News Giants in the Media

[BringBackTorps]

About 10 days ago, at a function in the NSW Parliament building attended by G. McLachlan & other AFL officials, a Parliamentary group called "Parliamentary Friends Of The AFL" was formed. More than 50 people attended the event, inc. G. Berejiklian, J. McKay etc.

Members of this new group include G. Berejiklian, Opposition Leader J. Mc Kay, & a total of. 20 NSW MP.'s. This, hopefully, will be a very influential group to advance the interests of the AFL & GR AF in NSW.

The first issue likely to be on the agenda of the group is the crisis in GR facilities in Sydney, mainly in the NS & ES.

GWS is not mentioned in the article- but GWS (& the Swans) have an interest in ensuring ANZ stadium does not lose its ability to host AFL matches ie remains an oval. There will be times when GWS is playing big home matches, which would attract crowds MUCH bigger than the capacity of Giants Stadium: GWS will play at ANZ.
Ditto Swans games that can, & do, attract crowds bigger than 48 K capacity of SCG.

Footy Developments in NSW and Queensland

3 game, free with auskick or pet memberships. If super fans from USA buy block to give away I bet they all count too?! pet memberships havent counted for years. yes, cause it is only non-afl fans who think AFL clubs memberships are a bit blurry. :rolleyes: you must not spend much time on...

www.bigfooty.com

(See point 2).

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Some big comments in a Marc McGowan & Jon Ralph article in the Tele/Hun tonight.

For example:

“For Cameron, managing the injury crisis and fallout from publicity including the Amazon doco is equaled by the task of winning games with a list never designed for football in 2021.

The list was built on the task of winning brutal finals football with big bruising midfielders who thrived at stoppages”.




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[Pres]

Leon was still being quoted 5 weeks ago as saying the key to it all is winning contested possession

 

[Colonial]

 

[selkie]

Leon was still being quoted 5 weeks ago as saying the key to it all is winning contested possession

Pretty sure I heard him say this again last week - our brand is about playing a contested game

 

[Land of the Giants]

From the ABC:

The struggles of GWS — can the fallen Giants rise again?

For a number of years, the Giants of GWS were constant presences near the top of the ladder — this year they have hit the wall, but is their season a lost cause, or can they find their form, write Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

www.abc.net.au

Pretty good analysis.

We are missing JC more than we realise.

 

[Giant Strides]

From the ABC:

The struggles of GWS — can the fallen Giants rise again?

For a number of years, the Giants of GWS were constant presences near the top of the ladder — this year they have hit the wall, but is their season a lost cause, or can they find their form, write Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

www.abc.net.au

Pretty good analysis.

We are missing JC more than we realise.

Basically, we're s**t in every category, both offensively and defensively.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

 

[captainMyCaptain]

 

[Colonial]

GWS Giants urged to strip Coniglio of captaincy

'Admit you got it wrong and move on'

wwos.nine.com.au

 

[ClockworkOrange]

GWS Giants urged to strip Coniglio of captaincy

'Admit you got it wrong and move on'

wwos.nine.com.au

I think our club has been very well served by the Co-Captain model since inception.

Cal and Phil were exemplary co-Captains.

It halves the pressure and workload, and recognises the reality of injuries to and pressures on Captains.

The VFL press is way out over their skis in calling for Cogs to be replaced.

Whether Cogs and TFG are C and VC, or Co-C probably doesn’t make that much difference.

Further, TFG is far to classy and loyal to ask to be made C.

Cogs will definitely refind his best form on return from injury, like a quality batsman coming back from a few early dismissals.

However, if I were Cogs, I’d ask my mate TFG to join me as Co-C for 2022 once season 2021 is done.

I just don’t see any downside for anyone, only upside.




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[BringBackTorps]

smh.com.au V. Rugari 17.4.21

"Australia Rules Football Is Booming In Sydney"

Is Aussie rules booming at rugby’s expense?

The academies at the Swans and Giants are pumping out locally bred AFL stars. They’re also helping to foster a living, breathing footy culture in parts of Sydney that are traditionally rugby union heartlands.

www.smh.com.au

V. Rugari is a soccer fan, & has been writing professionally (inc. the SMH) about soccer for 15+ years.
He expands on his SMH article in tweet below- & other soccer fans offer their views on his article.




Click on "V. Rugari" picture above, then go to 17.4, for his brief AF in Sydney comments- then click on
"Show This Thread" for other c. 38 soccer fans' views & explanations for the AF boom in Sydney.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Adam Curley at the Tele in his match write-up gives the BOG votes for our away win at the SCG as follows.

Franklin - 3
Dawson - 2
Hopper - 1

So we win the game and our players get only 1 of the six votes?

This isn’t sports reporting, it’s satire.


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[Colonial]

Adam Curley at the Tele in his match write-up gives the BOG votes for our away win at the SCG as follows.

Franklin - 3
Dawson - 2
Hopper - 1

So we win the game and our players get only 1 of the six votes?

This isn’t sports reporting, it’s satire.


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Curls loves the dogs so that should tell you all you need to know about his thoughts in us.

Edit- I should say his dislike of us is purely dogs related. Promotes the sport in Sydney and is all for both clubs here.
Just isn’t a fan of us winning, anything.

 

[Giant Strides]

Great little article about Sam Taylor

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Sam Taylor

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10.0

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4.6

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5.4

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3.0

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5.6

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1.2

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110.8

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. I still shudder about what he went through last year with his health.

