No surprise the bookies and journos have us as overwhelming favourites ...
Bookies (TAB Sportsbet)Richmond $1.02
GWS $15.00
The line is 60.5 points.
Journo 'experts'Herald-Sun 29-1
The Age 22-2 ..... Martin Blake has tipped the Giants.
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Hardwick was not underestimating the Giants. ''Every game is an important game. This season especially more so. The amount of wins that are going to get sides in the eight is somewhere around the 13 mark, so every game is vitally important and this week is no different,'' he said.
''We are under no illusions that GWS on their day are a very good side. Against Essendon they had more scoring shots at half-time, against Geelong they were even.
''They are a good ball club. They've probably fallen away at various stages but we need to be completely on top of our game to get over this mob.''
Richmond was beaten by 15 points the last time it took on an expansion club - Gold Coast in round 17 last year.
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