{"id":145018,"date":"2023-10-27T11:37:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T01:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=145018"},"modified":"2023-10-27T11:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T01:37:46","slug":"aflw-2023-round-9-preview-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2023\/10\/27\/aflw-2023-round-9-preview-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"AFLW 2023 Round 9 Preview:\u00a0Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<div class=\"t7_match_result match-result-comparison rmc-block is-match-preview\">\n<div class='match-result_legend'><ul><li>Team<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>Gold Coast<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GC-150x150.jpg' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>GWS GIANTS<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/gws-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>7:45pm<\/strong><br><strong>Heritage Bank Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recent-form\"><strong>Recent Form<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For Gold Coast, every game is a must win from here on out in the race to the finals. They will be disappointed about how last week ended and will be keen to bounce back in a big way tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Giants, it is all about ending the year with positive momentum. They picked up their second win of 2023 last week and will be keen to win two on the trot and keep building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-history\"><strong>History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These two have met every season since the Suns came into the competition in 2020. Unfortunately for the Suns, the Giants are a bit of a bogey team as they have never defeated the Giants once in four meetings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-stat-areas\"><strong>Key Stat Areas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both of these teams tend to handball the ball more than they kick it, so how that clashes will be intriguing to watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both of these teams have also had worse inside 50 efficiency than their opponents this season, so will need to improve that and make the most of every chance they get tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-match-up-s\"><strong>Key Match Up\/s<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29950\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/claudia-whitfort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claudia Whitfort<\/a> <strong>vs <\/strong><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29906\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/nicola-barr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicola Barr<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two tough nuts of the midfield, they are also the initial cogs of the whole attacking set up for their respective teams. Barr&#8217;s importance and responsibilities have also grown in the past few weeks, so there is more pressure on her to have a huge influence for her team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29710\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/jamie-stanton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamie Stanton<\/a> <strong>vs <\/strong><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"29881\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/katherine-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katherine Smith<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forward options for the Suns are wide and varied, but one of their most dangerous is Stanton. Smith or whoever ends up on her will have plenty to do tonight, especially since Stanton has already proven this season how dangerous she can be at Cararra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"51556\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/lauren-ahrens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauren Ahrens<\/a> <strong>vs <\/strong><a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"94925\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/zarlie-goldsworthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zarlie Goldsworthy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up the other end, and the danger woman for the Giants that the Suns need to watch out for is certainly Goldsworthy. Coming off a five goal game last week Goldsworthy is in rich form, so Ahrens or whoever ends up on her will certainly have an important job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/claudia-whitfort\/\">Claudia Whitfort<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/nicola-barr\/\">Nicola Barr<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/jamie-stanton\/\">Jamie Stanton<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/katherine-smith\/\">Katherine Smith<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/lauren-ahrens\/\">Lauren Ahrens<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/zarlie-goldsworthy\/\">Zarlie Goldsworthy<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_e\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/event\/gold-coast-vs-giants\/\">Gold Coast vs GIANTS<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - plus circle - 20px-->\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\">\n                        <path d=\"M15,9.28h-4.3V5h0A.72.72,0,1,0,9.28,5h0V9.28H5a.72.72,0,0,0,0,1.43H9.28V15a.72.72,0,0,0,1.43,0h0V10.71H15a.72.72,0,0,0,0-1.43Z\"\/>\n                        <path d=\"M10,0A10,10,0,1,0,20,10,10,10,0,0,0,10,0Zm0,18.57A8.57,8.57,0,0,1,10,1.43h0a8.57,8.57,0,0,1,0,17.14Z\"\/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/span><\/button><div class=\"popover\"><div class=\"popover-content\"><ul class=\"popover-menu\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7:45pmHeritage Bank Stadium Recent Form For Gold Coast, every game is a must win from here on out in the race to the finals. They will be disappointed about how last week ended and will be keen to bounce back in a big way tonight. 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