• GWS Giants: A desperately daunting assignment in the AFL's new battleground

  • Aug 19 2024
  • Length: 35 mins
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GWS Giants: A desperately daunting assignment in the AFL's new battleground

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  • Building the Giants for the 2012 AFL season was a daunting assignment, with Aussie rules footy about as well known in Western Sydney as competitive tiddlywinks. Those tasked with building the club fought tooth and nail to capitalise on the concessions and advantages handed to them by AFL HQ.

    In this eighth episode of AFL Team Builders, inaugural leaders Dale Holmes (CEO), Phil Davis (player) and Stephen Silvagni (list manager) talk through the difficulties of trying to build a footy club in a hostile environment, the recruitment of Israel Folau, the importance of the Breakfast Point set-up and more.
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