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The GWS Giants have their backs against the wall as they host the surging West Coast Eagles in a semi final. The match is scheduled to get underway at 7:25pm (AEST) on Saturday, September 16.
Tipped as premiership favourites all season, Greater Western Sydney have struggled to deliver on their promise in patches this season, with their heavy qualifying loss to Adelaide a prime example.
With both Jeremy Cameron and Shane Mumford done for 2017, the flag looks to have almost completely slipped out of the Giants’ grasp.
West Coast, on the other hand, were supposed to be on the golf course a few weeks ago, with a stunning series of results in round 23 catapulting them into an unlikely finals campaign.
They’ve made the most of their surprise berth so far, knocking off Port Adelaide by two points in an extra-time thriller of an elimination final.
Kick-off: 7:25pm (AEST), Saturday September 16
Venue: Spotless Stadium, Sydney
TV: Live, Seven, Fox Footy 504
Online: Live, Foxtel Now, AFL Live Pass
Betting: GWS Giants $1.44, West Coast $2.90
All-Time Head-to-Head: West Coast 5, GWS Giants 2
Finals Head-to-Head: Never previously met
Last Meeting: GWS Giants 12.9 (81) def. West Coast 9.6 (60) – Round 22, 2017
GWS Giants
IN: Steve Johnson, Tim Taranto
OUT: Jeremy Cameron (hamstring), Shane Mumford (foot)
B: Nick Haynes, Aidan Corr, Zac Williams
HB: Heath Shaw, Phil Davis, Lachie Whitfield
C: Dylan Shiel, Josh Kelly, Adam Tomlinson
HF: Jacob Hopper, Jon Patton, Brett Deledio
F: Steve Johnson, Harrison Himmelberg, Toby Greene
FOL: Rory Lobb, Stephen Coniglio, Callan Ward
I/C: Tom Scully, Tim Taranto, Nathan Wilson, Matt de Boer
West Coast Eagles
IN: Sharrod Wellingham
OUT: Luke Partington (omitted)
B: Brad Sheppard, Eric MacKenzie, Liam Duggan
HB: Shannon Hurn, Jeremy McGovern, Elliot Yeo
C: Andrew Gaff, Matt Priddis, Lewis Jetta
HF: Drew Petrie, Jack Darling, Jack Redden
F: Jamie Cripps, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras
FOL: Nathan Vardy, Sam Mitchell, Luke Shuey
I/C: Dom Sheed, Sharrod Wellingham, Mark Hutchings, Tom Barrass
Channel Seven and Fox Footy 504 will both be broadcasting this match live in Australia.
Seven’s free-to-air coverage begins at 7pm (AEST), with roughly 25 minutes of content before the game begins at 7:25pm. It will be broadcast on the network’s sister channel 7mate in Queensland and WA.
Fox Footy 504’s coverage starts a little earlier – 6:30pm (AEST) – following on from a replay of the previous night’s Geelong-Sydney semi final.
Their pre-game coverage will continue until the match begins at 7:35pm and, as always, will be ad-free during the quarters.
If you have a Foxtel subscription already and would prefer to stream the game, you can do so through the Foxtel App – included at no extra charge.
Foxtel’s independant streaming service Foxtel Now is available to those without an existing subscription.
An AFL Live Pass is the other way to stream the game.
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