The first game on Saturday for AFL Round 10 is between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Richmond Tigers. The opening bounce is set to commence at 1:40 PM with the game to be played at Spotless Stadium. The favourite for the match is away team Richmond Tigers. View our preview and teams for the game between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Richmond Tigers.
Round:Round 10, May 24, 2014, Saturday 1:40 PM
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Weather: 23° Partly cloudy
Odds Comparison:
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| Greater Western Sydney Giants | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.60 |
| Richmond Tigers | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.30 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Preview:
The Giants play the Tigers on Saturday, 1.40PM at Spotless Stadium. With both teams struggling in recent weeks, and Greater Western Sydney dealing with the ongoing Toby Greene saga, this is probably not the most anticipated match of the round. Despite the hugely disapointing start to the Tigers’ 2014 season, Richmond will go into this match as favourites.
The Giants are coming off a bye last round, with their last game a massive 111-point loss to West Coast in round 8, their fifth loss in a row. Recent form means both teams will be desperate to win this one, with the Giants in 17th ladder position and the Tigers not far in front in 16th. Richmond need to turn their season around now before its too late, something which should give them the motivation to take the points here in a close contest.
Teams:
GWS GIANTS 
B: Jeremy Cameron, Stephen Gilham, Curtly Hampton
HB: Adam Kennedy, Aidan Corr, Heath Shaw
C: Tom Scully, Jacob Townsend, Adam Tomlinson
HF: Will Hoskin-Elliott, Jonathon Patton, Lachlan Whitfield
F: Dylan Addison, Jonathan Giles, Devon Smith
FOL: Shane Mumford, Rhys Palmer, Callan Ward
I/C: Dylan Shiel, Stephen Coniglio, Joshua Kelly, Adam Treloar
EMG: Zac Williams, Kristian Jaksch, Josh Hunt
IN: Jeremy Cameron, Stephen Gilham, Curtly Hampton, Jacob Townsend, Dylan Addison, Shane Mumford, Adam Treloar
OUT: Toby Greene (club suspension), Andrew Phillips (omitted), Sam Frost (omitted), Josh Hunt (omitted), Jed Lamb (omitted), Nick Haynes (ankle), Matt Buntine (omitted)
B: T.Chaplin, D.Grimes, A.Rance
HB: B.Houli, B.Lennon, S.Morris
C: S.Grigg, D.Jackson, R.Conca
HF: D.Martin, B.Griffiths, B.Deledio
F: S.Edwards, J.Riewoldt, T.Vickery
FOL: S.Hampson, B.Ellis, T.Cotchin
I/C: M.McDonough, M.Dea, N.Foley, M.Thomas
EMG: R.Petterd, A.Miles, S.Lloyd
IN: D.Grimes, M.Dea, M.Thomas
OUT: D.Astbury (dislocated kneecap), N.Vlastuin (broken finger), S.Lloyd (omitted)
Jack Riewoldt has avoided the axe from Richmond’s AFL side to face Greater Western Sydney but he couldn’t out-run media as he made a bizarre dash from training.
The out-of-form Coleman medallist was brought sharply into line by coach Damien Hardwick on Thursday morning for suggesting the Tigers had tried and failed to replicate the game plan of premiers Hawthorn.
“We caught up with him this morning and removed his foot from his mouth and my foot from his arse,” Hardwick said.
“Obviously we were pretty disappointed with his comments.
“We talk about being a united footy club and Jack went outside those boundaries.
“Unfortunately, he’s learned a harsh lesson from that.”
A day after those candid comments, Riewoldt was in no mood for more media attention.
He went to extraordinary – and unsuccessful – attempts after Thursday training to keep a low profile.
Riewoldt climbed over a construction fence, ran across Punt Road and hid behind a car before buying a myki pass and boarding a train to avoid answering questions.
The key forward then took to Twitter to try to end the circus.
“Poor choice of words by me yesterday and poor timing. I’ve copped my right whack and moved on, can’t wait to play this weekend #gotiges” he tweeted.
Hardwick met one-on-one with Riewoldt on Thursday morning and later in the day with the team’s leadership group.
While Hardwick considering dropping the forward, the club confirmed later on Thursday afternoon Riewoldt would line up against the Giants.
Hardwick said Riewoldt couldn’t explain his comment that the club’s game plan had “gone this way and the competition had gone the other”.
“That’s the baffling question … I don’t think he actually knew what he was saying,” he said.
“He doesn’t know why he said it or what he meant so we’ll take it for what it is.”
It’s the latest example of curious behaviour from Riewoldt after he slapped a media ban on himself earlier this year.
He ran from journalists at a Melbourne basketball centre last month despite appearing at a promotion.
For the under-pressure Tigers, it’s the last thing the club needed after their loss to Melbourne last week.
Hardwick said the team had not changed their game plan from the last season, but their poor form did not allow them to effectively execute it.
He said their drop-off in contested ball was hurting them.
Former Giant Anthony Miles, freshly elevated from the rookie list, is set for a game to help boost this area.
Hardwick also lamented their effectiveness going inside 50m.
The frustrated coach said the form slump had been the toughest time of his five-year tenure.
“We’re just not playing anywhere need where we want to be.
“There’s some things that we know are going wrong that we’re addressing but are they getting better at the rate we’d like? – no.”