GWS Giants
64
Match Complete
Gold Coast Suns
65
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| 27:10 |  | D. Swallow | ||
| 24:32 | | M. Rowell | ||
| 16:12 |  | I. Rankine | ||
| T. Greene | | 13:41 | ||
| 8:32 | | B. Ainsworth | ||
| 2:17 | | T. Miller | ||
| 8.10 (58) | Third Quarter [+] | 7.3 (45) | ||
| J. Finlayson | | 30:46 | ||
| T. Greene | | 27:53 | ||
| Rushed | | 23:59 | ||
| D. Lloyd | | 22:34 | ||
| H. Himmelberg | | 21:30 | ||
| J. Hogan | | 20:49 | ||
| T. Greene | | 18:55 | ||
| B. Hill | | 16:05 | ||
| Rushed | | 14:38 | ||
| 13:22 | | S. Day | ||
| 8:26 | | C. Burgess | ||
| H. Himmelberg | | 6:01 | ||
| J. Finlayson | | 2:47 | ||
| 3.4 (22) | Second Quarter [+] | 5.3 (33) | ||
| 30:51 | | S. Day | ||
| 27:58 | | B. Fiorini | ||
| 25:28 | | A. Sexton | ||
| 19:17 | | R. Atkins | ||
| 13:37 | | A. Sexton | ||
| 12:46 | | A. Sexton | ||
| L. Whitfield | | 9:12 | ||
| 2.4 (16) | First Quarter [+] | 1.1 (7) | ||
| 28:32 | | S. Day | ||
| Rushed | | 26:11 | ||
| H. Himmelberg | | 23:33 | ||
| 15:32 | | T. Miller | ||
| J. Hogan | | 11:53 | ||
| T. Greene | | 8:38 | ||
| T. Greene | | 6:59 | ||
| C. Ward | | 4:42 | ||
GWS Giants rising star Jacob Hopper plays his 100th game as they look to regain their place in the top eight with a win over the Gold Coast Suns. Follow along with events from Ballarat right here on The Roar with live scores from 12:40pm (AEST) as Round 16 begins.
Sydney’s ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has forced this game into country Victoria, where the Giants have never played. The Suns have only fronted up to Mars Stadium once themselves, for a narrow loss to the Western Bulldogs back in 2018.
The Giants’ form has fluctuated wildly in recent weeks, managing just two points combined out of games against lowly Hawthorn and North Melbourne, but managing to topple premiership contender Melbourne at the MCG last week. Having headed into the round in eighth, a finals spot is theirs to lose, but Fremantle and St Kilda’s victories yesterday have dialled the pressure up to 11.
The Suns returned to the winners’ list with a stunning defeat of the struggling Richmond last week, lifting some of the mounting pressure on the club and coach Stuart Dew after several horror weeks. However, they haven’t beaten their fellow expansion side since all the way back in 2014 – when Guy McKenna was still in charge.
Hugh Greenwood returns from the Suns to give their midfield some extra oomph, replacing the suspended Josh Corbett; while the Giants have made a statement at the selection table, dropping out of form forward Jeremy Finlayson. However, high-profile recruit Jesse Hogan returns for just his third game at the club.
Game information
Opening bounce: 12:40pm (AEST)
Venue: Mars Stadium, Ballarat
TV: Fox Footy
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Giants $1.38, Suns $3 (odds via PlayUp)
Teams
GWS
B: 15 Sam Taylor, 1 Phil Davis, 7 Lachie Ash
HB: 36 Harry Perryman, 19 Nick Haynes, 13 Isaac Cumming
C: 40 Adam Kennedy, 8 Callan Ward, 22 Josh Kelly
HF: 16 Brent Daniels, 4 Toby Greene (c), 6 Lachie Whitfield
F: 37 Ian Hill, 27 Harry Himmelberg, 38 Daniel Lloyd
FOLL: 41 Shane Mumford, 14 Tim Taranto, 2 Jacob Hopper
INT: 12 Tom Green, 23 Jesse Hogan, 39 Connor Idun, 50 Sam Reid
EMG: 24 Matt de Boer, 30 Matt Flynn, 31 Jeremy Finlayson, 33 Xavier O’Halloran
IN: Jesse Hogan, Sam Taylor, Sam Reid (R16 medical sub)
OUT: Jack Buckley, Jeremy Finlayson, Matt Flynn
Gold Coast
B: 27 Wil Powell, 25 Sam Collins, 23 Sean Lemmens
HB: 13 Jack Lukosius, 10 Charlie Ballard, 3 Jack Bowes
C: 4 Brandon Ellis, 11 Touk Miller, 37 Jeremy Sharp
HF: 26 Sam Flanders, 12 Sam Day, 39 Nick Holman
F: 22 Isak Rankine, 34 Ben King, 9 Ben Ainsworth
FOL: 29 Chris Burgess, 18 Matt Rowell, 24 David Swallow (c)
I/C: 1 Hugh Greenwood, 6 Alex Sexton, 8 Brayden Fiorini, 17 Oleg Markov
EMG: 2 Rory Atkins, 32 Zac Smith, 44 Darcy MacPherson, 46 Caleb Graham
IN: Hugh Greenwood
OUT: Josh Corbett
AdamDilligafThompson
Roar Rookie
What the actual F. Series 1.0. Well done suns, very well done indeed. :stoked:
sven
Roar Rookie
now u put it that way angela, yeah ok, a bit off …. woof woof, as per usually – def off putting
PeteB
Roar Rookie
Can we now acknowledge that GWS are not a good side and are definitely not the best team outside the eight.
1dog
Roar Rookie
Dropped ovaries doesn’t have the same ring to it. Not an excellent result
Angela
Roar Rookie
I dunno, swap gonads for ovaries...
1dog
Roar Rookie
Was it really that bad? I had a laugh ( I’m a big kid though)
Angela
Roar Rookie
Boys club stuff I guess. :stoked: Grin and bear it.
sven
Roar Rookie
cmon angela , its just a little gentle banter, hardly the worst thing uttered on here
Angela
Roar Rookie
Erkk...really Sven? Obviously the comment surveillance team must be a robot to let this go through.
Angela
Roar Rookie
Urkk
Charlie Keegan
Roar Guru
They probably will bombers have a habit of dropping games against the suns but I’d be more worried about freo and the Saints
1dog
Roar Rookie
Great win by our boys today Thom! Holman was pivotal :thumbup: the sun is rising :thumbup:
Charlie Keegan
Roar Guru
but do count to four in Japanese alot
1dog
Roar Rookie
:laughing:
1dog
Roar Rookie
Buckley is available :happy:
Excellent result
sven
Roar Rookie
great effort suns, i dont feel so bad about the tiges loss to them suddenly, after all these years maybe the suns boys gonads have finally dropped
Alchemist
Roar Rookie
Yeah I can't either :laughing: but the point is it piles more pressure on Cameron's position.
1dog
Roar Rookie
I can’t see Clarko at the Giants or any established coach. Seems like a rookie coach job
Chris Lewis
Roar Guru
well done suns