A confrontation with the Swans small forward at the SCG left the Giants skipper gassed. Against Brisbane, he’ll be putting his energy into trying to win the match.
to the Swans, Giants captain Toby Greene was more than ready to move on to the next task at hand: a resurgent Brisbane in a semi-final at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday.
When asked about the Giants head of football Jason McCartney making contact with Papley as the player walked to the Swans huddle, Greene maintained he hadn’t seen the incident but said he would prefer to avoid similar energy-sapping confrontations against the Lions. “I was shattered Saturday night after the game,” Greene said. “By all reports it was a good spectacle, but it doesn’t mean much to us. “We desperately wanted to win and it didn’t go our way. But we’ve got to move on pretty quick.”Greene’s unique ability to turn finals in the Giants’ favour – particularly against the Swans, having driven his team to September victories in both 2016, 2018 and 2021 – is well-documented. Last Saturday, Greene managed only two behinds and was unable to score a goal.
“But that’s footy, and that’s why you practice it every week, and I pride myself on putting in time and effort into getting better.“So it’s never something I take for granted, getting shots on goal. I want to make the most of them, and hopefully I can .”
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