Unofficial Preview Semi-Final : Changes against The Cats - Fri 3 September 2021, 7.50 pm AEST @ Optus Oval WA

[Giant Strides]

Let's take this to the Game day thread.

Review - Semi-Final #2 2021 - Geelong Cats v GWS Giants, 7.50 pm AEST Fri 3 September @ Optus Oval, WA

The GIANTS take on Geelong on Friday night at 7:50pm EST. The GIANTS have made three changes for Friday night’s cut-throat semi-final against Geelong at Optus Stadium in Perth. Third-year forward Bobby Hill will get the chance to play in front of his home crowd having been named to play his...

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[Hendo_21]

In theory I like the changes, Stone is very risky but Bruhn and Hill are fairly safe. Wouldn't have picked Mummy to go around again hopefully he's a late out tommorow and they roll with Briggs

 

[Simmofreo]

I’ve seen Bruhn play but can you tell me a bit about Stone? What position will he play?

Hey mate. He is a quality player, I just worry about him running out the game with the fitness and step up in intensity

May the sub I reckon


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[BarryAglett]

In theory I like the changes, Stone is very risky but Bruhn and Hill are fairly safe. Wouldn't have picked Mummy to go around again hopefully he's a late out tommorow and they roll with Briggs

Hill has improved his defensive efforts enormously.
Playing a final in front of family and friends will hopefully add to his x-factor.

 

[Battlepants]

Hey mate. He is a quality player, I just worry about him running out the game with the fitness and step up in intensity

May the sub I reckon


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He can't be the sub, sub has to be one of the emergencies.

 

[Hendo_21]

Riccardi the medi sub or maybe Peatling?

 

[BarryAglett]

Riccardi the medi sub or maybe Peatling?

I think one or the other.

 

[dlanod]

Good feeling

You got any feelings about the lotto numbers?


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He sure does, but much like his selection feelings he'll only tell you after the draw.

 

[Pres]

I predict Cumming will be a late out and Buntine in.

Peatling the sub.

God this team has the ability to rack up injuries...

 

[BarryAglett]

He sure does, but much like his selection feelings he'll only tell you after the draw.

I hope you are right regarding XO.
Otherwise Stone might get a look.

I tossed in his name on Sunday and got lucky.
Just a like-for-like replacement guess.

 

[Land of the Giants]

It's the fittest team we could select, although Mumford ahead of Briggs is surprising.

XOH, Kennedy and Daniels would have been handy, but not to be. The important thing is the midfield is intact.

But I'm worried about JC and what he might do tomorrow night.

 

[JC100]

One of the few times in his tenure where you can see a clear plan ( spread and run on a big deck)to win and the 22 has been selected accordingly. The old Leon would have had Buntine, Riccardi and Davis jammed in instead oh hill, Bruhn and stone abs we would have had a terribly
unbalanced side.

If they want to play Jezza, hawk, sav in the one forward good luck to them. Our backs will counter attack from D50 all night. Taylor, Stein, Idun, Haynes and cumming are a good mix to cover the talls plus Rohan

Red hot chance

 

[Hendo_21]

Geelong playing pretty tall in defence think out smalls are a real chance to have an impact

One of the few times in his tenure where you can see a clear plan ( spread and run on a big deck)to win and the 22 has been selected accordingly. The old Leon would have had Buntine, Riccardi and Davis jammed in instead oh hill, Bruhn and stone abs we would have had a terribly
unbalanced side.

If they want to play Jezza, hawk, sav in the one forward good luck to them. Our backs will counter attack from D50 all night. Taylor, Stein, Idun, Haynes and cumming are a good mix to cover the talls plus Rohan

Red hot chance

Really love the mix of small and mid sized forwards they've got in there especially with Geelong playing pretty tall in the backline we could give them some real problems with our smalls

 

[Pres]

Just out of interest who is left fit and available for selection?

Davis
Riccardi
Angwin
Fleeton (?)
Briggs
Peatling
Buntine
Brown

Is that it?

 

[Hendo_21]

Intresting stat on fox footy saying that Geelong have been ranked 15th in the competition the last 4 weeks at defending scoring from stoppages giving up just under 40 points per game from stoppages. Should be a part of the game that we can really expose them in.

 

[Orange crush]

Geelong tall at both ends .... we’ve got a nice mix in the forward line and an excellent defense .... and we should beat them in the guts ...., points yo a win in my eyes

 

[Giant Blue]

Can anyone explain why Davis is not selected? I would have thought he is still best 22, especially with all the injuries.

 

[Colonial]

Can anyone explain why Davis is not selected? I would have thought he is still best 22, especially with all the injuries.

Our back 6 has been great. Why change a winning formulae for someone who hasn't been at his best for some time?

 

[Hendo_21]

Can anyone explain why Davis is not selected? I would have thought he is still best 22, especially with all the injuries.

Phil's body has really started to show signs of breaking down in the back half of the year, I think Port was his last full game and he looked off the pace then and when Stein came in to replace him he hasn't looked out of place at all and this backline has done a remarkable job considering the absured volume they've had to defend against. Stein also quite a good athlete that can really run with the mobile tall forwards that Phil can't anymore.

 

[Orange crush]

If Davis isn’t a late in this week (which I think is a chance he might be) the question has to be asked if he has pulled the pin on footy .... he was quite shaken by the concussion against port but he should be right by now

 

[Gigantic]

If Davis isn’t a late in this week (which I think is a chance he might be) the question has to be asked if he has pulled the pin on footy .... he was quite shaken by the concussion against port but he should be right by now

I would have thought he might be carrying something else. It's been a month since the concussion hasn't he? The rehab report suggested he got through the 12 day concussion protocol fine, but hasn't played since.

 

[Simmofreo]

News out of Perth is that 46 000 tickets sold as of this morning and they expect a lot of walk ups

Hopefully a lot of neutrals that don’t like Geelong

And hope it’s a close game


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[Juddy__]

Hi everyone, just jumping in as a WA fan with Giants as my second team. Can confirm although there are some Geelong fans in WA every other neutral is very much in the Giants camp to hopefully end the Danger show

 

[Simmofreo]

News out of Perth is that 46 000 tickets sold as of this morning and they expect a lot of walk ups

Hopefully a lot of neutrals that don’t like Geelong

And hope it’s a close game


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[GWS Goose]

I’ve seen Bruhn play but can you tell me a bit about Stone? What position will he play?

he'll play a run with style role I reckon. Basically he'll do what Reid normally does. Long term a much better option player.
He did really well early in the year before he was injured himself.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Cogs will deliver us the WA crowd!


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