GWS veteran Phil Davis is on observe to function within the membership’s AFL season opener in opposition to Adelaide on Sunday, whereas fit-again duo Brent Daniels and Jack Buckley are an opportunity to affix him.
Davis performed simply 5 video games final season after tearing his left hamstring in March and his proper hamstring in July.
The 32-year-old made it via a VFL follow match final week to place his hand as much as tackle the Crows at Giants Stadium.
“Phil is certainly in contention for round one,” new GWS coach Adam Kingsley instructed reporters on Monday.
“He spent a lot of the pre-season recovering from hamstring surgery, so he’s had a delayed start to the (summer).
“But he is again absolutely coaching. He performed within the VFL final week and our intraclub down in Canberra the week earlier than.
“He’s been playing key back, that’s where he’s been a great player for this footy club for a long time.
“He’s in competition, we’ll see how the coaching week goes. But actually happy together with his development getting back from damage, and there is each probability he’ll play.”
There could be two other feel-good stories.
Daniels missed all of last season due to a string of hamstring injuries, and he suffered a fresh setback in February.
But the small forward is firming for a spot against the Crows after making strong recent progress.
And promising young defender Buckley, who hasn’t featured at AFL level since tearing the ACL in his left knee in round 16, 2021, is also pushing hard for a berth after a strong outing in the VFL practice match.
“He’s on the cusp of the workforce in the mean time,” Kingsley stated of Buckley.
“He obtained via a follow match at VFL stage final week, performed three-and-a-half quarters.
“He looked really good. Strong, competitive, quick are all his attributes. He’ll be in discussions.”
Recruit Toby Bedford is ready to overlook the primary two months of the season after tearing his hamstring in February.
Kingsley has been impressed by the management qualities proven by Toby Greene, who was appointed the membership’s sole skipper through the low season.
“The way he plays typifies what a captain and how a captain should play. He doesn’t need to do anything different,” Kingsley stated.
“Across the course of the last two or three months, I’ve seen a guy who is an incredibly hard worker on and off the field.
“He leads his teammates not essentially with nice speeches or phrases, however via actions.”
The Giants misplaced Tim Taranto, Jacob Hopper, Tanner Bruhn and Bobby Hill through the low season, leaving Kingsley with an uphill battle to information the aspect to finals motion in his first yr.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
