Prediction 2024 GWS Giants - Predicted best 22, breakout player(s), general player/team discussion & questions

[GWS Goose]

I've seen loads of footage of Jones playing through the middle.
I'm Thinkin he is pretty versatile and not necessarily pigeon holed to forward pocket.

 

[Orange crush]

I've seen loads of footage of Jones playing through the middle.
I'm Thinkin he is pretty versatile and not necessarily pigeon holed to forward pocket.

Yeah he could give us a spark Zac Butters style in the middle

 

[Giant Pete]

Yeah he could give us a spark Zac Butters style in the middle

That’s in a couple of years. He needs to build his tank and find confidence at the level.

 

[Giant Strides]

Bit of analysis from Fox Footy on the team strengths & weaknesses (love some good stats!):

AFL mega state of play as clear strength — and weakness — at every club laid bare

AFL mega state of play as clear strength — and weakness — at every club laid bare

www.foxsports.com.au

GWS GIANTS

Strength

Kings of the punish — no team makes the opposition pay more than the 6-1 Giants. They’re ranked first in points for (107.3), points from turnover (65.1) and points from defensive half (42.9) in a seriously elite profile that showcases GWS’ potent ability to run in waves.

Weakness

Despite the view that the Giants are stacked in the midfield, they’re actually ranked 16th in the competition in clearances (-3). Kieren Briggs (6.7 clearances per game, ranked ninth in the AFL) and Tom Green

12

Tom Green

Age

23

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

(6.1 per game, ranked 17th) lead them in that area, but there’s a significant drop off to their next best — Stephen Coniglio

3

Stephen Coniglio

Age

30

Ht

182cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.5

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

11.5

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

4.7

5star

CL

4.7

5star

D

21.3

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

8.8

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

5.4

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

8.2

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.2

4star

CL

3.0

5star

(4.6, ranked 50th), who’s currently sidelined by injury.

Tactical changes from last year

Kicking short and sweet. The Giants are ranked first in short percentage in a considerable change from being the ninth-ranked team in this area last year. It’s clearly working given how devastating Adam Kingsley

Adam Kingsley

Age

48

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

’s side’s scoring profile has been.

Health check

46 games lost to injury (8th-most)

 

[MelbourneGWS]

As if we didn’t have enough problems due to injuries (thank goodness for the bye next week), we have umpires regularly against us - the third most victimised in the competition:-(

the latest Free Kick Ladder below:

Note: The Free Kick Ladder will be back after Round 16 once every side has had their mid-season bye.

The 2024 Free Kick Ladder - Round 11

The latest numbers.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Orange crush]

Who would have thought our midfield would be Green, Finn, Peatling, Muff XoH and Wehr

 

[Giant Pete]

Who would have thought our midfield would be Green, Finn, Peatling, Muff XoH and Wehr

Not sold on Wehr.

 

[Giant Pete]

Who would have thought our midfield would be Green, Finn, Peatling, Muff XoH and Wehr

Peatling was good. Just what our midfield needs.

 

[Capital hawk]

Peatling was good. Just what our midfield needs.

Agree. Watched the replay last night and his attack on the ball was impressive. Angwin was also good and is another hard runner both ways and tackle at the end of the game was ferocious. Finn's second and third quarter were excellent his ability to move through congestion and then hit a lateral handball to a team mate in space opens up the game.

 

[GWS Goose]

Agree. Watched the replay last night and his attack on the ball was impressive. Angwin was also good and is another hard runner both ways and tackle at the end of the game was ferocious. Finn's second and third quarter were excellent his ability to move through congestion and then hit a lateral handball to a team mate in space opens up the game.

Agree with all of that .
Peatling is hard at it has excellent agility. His not overly clean and misses targets a bit is his weakness. Everyone has weaknesses.
XOH is similar. I think he fumbles less but takes worse options. Bedford isn't as hard at it but runs super well and adds heaps of defensive pressure.
He misses a lot of targets by hand and foot.
The thing is, all 3 of them have clear strengths, and each being energy and something similar to the team., however with all 3 of them on the field together they can breakdown the tsunami by missing what they should make
Playing all 3 is an issue imo

 

[Orange crush]

Agree with all of that .
Peatling is hard at it has excellent agility. His not overly clean and misses targets a bit is his weakness. Everyone has weaknesses.
XOH is similar. I think he fumbles less but takes worse options. Bedford isn't as hard at it but runs super well and adds heaps of defensive pressure.
He misses a lot of targets by hand and foot.
The thing is, all 3 of them have clear strengths, and each being energy and something similar to the team., however with all 3 of them on the field together they can breakdown the tsunami by missing what they should make
Playing all 3 is an issue imo

I’d rather Kelly and Cogs …. But we don’t have that luxury

 

[GWS Goose]

I’d rather Kelly and Cogs …. But we don’t have that luxury

Absolutely .
I think Bedford's spot may be in danger .
Not for now as Gothard probably not ready, but looking like he'll be very valuable, lose a bit at work rate, but much more skill from what I've seen.

 

[Orange Agent]

I don't want to see Bedford in the centre square again. It hasn't worked, he was the best pressure fwd in the competition last year, that's the role he knows, makes our talls better. I think they were looking for a Rankine type and hes not that player. Peatling has gone past Ward for a centre spot, just have to persist with him. Same with Finn, he has everything, just keep on playing him there and backing him, could be Judd good with his breakaway speed and has a big enough body for it. Cadman has stopped attacking marking contests like he was preseason and early rounds, it's likely a balancing act to get his confidence back, whether it's VFL or persisting with seniors only coaches would know, if there's VFL this week it might be a good time.

 

[Giant Strides]

Cadman has stopped attacking marking contests like he was preseason and early rounds, it's likely a balancing act to get his confidence back, whether it's VFL or persisting with seniors only coaches would know, if there's VFL this week it might be a good time.

The VFL team has a bye this weekend too.

 

[Giant Gutsache]

Would love to see Callum Brown evolve to playing 20-40% midfield time. Scary X factor. His ongoing development has been a credit to both him and the club.