Preview Round 24 2024 – Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants, Sunday August 25, 12.30pm AEST, MARS Stadium

[Orange Agent]

Pardon the intrusion Going early and saying this game is the GF preview While I like various aspects of the dogs, prefer if yourselves take home the cup this year

If we beat them this week it will be nothing like a GF preview.

 

[Orange Agent]

So they rucked with Lobb last week?

 

[Giant Strides]

So they rucked with Lobb last week?

And a little bit from Darcy.

 

[Giant YoYo]

Lachie Ash's tribunal hearing is scheduled for 4pm today.

 

[JC100]

So they rucked with Lobb last week?

Could get away with giving up the ruck and winning the clearances last week but won’t have that luxury this week.

 

[Orange Agent]

And takes from their already average backline.

 

[PaythePerryman]

Jones on Hogan....hmmm

 

[JC100]

Jones on Hogan....hmmm

Doesn’t really matter who they want to play on Hogan, Hogan just chooses his best matchup and then makes it happen.

 

[Orange crush]

As much as it might torch my draft grand final we need to make Dale defensively accountable by matching him up with Stormy or Darcy

 

[Giant Strides]

As much as it might torch my draft grand final we need to make Dale defensively accountable by matching him up with Stormy or Darcy

Gotta take one for the real team!

 

[Giant Strides]

Nothing on McMullin or Briggs in the Rehab Report. So, expect them both the play.

Rehab Report: Round 24

The latest injury news heading into the final home and away game of the season.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

Injury List​

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
10. Jacob Wehr	Chest	Test
26. Jake Riccardi	Finger	1-2 weeks
13. Isaac Cumming 13 Isaac Cumming Age 26 Ht 188cm Wt 84kg Pos. D/M Career Season Last 5 D 11.2 3star K 6.0 2star HB 5.2 4star M 2.4 3star T 2.3 4star MG 158.0 2star D 9.5 2star K 5.0 2star HB 4.5 3star M 1.5 2star T 2.5 3star MG 158.0 3star D 10.6 3star K 5.6 3star HB 5.0 4star M 2.8 3star T 2.6 4star	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
34. Josh Fahey	Foot	3 weeks
40. 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	Hamstring	4 weeks
29. Phoenix Gothard	Calf	TBC
11. Braydon Preuss 11 Braydon Preuss Age 29 Ht 207cm Wt 118kg Pos. Ruck Career Season Last 5 D 9.1 2star K 6.1 2star HB 3.1 3star CL 1.9 4star HO 20.9 5star No current season stats available D 9.8 3star K 5.4 2star HB 4.4 4star CL 2.4 5star HO 26.2 5star	Back	Season
24. Harry Rowston	Back	Season
43. Cooper Hamilton	Ankle	Season

Last Updated: 5:12 PM Tuesday, August 20, 2024

 

[Orange crush]

Nothing on McMullin or Briggs in the Rehab Report. So, expect them both the play.

Rehab Report: Round 24

The latest injury news heading into the final home and away game of the season.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

Injury List​

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
10. Jacob Wehr	Chest	Test
26. Jake Riccardi	Finger	1-2 weeks
13. Isaac Cumming	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
34. Josh Fahey	Foot	3 weeks
40. Adam Kennedy	Hamstring	4 weeks
29. Phoenix Gothard	Calf	TBC
11. Braydon Preuss	Back	Season
24. Harry Rowston	Back	Season
43. Cooper Hamilton	Ankle	Season

Last Updated: 5:12 PM Tuesday, August 20, 2024

There’s an article on cogs and Briggs saying they are both good to go

 

[BarryAglett]

Nothing on McMullin or Briggs in the Rehab Report. So, expect them both the play.

Rehab Report: Round 24

The latest injury news heading into the final home and away game of the season.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

Injury List​

Player	Injury	Estimated Return
10. Jacob Wehr	Chest	Test
26. Jake Riccardi	Finger	1-2 weeks
13. Isaac Cumming	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
34. Josh Fahey	Foot	3 weeks
40. Adam Kennedy	Hamstring	4 weeks
29. Phoenix Gothard	Calf	TBC
11. Braydon Preuss	Back	Season
24. Harry Rowston	Back	Season
43. Cooper Hamilton	Ankle	Season

Last Updated: 5:12 PM Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Thanks for including a pic of Preuss - forgotten what he looked like...

 

[JC100]

Working through what the 23 will
Look like for the finals, anyone else think there is an outside chance of neither Thomas or Muff making the final 22 with Snooze being pushed back into the forward line with cunning slotting into the midfield in his place?

