How young Giant kept his AFL dream afloat
Ravaged by injury and struggling in the new-age AFL, meet the first game Giant who is primed to take on the Pies this week.
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Hurt locker: Saints’ injury crisis deepens, Blues scare
A pair of St Kilda veterans have suffered new setbacks, including an injury-plagued recruit, while a Carlton star faces a fitness test. See your club’s injury concerns.
Bad look? Concerns raised over match day phone use
The AFL’s integrity arm says there is nothing to see here. But does it need to think again with AFL coaches and mobile phones in the heat of the battle?
The Tackle: Minor flaw Tom Lynch needs to eradicate
It might be nitpicking, but Robbo has noticed an annoying flaw in star Tiger Tom Lynch’s game that the big forward must fix. LIKES & DISLIKES
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Why AFLW is key to Giants’ growth
GWS AFLW coach Alan McConnell knows his team is having a huge impact both on and off the field for footy in western Sydney but he wants his players to understand that every moment matters in such a short season.
Giant honour for Davis to continue as leader
Phil Davis has led the way Callan Ward at GWS since the club’s inception and that will continue in 2019, establishing him among the longest serving leaders in the competition.
Netballer is Taylah-made for Giants
Swapping a netball for a Sherrin was a bolt from the blue for Taylah Davies but she is thrilled the change of sport has not taken her away from ‘family’.
Lions prove they’re still an AFLW power
The talk around Brisbane over the AFLW off-season had been about the big name departures but a handful of new faces were pivotal in the season-opening victory over GWS.
Mock draft: Our experts pick their AFLX teams
The stars will be coming out to play AFLX but which ones are still anyone’s guess. Our experts select their squads for the revamped four-team extravaganza.
Giants primed for big season: Barr
Greater Western Sydney’s Nicola Barr isn’t afraid to cross enemy lines — just ask her partner who works for the Swans — and she knows the Giants are ready to take the next step this AFLW season after a breakout year in 2018.
Emotions spill over as Giants teen makes history
Greater Western Sydney’s Haneen Zreika will make history this weekend as the first Muslim woman to play AFLW — and her reasoning for why coach Alan McConnell should pick her was very simple.
Teams: Layton to make AFLW debut
Former Australian netball star Sharni Layton is now the first-choice ruck for the Collingwood AFLW club after the Pies named her to face Geelong in this weekend’s season-opener. SEE ALL THE TEAMS HERE
Giants aim high in new AFLW campaign
If the women beat the men to the Giants’ first competition flag then the club’s AFLW head coach Alan McConnell will be all smiles, one half of his twin mission accomplished.
Does AFLW have enough talent for expansion?
From rule changes to the introduction of two new teams, AFLW will take on a different look this season. Does the competition have the depth of talent to accommodate new clubs Geelong and North Melbourne? We’re about to find out.
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