HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson says the scoreboard “flattered” his team in its 83-point win over Greater Western Sydney at Aurora Stadium.

And while the result was largely a comfortable one, the most important factor to come out of the round for the Hawks is that they are flying on top of the ladder after seven straight wins. After round one, the Hawks appeared to be questioning themselves after the round one loss to Geelong

HAWTHORN HAWKS
vs
GWS GIANTS
Saturday May 18, 2:10pm, Aurora Stadium

GAME OVER: HAWTHORN 21.14.140 def GWS GIANTS

AFTER losing Taylor Walker the question that hung over this Adelaide Crows team was who would step up and provide the team with it’s target in the forward line.

After handing the GWS Giants a 135 point loss, the Crows would seem to have found the answer to that question with Tom Lynch having a career day with a 10 goal performance.

Lynch, 22, was traded from St Kilda to Adelaide after the end of the 2011 season as part of a three-way deal with Richmond, which saw Ivan Maric go to the Tigers, and with the Saints getting the Crows’ second-round draft pick

DIRECTLY after its 135-point shellacking to the hands of Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy has criticised Melbourne-based AFL clubs for not having the “guts” to trade some of their experienced players for draft picks. It is understood that the Giants were after players in the ilk of Collingwood’s Dale Thomas, Carlton’s Matthew Kreuzer

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS
vs
ADELAIDE CROWS
Sunday 12th May, 1:10pm, Skoda Stadium

GAME OVER: ADELAIDE 29.13 (187) def GWS GIANTS 7.10 (52)

IT was first against worst according to the AFL ladder but the game proved to be far more interesting than any would have expected.

Maybe it was Kevin Sheedy finding a little something extra against his old club or maybe it was just complacency by the Bombers, but in a game of two very different halves, Essendon had to shake off a 21 point halftime deficit to defeat the GWS Giants by 39 points

Essendon Bombers
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1:45pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)
GAME OVER: Essendon 17.18.120 def GWS Giants

Essendon Bombers
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1:45pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

IN a game that ultimately featured the second highest total score of the year, the Gold Coast Suns piled on eight goals in the final term to run away as 44-point winners over the GWS Giants at StarTrack Oval in Canberra yesterday afternoon

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 1:45pm EST
WHERE: StarTrack Oval (ACT)
Final Score: GOLD COAST 21.22 (148) def GWS GIANTS 16.8 (104)

ALREADY there is speculation about which ruckman Greater Western Sydney will pluck as it is set to trade aggressively at the end of the season. Coach Kevin Sheedy has identified that is the area the club needs to improve in dramatically after relying heavily on Jonathan Giles and veteran Dean Brogan in the early rounds

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 6:45pm AWST
WHERE: StarTrack Oval (ACT)

MELBOURNE 22.12 (144)  def GWS GIANTS 15.13 (103) IN the face of the fiery hell burning below, Melbourne has exorcised their Demons by unleashing a record-breaking 12-goal last quarter haul to overcome Greater Western Sydney. It marks the highest ever last quarter score in the history of the club. Demons coach Mark Neeld can now

Melbourne Demons
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 1:10pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
Final Score: MELBOURNE 22.12 (144) def GWS GIANTS 15.13 (103)

Melbourne Demons
vs
Greater Western Sydney Giants

WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2013 at 1:10pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

THE GWS Giants will be without the services of Dean Brogan for three games after the veteran ruckman was found guilty by the AFL Tribunal of rough conduct under the high bump rule. Yesterday’s Match Review Panel referred the incident where Brogan made contact with St Kilda’s Jack Newnes directly to the Tribunal. The collision

LAST night’s 72 point victory over the GWS Giants was exactly what St Kilda needed to jump start their their 2013 campaign for so many reasons.

Breaking away from its dependence on an ageing core of star players, the Saints win was characterised by strong performances from younger players

GWS Giants forward Jonathon Patton is set to miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee during last night’s game against St Kilda at Manuka Oval. Patton, 19, went down during the second quarter after he was tackled by St Kilda’s Rhys Stanley. In obvious pain the

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Manuka Oval (ACT)
Final Score: ST KILDA 21.14 (140) def GWS GIANTS 10.8 (68)

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 4:40pm EST
WHERE: Manuka Oval (ACT)

KEN Hinkley was the belated second choice at the end of last year to take over the coaching role for Port Adelaide after Leon Cameron spurned the club’s offer to take a “coach in waiting” position with Greater Western Sydney

Port Adelaide Power
vs
GWS Giants

WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7:10pm CDT
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)
Final Score: PORT ADELAIDE 19.20 (134) def GWS GIANTS 11.12 (78)

Port Adelaide Power
vs
GWS Giants

WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7:10pm CDT
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)
LAST TIME: Round 19, 2012, GWS GIANTS 16.11 (107) def PORT ADELAIDE 10.13 (73) at Skoda Stadium

THE scoreboard says that the Sydney Swans once again took care of their young cross-town rival this time by 30 points on Saturday night but it’s clear that Greater Western Sydney are going to put together good football for longer periods in 2013 than they did in

