GWS hero Harry Himmelberg was satisfied his group was staring down the barrel of one other loss and 1-4 begin to the season earlier than he pulled off a miraculous matchwinning save in Adelaide on Sunday.
The Giants’ ahead, who took a towering forward-line mark and kicked a purpose to place his facet three factors in entrance within the dying phases of their win over the Hawks, says he was fearful Jarman Impey’s final minute shot at purpose was going to sail proper over his head.
But Himmelberg managed to the touch the kick with a determined leap backwards, and his effort saved the Giants in contact with the center of the pack, with a 2-3 document and helpful share of 94.
“Off the boot I thought it was way over my head, and I was a bit flat, but then I saw it started floating in the air with a bit of wind, so I just jumped up like an idiot and just got it,” Himmelberg mentioned.
“I knew I touched it, but I didn’t know where I was – I thought I was over the line.”
The 26-year-old has had a quiet begin to the season statistically however already supplied some beautiful highlights for GWS followers, along with his enormous late mark in opposition to the Hawks more likely to contend along with his spherical 1 screamer over Adelaide ruckman Reilly O’Brien for Mark of the Year.
“I haven’t seen the replay but (Sunday’s mark) hurt a lot more, I landed on my side on someone’s boot,” Himmelberg mentioned.
“It’s good … we’ve lost a few close ones that we should have won this year, and I think we’ve been in every game we’ve played – we just haven’t put four quarters together.
“To be able to sort of scrounge out that, even though we probably didn’t play our best footy, that’s pleasing and that gives us more belief going into next week.”
GWS coach Adam Kingsley mentioned Himmelberg’s heroics at both finish of the bottom mirrored the “luxury” the Giants had with selecting his place.
The 195cm utility haso solely kicked seven targets for the season, however Kingsley mentioned he was competing strongly within the air together with Jesse Hogan.
“He’s a really important cog to what we want to build … again whether that’s forward or back, we have that luxury I suppose you call it with his capacity to play at both ends,” Kingsley mentioned.
“Depending upon the pieces that we can add to it, that will probably dictate that more.
“I’m really pleased by how he’s going, he’s been a little quite in some of the games in early parts, but he’s having moments, and I know he just competes as well, that’s the most important thing in a key forward.”
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