Preview Round 17 - GWS Giants vs Richmond, Saturday 14th July 2018, 7.25pm, Spotless Stadium
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Smartest Brain
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If we win this we can see ourselves the possibility of winning the GF this year. Lose this and it is pretty much over. Anyone else see it differently?
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Still possible as I think its 5 (possibly 4) from 7 to make it.
But it will hurt badly should we lose and would think it would be the end.
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Smartest Brain
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I'm not talking about making the 8, I'm talking about winning the GF. If we can't beat richmond at home, let alone making the 8 what hope do we have?
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I wouldn't say that losing this week kills any hope on GF day if we made it.
We have a few players still to return.
Hell Tiges got smashed by the Saints last year and went on to win it so anything is possible.
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Richmond beat the Hawks in R20 2008. Hawks went on to win the 2008 GF. There are plenty of examples of s**t teams beating better teams that didn't affect the better team. But no where in 2018 have we shown that we are the "team to beat". Even *IF* we beat Richmond at home I don't rate getting to the GF at more than 50%. If we lose this it is pretty much near 0%, even considering the ins.
We really have to win this to give ourselves confidence and hope that we can win the GF this year.
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Raymann, any new info on Zac and scull?
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a loss doesnt mean season over IMO, this is the one game we can afford to lose as its very likely we do lose - teams on or near the same points as us this would be in the same boat (unless there's only 2 or less games to go).
if we (miraculously) get a win against Richmond, we'll make the 8 IMO, teams will fear us and the win would be the belief that the playing group needs to believe we can challenge this season.
very tough game, but looking very forward to it and i hope alot of Giants fans get out to spotless
if we (miraculously) get a win against Richmond, we'll make the 8 IMO, teams will fear us and the win would be the belief that the playing group needs to believe we can challenge this season.
very tough game, but looking very forward to it and i hope alot of Giants fans get out to spotless
I would think they only play if we make finals. MDB 4 weeks with an ankle.
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Wild horses etc.
Interesting to see the crowd. Was a great crowd against the Hawks, even if the number was a bit disappointing.
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Is MDB's injury something he picked up during the week?
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Having such a young forward line (especially compared to their experience down back) will prove to be our biggest obstacle.
Late in the game last week
Surprised about the lack of openness regarding some of the injuries this year with nothing mentioned on MDB and no mention of Jack Buckley and his hamstring and also I hope they say something about Scully and Williams’s over the next few weeks
MDB will be missed and hopefully Greene can offer something forward
Good to see Kennedy back in and I would have thought Buntine would have got a game this week but good to see Taylor get another run and hopefully he can justify selection for this game
MDB will be missed and hopefully Greene can offer something forward
Good to see Kennedy back in and I would have thought Buntine would have got a game this week but good to see Taylor get another run and hopefully he can justify selection for this game
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Smartest Brain
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Any wonder what he is costing us in regards to salary? Are we going to resign him?
I would hope so. Probably best 22 at any club.
Smartest Brain
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I would agree but with what I know about his old salary it is among top in the league. Is he top 5 at our club even?
http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2018-07-12/greene-returns
'Kennedy replaces Jeremy Finlayson in the backline while Hopper and Greene will cover the loss of Harry Perryman (hamstring) and Matt de Boer (ankle) to injury.
De Boer played out last week’s game after sustaining an ankle injury in the third quarter in Perth and is expected to be out for 2-3 weeks.'
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I saw that.
Rayman suggesting 4 weeks.
Be really nice to get through a game unscathed this week. He injured it in game and went back on. The club may not have known until scans when they got back. They returned Monday so it presumably could have been as late as Tuesday. I'd give the benefit of the doubt on notification in the injury report.
He took a pay cut when he re-signed/renegotiated his deal, what... a year and a half ago?
Scully’s salary is AFL average.
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It's always tough with these bad injuries. A guess of 16 weeks can easily jump out to 20+ because you're trying to predict what's going to happen with a particular injury four months in the future. It isn't necessarily a setback - it could just be a slower than expected heal, due to anything from a slightly more complicated/worse injury than originally determined through to some people just taking longer to heal.
Agree but you know what, no matter now fit Toby is, he is a super important inclusion for this game.
This is because whoever Rance plays on, he will towell up anyway. So say it's a Harry for instance. Then our main forward for this game is gone. But towell up Harry and at least get the ball to ground, and Toby could kick 3 or 4
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