and then the Giants were up and about again. Beating sides with only 16-17 guys on the field. Injuries eventually did us in, but the final half of the season wasn’t too bad.

But not getting too carried away as The Giants started last year in exactly the same way...

 

[Zoom]

Because they turn to water when strong sides turn the heat up

 

[Blue1980]

Their 2016/17 sides were better on paper and fell short. 2018 they fell a little back and then lost Shiel, Lobb, Scully. Easy to see why people no longer have them as flag favourites. Hard to stay up for years on end.

But, the list is still very good. Coniglio, Ward, Kelly, Davis, Greene, Cameron... At worst they're in the 7-12 bracket, more likely 1-6.

Well I can see not flag favorite, but not making the 8 seems a bit extreme.

FWIW I had them 5th and Essendon 9th