The Richmond Tigers’ worst nightmare has repeated itself for and the GWS Giants have snatched another late win, thanks to Jeremy Cameron booting a match-winning third goal with 59 seconds left on the clock at Spotless Stadium.
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Final score
GWS Giants 11.12.78
Richmond Tigers 10.15.75
An injury-hit GWS Giants side will look to defend their home ground against the Richmond Tigers when they go head to head on Saturday afternoon. Join me here on The Roar for a blog of the match and score updates, live from Spotless Stadium, starting from 4:35pm AEST.
Remember in January this year when I said that the Giants weren’t guaranteed the premiership, and their lack of depth and potential to get ruined by injuries was one of the reasons why? Well, not to gloat about people getting hurt, but that scenario is playing out right before our eyes.
A quick glance at GWS’ injury list is not a pretty site. Matt Buntine – season. Stephen Coniglio – 10 weeks. Brett Deledio – nobody knows. Ryan Griffen – five or seven weeks. Nick Haynes – eight weeks. Jacob Hopper – five weeks. Adam Kennedy – season. Will Setterfield – five or seven weeks. And most recently, Devon Smith, six weeks.
Don’t get me wrong, of course, the Giants still have an enormous amount of talent on the field. What’s problematic is that the players they’re bringing into their best 22 are for the most part inexperienced, and struggling to hold up their end of the bargain. They’ve gone from a team of gods, to a team of some gods with some mortals subbing in.
Richmond on the other hand? Well they have lost three matches in a row, but to be honest, they’ve played relatively good footy at least in patches across that time. The last two losses were both by less than a goal.
Simply put they haven’t disgraced themselves and if they can stay in the right mental state then a wounded GWS is ripe for the picking.
Get a win here and the Richmond bandwagon will roar back into life knowing that the players have finally developed the week-to-week mental application that has so long held this team back.
Lose, and you won’t see too many smilers in yellow and black.
Prediction
C’mon, Richmond. You know you can pull this one off.
Tigers by 18.
Join me here on The Roar for a blog of the match and score updates, live from Spotless Stadium, starting from 4:35pm AEST.
JR Salazar
Guest
Richmond and Collingwood's game management against GWS is worse-than-VAFA tier.
Gazza
Guest
Two mistakes in last two minutes. Cant see the ball deflecting after so called touch , then the final pass to cameron is a rugby league pass. Cant beat the refs richmond. Go swannies!
Slane
Guest
Stuff all your pity.
Josh
Expert
What a game. Click here to read the full match report.
XI
Roar Guru
#soRichmondy
FreoFan
Roar Rookie
What a finish. Think they've got it sealed and then have the goal reversed, only for GWS to take it straight down the middle and score! Tigers fans will be so dejected.
Michaelj
Guest
GWS have character, I must admit.
SmithHatesMaxwell
Guest
Weak captain that casts a pall over this side.
Demak
Roar Rookie
Karma for Cotchin not being suspended for last weeks jumper punch
Matto
Guest
Poor tiger fans.
Dan, Concord,
Guest
Well there you go! 5 behinds in 1 quarter is poor!
Josh
Expert
FULL TIME GWS 11.12.78 RICHMOND 10.15.75
TomC
Roar Guru
Oh wow. Poor Tiges.
Josh
Expert
SIREN GONE GIANTS WIN
Josh
Expert
Giants regain the ball and are soaking up the clock. They'll win from here!
Josh
Expert
Down to 35 seconds on the clock. Tigers with the ball press forward.
Josh
Expert
59 seconds on the clock! GWS 11.12.78 RICHMOND 10.15.75
Josh
Expert
CAMERON GOAL! CAMERON GOAL! GIANTS LEAD!!
Josh
Expert
RICHMOND CANNOT BUY A GOAL! Connor Menadue reckons he has one but it's been touched off the boot, Richmond by 3 with 1:16 remaining, Giants going forward!
Josh
Expert
TWO MINUTES. Ball still in Richmond's 50.