Match report: Powerful Giants hand Hawks a thrashing
April 30, 2016 7:45 PMGREATER Western Sydney has trumped last year's upset win over Hawthorn and announced itself as a genuine premiership contender after destroying the reigning champ by 75 points at Spotless Stadium.
Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson said on Friday that the whole competition was starting to take notice of the Giants' form so far in 2016, and if some of GWS' rivals hadn't yet been convinced, they will be now after the 24.14 (158) to 12.11 (83) mauling.
The Giants kicked their highest score in the rampant win, surpassing the 22.19 (151) they racked up two weeks ago against Port Adelaide, and set up the win with the best first quarter in their five-season history, a 7.3 (45) blitz of the Hawks, who managed just 2.1 in reply.
Star recruit Steve Johnson rolled back the clock with five first-half goals for GWS, while emerging big man Rory Lobb kicked four, and was unstoppable in the air with 10 marks, eight of them contested. Jeremy Cameron, Tom Scully, Rhys Palmer and Toby Greene all kicked three apiece for the Giants.
Weiterlesen ...Coach Leon Cameron said the size of the win had surprised him but it was just reward for the hard work of his players.
Quelle: GWS Giants Vs Hawthorn - Match Centre - AFL.com.au
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