Jesse Hogan and Stephen Coniglio have fired for GWS because the Giants survived a scare in opposition to Hawthorn and gave their AFL finals hopes an enormous increase with a 13-point victory.
The Giants had been unable to shake off a dogged Hawks outfit till Hogan earned a free kick and goaled with lower than two minutes remaining to seal a 12.13 (85) to 10.12 (72) triumph at Giants Stadium.
The purpose was Hogan’s fifth because the excellent ahead on the sector whereas Coniglio stood out with 30 disposals and three objectives in a hard-fought contest.
Former captain Coniglio continued his stirring return to type as Finn Maginness restricted final week’s matchwinner Josh Kelly to 6 disposals and Blake Hardwick stored Toby Greene goalless for the primary time this season.
Another former GWS skipper Callan Ward (19 disposals) additionally stepped up within the midfield together with Finn Callaghan and Harry Perryman, whereas Kieren Briggs impressed within the ruck.
On-baller Tom Green (17, one purpose) battled arduous regardless of the Hawks discovering a bonus on the stoppages, whereas Hogan and Jake Riccardi (three objectives) made the a lot of the Giants’ alternatives within the ahead half.
A fifth win in six matches takes the Giants (8-8) to the brink of the highest eight, whereas the Hawks (4-12) have now misplaced their previous three matches regardless of being extra aggressive after back-to-back beltings.
While Maginness and Hardwick clamped down on the Giants’ main weapons, the Hawks’ younger weapons Jai Newcombe (28 disposals, 9 clearances), Conor Nash (27, 5) and Will Day (26, three) made their mark within the midfield.
The courageous Hawks threatened deep into the ultimate time period as they often discovered a approach to burst away from the centre bounces and dominated these stoppages 17-6 all through the competition.
Chad Wingard, Fergus Greene and Josh Ward every booted two objectives for the Hawks, whereas their prized decide from the 2020 draft Denver Grainger-Barras spent loads of time ahead and kicked his first AFL purpose.
GWS shall be on the street to face Adelaide on Saturday, whereas Hawthorn will look to snap their three-match shedding streak in opposition to North Melbourne on Sunday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