Snooze would still be in the team to tag if needed and we could fit all the current mids in and add cumming to the mix without them squeezed to sub.

Snooze doesn’t find a lot of the ball in the midfield and that 7th forward (muff/thomas) is a bit the same so wouldn’t necessarily hurt the forward 50 setup

Muff/stone/thomas/XO can fight it out for sub

 

[Giant Strides]

Working through what the 23 will
Look like for the finals, anyone else think there is an outside chance of neither Thomas or Muff making the final 22 with Snooze being pushed back into the forward line with cunning slotting into the midfield in his place?

Snooze would still be in the team to tag if needed and we could fit all the current mids in and add cumming to the mix without them squeezed to sub.

Snooze doesn’t find a lot of the ball in the midfield and that 7th forward (muff/thomas) is a bit the same so wouldn’t necessarily hurt the forward 50 setup

Muff/stone/thomas/XO can fight it out for sub

Yes, it's possible. Might depend on the opponent and if there's a mid we need to negate.

 

[Orange crush]

Working through what the 23 will
Look like for the finals, anyone else think there is an outside chance of neither Thomas or Muff making the final 22 with Snooze being pushed back into the forward line with cunning slotting into the midfield in his place?

Snooze would still be in the team to tag if needed and we could fit all the current mids in and add cumming to the mix without them squeezed to sub.

Snooze doesn’t find a lot of the ball in the midfield and that 7th forward (muff/thomas) is a bit the same so wouldn’t necessarily hurt the forward 50 setup

Muff/stone/thomas/XO can fight it out for sub

Can definitely see them going with harder bodies like XOH

 

[Giant YoYo]

Lachie Ash's suspension has been upheld by tribunal.

 

[Giant Strides]

Lachie Ash's suspension has been upheld by tribunal.

So, if we don't fight it, I'm still thinking Connor Stone to replace Lachie.

 

[JC100]

So, if we don't fight it, I'm still thinking Connor Stone to replace Lachie.

That was my thoughts. Has showed some promise with short stints the past couple of weeks so deserves a crack.

Given no more VFL games, whoever gets the nod will be first up in finals if injury hits

 

[Giant Pete]

So, if we don't fight it, I'm still thinking Connor Stone to replace Lachie.

I’d go with Fonti.

 

[Giant Strides]

I’d go with Fonti.

Definitely an option. As I said previously, he's probably the more like-for-like replacement. Stone has been sub due to greater versatility - but he's also been playing well in VFL.

I guess we'll see on Thursday.

 

[Adam Giant]

Working through what the 23 will
Look like for the finals, anyone else think there is an outside chance of neither Thomas or Muff making the final 22 with Snooze being pushed back into the forward line

I’d be surprised if that happened. The coaching staff want a specialist tagging role in the team and Bedford is the only one they have in mind for it. Most of that is due to his speed/endurance profile but part of it is because he wasn’t playing very well as a small forward earlier in the year.

 

[BarryAglett]

English is out.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/allaustralian-ruckman-tim-english-to-miss-western-bulldogs-mustwin-final-round-clash-with-gws/news-story/52e3a58e5230d5a39db10d15de4c8949

 

[Roogal]

So, if GWS beat Bulldogs, and Freo beat Port, together with expected Hawks and Carlton wins, Bulldogs would be knocked out of finals.

So, let's go Giants!

Presuming Ash remains banned, I'd expect Stone to come in and take his place, with no change to the rest of the defence line-up and roles. Alternatively, we could recall Fonti, whose running game is perhaps closer in style.

Some of the other question marks may come down to the Dogs' line-up. With English a query as to whether he'll return, if there's a query on Briggs, we may elect to come back to having Lachie Keeffe ruck solo (which could be against Rory Lobb primarily, who won't like Lachie barging into him all day).

If McMullin is tender, then I agree Harvey likely comes back in; if Muff is OK, then does Harvey get a guernsey or not? If Stone comes in for Ash, Harvey might get the sub role.

Everything else, I'll wait until Tuesday's injury report to see what it says!

That's pretty much it! Although at this stage Carlton has ten of it's senior players out injured. I am not expecting Carlton to win.

 

[Battlepants]

English is out.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/allaustralian-ruckman-tim-english-to-miss-western-bulldogs-mustwin-final-round-clash-with-gws/news-story/52e3a58e5230d5a39db10d15de4c8949

That should be very good for us. English out and Lobb sore with a light training load.

Let's get Briggs and Keeffe in there to double-team him in the ruck. Also means they won't have, what has becomes their best key defender, able to get back and stop Hogan from scoring.