Preview GWS GIANTS vs. Collingwood (SSGS) (T), Sat Jul 20 4:35PM // PREVIEW Rd 18

[Chief]

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Date​	Venue​	Home v Away Teams​	Result​	High Disposals​	High Goals​
Semi Final, 15 Sep 2018​	MCG​	Collingwood defeats GWS​	69-59​	L. Whitfield 31 S. Sidebottom 31​	J. De Goey 3​
Round 2, 31 Mar 2018​	MCG​	Collingwood defeated by GWS​	79-95​	T. Phillips 32​	S. Coniglio 3 J. Cameron 3​
Round 8, 13 May 2017​	Showground Stadium​	GWS defeats Collingwood​	102-99​	J. Kelly 36​	J. Cameron 6​
Round 16, 9 Jul 2016​	Showground Stadium​	GWS defeated by Collingwood​	93-125​	T. Adams 31​	J. Cameron 5​
Round 11, 14 Jun 2015​	MCG​	Collingwood defeats GWS​	119-77​	T. Adams 36​	T. Cloke 5​
Round 22, 23 Aug 2014​	Showground Stadium​	GWS defeated by Collingwood​	67-75​	T. Greene 42​	J. Thomas 3​
Round 18, 27 Jul 2013​	MCG​	Collingwood defeats GWS​	106-66​	D. Swan 39​	J. Cameron 7​
Round 18, 28 Jul 2012​	Showground Stadium​	GWS defeated by Collingwood​	54-174​	D. Swan 37 A. Treloar 37​	T. Cloke 6​

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[RUNVS]

Not about this game but I am not sure I am a fan of all these preview threads, especially on a Monday as all it does is clutter up the main board with preview and post game threads.

 

[Chief]

Not about this game but I am not sure I am a fan of all these preview threads, especially on a Monday as all it does is clutter up the main board with preview and post game threads.

If they're not popular, they float down the list. Around Wednesday we sticky them.

 

[Power Raid]

Pies will be too good

35 points

 

[Colonial]

I've been down for the last few weeks thinking bad thoughts.

I've got a good feeling about this week.

Giants by 18.

 

[Adz]

GWS decimated by injuries and Whitefield has pulled up sore.

Pies by 22

 

[PerthBoy86]

Giants have been down for awhile and are due for a win. I kinda feel they'll bounce back and win. Collingwood might be a bit ragged after last week but could be wrong.

 

[Kappa]

Giants have been down for awhile and are due for a win. I kinda feel they'll bounce back and win. Collingwood might be a bit ragged after last week but could be wrong.

We have an 8 day break which helps.

 

[PerthBoy86]

We have an 8 day break which helps.

Maybe, but can also be a liability.

 

[Colonial]

How in the blue blazes of hell are we favorites?

 

[nahnah]

How in the blue blazes of hell are we favorites?View attachment 709849

Both teams have been struggling with form and injuries, guess they favoured the home team

 

[Jen2310]

That's fine. I prefer not to be favourites lol

 

[MagicGnome97]

Scharenberg and one or both of Adams and Howe to come in for Moore and Pendles (probably) and maybe someone else. We have more than our fair share of injuries too.

 

[ROOINYOU]

with the giants massive out from their midfield the Pies should get up in this one.
Pies by 5 goals.

 

[Giant Pete]

No Coniglio, Kelly or Ward. Pies will win.

 

[Woody15]

No Phil Davis now either.

 

[Colonial]

 

[Giant Pete]

This is ridiculous. Three years of this.

 

[iGNITER]

Geez injuries are at their worst.

Would have loved to see both sides at full strength would be a cracker.

Off the top of my head:

Ward, Coniglio, Kelly, Davis, DeBoer, Patton.

Moore, Beams, Elliott, Wells, Langdon, Stephenson (I know not injured but a loss).

Game would be totally different.

Hoping for a good game. With no more injuries. Plus a Pies win... hopefully.

 

[Americanpies]

Geez injuries are at their worst.

Would have loved to see both sides at full strength would be a cracker.

Off the top of my head:

Ward, Coniglio, Kelly, Davis, DeBoer, Patton.

Moore, Beams, Elliott, Wells, Langdon, Stephenson (I know not injured but a loss).

Game would be totally different.

Hoping for a good game. With no more injuries. Plus a Pies win... hopefully.

Don't forget about Greenwood. He was awesome last week. Really stood up hard against West Coast and that toughness will be missed.

In saying this......

The majority of people are saying Collingwood. I also strongly think Collingwood, primarily due to GWS injuries. They have some huge names out and all the guys out are in the same position - The Midfield... so they really have a hole too big to cover.

Now... The betting odds are GWS 2.05 and Collingwood 1.80. Collingwood seems like a steal at 1.80. The Bookies aren't dumb. Usually when the public are all over Team X, and that teams odds are super juicy.. that team usually loses. Let's see if the bookies have it right. Based on these odds, and provided there is no big change the odds leading up to the game, GWS will probably get the win.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Wouldn't right off GWS for mine, this could be one of those "back against the wall" games. They've had their critics of their "ticker" i:e it's claimed we haven't seen much of the mental grunt that gets them wins they shouldn't.

With all due respect, purely with the weight of injuries and given their game style is more personnel reliant than the Pies - this is one of those they shouldn't.

It's a chance to make a statement "We're more than just a flashy list with depth, we've got ticker to win the ones we shouldn't"

It's also a chance for their opponents to really announce that grunt swarm spread game is back. It really does hinge if the game the Pies bring if they bring what they did last week they'll win and win well. If they revert to that "control possession" (ball massaging!) - they will lose. I doubt they'll make that mistake.

Pies by 5 goals

 

[Colonial]

It's oddly refreshing and a reminder of the times when I used to go I to a game thinking we are no chance.