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The Greater Western Sydney Giants will be looking to consolidate their place in the AFL‘s top eight when they host the Gold Coast Suns at StarTrack Oval in Canberra on Saturday afternoon. Join The Roar for live scores from 5:40pm (AEST).
It has been a positive start to the season for the AFL’s youngest side, with wins against St Kilda and Melbourne, backed up by a positive showing against older brother Sydney in the ‘Battle of the Bridge’ last week.
Contrasting to the start that has seen the Giants earn an early spot inside the top eight, their opponents today have had a less than ideal start to the season.
Losing Jaeger O’Meara and Gary Ablett from the team has really put the pressure on the Suns, and thus far they have not been able to rise to the challenge of filling these voids.
They also seem to be struggling to adopt the style of play that Rodney Eade is trying to implement, however signs from the Geelong match indicate the team may be close to clicking.
If this match had been played in Round 3, the equation would have been simple: in the first two rounds the Suns lost to Melbourne and St Kilda, while GWS beat the same sides relatively convincingly.
That equals a GWS win, right?
Well, a week is a long time in football, and with some positives to draw on from the Geelong match, combined with the resigning of their skipper during the week, we can be sure the Suns will enter this match ready to take it to the Giants.
Added to this will be the motivation for the Suns to reclaim the expectation that they will be the first expansion team to play finals. Views on this have (rightly) flipped dramatically from preseason predictions following the opening rounds, and no one enjoys being beaten up by a younger cousin.
Looking at the results of Round 3, this match is poised to deliver.
Can the Giants make it three from four? Or will the Suns finally get their 2015 season underway with a win?
Join The Roar for live scores and coverage of the Giants vs Suns clash from 5:40pm (AEST).
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