Autopsy Round 8 2024 – Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants, Saturday May 4, 1.45pm AEST, SCG

[Giant Pete]

Can’t believe 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

got away without significant damage. Surely it’s a risk to play him this week?
Gruz should come in for Brown. He’s a better lead up mark than Riccardi.

Going to be a tough test this week against Dons. They have a level of confidence they haven’t had for years and their defence is much better.

 

[Giant YoYo]

Giants 'didn't play to the standard' in Sydney derby loss

Josh Kelly has lamented the Giants' performance in the Sydney derby

www.afl.com.au

Giants 'didn't play to the standard' in Sydney derby loss

Josh Kelly has lamented the Giants' performance in the Sydney derby

By AAP

GREATER Western Sydney shot itself in the foot in its capitulation to its cross-city rival Sydney, midfielder Josh Kelly says.

The famous 'orange tsunami' was nowhere to be seen as a slick Swans unit outworked GWS to claim a 29-point victory and bragging rights.

Sydney, adjusting best to Saturday's wet weather conditions, dominated clearances (43-31) and contested possession (168-152) while lapses in concentration proved costly for the Giants.

The Giants' woes were illustrated when a starting position infringement in the dying seconds of the third quarter proved costly.

Tom Papley

11

Tom Papley

Age

27

Ht

177cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

12.3

3star

K

8.9

4star

HB

3.4

2star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.4

5star

D

13.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.6

5star

scored easily following the infringement, leaving GWS coach 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

unable to contain his frustrations on the bench.

"There was a bit of shooting ourselves in the foot," Kelly said on Monday.

"We have to acknowledge how good the Swans were on the weekend, probably played the weather as it came in a little bit better than us.

"At the same time, we feel a lot of it is within our control and we probably didn't play to the standard we would have liked.

"Regardless of who is out there, conditions, whatever it is, you've got a game of footy to win.

"We're not always going to get it on our terms and we're not always going to execute the 'tsunami' to absolute perfection.

"So being able to understand what we do in those situations ... is probably the thing we'll look at the most.

"That's on us as players to be better."

Kelly added losing midfield bull 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

, when 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

(knee) was already unavailable, did not help their cause.

Green left the derby in the first term after a tackle by Sydney's Hayden McLean

2

Hayden Mclean

Age

25

Ht

197cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.1

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.0

5star

G

0.4

3star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

G

0.2

3star

on Finn Callaghan inadvertently caught his left ankle.

"It's a big part of it. It's not an ideal situation to be in but we still expect to get the job done," Kelly said.

"Tom going down – he's probably our main ball-winner and our main presence around stoppages.

"We probably just didn't handle that as well as we would have liked."

Giant blow as Green subbed out with ankle issue
GWS suffers a massive injury headache in the first quarter with star midfielder 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

forced out of the contest after injuring his ankle

Scans on Sunday afternoon cleared 23-year-old Green of structural damage, though he will still need to pass a fitness test later in the week to feature against Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Saturday.

Coniglio is expected to return after recovering from a small medial collateral ligament tear.

But GWS will be without goalkicker Callum Brown for three matches following his bump on Sydney's Tom McCartin

30

Tom Mccartin

Age

24

Ht

194cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

129.5

2star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

0.8

1star

MG

87.4

2star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

168.0

3star

in the second quarter.

The incident was assessed as careless conduct, high impact and severe contact, meaning Brown will miss the Giants' clashes against the Bombers, the Western Bulldogs and Geelong.

 

[Giant YoYo]

Kelly: We didn't play the standard we wanted

Hear from GIANTS midfielder Josh Kelly after the GIANTS derby loss and looking ahead to the round 9 clash with the Bombers.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

 

[Jewelsbon]

The midfield without Coniglio and Green looked second rate. I’ve loved what Callan Ward has done for this club but he looks off the pace this year. I’d have XO ahead of him at the moment.

Not sure what’s going on with Toby either. He’s only had one decent game all season.

I though Jack Buckley had a good game and saved us from being totally blitzed.

Hi guys, I come in peace. GWS is my second team and I'm hoping (and think there's a very good chance) for an all Sydney GF!
How magnificent would that be? Stick it right up that dreadful Vic bias media.

Anyway, the point of my post, I know EXACTLY what's wrong with Toby - new baby syndrome!
Your guys are so young you've probably not had it before but our boys have had it a lot over the years.
Once Isla starts sleeping through, he'll be better - he's far too good to keep down anyway.

Cheers and good luck for the rest of the season.