GIANT Can Handle his Idol Being his Enemy

Unable to walk at times in 2020, Sam Taylor has made a courageous comeback.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

GIANTS defender Sam Taylor

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Sam Taylor

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24

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198cm

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95kg

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10.0

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4.6

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5.4

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3.3

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130.5

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8.0

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2.5

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5.5

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2.8

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2.5

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60.8

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8.6

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3.0

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5.6

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1.2

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2.8

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MG

110.8

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is grateful to be tackling the game's best forwards after last year's frightening health scare, when the adage about learning to walk before you can run proved true. Taylor hardly featured in analysis of the GIANTS' woes in 2020, when he was hospitalised after round four and eventually diagnosed with septic arthritis. The 21-year-old's importance, currently amplified by Phil Davis

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Phil Davis

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33

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197cm

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7.6

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8.5

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4.4

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4.1

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3.4

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55.5

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14.0

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8.0

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6.0

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5.8

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1.4

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' calf injury, is perhaps best reflected by the fact he may play on Western Bulldogs Marcus Bontempelli

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Marcus Bontempelli

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18.4

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9.7

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8.8

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2.6

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5.8

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2.0

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3.8

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and Aaron Naughton

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Aaron Naughton

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24

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92kg

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at different stages of Friday night's clash in Canberra.

Or that he was asked to stop his childhood idol Lance Franklin in the recent derby. Taylor admitted he was rattled during his first match against the four-time Coleman medallist. "There was definitely a bit of chat, back and forth," Taylor said. "Well, more me taking it. I'd never played on a player like him, he's just amazing. So impressive. I didn't realise he was so strong, even though I've watched him play so many times. It was a great experience. I did lose my cool a bit in the last quarter. I was over it, I just wanted to beat him badly."

Franklin booted five goals on Saturday, but GIANTS coach Leon Cameron

Leon Cameron

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82kg

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3.6

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praised Taylor's fight and final quarter. "Some kids can drop their head, but Sammy is the other way," Cameron said.

 

[Callums_Guns]

Giants fined $20k for footy boss’ mid-match, expletive-laden chat with umps

Giants cop huge sanction for footy boss’ mid-match expletive-laden chat with umps

www.foxsports.com.au

Giants football boss under investigation for umpire 'tirade'

The AFL is probing an incident between Jason McCartney and the umpires during the Giants-Bulldogs game in Canberra

www.afl.com.au

 

[BarryAglett]

Report: Giants footy boss under investigation for mid-match ‘tirade’ at AFL umpires

The AFL is reportedly set to investigate Greater Western Sydney footy boss Jason McCartney for what has been described as a “tirade” towards umpires at halftime of Friday night’s match against the Western Bulldogs.

www.news.com.au

Worth every cent if he cops the fine...

 

[JC100]

Report: Giants footy boss under investigation for mid-match ‘tirade’ at AFL umpires

The AFL is reportedly set to investigate Greater Western Sydney footy boss Jason McCartney for what has been described as a “tirade” towards umpires at halftime of Friday night’s match against the Western Bulldogs.

www.news.com.au

Worth every cent if he cops the fine...

My thoughts exactly. Absolutely warranted that that insipid display.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Giants fined $20k for footy boss’ mid-match, expletive-laden chat with umps

Giants cop huge sanction for footy boss’ mid-match expletive-laden chat with umps

www.foxsports.com.au

Giants football boss under investigation for umpire 'tirade'

The AFL is probing an incident between Jason McCartney and the umpires during the Giants-Bulldogs game in Canberra

www.afl.com.au

Such typical ‘shoot the messenger’ BS from VFL HQ.

VFL HQ should be investigating its own umpires, and asking whether there are performance deficiencies so extreme that the umps should be dropped.

Or even worse, whether there integrity issues from such a narrow Victorian umpiring pool in a national game.

McCartney has just doubled in my estimation as someone just has to call it out.

It would NEVER, EVER happen to a VFL club playing at home against interstate opposition.


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[Giant Strides]

Indeed, someone needed to call those cheating campaigners out for what they were.

Only problem is nothing will happen to the cheating maggots.

 

[Bird Man]

finally a coach that has the balls to call it out ... wish more did. Without criticism how can it get any better ?

 

[Colonial]

To say that emotionally these umps don’t have personal bias and that they are straight down the line is a joke.
Especially how obvious it was on Friday night(and let’s just remember the finals ride the dogs got in 2016, Christ that was blatant).

 

[JC100]

To say that emotionally these umps don’t have personal bias and that they are straight down the line is a joke.
Especially how obvious it was on Friday night(and let’s just remember the finals ride the dogs got in 2016, Christ that was blatant).

have a look at the season free kick stats for the dogs. Statistical anomaly? They have conceded 2 less than everyone else per game and only 2 sides within 3 freekicks received.

For a side that literally throws it around

 

[ClockworkOrange]

VFL HQ melts down when De Goey gets his mobile phone and screams ‘integrity’, but simply ignores the real in-game integrity problem of Victorian umpires.

There is absolutely no reason there can’t be geographically neutral (eg, our game vs Dogs at Manuka should have had SA or WA umpires) senior umpires at each game.

Why doesn’t it happen?

Because VFL vested interests know for a fact it will cost their mates’ teams games, finals and flags.

It’s that simple.


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[Colonial]

Smarter, not harder: How Giants prepared Jesse for his third coming

Life outside the footy bubble of AFL-mad cities has suited Jesse Hogan as he prepares to revive his career

www.afl.com.au

JESSE Hogan is set to be unleashed for his long-awaited debut for Greater Western Sydney on Saturday, as the key forward looks to resurrect his career at a third club.