This one hurt. A game at the MCG where things went pear shaped for one of the few occasions in 2021.

THE TEAMS

MELBOURNE 

B: J. Hunt 29 S. May 1 J. Lever 8
HB: M. Hibberd 14 H. Petty 35 C. Salem 3
C: J. Jordon 23 C. Petracca 5 E. Langdon 15
HF: J. Viney 7 T. McDonald 25 C. Spargo 9
F: A. Neal-Bullen L. Jackson 6 B. Fritsch 31
Foll: M. Gawn 11 C. Oliver 13 K. Pickett 36
I/C: A. Brayshaw 10 J. Harmes 4 T. Rivers 24 T. Sparrow 32
Sub: A. vandenBerg 22 Emerg: J. Bowey 17 B. Brown 50 K. Chandler 37

In: A. vandenBerg 

Out: N. Jones (calf)

GWS GIANTS 

B: J. Buckley 44 P.  Davis 1 L. Ash 7
HB: H. Perryman 36 N. Haynes 19 I. Cumming 13
C: J. Kelly 22 C. Ward 8 L. Whitfield 6
HF: B. Daniels 16 H. Himmelberg 27 B. Hill 37
F: T. Greene 4 J. Finlayson 31 D. Lloyd 38 
Foll: S. Mumford 41 T. Taranto 14  J. Hopper 2 
I/C: M. Flynn T. Green 12 30 C. Idun 39 A. Kennedy 40
Sub: S. Reid 50 Emerg: K. Briggs 32 M. de Boer 24 X. O'Halloran 33 

In: T. Green S. Mumford

Out: K. Briggs (omitted) M. de Boer (omitted) 

The main reason we lost to them last year was we had heavy legs due to training loads and the brilliance of Toby Greene.

No Toby Greene this time. Another regulation 4-5 goal win coming up

We missed plenty of opportunities to win this one in the last quarter. Had plenty of the ball but didn't execute well. 

We'd only lose one more game for the year after that one too  

Agree, no Toby Greene, no training loads, and no Mummy who definitely made Giants walk taller!

Be interesting to see Pruess against Max, followed by Jackson!

Expecting a solid 5 goal win - even though would love to see a big win, but hard to argue with Demon game philosophy after last years ultimate success!

Go Demons!

Crowd was 16963 guessing we will beat that this time.

4 hours ago, D4Life said:

Agree, no Toby Greene, no training loads, and no Mummy who definitely made Giants walk taller!

Be interesting to see Pruess against Max, followed by Jackson!

Expecting a solid 5 goal win - even though would love to see a big win, but hard to argue with Demon game philosophy after last years ultimate success!

Go Demons!

Pruess should be suspended  for this match

It was a hard game to sit through we were sitting on the wrong wing and didn’t get to see much action up close. We were lethargic and made a lot of errors whereas they made every opportunity stick. Looking forward to a good win and seeing Max show Preuss who’s the boss.

7 hours ago, D4Life said:

Agree, no Toby Greene, no training loads, and no Mummy who definitely made Giants walk taller!

Be interesting to see Pruess against Max, followed by Jackson!

Expecting a solid 5 goal win - even though would love to see a big win, but hard to argue with Demon game philosophy after last years ultimate success!

Go Demons!

Pruess won’t be lining up from the looks of things 

He's gone

As others have said a very frustrating game we had plenty of chances to win but did look tired…should get them this time 

They have a very, very good midfield, and then no other real strengths. Some individual players have real skill but our defence mindset should cover them. 

15 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

Crowd was 16963 guessing we will beat that this time.

Was limited due to Covid ! 20,000 I think 

21 hours ago, BDA said:

The main reason we lost to them last year was we had heavy legs due to training loads and the brilliance of Toby Greene.

No Toby Greene this time. Another regulation 4-5 goal win coming up

You are correct. The result is left resting with the umpires; their obvious preference(s) lie time and again with GWS.

MRP finding 

Braydon Preuss, GWS GIANTS, has been charged with Striking David Mundy, Fremantle, during the third quarter of the Round Four match between Fremantle and the GWS GIANTS played at Optus Stadium on Saturday April 9, 2022.

In summary, he can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

Based on the available evidence, the incident was assessed as Intentional Conduct, Low Impact, High Contact.

The incident was classified as a one-match sanction as a first offence. The player can accept a one-match sanction with an early plea.

Edited April 10, 20223 yr by The Third Eye

What a day this was, thought we might have blown our top 4 chance and it also turned out to be the last time we could go to the G that year. What happened next speaks for itself and it's time to atone for it this Sat. 

On 4/10/2022 at 8:44 AM, FritschyBusiness said:

We missed plenty of opportunities to win this one in the last quarter. Had plenty of the ball but didn't execute well. 

We'd only lose one more game for the year after that one too  

When going through the replays one by one during the off season I thought that last quarter was one of our best until that time.

We didn't score but we did everything else extremely well