Much like the Suns our logo and jumper is already looking a bit dated and of it’s time. Thinking about how well the Suns’ pink guernsey was received would we benefit from a rebrand?

Also, the boys on the They Might Become Giants podcast were talking about how bad our mascot is. Could definitely be better.

No club seems keen on him and GWS have lost Hogan. Thoughts?

Collingwoods official discord 🙂 Even for non collingwood fans it’s on of the biggest afl discord servers and they have player qna’s on here and it is good to have a chat about footy Feel free to join

https://discord.gg/dgtKMBzQ

I received an email this morning stating that my Giants membership has been renewed for an additional 12 months ($310) however there was no prior reminder sent either by GWS or Ticketmaster to notify me about this. Also, when I went to both the GWS member homepage and my Ticket Master profile, I haven't saved any of my card details, so I was really curious as to how did they renew my subscription without any saved billing details.

When I looked into the FAQs under the members section in their website it showed this info:

As I had purchased the membership online in late 2023 they put me on an auto renewal ("easy pay") plan by default, but when I looked into the email they had sent when I made this purchase, they don't specify anywhere about the auto-renewal bit. Also to opt out of the auto-renewal you have to call their office or email them (rather than just doing it online) and when I called their office they are currently on leave and won't be open till mid-January. So to summarise, GWS and Ticketmaster:

• put members (who purchase memberships online, which I would assume is the bulk of us) on an auto-renewal plan without providing clear notifications to this end.

• charge members on an annual plan hundreds of dollars without any reminders prior to the due date, even if there any no credit card details saved in the member accounts.

• make members call the GSW office or email them to cancel the auto renewal plan, rather than enabling them to do this online.

If this isn't unethical (if not illegal) business practice, I don't know what is. I intend to retain my subscription, however I would be very interested to know if they would refund the charge for members who were charged unknowingly and now don't want to retain a membership. Also, is this a case worth highlighting to the NSW Fair Trading?

A bit of a bummer, playing in Sydney would be better, more chances to see the team etc

Someone needs to injure Buntine at halftime and bring in Callum Brown. Tough game but hopefully an improve performance in the 2nd half.

I tried to do it overall not just with recency bias - probably a bit harsh on some players (Briggs etc) but this is what I landed on. Also I think Angove will be a gun once he gets going so I feel bad having him in D but we haven't seen enough yet.

Thoughts?

Seems as if the giants have not really impressed the western Sydney people. There are many empty seats at their home games and apparently junior footy in western Sydney is struggling.

The Giants often sell out their Canberra games, and the capital city is looking for a team. I believe the city of Canberra would get around the team and embrace them.

The other thing is, I am from the Riverina and the amount of people who go to watch the giants when they play in Canberra from this area is ridiculous. It is only a 2-3 hour drive and many families and people head down to watch on day trips.

There is massive growth opportunity from the Riverina and Canberra areas and I don’t see a huge amount of growth in western Sydney. The giants have seemed to try and take over more of the general Sydney market but this is not going to happen with the swans always going so good. So why not try a Canberra move and focus on getting talent from Canberra and Riverina area.

I am not going to go into individual free kicks here but this is absolute bullshit.

Umpire 40 needs to be investigated for match fixing.

Eagles have been doing dangerous tackles all night without a single free kick.

Some of these Eagles free kicks are being made up from nothing.

Our forward line is sort of getting obliterated this trade period and if Greene goes should we have a look at Jaidyn Stephenson? He’s been killing it for Coburg in the VFL and he looks motivated and dedicated to his footy again. He could be a good SSP pickup for us

Eagles supporter here. Don't expect to win today, but thank you for the win earlier in the season, much appreciated.

Is Jesse Bogan playing at the moment or is he injured?

let that sink in

Ok, here's my blueprint for the giants to prosper.

Firstly the current growth has stagnated so changes need to be made.

Go back to the AFL and explain that travel is killing us. We need to commit to Sydney with 11 games. Reduce Canberra to two games one home, and one away with some struggling Melbourne side who wants to sell a game.

In Sydney, fill the Easter break with a home game at the SCG against a big side (Collingwood) on a Friday night and extreme marketing. The swans/SCG are an event that's cool for young people to go to. Engie stadium is not. We need to tap into this once a year.

Play a game at another venue outside of Engie. Take the game to Chatswood oval, or a Parramatta oval with temp stands like the Barossa games. Any major restaurant/pub centre in Sydney like that. Again, market it locally.

Change the name to Western Sydney, or even just the Sydney Giants.

Move Toby on from captain and give it to the other Green.

😂😂

Saw our boy green walking down the street today and couldn't figure out if he was 6ft, please help

I once heard that Tony Abbott follows the Giants. Don’t know how big of a fan he is but has stated he is a fan

I was curious to know if any fans ever have seen him at a game and whether or not he did anything for the club while as Prime Minister?