Round 16
GWS Giants v Adelaide
Saturday May 23, Spotless Stadium, 1.40pm (SA time)
Broadcast details
Live on Fox Sports 3 and Channel 7
Head to head
Adelaide – 5
GWS Giants - 0
Latest news
Ex-Crow faces test
Giants co-captain Phil Davis faces a fitness test ahead of the club's clash with Adelaide at Spotless Stadium on Saturday.
Out of action (estimates only)
Phil Davis (cork) – test
Rhys Palmer (shoulder) – 2-3 weeks
Liam Sumner (wrist) – 3 weeks
Jacob Townsend (foot) – 3 weeks
Lachie Plowman (elbow) – 5-6 weeks
Adam Tomlinson (toe) – 9 weeks
Jon Patton (knee) – TBC
Tim Mohr (knee) - TBC
GWS Giants’ last five
2015 Round Seven, Carlton 9.3 (57) d by GWS Giants 19.21 (135), Etihad Stadium
2015 Round Six, GWS Giants 16.12 (108) d Hawthorn 14.14 (98), Spotless Stadium
2015 Round Five, West Coast 18.12 (120) d GWS Giants 4.9 (33), Domain Stadium
2015 Round Four, GWS Giants 16.23 (119) d Gold Coast 7.11 (53), StarTrack Oval
2015 Round Three, Sydney 16.15 (111) d GWS Giants 12.18 (90), SCG
Recent form against Adelaide
2014 Round 16, GWS Giants 9.18 (72) def by Adelaide 20.20 (140), Spotless Stadium
2014 Round Five, Adelaide 21.11 (137) d GWS Giants 10.12 (72), Adelaide Oval
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 – James Podsiadly (Adelaide)
2 – Rory Sloane (Adelaide)
1 – Eddie Betts (Adelaide)
Most recent team
B: H. Shaw, Patfull, Buntine
HB: Haynes, Corr, Bugg
C: Greene, Coniglio, Griffen
HF: Treloar, McCarthy, Shiel
F: D. Smith, Cameron, Hoskin-Elliott
Foll: Mumford, Ward, Scully
Interchange: Stewart, Kennedy, Whitfield, Z. Williams
News bites
In the mix
Greater Western Sydney could look to its in-form NEAFL team to strengthen its side ahead of the Giants’ clash with Adelaide.
AFL Media Match Preview
Adelaide will be eager to continue its recent dominance over the Giants as GWS looks to win three consecutive games for the first time in its history.