GWS Giants
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday March 30, 2013 at 4:40pm AEDT
WHERE: ANZ Stadium (NSW)
Final Score SYDNEY 16.10 (106) def GWS GIANTS 11.9 (76)

ALL eyes are on Lance Franklin but more for off-field purposes than on-field this season. His contract negotiations have stalled and while publicly that is a surprise to many, the reality of free agency is amongst the football world with Franklin’s name standing out mainly because he is a bigger name. But there are many

GWS Giants
vs
Sydney Swans

WHEN: Saturday March 30, 2013 at 4:40pm AEDT
WHERE: ANZ Stadium (NSW)

Guest contributor RowdyOne continues his series looking at each club’s best 22 players for the upcoming 2013 season. Is it premature to be saying that the GWS Giants have already passed the Gold Coast Suns? Maybe. But one thing seems pretty sure and that is that within a few years we will all be be talking about

TRIAL MATCH

GWS Giants
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Sat 16 Feb 2013, 2:00pm AEDT
WHERE: Blacktown ISP, NSW
Final Score: GWS GIANTS 16.6 (102) def ST KILDA 12.14 (86)

TRIAL MATCH GWS Giants vs St Kilda Saints       WHEN: Sat 16 Feb 2013, 2:00pm AEDT WHERE: Blacktown ISP, NSW The GWS Giants will play host to St Kilda on Saturday afternoon, March 16, at the Blacktown International Sportpark at 2pm AEDT. This is a practice match and will be will be streamed LIVE on GIANTS

DRAFT picks and talent can only get you so far and Kevin Sheedy is the perfect fit for the Giants at the moment but he will also instil this list with a key ingredient and that’s guts and determination from a young age.

WE have seen glimpses from Essendon big man Paddy Ryder but coach James Hird said in the after match press conference that he wants to see more consistent dominance from him after his outstanding display against GWS on Friday night

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHERE: Manuka Oval, ACT
WHEN: Friday, March 8, 6.10pm EDT
FINAL SCORE: ESSENDON 1.16.14 (119) def GWS GIANTS 0.4.4 (28)

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Essendon Bombers

WHERE: Manuka Oval, ACT
WHEN: Friday, March 8, 6.10pm

THE score line says something like this: in spite of nine lead changes the GWS Giants held a small lead for long stretches, Brisbane wasted its opportunities kicking 19 behinds and a late free kick in front of goal to Lions forward Sam Michael gave them a final boost and the win

GWS Giants
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 7pm EDT
WHERE: Robertson Oval, Wagga, NSW
FINAL SCORE: BRISBANE 1.12.19 (100) def GWS GIANTS 2.12.7 (97)

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Brisbane Lions

WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 7pm EDT
WHERE: Robertson Oval, Wagga,

CONTRACT season is well and truly in full swing and the GWS Giants have joined the action with an announcement late yesterday that they had signed seven players to contract extensions. Jonathon Patton and Dom Tyson headline the list that Giants Chief Executive David Matthews flagged as being significant for the club. “This announcement, along

GREATER Western Sydney showed some promising glimpses during round one of the NAB Cup to snatch a game from the reigning premier Sydney. All eyes were on No.1 draft pick Lachie Whitfield and his positioning was classy but sometimes looked a little bit nervous with his disposal. Case in point: his first kick in the

GAME 1: CARLTON 0.4.10 (34) def GWS GIANTS 0.5.2 (32)
GAME 2: CARLTON 1.5.7 (46) def SYDNEY 0.3.6 (24)
GAME 3: GWS GIANTS 0.7.10 (52) def SYDNEY 1.3.1 (28)

            Greater Western Sydney Giants vs Carlton Blues vs Sydney Swans   WHEN: Sun 24 Feb 2013, from 4:40pm EDT WHERE: Blacktown ISP, NSW GAMES: GWS Giants v Carlton (4:40pm EDT) Sydney v Carlton (5:45pm EDT) GWS Giants v Sydney (6:50pm EDT)   CARLTON 1. Andrew Walker, 3.Marc Murphy, 4. Bryce Gibbs,

FORMER Hawthorn premiership player Stephen Gilham says he received an early reality check from his new club Greater Western Sydney upon arrival. “We had really honest chats about what to expect and what it would be like going from a club that was contending pretty strongly for a flag to a club that is developing,”

THE GWS Giants have announced that they will not be selecting delisted Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett at next week’s pre-season draft, paving the way for him to be drafted by the Sydney Swans. Giants’ CEO David Matthews suggested that a combination of Tippett’s asking price and  the impact of his signing on the club’s culture

IN news that comes as anything but a shock, disgraced Crows forward Kurt Tippett has agreed to allow himself to be removed from Adelaide’s list and to nominate for the AFL’s December 11 pre-season draft. Tippett will face the AFL commission this Friday as the league moves to rule on the charges that have been laid against him

