Well not much really

I did like this from their Changes thread...

It's an even week, anything is possible.

There's a push to play Hogan

This is the Game Preview:

In the last three weeks, GWS has been unable to beat either the last or second last placed teams. This week we play the ladder leaders, Melbourne, at their home ground. One guess how this is going to end up. Last time we played Melbourne, in Manuka, we were well in the fight until we lost around 800 games of experience in a quarter as Phil Davis, Stephen Coniglio and Matt de Boer all got injured, and we just ran out of puff with the reduced bench.

I don't know why we capitulate to poor teams - is it the gameplan, are the players just not motivated, or what? Over the last few weeks we've trickled a few experienced players back into the team; expect more this week as Hogan, Coniglio and Taylor come off the injury list - but do they need a run in the seconds to regain match fitness? I reckon we've missed Sam Taylor the most - with him playing, our defence was holding pretty well; we've crashed without him in three of our last four games. Hogan was well provides a focus and hardness that our attack otherwise lacks.

For mine, we've done our dash to make finals this year, and should focus on developing the kids for the future. I doubt Leon thinks that way - unfortunately, I think his approach is part of our fundamental problem.

What I'd like to see is some of our long term underperformers sit out - Harry Himmelberg (less so Jeremy Finalyson, but I can understand why some would have him on the chopping block), Matt de Boer (unless he's given a hard tagging role on Clayton Oliver), and it's probably time to spell Bobby Hill, who shows flashes but not substance for long enough. While I don't think he's been the biggest problem, I'd sit out Kennedy to allow Lachie Ash into the team - he's our future and needs to play. Personally, I'd keep the inexperienced ruck combo and pump games into them, but I'd expect to see Briggs go out for the experienced Mumford to battle Gawn. I'd normally opt to drop Reid, but we probably have no-one else who can play that lockdown defender role that he does (not that well - a missing piece of our list).

Tom Green & Lachie Ash should be straight in. If Sam's OK to play (syndesmosis injury may leave him a little underdone) I'd probably bring him in and keep Buckley, with Idun having a rest - that reprises our optimal tall setup (when we've played well from defence!) of Davis/Taylor/Buckley/Haynes, giving Haynes more latitude to take intercepts. Bringing Jesse Hogan in, provided we're sure of his fitness, would help in the front half.

My ins: Green, Ash, Hogan, Taylor.
My outs: de Boer, Kennedy, Himmelberg, Idun. (I've opted to keep Bobby in for his speed, which we're going to need. Idun doesn't necessarily deserve to be dropped, although he probably needs to do more in the counterattack, but mainly for balance in defence at this point

 

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/rd-16-changes-vs-the-demons-mcg.1274432/

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/round-16-2021-melbourne-v-gws-giants-1-45-pm-mcg-sat-3-july.1274783/

I'm tipping there won't be many replies to the Giants thread.

Maybe substitute a picture of tumbleweeds at Giant Stadium....

  On 30/06/2021 at 08:33, Diamond_Jim said:

ell not much really

Well its a lot when you consider they only have seven supporters?

  On 30/06/2021 at 08:33, Diamond_Jim said:

Personally, I'd keep the inexperienced ruck combo and pump games into them, but I'd expect to see Briggs go out for the experienced Mumford to battle Gawn

I'd like to see that too.  Mumford is a dog.  Doesn't give a rats about playing footy, just out to plod around the park, collect his pay check and hurt blokes.

If he's a chance of playing I'd actually rather that we rest Gawn and let Majak loose on him.  Could be more beneficial for us, for where our season is at.  Get Majak a taste of the game at AFL level again and preserve Max for the pointy end.

  On 01/07/2021 at 05:44, jnrmac said:

I'm tipping there won't be many replies to the Giants thread.

Maybe substitute a picture of tumbleweeds at Giant Stadium....

Kudos for this post.

The original post was 22 hours ago. Normally the other team's insigths correspond to a meltdown of hilarity and comment on here.

No such luck and says just how different it must be to follow a new team as opposed to the traditonal ones with rusted on emotion. Sad really for them.

Suns commentary must be worse.

 

In their defence there are now about six posts in the game preview thread.

That's a 300% increase !!

