It wouldn’t trouble West Coast one bit that it’s 19-point win on Sunday wasn’t the prettiest, nor that it got here towards an undermanned Greater Western Sydney.
The Eagles are determined to place a horrible 2022 season behind them, any manner they will.
The 14.16 (100) to 11.15 (81) victory over the Giants was simply their second victory in 15 matches at their house, Optus Stadium. That dates again to Round 21, 2021.
And they gained solely two video games via all of final season.
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The Eagles have been additionally on a nine-game dropping streak relationship again to spherical 16 final yr, which equalled the membership document, which was set between spherical 5 and spherical 14 final season.
So, after such a lean run, Eagles coach Adam Simpson will take it.
Giants head coach Adam Kingsley shouldn’t be too dissatisfied both.
He was compelled to make vital modifications after the Giants Round 1 come-from-behind win over Adelaide attributable to harm.
And it was just one time period, the second, that they have been fully outplayed by the Eagles on Sunday.
The Giants gained the opposite three quarters — solely this week, they have been unable to make up the bottom that they had given up earlier.
West Coast arrange its win with an eight-goal second time period, turning a seven-point quarter-time deficit right into a 31-point halftime lead.
It was the identical margin the Giants got here again from to win towards the Crows. This time, it was sufficient to carry them off.
The final time the Eagles booted eight objectives in a time period was within the second quarter of a 91-point Derby win towards Fremantle in Round 11 of 2019.
On Sunday, it was Jamie Cripps who received issues working, kicking three objectives early within the time period.
Jake Waterman, who spend a while within the ruck through the quarter, additionally kicked three objectives for the quarter.
Waterman completed with 4 and Oscar Allen additionally received going, booting two.
Tim Kelly was the catalyst for a assured Eagles efficiency although, setting the tone within the opening time period with 9 of his 32 touches.
For the Giants, not solely did they take the L, the harm checklist received even greater.
Adelaide’s Shane McAdam wasn’t capable of floor Jacob Wehr in Round 1 with a giant shirt-front that resulted within the Crow being suspended.
But Liam Duggan’s huge hit on the younger Giant within the second time period on Sunday ended his sport early and is prone to hold him on the sidelines for a few weeks.
Wehr had collected simply three touches when the Eagles defender crashed into him, injuring his shoulder.
He was subbed out of the sport earlier than halftime.
Duggan gained’t have something to reply for although, his shoulder-to-shoulder bump nicely throughout the guidelines.
The Giants can unwell afford to lose any extra gamers, with Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield (each concussion) and Harry Perryman (hamstring) already sidelined from the Round 1 profitable facet attributable to harm.
Some sloppy kicking from set shot didn’t assist the Giants.
Of their 14 behinds, six of them got here from realistically gettable set photographs.
They managed to carry on to a seven-point lead at quarter-time, even with Jesse Hogan kicking three behinds.
The huge ahead regrouped after the break to complete with 3.4.
If the Giants harm woes are going to proceed, Hogan and Toby Greene are two gamers they will’t afford to lose.
No one else appears able to kicking objectives often in the mean time.
Greene, recent off 4.4 towards the Crows, kicked two of his 4 objectives on Sunday within the opening time period.
But Jeremy McGovern made life robust for the Giants forwards, trying to be again to his finest, with seven marks and 21 disposals.
Source: www.news.com.au
