Autopsy Round 8 2020 Giants vs Tigers @ Giants Stadium

[Determinant]

Preview ex The Roar

GWS Giants versus Richmond
To say the least, it’s do or die for the GWS Giants when they face Richmond for the first time since last year’s grand final humiliation at the MCG.

The Giants have struggled for any consistency this season, not winning nor losing more than two games in a row since the season resumption last month.

A poor first quarter proved to be their downfall in their 20-point loss to the Brisbane Lions, which has left them floundering in 13th place on the ladder with a 3-4 record.

Former player Brett Deledio has recently had his say on the club’s struggles in form, suggesting that the team is playing more like individuals rather than as a team.

The last thing Leon Cameron’s men will need is to face the team that handed them nothing more than a lesson on the biggest stage last year, when Dustin Martin, Jack Riewoldt and company dominated as the Tigers won by a record 89 points.


As for the Tigers, after struggling in the early part of the season resumption, they have started to gain some momentum in recent weeks, defeating Melbourne, the Sydney Swans and North Melbourne to move up the ladder.

Making their past fortnight all the more impressive is that they were missing several key players, among them captain Trent Cotchin, Bachar Houli, Shane Edwards, Dion Prestia and Toby Nankervis.

Against the Roos, the Tigers were ruthless as they restricted North Melbourne to only two goals as they won by 54 points, ensuring they remained undefeated against the Kangaroos in Saturday night matches since 2004.

Nick Vlastuin and Dylan Grimes marshaled the defence impressively, while Marlion Pickett kicked just his second career goal, and his first since last year’s grand final.

The rematch will come 300 days since the teams met at the MCG on the biggest day of the AFL calendar, beating the previous longest wait by six days (after the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles met in the 2005 decider, they didn’t face each other again until Round 15 the following season, 294 days later).

Even on the road, the Tigers should show no mercy as they continue to gather momentum heading into the middle part of the season.

Prediction: Richmond by 30 points.

 

[Colonial]

Still think we can win this by 3 goals plus.

If we can just hit our targets and not give away stupid frees we should be right.

 

[Gigantic]

I'm feeling fairly optimistic about this game

Richmond not pretty on paper with a lot of less experience than the side that thrashed us in the GF

 

[Giant Gutsache]

Still trying to be optimistic about Leon’s Giants. Let’s hope for tweaks to the game plan, allowing the ball to go forward. Let’s also hope the ball doesn’t get from our forward line to theirs in the blink of any eye too often.

 

[Colonial]

Still trying to be optimistic about Leon’s Giants. Let’s hope for tweaks to the game plan, allowing the ball to go forward. Let’s also hope the ball doesn’t get from our forward line to theirs in the blink of any eye too often.

I think he has tweaked it. The go slow kick backwards and fwds I think was meant to be plan B but somehow has turned to plan A.

 

[Danny88]

Sauce to have a blinder- midfield to win the clearances and stoppage battle and as a result even up the forward 50's.

Giants by 4

 

[GWS Goose]

On paper we should comfortably win the clearances and seem to have good match ups all over the field (due to all the Richmond outs), unfortunately games aren't played on paper!

 

[Orange Agent]

Win, lose or draw I just hope to see us a play a better and more attacking style of play.

 

[Callums_Guns]

Most likely last game in Sydney hopefully we see some finals type footy similar too 1st 3 weeks last season

If Dusty is not in the middle De Boer needs to be out of the square and we play 2 inside mids and 1 outside mid

 

[Land of the Giants]

I think we can be confident the team - that is, our team - will be switched on from the start.

Nothing seems to motivate this group of players more than having their credentials questioned, and we're now well and truly at that point.

 

[Giant Strides]

Hey guys,

Did Taranto rest forward a lot last week with the 2 goals? and given Hopper is named in the forward pocket this week instead, is Hopper going to play more forward?

Obviously TT wasn't fully match fit so had more spells out of the centre than he normally would. I'd expect him to have less time resting than last week, but still wouldn't be fully match fit yet. I doubt that Hopper spends much more time forward - our named line ups are never 'for real'. He probably will a little, but who rests forward and who's in the guts probably comes down more to who's firing in the game and who's not.

 

[Giant Strides]

Time to make a statement Giants. I like the new attitude you've talked about, but it means squat if not translated into actions of the field.

Go GIANTS!

 

[Colonial]

 

[Colonial]

Come on boys get the job done and show us things are starting to click.

 

[Colonial]

Game hasn’t started and they’ve said “so much pure talent” over a dozen times.

 

[Giant Strides]

So much pure s**t ... from media commentarors.

 

[Colonial]

Nervous

 

[Colonial]

And yeah starting the same.

 

[Colonial]

Some really stupid play

 

[Giant Strides]

Some absolute bullshit frees being given to Richmond here!

But again, just that half step off with execution. Make a good play, but then * it up and hand it straight to a Tigers'player. Jexza, Toby etc

 

[Giant Strides]

Again, clear holding the ball in our favour not given. FMD. One sided umpiring.

 

[Giant Strides]

Can we not kick short to our direct ******* opponents???????????????????????????????? FMD.

 

[Giant Strides]

Toby the only one standing tall tonight!

 

[Giant Strides]

*, we took an absolute beating in that quarter, and managed to survive ... and counterpunch. Hopefully the boys get some confidence from that and surge now!!

 

[Giant Strides]

WTF that deliberate call? ******* umpires, again, just giving it all to Richmond. FMD.