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The Giants are into the preliminary final and the Power are out in straight sets after their semi-final clash at Adelaide Oval tonight.
The Giants will face Collingwood at the MCG and Brisbane will host Carlton at the Gabba to decide who will play in the grand final.
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Giants coach Adam Kingsley spoke to the media post game.
Your thoughts on the win?
We played pretty well tonight. That run and carry game that we try and implement looked really good at times. Equally as much, our pressure and our forward defence was really strong. They challenged us last time we played them and we didn’t have that same mindset. For that particular game, for whatever reason. So, it was an important adjustment we were able to make and it certainly helped us.
Ever seen your group so dominant numbers, particularly clearances, and to hold the ball whether it is contested and uncontested?
Giants midfielder Josh Kelly can’t predict how many fans will be at the MCG for his club’s preliminary final against Collingwood next weekend.
But he still backs his side to play the game their way and stand up to the favoured Magpies.
“95,000? 100,000? I don’t know much many will be there but this group loves challenges,” Kelly told Fox Footy.
“We enjoy playing on the road. There are moments, this week and last week, where the crowd gets involved but we just have to stick with the way we play as we have a lot of belief in that.
“But it will be another step up next week.”
The AFL has locked in the days, dates for next weekend’s preliminary finals.
Friday, 22 September
First Preliminary Final, Collingwood vs the GWS GIANTS, MCG, 7:50pm AEST
Saturday, 23 September
Second Preliminary Final, Brisbane Lions vs Carlton, Gabba, 5:15pm AEST
First-year midfielder Harry Sheezel has won the Syd Barker Medal as North Melbourne’s best and fairest player.
Quite an achievement for someone just starting out in the AFL.
Giants forward Jesse Hogan kicked four goals tonight and he admits he and his teammates are loving their hot run through the finals.
“I think no other team travels as much as we do each week,” Hogan told Fox Footy.
“We are so used to the travel and we just love it. It’s been a fun run so far.”
Giants captain Toby Greene spoke to Channel Seven post game.
You are off to another preliminary final?
We were full of confidence, we knew if we played close to our best we were going to be hard to beat. They are a good side and made us work. They came hard in the third. We had full confidence that if we played our brand we would be tough to beat.
It has been a pretty amazing 13 weeks, 11 games. You must have so much trust in your group?
The GWS Giants have continued their run through the AFL finals taking down Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in tonight’s semi-final.
The Giants will face Collingwood at the MCG for a place in the grand final and after so many big wins in the second half of this season, the Giants will have all the belief in the world that they can take the game to the Magpies.
Stephen Coniglio and Lachie Whitfield were brilliant. This could have been Coniglio’s best game as a Giant.
The Power will be shattered after another straight-sets defeat but in so many moments tonight, the Giants were better at winning the football or the contest. That is either an effort issue or a structural one.
For all their wins, there are still some massive questions for them to answer this off-season.