Preview 2023 Rd 1 - GWS Giants v Adelaide Crows, 1.10 pm Sunday 19 March @ Giants Stadium

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Game Day Guide: Round 1 v Crows

A new era begins as the GIANTS host the Crows in round one at GIANTS Stadium.
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The GIANTS kick start their 2023 season under new coach Adam Kingsley against the Crows at GIANTS Stadium on Sunday.

MATCH DETAILS

GIANTS v Crows
Sunday, March 19 at 1:10pm
Wangal Country | GIANTS Stadium

Gates open at 12:10pm

MEMBERSHIP AND TICKETING

General Public Tickets

GIANTS fans who wish to get tickets to Sunday's match can purchase directly through Ticketmaster, click here to secure your seats now.

Don’t forget kids go free in '23*! That's right, kids aged 15 and under go free with a ticket to every GIANTS home game in 2023, when accompanied by a paying adult. Plus, we've frozen ticket prices for the third consecutive year, so adult tickets start at just $25!

*Visit gwsgiants.info/tcs for full terms and conditions.

Members Access

If you're a member, getting into the game is easy!

If you have a physical members card, simply have this ready for scanning on arrival at GIANTS Stadium. If you hold a digital ticket, download the GIANTS App and select 'My Tickets' in the menu at bottom on your screen! Then select ‘Rd 1: GWS GIANTS v Adelaide Crows’. From here you'll be able to save your ticket to your wallet.

For more instructions on mobile ticketing, or if you need any assistance, visit the online Members Hub or our membership team outside the main gate at GIANTS Stadium.

If you’re not a member already - Be bigger in orange in 2023 by becoming one! Perks are bigger in orange, game day is bigger in orange and footy is bigger in orange in 2023. Being a GIANTS member is so much more than just entry to the game.

Jump on board and join the big big sound to get the most out of your footy experience! Join now.

Member of the Match

The GIANTS are rewarding a lucky member each week for simply coming to the game!

Keep an eye on the big screen for the announcement of our Member of the Match and to find out how to collect your prize.

Members Bar

The Members Bar is back in 2023, located on the concourse within the Members Stand. All members can access this space both pre-game and during the match. Members receive 10 per cent off selected food and drink in the Members Bar.

GAME DAY ACTIVITIES

Sneaky Sound System

Get the party started with Sneaky Sound System performing at GIANTS Stadium pre-match and during half-time!

Activations

Visit the Harvey Norman team chill out zone in the precinct and join in all of the fun and games with table tennis, GIANT Connect 4 and giveaways!

Quarter-Time

Dare to be Loud with Harvey Norman and JBL! Get up on your feet during the quarter-time break and show off your best dance moves during Harvey Norman Dance Cam for your chance to win a $100 Harvey Norman Gift Card!

Fan Zone

  • The GIANTS Fan Zone is back in action throughout the season and will be filled with loads of fun and FREE activities for all ages!
  • We’ve got the GIANTS Big Kick and Netball inflatables - test your kicking and netball skills at our GIANTS inflatables.
  • We’ve also got face painting and airbrush tattoos available for free in the Fan Zone so make sure you deck yourself out in as much orange as possible to support your GIANTS.

$2 Hot Chips

Feed the family and enjoy a footy favourite with $2 hot chips all season long! (While stock lasts, limit of two per transaction, visit gwsgiants.info/tcs for full terms and conditions)

GETTING TO GIANTS STADIUM

Trains run regularly to Olympic Park and the Stadium is a short walk from the station.

You'll need to use an Opal card or contactless payment card/device. Register your details online at Opal or via the app ahead of time.

Plan your trip here.

If you’re driving, consider pre-booking your parking online, available until 11:59pm the night before the game. The best parking for GIANTS Stadium is the P1 and P6 car parks.

POST-MATCH FUNCTION

Following our clash against the Crows, we’re inviting you to come back to the home of the GIANTS, the VALO Community Centre, to meet the players and visit the GIANTS Shop!

MERCHANDISE

The GIANTS Shop at GIANTS Stadium is located inside Gate D. Member discounts and GIANTS Shop vouchers can be redeemed at outlets at the Stadium or at the GIANTS Shop at the VALO Community Centre.

