AFL 2019 Round 7: GWS Giants V St Kilda Saints. 1:45PM SAT. UNSW Canberra Oval

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Where and when: UNSW Canberra Oval, Saturday May 4, 1.45pm

Last time they met: Giants Stadium, round 19, 2018: GWS 13.8 (86) defeated St Kilda 8.13 (61)

Inaccuracy cost the Saints on the road when they kicked 1.6 in the opening quarter and had 3.10 on the board at half-time. At the other end the Giants' forward line clicked with Harry Himmelberg leading the way with four, while Lachie Whitfield's 32 possessions earned him three Brownlow votes.

What it means for GWS: The Giants got back on track against the Swans last week and must maintain their intensity around the footy to hold onto fourth spot on the ladder. They'll want to re-establish themselves in Canberra after a disappointing outing a fortnight ago against Fremantle.

What it means for St Kilda: A win over the Giants in Canberra would give the Saints their first big scalp of the year and go a long way towards silencing the doubters who don't yet rate them as finals contenders.

How GWS wins: With weapons of all shapes and sizes inside 50, the Giants forward line has been hard to contain this year, and with Toby Greene back from injury, it's even more imposing for the Saints.

How St Kilda wins: Midfield speed and quick ball movement can hurt GWS at times and the Saints have plenty of speedy onballers who will enjoy the deck in Canberra.

The stat: St Kilda racked up 60 inside-50s against the Giants (48) in their loss last year but wasted their opportunities in front of goal, which cost them the match. They must grab their chances this week.


The match-up: Nick Haynes v Matthew Parker

Haynes took 12 marks against the Swans last week and continually chopped off their kicks inside 50, but if he gets Parker as an opponent he'll need to keep his eyes on the West Australian. The mature-age recruit from South Fremantle has a prodigious leap and doesn't need many possessions to hurt the opposition on the scoreboard.


Whoever he gets, Jack Steele will be a busy man against the Giants. Picture: AFL Photos

It's a big week for: Jack Steele
The Canberra boy and ex-Giant has done some tagging against GWS before and can take his pick of former teammates to run with this week. Stephen Coniglio, Josh Kelly and Lachie Whitfield are all in outstanding touch this season, so whoever he gets it will be a massive task.

Big call: Jeremy Cameron has kicked seven goals in a game five times in his career and he'll finally better that mark against the Saints. Mark the Coleman Medal leader down for nine.

Prediction: GWS by 27 points

Weather: 17° Partly cloudy

 

[Colonial]

Davis and Kelly late outs.

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[Power Raid]

Giants by how much

 

[puntking]

Giants by how much

not much at all

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Giants by how much

Not much I wouldn't think. We've struggled wuth the Saints the last couple of years.

Kelly and Whitfield out takes a lot of our outside class away. Zac Williams has the capacity and we'll need him to fire, he usually does though.

On the plus side Hately was stiff to be dropped after a good debut against Freo. Cumming has demanded a spot with great JLT form carried through into the NEAFL. Corr's return helps a lot to cover Davis.

Interesting to see if Cumming moves into the back 6 and Williams moves up the field, or Cumming could play wing.

I think this game will be a slog. Both sides hampered and just hoping for 4 pointts.

 

[DarkSaint]

Both sides have been hit with significant injuries. They have arguably 3/4 of their best mids not playing and we have our best mid and 2 KPD out.

Carlisle and Davis
Roberton and Whitfield
Steven and Kelly
Geary and Deledio
Lonie and Sheridan
Hannebury and Ward
McCartin and Patton

This will go down to the wire.

 

[joop]

We normally match up pretty well with the Giants, but would be surprised if we're within 5 goals at the end of the game.

 

[Bazza97]

Could be close I reckon but think the Giants will get up.

 

[Drummond]

Umpiring standards are just so low. That was not in the back against Hately. Was a perfect tackle.

 

[Chaisa]

5 I50's for 4 goals. Ouch.

 

[Orange Agent]

Was a bit worried, this is a nice surprise.

 

[projectv]

Yikes. GWS are off to a great start.

 

[aussierulesrules]

5 I50's for 4 goals. Ouch.

Think it might have ended up being 7 for 6 goals!

They played unbelievably well. Kicking at an extraordinary 85% efficiency makes them incredibly hard to stop.

 

[fnerd]

Saints reverting back to the norm.
Was always bound to happen , especially with their injuries.

Can’t see them winning too many more games for the rest year.
Happy days tho , richo will get another 3 years!

 

[Chaisa]

What is crazy is that this side is missing Kelly, Whitfield and Ward, and with Conigilo not 100%.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

What is crazy is that this side is missing Kelly, Whitfield and Ward, and with Conigilo not 100%.

The ins are pretty good though. Hatley and Cumming should be playing AFL.

 

[projectv]

Our makeshift defence started well this season, but you can really see the impact of missing Roberton, Geary and Carlisle.

 

[electricfeel]

Wow what a smashing.

Amazes me that Freo managed to beat GWS on their home deck!

 

[ep2018]

Next weeks game at Marvel, Saints vs Eagles, will be a real shitshow I reckon.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Wow what a smashing.

Amazes me that Freo managed to beat GWS on their home deck!

Dont undersell your lot. The Saints defence is in disarray though.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Dont undersell your lot. The Saints defence is in disarray though.

4 of our backline have played about 30 games between them and another one has played about 40.

Unbelievably inexperienced back there and the ball is going in there with extraordinary efficiency.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Dont undersell your lot. The Saints defence is in disarray though.

I think there's also an aspect of GWS going we're not going to let that happen again happening as well.

 

[Freoforever86]

Any danger of Greene blocking for his team mate before rather than wanting the ball?

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

4 of our backline have played about 30 games between them and another one back there has played about 40.

Unbelievably inexperienced back there.

That's kinda what I meant. It takes time to.build composure.

 

[Freoforever86]

The ins are pretty good though. Hatley and Cumming should be playing AFL.

The ins are a 2nd gamer and a pretty inexperienced player. Might be decent but no comparison. Scary to think