Well this is it. Can the Giants register a win in season 2013?
They face the equally poor Melbourne who has only managed three wins themselves this year.
One of those wins came over GWS back in round 4 this year (144 – 103) where they had to come from behind at the final break. That made it three wins from as many games against the GWS for the Demons.
Both sides are coming of massive losses last week, GWS – 40 points to Sydney and Melbourne 102 to Geelong and it’s hard to find an aspect of either team’s performances this year that would give them an advantage of the other here.
It may lay in the defensive record, with GWS have conceded almost 300 points more than Melbourne this season.
This match counts for nothing but it should be competitive and as much as I’d love to GWS get on the board this year, the Demons should prevail, albeit just.
Odds comparison by AFL Odds:
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| Greater Western Sydney Giants | 1.95 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.95 | 2.05 |
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Melbourne Demons
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1.85 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 1.77 |
Teams:
Greater Western Sydney Giants:
HF: 18 Jeremy Cameron 20 Adam Tomlinson 42 Mark Whiley
C: 5 Dylan Shiel 17 Adam Treloar 6 Lachie Whitfield
HB: 19 Nicholas Haynes 39 Tim Mohr 51 Zachary Williams
FB: 1 Phil Davis 47 Joshua Bruce 2 Curtly Hampton
FOLL: 26 Jonathan Giles, 8 Callan Ward, 9 Tom Scully
INT: 11 Taylor Adams, 4 Toby Greene, 3 Stephen Coniglio, 40 Adam Kennedy
EMG: 38 Stephen Gilham, 16 Nathan Wilson, 13 Sam Darley
In: S.Coniglio, L.Whitfield
Out: S.Darley, W.Hoskin-Elliott (concussion)
Melbourne Demons:
HF: 45 Matt Jones 4 Jack Watts 38 Jeremy Howe
C: 7 Jack Viney 9 Jack Trengove 31 Jack Grimes
HB: 20 Colin Garland 25 Tom McDonald 50 Mitchell Clisby
FB: 14 Lynden Dunn 21 Cameron Pedersen 46 Dean Terlich
FOLL: 42 Jake Spencer, 12 Colin Sylvia, 2 Nathan Jones
INT: 35 Luke Tapscott, 36 Aaron Davey, 5 Jimmy Toumpas, 10 Shannon Byrnes
EMG: 41 Troy Davis, 26 Daniel Nicholson, 13 Jordie McKenzie
In: D.Terlich, C.Garland, J.Spencer
Out: J.Frawley (hamstring), C.Dawes (calf), S.Blease