We lost first time around because Flynn couldn’t play a full game against Gawn and he destroyed us. Either mummy plays with Flynn or both young tucks miss out.
play mummy this week and then give him the week off against the Sun’s who don’t have an experienced ruck.
if Taylor and Hogan get up and play 1’s I think we are a red hot chance in this game

 

 

  On 01/07/2021 at 07:32, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

I'd like to see that too.  Mumford is a dog.  Doesn't give a rats about playing footy, just out to plod around the park, collect his pay check and hurt blokes.

If he's a chance of playing I'd actually rather that we rest Gawn and let Majak loose on him.  Could be more beneficial for us, for where our season is at.  Get Majak a taste of the game at AFL level again and preserve Max for the pointy end.

Max usually polls Brownlow votes against Mummy.  He can't keep up with Maxy.  I think Max always enjoys the challenge of dodging Mummy's elbows and knees.

Not sure Mumford or Flynn are good enough to run with either of our boys, or good enough to go forward and be a huge threat. think we're going to have a big advantage in that regard. 

the midfield battle looks pretty even, stars on both sides. 

how we manage Toby Greene this time will be the key i think, he's the real danger man. if we can keep him under control we're in a much better position to win

  On 01/07/2021 at 07:44, Diamond_Jim said:

In their defence there are now about six posts in the game preview thread.

That's a 300% increase !!

We lost first time around because Flynn couldn’t play a full game against Gawn and he destroyed us. Either mummy plays with Flynn or both young tucks miss out.
play mummy this week and then give him the week off against the Sun’s who don’t have an experienced ruck.
if Taylor and Hogan get up and play 1’s I think we are a red hot chance in this game

 

 

Few other reasons we won that game.

They had three in-game injuries (Coniglio, Davis and de Boer), but otherwise we won because of our strong defence (they generated 13 scoring shots from 49 inside 50s, but kept the margin respectable by kicking 11.2) and our pressure (+18 in disposals but also +9 in tackles and a whopping 4-17 tackles inside 50).

  On 01/07/2021 at 06:40, leave it to deever said:

Well its a lot when you consider they only have seven supporters?

Quite optimistic there deev

It Mumford plays I say we send in Spargo as the ruck at the first centre bounce.

Why?

Because #### Mumford, that's why.

  On 30/06/2021 at 08:33, Diamond_Jim said:

Well not much really

I did like this from their Changes thread...

It's an even week, anything is possible.

There's a push to play Hogan

This is the Game Preview:

In the last three weeks, GWS has been unable to beat either the last or second last placed teams. This week we play the ladder leaders, Melbourne, at their home ground. One guess how this is going to end up. Last time we played Melbourne, in Manuka, we were well in the fight until we lost around 800 games of experience in a quarter as Phil Davis, Stephen Coniglio and Matt de Boer all got injured, and we just ran out of puff with the reduced bench.

I don't know why we capitulate to poor teams - is it the gameplan, are the players just not motivated, or what? Over the last few weeks we've trickled a few experienced players back into the team; expect more this week as Hogan, Coniglio and Taylor come off the injury list - but do they need a run in the seconds to regain match fitness? I reckon we've missed Sam Taylor the most - with him playing, our defence was holding pretty well; we've crashed without him in three of our last four games. Hogan was well provides a focus and hardness that our attack otherwise lacks.

For mine, we've done our dash to make finals this year, and should focus on developing the kids for the future. I doubt Leon thinks that way - unfortunately, I think his approach is part of our fundamental problem.

What I'd like to see is some of our long term underperformers sit out - Harry Himmelberg (less so Jeremy Finalyson, but I can understand why some would have him on the chopping block), Matt de Boer (unless he's given a hard tagging role on Clayton Oliver), and it's probably time to spell Bobby Hill, who shows flashes but not substance for long enough. While I don't think he's been the biggest problem, I'd sit out Kennedy to allow Lachie Ash into the team - he's our future and needs to play. Personally, I'd keep the inexperienced ruck combo and pump games into them, but I'd expect to see Briggs go out for the experienced Mumford to battle Gawn. I'd normally opt to drop Reid, but we probably have no-one else who can play that lockdown defender role that he does (not that well - a missing piece of our list).

Tom Green & Lachie Ash should be straight in. If Sam's OK to play (syndesmosis injury may leave him a little underdone) I'd probably bring him in and keep Buckley, with Idun having a rest - that reprises our optimal tall setup (when we've played well from defence!) of Davis/Taylor/Buckley/Haynes, giving Haynes more latitude to take intercepts. Bringing Jesse Hogan in, provided we're sure of his fitness, would help in the front half.

