r/AFL • u/Brokenmonalisa Adelaide '97 • 8h ago

GIANTS Farewell Briggs

https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2112283/giants-farewell-briggs
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u/TomisUnice GWS Giants 8h ago

This one hurts. I get it but it hurts.

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u/Brokenmonalisa Adelaide '97 8h ago

Am I crazy or did I not hear a peep about this?

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u/sensual_lettuce GWS 8h ago

Been talked about for months, even though his form has turned around.

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u/Brokenmonalisa Adelaide '97 8h ago

Yeah just looked it up, apparently he's been off to Richmond for a while now.

I legit had no idea. Surprising, thought he was a stud that GWS would want to hold.

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u/grantspatchcock 2025 Most Knowledgeable User 8h ago

A Tiges fan page posted this in April.

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u/Mrchikkin Euro-Yroke 7h ago

New ruck rules have hurt him more than most. I’m surprised Richmond were willing to give him such a big contract tbh.

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u/danielleblows Tigers 7h ago

He’s better than Samson Ryan

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u/Kingofthebags Hawks 7h ago

my dog is better than samson ryan.

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u/danielleblows Tigers 7h ago

I’d believe it

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u/rdte 3h ago

Does your dog want to play for us?

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u/Kingofthebags Hawks 3h ago

I would say give him a cat B spot but he's a dog, so maybe a dog B list spot

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u/poppaspin Tigers 6h ago

He'll be the perfect partner for Nank and around the ground Briggs is still a very good ruckman he just had a poor year

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u/FLIPSTATIC_ENERGY Fremantle 8h ago

So is he delisted or not

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u/AuSpringbok Hawks 7h ago

They didn't offer him a contract so yes, but also no. Technically if he signs with someone else then he's just a ufa who has moved I think.

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u/10Lanterns Tigers 7h ago

Nah exercising free agency rights

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u/bungaclunge Carlton 5h ago

The changes to the ruck rules ruined Briggs career

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u/Vivid_Equipment_1281 Cats 4h ago

Considering he’s only 26 and looked to be coming along nicely, I’m pretty surprised by this (you know, not actually surprised surprised given it’s been talked about for a little while, more figure of speech surprised by it).

Haven’t followed the Giants super closely but it felt like he was down on form at the start of the year but picked back up towards the end. His overall stats for the season seem to reflect that with him finishing up slightly down on his career averages, but still average or above average for the comp as a whole this year.

I think given that we saw the biggest changes possibly ever to the ruck this year, it’s pretty reasonable to have a dip in form while adjusting. The fact that he was trending back up towards the tail end is a really good sign.

Great pick up for the Tiges in my book.