Live: Giants seeking ‘revenge and redemption’ against Lions after finals collapse

A bitter blow this morning for Carlton as star midfielder Sam Walsh is sidelined for at least six weeks.

Scans revealed Walsh has a stress reaction in his foot after he reported soreness this week following a training session.

Walsh will not require any surgery.

“Sam was unable to complete yesterday’s main training session after reporting soreness in his foot, with further examination confirming a hot spot in his foot,” Carlton general manager of football Brad Lloyd said.

“This means Sam will need a period of recovery to allow his foot to settle before his he able to return to play.

“Given he does not require surgery, Sam will aim to return to the side in just over a month.”

Both Brisbane and GWS will line up as originally selected this afternoon at the Gabba.

Kai Lohmann is Brisbane’s sub, while Josaia Delana is the Giants’ sub.

Here’s a look at the two team line-ups.

Sam Taylor wants “revenge and redemption” at the Gabba against the Brisbane Lions and has revealed a lingering regret in the fallout of GWS’s staggering semi-final loss last year.

The Giants looked set for a preliminary-final berth when they led the Lions by 44 points at home last year, only to surrender that advantage in one of the great AFL comebacks.

Chris Fagan’s side went on to win the premiership and, sitting second (9-3-1), will welcome the eighth-placed Giants (7-6) to Brisbane on Saturday.

Both clubs have said all week last year’s tussle is largely irrelevant, but trying telling that to Taylor.

“It hasn’t been (touched on) formally, but definitely amongst the boys it still stings quite a bit,” he told AAP.

“I’ve sort of waited for this game … there’s nothing like losing a final that we should have won and trying to get our revenge.”

Taylor was in the thick of it last year, with Joe Daniher kicking two goals in the final minutes after the key defender was penalised for an insufficient attempt to keep the ball in play and then out-marked in a one-on-one.

“There’s probably a lot of players just leaving that final feeling like they didn’t leave everything out there,” he said.

“And they wanted to redeem themselves and that’s what I want to do.

“I want to play well and beat Brisbane … this game definitely means a lot more because of last year.”

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Round 14 continues with a triple-header kicking off at the Gabba where the Brisbane Lions host the GWS Giants.

Following that match, Essendon will face Geelong at the MCG from 4.15pm, before North Melbourne faces Fremantle in Perth from 7.35pm (all times AEST).

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