Where and when: Giants Stadium, Saturday August 3, 2.10pm AEST
What it means for GWS: After two courageous wins against Collingwood and Port Adelaide, the Giants must consolidate and maintain their form against the Swans to remain in the hunt for a top four finish.
What it means for Sydney: Finals are out of the equation, but the Swans have been extremely competitive in recent weeks. A high-intensity derby will be greatly beneficial to the young team.
The stat: The Giants’ three tall forwards Jeremy Cameron (57), Jeremy Finlayson (34) and Harry Himmelberg (31) have 122 goals between them this season, and without their best key defender and co-captain Dane Rampe, the Swans could be in for a tough day.
The match-up: George Hewett v Lachie Whitfield
The underrated Hewett has had Whitfield’s number before and is a chance to go to him again at Giants Stadium. The GWS star is extremely damaging roaming all over the ground as a high half forward, but Hewett has the tank to run with him.
It’s a big week for: Tom Papley
The Swans’ leading goalkicker was kept to just one goal from four possessions against Geelong last week. With every member of Carlton’s recruiting team in the stands and if his side is any chance of causing an upset, the livewire small forward must have a big impact.
Big call: Kick kings Jake Lloyd and Heath Shaw will have a day out at Giants Stadium and finish the game with at least 50 between them.
Mottsy’s Tip: GWS by 40 points
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Greater Western Sydney v Sydney at Giants Stadium, 2.10pm AEST
LATE CHANGES
Greater Western Sydney: Dawson Simpson (managed) replaced in selected side by Aiden Bonar
Sydney: Nil
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Greater Western Sydney: Aiden Bonar, Adam Tomlinson, Harry Perryman, Ian Hill
Sydney: James Rose, James Rowbottom, Nick Blakey, Robbie Fox
You must write these articles pretty early in the week motts?
in your bombers v port article you have lycett V ZClarke as ‘its a big week for’ and in this one about Cameron playing without rampe and causing headaches for the swans D yet his been ruled out for over 24 hours now..
Still a great write up though otherwise 🙂
Bought in whitfield this week fingers crossed hewett doesn’t tag! according too TrooRoo he doesn’t tag anymore so should be fine…
These are match previews from the AFL site: https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2019/20/gws-v-syd
oh i see 🙂
written on the 30th of july at 09:30am, makes sense haha
Thanks Nato
TrooRoo was right as usual. However, The pest has instead gone to my king Zac Williams!!!!
Who Starts on field?
TU: Hill
TD: Hind
Where did Greene start?