Six of the third quarter’s seven goals saw the Giants turn an arm-wrestle into a comfortable win at Manuka Oval, with skipper Toby Greene’s three majors crucial in getting them across the line.
Adam Kingsley’s side is now 10-8 and a massive chance to play finals in his first season in charge, after the Giants’ campaign looked close to dead when they were 4-8 after round 12.
Stifled early by a Suns outfit intent on keeping their season alive, the Giants’ slick running game emerged as proceedings wore on, with prime movers Lachie Whitfield, Stephen Coniglio and Josh Kelly joined by halfback Lachie Ash to slice through the middle at will and deliver the Giants scoring chances, hitting half-time with a two-point lead.
With the game firmly in hand by the fourth term, Kingsley subbed Greene out of the game.
The move was purely tactical, with Greene saying post-game the move was just so he could “freshen up” ahead of this week’s clash.
The Giants take on Western Bulldogs on Saturday from 1.45pm at Mars Stadium in Victoria.