IN an outcome sure to rile many fans, Kurt Tippett looks certain to agree to a multi-million dollar contract with either the GWS Giants or the Sydney Swans. That is assuming, of course, that the AFL does not delist him. With a meeting between Tippett and the AFL Commission rescheduled for November 30 the disgraced

MAYBE the GWS Giants know something that rest of the world doesn’t. With Kurt Tippett’s playing future in the air and to determined by the AFL Commission when he meets with them next Monday the Giants have today announced that they have delisted ruckman Dean Brogan. Clearly there is an expectation (or at the very least

              ROUND   DATE OPPONENT VENUE   TIME 1 Saturday, March 30 Sydney Swans ANZ Stadium Home 4.40pm 2 Saturday, April 6 Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium Away 7.10pm 3 Saturday, April 13 St Kilda Manuka Oval Home 4.40pm 4 Sunday, April 21 Melbourne MCG Away 1.10pm 5 Saturday, April

GREATER Western Sydney has snared Hawthorn premiership defender Stephen Gilham, while the Hawks have snared the talented Northern Territory talent Jed Anderson with a swap of draft picks. The Giants have sent Anderson along with picks 29 and 68 to Hawthorn, in exchange for Gilham and picks 28 and 65 in the upcoming draft. Hawks

AFTER a week in which his name was being floated around in trade talks, Greater Western Sydney big man Jonathan Giles is set to remain with the Giants after the club announced this morning that he had signed a new deal. The deal is for for another three years that will see Giles remain with the club

IN a deal the repeats the formula that last year netted highly fancied Jaeger O’Mara, the Gold Coast Suns last night struck a deal with the GWS Giants for the first pick in the mini-draft and used that pick to draft West Australian youngster Jack Martin. As part of  the deal the Suns and Giants have

JACK Viney, the son of  former Melbourne great Todd Viney, will be drafted and will play in the AFL. The only questions is: who will he be playing for? As recently as a few weeks ago there would have been no doubt that he would be playing for anyone other than Melbourne, but a lot

KEVIN Sheedy has been reappointed coach of Greater Western Sydney for 2013 which puts his senior assistant Mark Williams in line for a potential move to Carlton, perhaps under Mick Malthouse next season. Williams, the former Port Adelaide premiership coach, was a chance to take over the senior coaching position from Sheedy before it was

GREATER Western Sydney scored a record fifth Rising Star Nomination for one season with 18 year old Toby Greene taking the honours after his performance against Sydney in Round 14. Greene was channelling his inner Ablett in recording 31 disposals (16 kicks and 15 handpasses)  for the Giants on Saturday night and is a just reward for a

GREATER Western Sydney’s No.1 draft pick Jonathan Patton is still expected to make his AFL debut despite suffering an injury scare at training today. Patton limped off the training track today but the club confirmed the injury was more of a “cork”. Patton, who is described by some as the next Wayne Carey, given his

THE GWS Giants have their fourth different AFL Rising Star of the year nominee after Dylan Shiel took out the award for Round 10. Shiel, 19, joins team mates Jeremy Cameron (nominee for Round 2), Thomas Bugg (Round 5) and Stephen Coniglio (Round 7) as a winner of the weekly award after collecting 21 possessions, five

PORT Melbourne assistant coach Peter ‘Crackers’ Keenan says the Borough would easily beat Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney if it were playing in the AFL. Keenan told sports website – sportsnewsfirst.com.au – that the Borough appeared to be far more advanced than the two new AFL franchises after winning 24 consecutive games in the

LAST night the Gold Coast Suns got thumped by St Kilda. And with the exception of Gary Ablett Jnr, who it would seem has taken the art of fighting for a lost cause to a new level, there was very little in the performance of the Suns upon which any hope could be hung

DERMOTT Brereton, the former Hawthorn great and current media personality, has joined the Kevin Sheedy’s GWS Giants coaching staff as a part-time assistant coach

RESULTS for Round 1 of the 2012 Premiership Season
SYD 14.16 (100) def GWS 5.7 (37)

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews the break-out season-opener of the 2012 AFL season on Saturday night between the new franchise, GWS Giants and Sydney Swans

ON Saturday, Israel Folau was reported after separate rough conduct incidents in the second and third quarters of the Giants NAB Cup match against Richmond. On Monday his case was heard by the AFL Match Review Panel and he was cleared on both charges

TOM Scully, the prized star recruit of the AFL’s newest club the GWS Giants, will miss the season opener with a fractured cheekbone

OUR senior editor BRENT DIAMOND previews the AFL season club-by-club and begins with his prediction for the wooden spoon this season. That is the new team – Greater Western Sydney

SPECULATION that star Collingwood forward Travis Cloke will move on has been turned up a notch as news has emerged today that he has signed with sport management company RCM Sport.

AFTER reports earlier this month from Richmond about their desire to do so, the Tigers now look to be set to playing a pre-season match in India next year

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY We stuck with some familiar names here because most are untried at the new team. Israel Folau could be hit and miss but it’s exciting to have an NRL gun in your team. Stephen Coniglio and Dom Tyson have come off outstanding seasons. Steve Clifton should be a regular as a rare