Round Five
Adelaide v GWS Giants
Sunday, April 20 at 12.40pm (local time) Adelaide Oval
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Broadcast details
Live on Fox Footy, 1:00pm on Channel 7 (30 minute delay)
Head to head
Adelaide – 3
GWS Giants – 0
Milestones
Scott Thompson – 250 AFL games
Matthew Jaensch – 50 AFL games
Latest news
Boyd on cusp
No.1 draft pick Tom Boyd could make his AFL debut this Sunday against the Crows after booting three goals in an impressive performance at NEAFL level last week.
Out of action (estimates only)
Phil Davis (kidney) – TBC
Tim Mohr (knee) – 2-4 weeks
Rhys Palmer (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks
Sam Schulz (shoulder) – 3 weeks
Dylan Shiel (quad) – 1 week
Lachie Whitfield (foot) – test
Shane Mumford (knee) – 1-2 weeks
Will Hoskin-Elliot (leg) - TBC
GWS Giants’ last five
2014 Round Four, GWS Giants 12.11 (83) d by Western Bulldogs 17.8 (110), StarTrack Oval
2014 Round Three, GWS Giants 10.19 (79) d Melbourne 7.5 (47), Spotless Stadium
2014 Round Two, St Kilda 15.5 (95) d GWS Giants 13.10 (88), Etihad Stadium
2014 Round One, GWS Giants 15.9 (99) d Sydney 9.13 (67), Spotless Stadium
2013 Round 23, Gold Coast 22.14 (146) d GWS Giants 9.9 (63), Metricon Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide?
2013 Round Seven, GWS Giants 7.10 (52) d by Adelaide 29.13 (187), Spotless Stadium
2012 Round 16, GWS Giants 8.11 (59) d by Adelaide 27.16 (178), Spotless Stadium
2012 Round Four, Adelaide 13.18 (96) d GWS Giants 7.8 (50), AAMI Stadium
Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting?
3. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
2. Tom Lynch (Adelaide)
1. Scott Thompson (Adelaide)
Most recent team
B: Haynes, S. Frost, Hampton
HB: H. Shaw, Plowman, Kennedy
C: Greene, Reloar, Scully
HF: Bugg, Cameron, Kelly
F: Sumner, Tomlinson, Patton
Foll: Giles, Coniglio, Ward
Interchange: Hoskin-Elliot, J. Hunt, Townsend, Lamb
News bites
Giant hobbled
Ruckman Shane Mumford will miss the Giants’ Round Five clash with Adelaide after undergoing corrective knee surgery.
Hardened Dogs too good for Giants – AFL.com.au
GWS has succumbed to a resurgent Western Bulldogs after conceding the last six goals of the match.
