GREATER Western Sydney midfielder Tom Scully admits the club's unbeaten home record this season should have come to an end in Saturday night's thrilling draw with Geelong.

Power forward Tom Hawkins could have given the Cats the win but pushed his set shot wide after the final siren, and while it left all 44 players involved in the game flat, the Giants walked off Spotless Stadium knowing they were fortunate to snare two points.

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The match-up was the first time the Giants had taken on a top-four side since they trounced Port Adelaide in round three, and the result has left them still searching for answers as to where they sit in the premiership race, despite their status as ladder leaders.

Scully told AFL.com.au that while the players weren't happy with their overall performance, it was an important test and one the team desperately needed ahead of their trip to Tasmania to take on Hawthorn this week.

"Geelong play finals-like football, they play contested footy, put enormous pressure on the ball and they set up really well defensively," he said. 

"Our ball use going inside 50 hurt us a bit which allowed (Harry) Taylor and those sorts of guys to intercept plenty of ball, which helped them get their game going.

"We were disappointed in our inability to go with them in terms of contested ball and tackling pressure, where they beat us early, so that’s something we need to address.

"They're probably disappointed they didn't get the four points but we'll take two.

"We'll have a look at it this week and get ready for the Hawks."

Saturday night's draw was the first in GWS' six-year AFL history but it was Scully's second after his former side Melbourne and Collingwood couldn't be separated back in round 12 of 2010, his debut season.

The Giants won four games by single figures in the first 10 rounds of this season, but have since lost to Carlton by one point in round 12, and drawn against Geelong.

"We've been able to get more wins than losses in the tight ones this year, which is pleasing, but ideally we don't want to be in those positions," he said. 

"Geelong outplayed us for most of the night but you can look at it two ways, two points is better than none, but realistically it was too little too late.

"They were a lot harder than us for three quarters and we picked up our intensity in the last, but we left ourselves a lot of work to do, and against a quality side like that you have to be good for four quarters."