While it won’t have seemed prefer it, GWS really did attempt to put the clamps on Nick Daicos.
The Giants even tried to reveal the younger Collingwood star defensively.
But they failed the take a look at and had been dealt their heaviest defeat of the season in a 65-point thrashing on Sunday on the MCG.
“We tried to; we just didn’t get it done,” Giants coach Adam Kingsley stated when requested about stopping Daicos.
“We had Xavier O’Halloran trying to really manage his impact on the game and then looking to be a little bit dangerous when we had the ball.”
Daicos, among the many Brownlow Medal favourites, had his ordinary output tempered somewhat by Sydney’s Ryan Clarke and Adelaide’s Ben Keays over the previous fortnight.
The 20-year-old did not have his most influential match in opposition to the Giants however nonetheless managed a game-high 41 disposals – the second-biggest tally of his 34-game profession.
O’Halloran completed with 16 disposals of his personal, kicking 1.3 from 4 photographs at aim.
“(Collingwood) were able to really beat us around the contest with a bit of time and space,” Kingsley stated.
“We didn’t pressure anywhere near to the level that we have or needed to, which allowed them a bit of time to make decisions and (Daicos) got involved in those chains.
“But we did not actually look harmful with the ball both.
“We played a little bit too safe at times and it’s hard to exploit those kinds of players when you’re playing like that.
“He clearly had an affect on the sport. We weren’t in a position to cease it. Well achieved to him.”
Kingsley was bitterly disappointed with the Giants’ worst performance on his watch, in which they were smashed 63-29 in the tackle count.
With captain Toby Greene expected to return from an ankle injury, GWS have a chance for redemption in round 10 against St Kilda, who will be coming off their own heavy defeat, to Adelaide.
“We’re higher than what we confirmed at this time and we have to show that,” Kingsley stated.
“We’ve acquired a giant recreation in opposition to the Saints.
“They had a similar result in terms of margin, so they’ll be hungry. We need to be hungrier.”
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