My ins: Green, Ash, Hogan, Taylor.
My outs: de Boer, Kennedy, Himmelberg, Idun. (I've opted to keep Bobby in for his speed, which we're going to need. Idun doesn't necessarily deserve to be dropped, although he probably needs to do more in the counterattack, but mainly for balance in defence at this point

 

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/rd-16-changes-vs-the-demons-mcg.1274432/

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/round-16-2021-melbourne-v-gws-giants-1-45-pm-mcg-sat-3-july.1274783/

That's a quality preview. 

  On 01/07/2021 at 10:43, Little Goffy said:

It Mumford plays I say we send in Spargo as the ruck at the first centre bounce.

Why?

Because #### Mumford, that's why.

Shaming their ruckman is not good form and possibly, is a wasted effort as his supporters cannot read. Let Spargo do it as his direct opponent in the ruck, instead. 

I put the lack of comment on the GWS supporters' forum down to three things:

• the people of western Sydney don't know they have an AFL team
• the people of western Sydney don't realise the world is bigger than just western Sydney
• the people of western Sydney don't now how to use computers  

  On 01/07/2021 at 09:02, titan_uranus said:

Few other reasons we won that game.

They had three in-game injuries (Coniglio, Davis and de Boer), but otherwise we won because of our strong defence (they generated 13 scoring shots from 49 inside 50s, but kept the margin respectable by kicking 11.2) and our pressure (+18 in disposals but also +9 in tackles and a whopping 4-17 tackles inside 50).

And they were unbelievably accurate 11.2 to 15.12.  13 shots to 27.  Insane accuracy from them. Greene was incredible.  Hopefully Hibberd is a better match up for him.

Edited July 2, 20213 yr by Swooper1987

  On 02/07/2021 at 02:01, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I put the lack of comment on the GWS supporters' forum down to three things:

• the people of western Sydney don't know they have an AFL team
• the people of western Sydney don't realise the world is bigger than just western Sydney
• the people of western Sydney don't now how to use computers  

LMFAO and it’s not even 1 o’clock in the afternoon. ?

Looking forward to tonight’s ‘commentary’ from DL

Edited July 2, 20213 yr by WalkingCivilWar

Unlike the AFL paying people to sit in their cheer squad they don’t pay people to post in the GWS giants section on a footy forum

  On 02/07/2021 at 02:54, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Unlike the AFL paying people to sit in their cheer squad

This is true?

  On 02/07/2021 at 03:16, WalkingCivilWar said:

This is true?

In a game some years ago they paid a few guys to dress up as orange bananas and that was the GWS cheer squad.

It was quite amusing until the game turned and GWS ended up thrashing us.

It was one of those many games that MFC went into as red hot favourite.

  On 01/07/2021 at 08:55, Dwight Schrute said:

Not sure Mumford or Flynn are good enough to run with either of our boys, or good enough to go forward and be a huge threat. think we're going to have a big advantage in that regard. 

the midfield battle looks pretty even, stars on both sides. 

how we manage Toby Greene this time will be the key i think, he's the real danger man. if we can keep him under control we're in a much better position to win

PUT HARMES ON GREENE AND FEED HIM NASTIER THAN NORMAL PILLS! Harmsy will lurve it!

  On 02/07/2021 at 03:16, WalkingCivilWar said:

This is true?

Yep and also offering free party poppers when GWS Score a Goal , actually even a piont!!

  On 02/07/2021 at 04:34, Diamond_Jim said:

In a game some years ago they paid a few guys to dress up as orange bananas and that was the GWS cheer squad.

It was quite amusing until the game turned and GWS ended up thrashing us.

It was one of those many games that MFC went into as red hot favourite.

Any chance that was their first win at the G?

  On 02/07/2021 at 08:18, deanox said:

Any chance that was their first win at the G?

I reckon it was. I was there that day and saw that group. Had to laugh. Until we lost.

We are going to thrash the pants off the Dee players and win by a trillion goals . When we are finished with you all it will be a case of say me name . GWS will belt out of the blocks first 5 minutes 5 goals, end of the matches GWS will 8 th. God be with you Dees.

  On 02/07/2021 at 08:18, deanox said:

Any chance that was their first win at the G?

yes unfortunately.

I think we also gave Freo their first win