GWS is kicking off a crucial 2021 season with the hope of getting revenge for the end of 2020 against an already injured St. Kilda team who missed up to nine of their top 22.
The Giants ( 8-9, 95.6%) missed the final for the first time in five seasons last year when they were beaten in the final round against the same Saints who officially eliminated them. It means that Leon Cameron is starting the year and urgently needs a boost to keep his job.
The Saints (10-7, 116.2%), on the other hand, climbed from outside the eight to the finals in 2020 and even won a final for the first time in ten years, but are clearly under-challenged after a difficult preseason.
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For the 2021 season, both teams will nominate 23 players, with the 23rd being the medical replacement. This player, who came from the four listed emergencies, can be brought into play during the game if a player is determined by the club doctor to be medically unfit to continue.
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