MOST VALUABLE GIANT, PRESENTED BY TOYO TIRES

Vote for your Most Valuable GIANT! After our game on Sunday, GIANTS fans will be able to vote for their most valuable player in a 3, 2, 1 voting style. Vote via our Instagram story or on the GIANTS app - Click here to download it now. The overall winner of the Most Valuable GIANT - as chosen by you - will be awarded the trophy at this year’s Kevin Sheedy Medal.

TEAM SELECTION

The GIANTS will name a 26-man squad at 6:20pm on Thursday before naming the final team at 5pm on Friday at gwsgiants.com.au.
 
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Pre-season is almost over and the main event about to start. For both GWS and their opponents in round 1, 2023 is an important year as both teams look to bounce back from disappointing seasons in 2022. Putting last year behind us, there's plenty to look forward to for Giants fans. Adam Kingsley has come in with a new gameplan that is looking to reignite a running game for the Giants, and by the evidence of the sole pre-season game against the Suns, there are exciting times to look forward to. While it might not quite be the Orange Tsunami of yesteryear, it certainly was at least an "orange rush" against a team that is strongly tipped to press for the 8 this year. And while pre-season form is somewhat of a mirage, the pressure applied by our midfield, the run from both halfback and midfield on turnovers certainly ramps up expectations that GWS will perform much better this year than last.

The pre-season signings of midfield guns Tom Green and Finn Callaghan - who have both been in scintillating form during pre-season - should whet supporters' appetites for the games ahead. Steven Coniglio and Josh Kelly, with the weight of leadership removed from their shoulders, have also been in excellent form on both training paddock and pre-season ground. The tall defence probably only has a question around who plays second fiddle to All-Australian Sam Taylor, while the running combination of Lachies Whitfield & Ash plus Isaac Cumming has won plaudits from Coach Kingsley. Injuries have unfortunately disrupted the forward line, with gun smalls dropping off, but Jesse Hogan, Harry Himmelberg (no longer Thor!) and Jake Riccardi proved themselves a worthy trio against Gold Coast. Exciting 2022 No 1 draft pick Aaron Cadman awaits in the wings, but is likely to remain there a little longer.

Overall, I expect the team that ran out against Gold Coast will be largely the team for round 1. Kingsley had Binga Daniels as unlikely to make round 1, so it's probably just the interchange bench to be settled. I'm tipping:

B: Connor Idun, Sam Taylor, Isaac Cumming
HB: Lachie Whitfield, Nick Haynes, Lachie Ash
C: Finn Callaghan, Harry Perryman, Jacob Wehr
HF: Josh Kelly, Jake Riccardi, James Peatling
F: Toby Greene (c), Harry Himmelberg, Jesse Hogan
R: Brayden Preuss, Tom Green, Stephen Coniglio
IC: Leek Aleer, Callan Ward, Conor Stone, Adam Kennedy.
Sub: Xavier O'Halloran

I am excited for this game, and indeed for the whole year. I hope that we can make a good start by beating the Crows, to gain confidence and hopefully frighten the competition.
 
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BarryAglett said:
No Toby ;)
Easy to overlook the obvious sometimes...
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o_O

I even went down the list of players from yesterday's game to double check!!

OK, so probably Dan Lloyd or James Peatling to drop out - I've kept Peatling and left out Lloyd in the revised team; but could easily be the opposite way round. If Binga was fit, probably neither makes the side.
 
We should rename this the clash of potential. Both fan bases would be bullish on their prospects this year and looking at the potential of their team and how it shapes on paper to evidence that.

Personally I think we have it on them with our def and they have it on us in the forward line

One would expect the midfield is where the game will be won. I doubt Adelaide have the midfield depth to go the distance with us.

What I lived most about saturdays game was the turnover game we played. We played with a pressure that made it hard to score against and move the ball. Admittedly the suns were missing key movers in the middle
 
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Pre-season is almost over and the main event about to start. For both GWS and their opponents in round 1, 2023 is an important year as both teams look to bounce back from disappointing seasons in 2022. Putting last year behind us, there's plenty to look forward to for Giants fans. Adam Kingsley has come in with a new gameplan that is looking to reignite a running game for the Giants, and by the evidence of the sole pre-season game against the Suns, there are exciting times to look forward to. While it might not quite be the Orange Tsunami of yesteryear, it certainly was at least an "orange rush" against a team that is strongly tipped to press for the 8 this year. And while pre-season form is somewhat of a mirage, the pressure applied by our midfield, the run from both halfback and midfield on turnovers certainly ramps up expectations that GWS will perform much better this year than last.

