With his team sleepwalking towards another Derby disaster, Adam Kingsley delivered a half-time reality check that changed the course of their season and finally saw the Giants break their drought against the Swans.
The most charged and fined player in AFL history is back in trouble, with the footy world making the same comment in GWS’ big win.
After a sickening start, Sydney found their groove to comfortably lead GWS at the major break. Then a ridiculous third term turned the match on its head.
In stark contrast to what happens on the field, Sydney’s biggest AFL names have found common ground at one North Bondi hot spot – where coffee, steaks and footy gossip flow freely in rugby league heartland.
Reilly O’Brien is at ease with his uncertain fate at the Crows, and he may have to wait a while longer as another in-demand ruckman bides his time to decide his future.
In sensational form and feeling settled in Sydney, Jake Stringer concedes his hunger for finals football helped drive his decision to leave the Bombers, as he prepares to meet his former teammates for the first time.
Aaron Cadman might have stolen the headlines with a career-best six-goal haul – but the performance of two other key men showed just what GWS is getting right in the run to September.
Bailey Smith failed to have an impact on return. Jeremy Cameron couldn’t get near it. Max Holmes, too. But there’s one other Cat whose record against the top sides is now officially a concern.
Geelong has kept the door open for another late change ahead of their GWS mega clash, while the Giants have made a plan for a Jeremy Cameron’s return to his former stomping ground.
When Lachie Whitfield was drafted to the Giants in 2012, he thought he would “do the two years” and request a trade back to Victoria. Ahead of game 250, he opens up on why he stayed.
The Giants cruised to victory against the lowly Eagles, but one of their biggest stars is set to face some MRO trouble for a whack on Harley Reid. Watch the incident here.
The Saints missed out on Miles Bergman, but they’re not slowing down their quest for more talent with a highly-touted VFL star is just weeks away from making a call on his future.
Taking the best-available player in the draft is a tried and true strategy over many years. That’s not the Giants’ way however, and zigging when other teams zag continues to pay dividends.
Tom Green has been dirty at being draft nine spots behind Matt Rowell for years, but after having the best of both the former No. 1 and the Suns, he opens up about his rivalry.
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