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2020 NAB AFLW Season
GWS GIANTS v West Coast Eagles
Round 3 •
42 6.6
Full Time
14 2.2
GIANTS Won By 28
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    Sunday footy: Giants v Eagles

    Round 3: This Sunday, watch the Giants battle it out with the Eagles at Blacktown International Sportspark

    Sunday arvo footy returns to Blacktown International Sportspark with the Giants looking to make the most of their home town advantage against the Eagles.

    The footy is sure to be fierce and the crowd passionate. Come along with family and friends and enjoy the summer festival atmosphere at the game. There’ll be a photobooth, inflatables, face painting and a DJ to keep the vibe going. Plus there’ll be giveways including sunglasses and Giants pompoms.

    The AFLW is all about getting together for a great time, whoever you are and wherever you’re from—so grab some mates and family and enjoy an afternoon out.

    Entry is free!

    Bring your footy for some Macca’s Kick 2 Kick after the final siren.

    View full 2020 Macca's Kick 2 Kick schedule

    See you on Sunday, February 23 at Blacktown International Sportspark.

    Ruthless Giants savage winless Eagles

    A final flurry saves some face for West Coast as GWS logs a big win

    AN ALYCE Parker masterclass has propelled Greater Western Sydney into the top three of Conference A and extended West Coast's losing run.

    The Giants matched their three-goal tally from the opening fortnight by half-time on their way to an emphatic 6.6 (42) to 2.2 (14) victory at Blacktown International Sportspark.

    GIANTS TOO GOOD Full match coverage and stats

    Luke Dwyer's Eagles struggled to score until late in the game despite a strong performance from their biggest star, Dana Hooker, who amassed a game-high 23 possessions.

    05:44

    West Coast was scoreless until Mikayla Bowen's close-range miss early in the final term and barely minutes later she also fortuitously bounced through a goal.

    Parker (22 disposals) did the bulk of the grunt work as her impressive season continued, but it was returning forward Jacinda Barclay who broke the game open.

    00:42

    Barclay missed the first two rounds with an ankle injury and wasted no time illustrating what GWS had missed.

    FULL FIXTURE Every round, every game

    She firstly won a heavily contested groundball to begin the scoring chain that led to Cora Staunton's breakaway first goal of the game.

    Jacinda Barclay gets a kick away against the Eagles. Picture: AFL Photos

    The softball convert then ensured the Giants' dominance started to be reflected on the scoreboard when she kicked a great goal herself after some nifty work from Aimee Schmidt.

    GWS never looked back from there, with Rebecca Privitelli – in just her ninth game – capitalising on her teammates' upfield work to finish with three goals.

    00:51

     Parker was at the forefront of those efforts, continually burrowing into backs and often clearing the ball from defence, but she had willing allies in Rebecca Beeson (18), Alicia Eva (14) and Annalyse Lister (13).

    Giants defender Elle Bennetts also proved mostly impenetrable with a number of intercept marks across the afternoon.

    Imahra Cameron was the most dangerous Eagle in attack for much of the match and was finally rewarded with a successful set shot from long range in the final minute.

    Painful blow
    Dana Hooker did everything she could to keep West Coast competitive but her day ended in brutal fashion. Giants tall Ingrid Nielsen was engaged in a boundary throw-in and, when the ball wasn't cleared, she threw her right boot out to kick the Sherrin away. Nielsen not only succeeded in that but also – accidentally – struck Hooker in the throat. Trainers helped a distressed Hooker from the field. 

    00:33

    The disallowed skyscraper
    Rebecca Privitelli was an aerial force in her breakout AFLW performance, kicking a career-high three goals to terrorise West Coast's defence. Two of those majors came in the third term, but it was one moment a quarter earlier that caught the attention. The ex-Blue soared across a pack to clutch a clean mark, only for a free kick to be paid away from the contest. That non-mark would arguably have been the game's biggest highlight. 

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: Rebecca Privitelli of the Giants marks over the pack during the round three AFLW match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the West Coast Eagles at Blacktown International Sportspark on February 23, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images via AFL Photos)

    Bittersweet feeling
    Emma Swanson and Maddy Collier both started their AFLW career and spent three seasons with Greater Western Sydney before crossing to West Coast this year. Swanson is the Eagles' inaugural captain. They would undoubtedly be pleased to see their Giants teammates doing well but, perhaps, not so much at the Eagles' expense. Swanson was a typically strong performer on Sunday, while Collier gathered four disposals and laid three tackles.

    Paying respect
    West Coast players wore black armbands in Sunday's game in honour of former WNBL player Chantella Perera's late mother, who died last week. Perera was one of the Eagles' top contributors in defence. 

    Say what?
    "We were pretty disappointed off the back of last week – we came up against a very strong North Melbourne – so we knew this week we had another level to go up and right from the start I thought we really carried ourselves and probably played more as a team this week." – GWS star Alyce Parker 

    "I'm very pleased. We had a strong focus going in; we just wanted to change up how we were moving the ball and hit the scoreboard, and we did that today. I think our tackle numbers were pretty good, too." – GWS captain Alicia Eva

    What's next
    West Coast's search for a maiden AFLW win continues at Leederville Oval on Saturday night against the Western Bulldogs. The Giants could go a long way to solidifying a top-three spot in Conference A if they can topple unbeaten Brisbane next Sunday.

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: The Giants sing their team song as they celebrate victory during the round three AFLW match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the West Coast Eagles at Blacktown International Sportspark on February 23, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images via AFL Photos)

    GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY    1.1       3.2       5.4       6.6 (42)
    WEST COAST EAGLES                 0.0       0.0       0.0       2.2 (14) 

    GOALS
    Greater Western Sydney: Privitelli 3, Staunton, Barclay, Zreika
    West Coast: Bowen, Cameron

    BEST 
    Greater Western Sydney: Parker, Beeson, Privitelli, Bennetts, Barclay, Eva, Staunton
    West Coast: Hooker, Cameron, Swanson, Bowen, Perera 

    INJURIES 
    Greater Western Sydney: Nil
    West Coast: Hooker (throat) 

    LATE CHANGES
    Greater Western Sydney: Nil
    West Coast: Nil 

    Reports: Nil

    Crowd: 1980 at Blacktown International Sportspark 

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