GWS Giants vs Brisbane Lions Prediction: An open contest for both teams

At the Manuka Oval, the GWS Giants will play host to the Brisbane Lions in AFL week 7. Coming into this game, both teams suffered defeats against their respective opponents. Let’s look into the full previews of this one and make a pick. 

GWS Giants suffered their first-season defeat last weekend against the Carlton Blues in a road game that ended 117-98. The GWS Giants were the team to beat as they had a 20-point lead reeled by the Blues in the 3rd quarter, pulling off eight straight shots. The GWS Giants offense have been strong this season, pulling off 100 points in straight first five games of the season, but their defense has always been the problem. Ahead of this game 7, the GWS Giants are seated 3rd in the league standings with 20 points, pulling a 129.67 percentile value in the process.

Brisbane Lions are one of the inconsistent sides this season, having entered it with a lot of expectations. Last weekend, Brisbane Lions took on the Geelong Cats, and they could only see themselves losing that game in what ended 37-62, their worst offensive encounter this season. However, in prior games to that defeat, Brisbane Lions were off back-to-back win performances against the Melbourne Demons and the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Now, heading into this game, Brisbane Lions have lost four matches this season, three others coming in their first three games against the Carlton Blues, Fremantle Dockers, and the Collingwood Magpies. Heading into this game, Brisbane Lions are ranked worst in the AFL with a Goal Efficiency of 18.1% and Shooting Efficiency of 41%, which is third-worst in the league.

The GWS Giants were unlucky against the Blues last weekend, and they will look to resume their title chase here. On the other hand, the Brisbane Lions have faced more struggles, especially in offense, and looking at how exceptional the GWS Giants have been this season, the hosts are expected to win with a good margin in what should be a low-scoring game.