GWS coach Adam Kingsley says his side need to make better use of their inside 50 dominance following a 33-point loss to Collingwood at Marvel Stadium on Friday night.
The Giants won the forward-50 count by eight but were unable to capitalise, scoring just 54 points.
“Didn’t maximise our entries, our opportunities,” Kingsley said after the Giants’ third consecutive loss.
“We were 58-50 inside 50s. First half, we had dominance, couldn’t post a winning score from our entries.
“A lot of repeat entries so we need to work on our method in that space and then second half, centre bounce.
“Those were the two areas that I thought were quite costly.
“It felt like we had a lot of re-entries particularly in the first half where we just bomb entry and rely on Jesse Hogan taking a contested mark almost and it’s not happening at the moment.”
Kingsley is confident his side can fix their chemistry.
“I think our connection is nowhere near where it needs to be at the moment and that can happen,” he said.
“It happens in parts of the season, we have managed to work on it and fix it.
“We have done it in the past and we will do it again.”
In another injury blow to the Giants, on the minor side, winger Ryan Angwin came off with an ear injury.
“Burst his ear drum apparently, must have got hit on the side of the ear and burst his ear drum,” Kingsley said.
“So I don’t think it is significant even though it sounds pretty significant to me as someone who is uneducated in that (medical) space.”
Kingsley suspects he will be fine to play after the Giants have the week off with the bye.
Angwin could join Toby Bedford (hamstring), Brent Daniels (hamstring), Aaron Cadman (pelvis) and Jack Buckley (concussion) in being available for the Giants’ next clash against Richmond on April 12.
Originally published as AFL 2026: GWS coach Adam Kingsley laments his side’s efficiency inside 50