VFL GWS VFL 2024

[Giant Strides]

Seeing some players being signed to Giants for the VFL team in 2024, we'd better start a thread to collect those signings!

Thanks to captainMyCaptain for his eagle eyesight.

 

[BarryAglett]

Damn. A run of 5 goals against us has opened up a 3 goal gap.

 

[BarryAglett]

Wardius blew another easy shot...

 

[Drummond]

I’m sorry but Gruz has a shot man on the mark 48 out. Takes 15 seconds and then chips to a guy further out, worse angle. Like what? A key forward needs to be taking that shot. Whoever he passed to decided to chip short and it should’ve been intercepted.

This team seems to lack fitness, skills are terrible, decision making questionable. Overuse the football far too much.

 

[BarryAglett]

Now only 5 points with Brown and Riley Hamilton getting the last 2 goals

 

[Section226]

And that’s why XO isn’t an AFL regular. You have to kick those.

The Enigma....

 

[BarryAglett]

We went down by 21.

 

[Colonial]

That ended up sucking.

 

[BarryAglett]

Yep. Overrun in the last quarter.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

We went down by 21.

Carlton was last in the ladder before their game with us today, with just 1 win this season. A game our VFL team had to win to be in the final 10 at the end of the weekend.

 

[GWS Goose]

How did the fringe guys go, that Is what matters most T this level.

 

[JC100]

Blues were bottom the the ladder but I suspect that was more to missing a lot of players throughout the year so far. Had some pretty handy players running around.

Pittonet (destroyed our ruck)
Marchbank
Motlop

 

[Colonial]

 

[Colonial]

 

[Giant Strides]

Aleer Returns to Help Take Down Suns

Leek Aleer headlines five inclusions for the GIANTS’ VFL clash with the Suns in Blacktown on Saturday.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

Leek Aleer headlines five inclusions for the GIANTS’ VFL clash with the Suns in Blacktown on Saturday.

Omitted from the AFL side for last week’s win over Richmond, the athletic defender will bolster the VFL side fresh off a bye alongside fellow AFL-listed GIANTS Phoenix Gothard and Wade Derksen.

Gothard returns after being managed in the VFL’s last outing against the Blues two weeks ago, while Derksen returns after being a late out in the same match due to sickness.

Joining the AFL trio in Saturday’s side is young GIANTS Academy duo Josaia Delana and Logan Smith.

Exiting the VFL side is Xavier O’Halloran who has earned an AFL recall for his strong VFL form, as well as Nathan Richards, Kale Gablia, Tom McCaffrey and Billy Clark who have been omitted.

13 AFL-listed GIANTS will feature against the Suns on Saturday, with the clash to get underway at 9:35am on Saturday morning in Blacktown.

VFL Round 17

GIANTS v Suns
Saturday, July 20 at 9:35am
Blacktown International SportsPark | Darug Country

Team:

FB: Adam Kennedy

40

Adam Kennedy

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.9

4star

K

8.4

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

MG

245.6

4star

D

1.0

1star

K

1.0

1star

HB

0.0

1star

M

0.0

1star

T

0.0

1star

MG

10.0

1star

D

18.6

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

8.8

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.4

4star

, Ryan Hebron, Wade Derksen
HB: Jacob Wehr, Leek Aleer, Nick Haynes

19

Nick Haynes

Age

32

Ht

192cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

11.4

4star

HB

4.9

4star

M

6.2

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

326.8

4star

D

17.4

4star

K

13.9

5star

HB

3.5

2star

M

8.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

MG

326.8

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.2

4star

C: James Leake, Jackson Bowne, Ryan Angwin
HF: Nathan Wardius, Lachlan Keeffe

25

Lachlan Keeffe

Age

34

Ht

204cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.5

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.0

1star

D

8.4

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.8

3star

G

0.8

4star

, Phoenix Gothard
FF: Callum Brown, Max Gruzewski, Matt Harms
RR: Logan Smith, James Creighton, Conor Stone

Interchange: Nic Quigg, Josaia Delana, Billy Galimberti, Riley Hamilton, Harper Montgomery

In: Leek Aleer, Phoenix Gothard, Wade Derksen, Logan Smith, Josaia Delana

Out: Xavier O’Halloran (AFL), Nathan Richards, Kale Gablia, Tom McCaffrey, Billy Clark (omitted)

 

[kickthething]

Aleer Returns to Help Take Down Suns

Leek Aleer headlines five inclusions for the GIANTS’ VFL clash with the Suns in Blacktown on Saturday.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

Leek Aleer headlines five inclusions for the GIANTS’ VFL clash with the Suns in Blacktown on Saturday.

