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Giants shine for Sheedy

By on August 5, 2012 in Match Reviews

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY         5.4    8.6    10.9    16.11 (107) PORT ADELAIDE                                 1.2    4.5     8.9      10.13 (73) It should have come as no surprise, considering the career of Kevin Sheedy had been full of memorable victories, but in his 1000th game the [...]

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Power and Giants likely to fizzle

By on August 2, 2012 in Match Previews

WHERE AND WHEN: Skoda Stadium, Saturday August 4, 2.10pm Recent weeks has seen Greater Western Sydney play some of the powerhouses of the competition with some ugly results. Sydney, Hawthorn, Adelaide and Collingwood have smashed the young side and with the side appearing to have finally run out of legs, the results are likely to get [...]

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Pies inflict Giant Defeat

By on July 29, 2012 in Match Reviews

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY    3.4     5.4        6.11     7.12 (54) COLLINGWOOD                               7.5    13.11    17.14   26.18 (174) Travis Cloke has responded to a week of heavy speculation in perfect fashion, booting six majors as Collingwood, as expected, thumped the tiring Greater Western Sydney Giants. GWS were quick out of the blocks and up [...]

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Pavlich’s Purple Patch

By on July 22, 2012 in Match Reviews

FREMANTLE                                 6.1   8.14   14.18   18.24 (132) GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY  0.2     0.3      4.5     5.7 (37) Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich has been the highlight of an otherwise dour and one sided affair at Patersons Stadium, kicking seven goals as the Dockers pummelled the Giants by 95 points. In a match that was expected to [...]

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A Giant Task

By on July 22, 2012 in Match Previews

WHERE AND WHEN: Patersons Stadium, Sunday July 22, 2.40pm LAST TIME: First meeting It seems almost unfair to expect the Greater Western Sydney to take on one of the more daunting travel assessments in footy today and leave without being embarrassed on the field. Unfortunately the Giants have begun to show signs of fatigue and their results [...]

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It’s Looking like a Giant Fall

By on July 15, 2012 in Match Reviews

ADELAIDE:    5.2    9.9    17.12    27.16 (178) GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY:    2.4    4.7    5.8    8.11 (59) Adelaide has brushed aside the Giants with relative ease, scoring an important percentage boost as the race for the top four tightens, winning by 119 points. For a side that was expected to have a minimal impact in the competition in [...]

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Crows Chase Giant Boost

By on July 15, 2012 in Match Previews

GWS Giants v Adelaide Crows Skoda Stadium – 1:10PM – Sunday 15 July Adelaide will look to bolster their all-important percentage when the crows take on GWS at Skoda Stadium. The Crows will be looking to take advantage of their young Giants opposition as Adelaide sit in a long queue at the top of the [...]

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Tigers claw past Giants

Tigers claw past Giants

By on June 16, 2012 in Match Reviews

RICHMOND                                            4.2    6.7    9.14    11.20 (86) GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY          2.0    5.1    8.1      12.2 (74) Richmond have secured a hard fought 12-point win over GWS at Skoda Stadium The Giants’ extreme accuracy in terrible conditions allowed GWS to stay in touch with Richmond despite the Tigers being well in control around the [...]

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Limp Bombers Fell Giants

By on May 28, 2012 in Match Reviews

Greater Western Sydney            0.5   2.9    4.11  7.11 (53) Essendon                                      3.1   8.1   13.8   18.11 (119) Essendon has recorded a mediocre 66-point win over an impressive Greater Western Sydney outfit. The Bombers did what they needed to do in order to claim the four points in what was a rather uninspiring contest. [...]

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Bombers Target Western Front

By on May 26, 2012 in Match Previews

Say what you will about the AFL’s methods for creating the yearly fixture, but they do know how to create interest and intrigue around contests, even if it is focussed on the off field drama rather than the game itself. Tonight, the storylines write themselves. The opening of Greater Western Sydney’s Skoda stadium – the [...]

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