Greater Western Sydney coach Adam Kingsley admits it's time his side starts putting what it's preaching in the meeting room during the week into practice on the field.
The Giants have had a slow start to 2026, winning just one of their first four games, and that was in the Opening Round back on March 7, meaning they have dropped three matches on the bounce.
Speaking ahead of GWS's Gather Round clash against Richmond in the Barossa on Sunday, Kingsley said the Giants understand what their issues are; they now need to go out and execute.
"We've gone to work over the last fortnight on our game. We feel like we've identified it, we're aware of what we need to do, now it's just a matter of action," Kingsley said.
"Knowing is different to doing, so let's get out there and do.
Kingsley confirmed Jack Buckley (concussion), Brent Daniels (hamstring), Toby Bedford (hamstring) and Aaron Cadman (pelvis) will all play, while Leek Aleer has also been named in the squad.
The coach is rapt to have a host of stars returning, but he knows personnel alone won't resolve the Giants' woes.
"It's nice to have them back, but we've got other things to fix rather than just having some players come back in," Kingsley said.
"That's not going to solve all of our problems.
"We get an opportunity to go out and play against an opposition and test the things that we've been working on and put them into action.
"It doesn't matter who we play, we'll try and play that Giants way; we need to do that better in all phases of the game.
"One of the issues that we've identified is our (inside-50) entry and our ability to kick a winning score.
"And it doesn't matter who we've got ahead of the ball, really."
Kingsley has lost patience with out-of-form ruckman Kieren Briggs, who has been axed for Nicholas Madden.
"We've been ok in that position, but maybe ok is not quite where we want to be," Kingsley said.
"Nick's been playing really well in the VFL. He had a really strong game against Collingwood at VFL level, so we'll reward that.
"We'll give him an opportunity, and that competition for that spot will bring the best out of all of our rucks, not just Kieren and Nick."
Kingsley was asked for a response to Gerard Healy's scathing assessment of football participation in Western Sydney.
Speaking on SEN during the week, the 1988 Brownlow Medallist said growth is not commensurate with the AFL's significant investment.
"That's a broad discussion, isn't it?" Kingsley said.
"That number was growing significantly, and then COVID hit. Unfortunately, it's gone backwards from there, and now it's starting to rebuild again.
"It's clear that there's plenty of work to do, and that's certainly our footy club; we feel like we're representing our community with pride and the way that they would want to be represented.
"It's an AFL responsibility, largely, isn't it?
"We need all the support that we can get to grow the game, both from the Giants and the AFL, in this region."
