It’s officially do or die for the Giants in a thrilling must-win Sunday night showdown with Carlton to close out the home and away season.
The Blues (13-8-1, 116.1%) have already locked in their finals berth, set to finish in third place irrespective of Sunday’s result, while welcoming back Sam Walsh, Adam Cerra and Mitch McGovern, while Patrick Cripps will missed.
For the ninth-placed Giants (12-10, 105.6%), a win would see them jump into the top eight and take the Western Bulldogs’ spot.
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This match gets underway at 6.10pm AEST from Marvel Stadium.
Watch it live on Fox Footy (channel 504) from 6pm AEST.
QUARTER BY QUARTER MATCH REPORT
The Giants were hit with a massive blow just hours out from their must-win clash, with arguably the game’s best defender Sam Taylor ruled out with a hamstring complaint.
Taylor had become just the second player to be ranked number one for both winning and losing defensive one-on-one contests in the same season, with only Eagles star Jeremy McGovern achieving the same feat in 2016.