The pre-season signings of midfield guns Tom Green and Finn Callaghan - who have both been in scintillating form during pre-season - should whet supporters' appetites for the games ahead. Steven Coniglio and Josh Kelly, with the weight of leadership removed from their shoulders, have also been in excellent form on both training paddock and pre-season ground. The tall defence probably only has a question around who plays second fiddle to All-Australian Sam Taylor, while the running combination of Lachies Whitfield & Ash plus Isaac Cumming has won plaudits from Coach Kingsley. Injuries have unfortunately disrupted the forward line, with gun smalls dropping off, but Jesse Hogan, Harry Himmelberg (no longer Thor!) and Jake Riccardi proved themselves a worthy trio against Gold Coast. Exciting 2022 No 1 draft pick Aaron Cadman awaits in the wings, but is likely to remain there a little longer.

Overall, I expect the team that ran out against Gold Coast will be largely the team for round 1. Kingsley had Binga Daniels as unlikely to make round 1, so it's probably just the interchange bench to be settled. I'm tipping:

B: Connor Idun, Sam Taylor, Isaac Cumming
HB: Lachie Whitfield, Nick Haynes, Lachie Ash
C: Finn Callaghan, Harry Perryman, Jacob Wehr
HF: Josh Kelly, Jake Riccardi, James Peatling
F: Toby Greene (c), Harry Himmelberg, Jesse Hogan
R: Brayden Preuss, Tom Green, Stephen Coniglio
IC: Leek Aleer, Callan Ward, Conor Stone, Adam Kennedy.
Sub: Xavier O'Halloran

I am excited for this game, and indeed for the whole year. I hope that we can make a good start by beating the Crows, to gain confidence and hopefully frighten the competition.
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Daniels?
 
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I'd see the limited game time against Suns as an indication that Flynn isn't in the picture as second ruck - AK will use HH and Riccardi to pinch hit. Could be wrong, of course.
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Im not sure this is cause and effect, but we started losing he clearences when he came on.
 

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We should rename this the clash of potential. Both fan bases would be bullish on their prospects this year and looking at the potential of their team and how it shapes on paper to evidence that.

Personally I think we have it on them with our def and they have it on us in the forward line
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The market has us as $1.64 favourites vs Adelaide $2.26. Fair enough given it’s our home game, and our pre-season form against Gold Coast.
 
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Or dispose of it cleanly.
I think he's really going to struggle with youth like Rowston ready to find opportunity. For a first year player Rowston looks physically ready to go and super aggressive.
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Unpopular opinion, I think XOH perceived poor disposal is unfair.
He doesn't hit amazing kicks going inside 50 or anything, on a wing he was forced to do that a bit. But he is decent enough of finding a player. In tight he is good enough as well.

I don't think he is a natural winger, but his 2 way running is excellent which makes him serviceable in the role.
In and under he is pretty good.

I think he is a very useful player at the edge of your 22. His effort is excellent.

On Saturday, he was good, lot of good touches and lots of pressure applied.
He'll be tough to leave out this week.
 
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Unpopular opinion, I think XOH perceived poor disposal is unfair.
He doesn't hit amazing kicks going inside 50 or anything, on a wing he was forced to do that a bit. But he is decent enough of finding a player. In tight he is good enough as well.

I don't think he is a natural winger, but his 2 way running is excellent which makes him serviceable in the role.
In and under he is pretty good.

I think he is a very useful player at the edge of your 22. His effort is excellent.

On Saturday, he was good, lot of good touches and lots of pressure applied.
He'll be tough to leave out this week.
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I think he is the type of player that might thrive under the new game plan.

Different type of player to castagna but role players within a strong system can thrive despite skill limitations
 
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I think he is the type of player that might thrive under the new game plan.

Different type of player to castagna but role players within a strong system can thrive despite skill limitations
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I think so too.
he applied a stack of pressure, him and Perrymen both did a number of things you dont get a stat for that ended up winning us the ball. That might be important with this game style.
Time will tell.
 
Look. I'd love for XO to find his rhythm but from what I've seen over the last two years and how he only JUST got a contract ...make me think he's not a long term role player for us.
Happy to be wrong but I've watched his kicking and handballing live and it's not up to scratch.
I agree he will play round 1 after that preseason game but by the end of the year I think he will be depth
 
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