Omitted from the AFL side for last week’s win over Richmond, the athletic defender will bolster the VFL side fresh off a bye alongside fellow AFL-listed GIANTS Phoenix Gothard and Wade Derksen.

Gothard returns after being managed in the VFL’s last outing against the Blues two weeks ago, while Derksen returns after being a late out in the same match due to sickness.

Joining the AFL trio in Saturday’s side is young GIANTS Academy duo Josaia Delana and Logan Smith.

Exiting the VFL side is Xavier O’Halloran who has earned an AFL recall for his strong VFL form, as well as Nathan Richards, Kale Gablia, Tom McCaffrey and Billy Clark who have been omitted.

13 AFL-listed GIANTS will feature against the Suns on Saturday, with the clash to get underway at 9:35am on Saturday morning in Blacktown.

VFL Round 17

GIANTS v Suns
Saturday, July 20 at 9:35am
Blacktown International SportsPark | Darug Country

Team:

FB: Adam Kennedy, Ryan Hebron, Wade Derksen
HB: Jacob Wehr, Leek Aleer, Nick Haynes
C: James Leake, Jackson Bowne, Ryan Angwin
HF: Nathan Wardius, Lachlan Keeffe, Phoenix Gothard
FF: Callum Brown, Max Gruzewski, Matt Harms
RR: Logan Smith, James Creighton, Conor Stone

Interchange: Nic Quigg, Josaia Delana, Billy Galimberti, Riley Hamilton, Harper Montgomery

In: Leek Aleer, Phoenix Gothard, Wade Derksen, Logan Smith, Josaia Delana

Out: Xavier O’Halloran (AFL), Nathan Richards, Kale Gablia, Tom McCaffrey, Billy Clark (omitted)

Solid side

 

[GWS Goose]

Solid side

I might head down for a bit

 

[kickthething]

I might head down for a bit

I’m in Melbourne so won’t be there..mind you the 935 start is early!!

 

[kickthething]

Umpires killing us…. 11-3 frees against

 

[Giant Strides]

We named our academy ruck Logan Smith (but I note the AFL stats have him listed as "Joshua" Smith). He's doing well in the hitouts, although we're losing the clearance battle.

EDIT: Removed the reference to Ned Moyle, he's playing AFL. There is actually a Ben Moyle named for GCS!

 

[kickthething]

We named our academy ruck Logan Smith (but I note the AFL stats have him listed as "Joshua" Smith). He's doing well in the hitouts, although we're losing the clearance battle.

Smith is likely…will get picked up you would think.

 

[Giant Strides]

And it can't be Ned Moyle playing either - he's named in the AFL team. There is a Ben Moyle (Ned's younger brother!), who's 3 years older than the current draft class, so would seem to be somewhat experienced. I've just adjusted my earlier post. Still, Smith has played well in his VFL games for GWS, as well as the U18 Championships.

 

[JC100]

Can see what Kingas has a high opinion of stone behind the ball. Looks solid and his opponent can take him to the ball

Fun fact: the Montgomery playing in our VFL is the son of our assistant coach

 

[Drummond]

Can see what Kingas has a high opinion of stone behind the ball. Looks solid and his opponent can take him to the ball

Fun fact: the Montgomery playing in our VFL is the son of our assistant coach

I really like Stone behind the ball, he’s looked really good since going back.

Gothard with 4 goals, big day.

It’s probably the windiest day I have ever seen at a footy game. Crazy stuff.

 

[Giant Strides]

I really like Stone behind the ball, he’s looked really good since going back.

Gothard with 4 goals, big day.

It’s probably the windiest day I have ever seen at a footy game. Crazy stuff.

It's howling a gale in Canberra. If it's like that in Sydney, wowee!

 

[Giant Strides]

So, if we lose Perryman, is Stone able to play the Pez role in defence? (Sorry, I'm doing other things this morning so can't actually watch the game.)