GWS forward Harry Himmelberg could face a nervous wait to find out whether he will play in next weekend's semi final.

The big Giant gave Western Bulldogs midfielder Marcus Bontempelli a whack in the belly in the first term of their elimination final win at Giants Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

After briefly going down on his haunches, Bontempelli was able to continue.

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Himmelberg, who kicked two goals in a solid performance, will be hoping the hit is classified as intentional conduct with low impact to the body, resulting in a fine rather than a suspension.

The incident was one of several times the classy left-footer was targeted by GWS players, possibly a reaction to Nick Haynes' recent injury.

Haynes suffered a fractured larynx following a bump from Bontempelli when the team's met at the same venue three weeks ago.

The Dogs emerged 61-point victors on that occasion, but it was a different story this time around.

With plenty of feeling in the match, and memories of the epic 2016 preliminary final between the two sides still very present, it was the home team who brought their best footy.

The Giants fought off several of the Bulldogs' surges, setting the tone with a manic pressure on the football in a scrappy contest - not helped by windy conditions.

Three goals each to Jeremy Finlayson, Josh Kelly and Toby Greene saw the Giants run out 58-point winners.

A meeting with the loser of the qualifying final between Brisbane and Richmond awaits GWS, while it's season over the Dogs.

Himmelberg won't be the only player potentially in trouble with the match review officer after Matt Suckling was placed on report for this bump on Josh Kelly.



