We take a look at Friday nights (9/8/2019) AFL Week 21 match which is between the GWS Giants and the Hawthorn Hawks. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Friday August 9th, 7:50pm
Where: Manuka Oval
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Preview:
A pair of single figure wins has the Giants eyeing off a top four spot and they’ll need to win their final three games to make that dream a reality. It all starts on Friday night in Canberra when they host the Hawks.
Narrow victories against Port and the Swans by one and two points respectively has GWS just a game off the top four. They face a Hawks side that is all but out of finals contention after a 22-point loss to the Roos last Friday night.
The Giants record in Canberra in recent times has been better than the Hawks’ at their Launceston fortress, and that’s saying something. A 9-1 record since the 2016 season has seen the Giants winning games in the nation’s capital by an average of more than five goals. The Hawks haven’t visited Canberra for a regular season match in more than a decade.
Hawthorn hasn’t been the punters friend on the line this season, covering just 7 times from 19. The Giants fair much better at 11-8, but didn’t cover last round’s 19.5-point start against the Swans.
The Hawks crushed the Giants in round 8 this season, winning by 33 points in a low scoring match. GWS managed just five goals on that miserable afternoon at the MCG. The Wolf isn’t convinced the Giants can bully the Hawks on a cold, winter’s night in Canberra, but Hawthorn has kept games close all season long and this won’t be any different.
Odds:
Tip: GWS Giants at $1.33
Value Tip: First Goal Scorer: Harrison Himmelberg at $9.00
Teams:
GIANTS
B: Williams, Keeffe, Shaw
HB: Kennedy, Haynes, Davis
C: Whitfield, Hopper, Hately
HF: Hill, Deledio, Daniels
F: Perryman, Cameron, Reid
FOLL: Mumford, Greene, Taranto
I/C: Tomlinson, Bonar, Stein, Simpson
EMG: Caldwell, Buntine, Sproule, Idun
IN: Kennedy, Cameron, Simpson
OUT: Finlayson, Idun, Himmelberg
HAWKS
B: Burgoyne, Frawley, Sicily
HB: Hardwick, Stratton, Howe
C: Henderson, O’Meara, Scully
HF: Puopolo, O’Brien, Cousins
F: Breust, Lewis, Gunston
FOLL: Ceglar, Shiels, Worpel
I/C: Jiath, Smith, Wingard, Hanrahan
EMG: Nash, Morrison, Glass, Mirra
IN: Cousins, Ceglar, Jiath
OUT: McEvoy, Birchall, Nash
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change