It has been twelve matches now since GWS recorded the last of their two victories since joining the AFL in 2012.
Their average losing margin in those twelve games has been 60 points and their last two outings have resulted in losses of 135 points to Adelaide and 83 points to Hawthorne.
The closest they’ve come to beating an opponent this year was against in the opening round where they were defeated by Sydney 106 – 76.
The West Coast Eagles started the season with a record of 1-4 after the first five rounds but have clawed their way up to eleventh spot on the ladder with three consecutive wins over Western Bulldogs, Brisbane Lions and last week, a goal to star player Nic Naitanui after the final siren saw the Eagles snatch a 90-88 victory over North Melbourne.
It was their first win this year against quality opposition and one they’ll take great benefit from and add to this week.
Odds comparison by AFL Odds:
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| Greater Western Sydney Giants | 16.00 | 17.00 | 19.00 | 17.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
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West Coast Eagles
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1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 |
Teams:
Greater Western Sydney Giants:
B: Joshua Bruce, Stephen Gilham, Tim Mohr
HB: Matthew Buntine, Aidan Corr, Anthony Miles
C: Devon Smith, Toby Greene, Rhys Palmer
HF: Adam Treloar, Jeremy Cameron, Lachie Whitfield
F: Taylor Adams, Adam Tomlinson, Callan Ward
Foll: Dean Brogan, Tom Scully, Stephen Coniglio
Int: Curtly Hampton, Dylan Shiel, Adam Kennedy, Jonathan Giles
Emerg: Jacob Townsend, Thomas Downie, Setanta O’hAilpin
In: C.Hampton, A.Treloar, M.Buntine
Out: T. Bugg (iIllness), T.Golds, M.Whiley
West Coast Eagles:
B: Jacob Brennan, Darren Glass, Mitchell Brown
HB: Shannon Hurn, Eric Mackenzie, Sam Butler
C: Andrew Gaff, Scott Selwood, Bradd Dalziell
HF: Mark LeCras, Jack Darling, Chris Masten
F: Dean Cox, Josh Kennedy, Daniel Kerr
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Matt Priddis, Luke Shuey
Int: Mark Hutchings, Brad Sheppard, Josh Hill, Matt Rosa
Emerg: Blayne Wilson, Ashton Hams, Andrew Embley
In: S. Butler, M. Brown, B. Dalziell, M. Hutchings
Out: A. Selwood (quad), B. Waters (quad), W. Schofield (finger), S. Wellingham (ankle)