4, Another big disposal game after last week’s prelim. 3, Looked dangerous when the ball went in his area, but it just didn’t get there enough. So good to have him back after a long injury lay-off mid-season. With Damien Hardwick, Trent Cotchin, Leon Cameron, and Phil Davis. And there were the living arrangements — all the recruits were put up in adjacent apartments at Breakfast Point on the banks of the Parramatta River, in Sydney's inner-west. "The bond between our players is stronger than any other team in the competition because they've had to do it together, they've had to become close friends. All of the players that have run onto the field wearing the Orange and Charcoal for the GIANTS' AFL Women's team. An integral member of the club’s best 22 now. The Giants' room after games is a mess of players, coaches, families, friends and kids running around. It was Sheedy and assistant Mark Williams who kept instilling confidence in their young charges even when they were getting mauled by as much as 162 points in one match against Hawthorn. One win in 2013 turned into six, then 11. 3, This 21-year-old is a beast and is made for September. Get your 14 day free trial and start streaming instantly >, Played all game on Aaron Naughton before the Dog got injured. Fast-forward two years and 4,000 people turned up to see the Giants' team of 17-year-olds play two preseason games against Sydney and Gold Coast, one year before they were due to enter the competition. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. What's not visible to those outside the Giants is that strong sense of community and family. 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Then off to the side, the co-captain for the first year, the former Brisbane Lions star, Luke Power, just quietly smiling (back row, far right). 5, Liam Baker ran with him early. 8, Played most of the game on Josh Schache and was reliable in one-on-one contests. Greater Western Sydney qualified for their fourth consecutive finals series in 2019, finishing sixth on the AFL ladder with 13 wins and nine losses. 6, Regarded as the third-string forward, but played like the main man on Saturday with some special moments. GWS & Richmond players ahead of the 2019 AFL Grand Final. 7, Not the same impact as last week to say the least. Produced a sensational solo effort in the second term, taking on the ruck contest inside 50 before roving the ball and snapping a team-lifting goal. 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Updated September 22, 2019 10:12:06 "They've given us a team.". We rate all 22 Giants players for their performances against the Western Bulldogs, Stream every match of the 2019 Toyota AFL Finals Series before the Grand Final Live & On-Demand on KAYO SPORTS. Giants player ratings: 22 players, 14 fails — Every GWS player rated out of 10. "I've got a lot of ideas," he said at the announcement of his appointment in 2009. "At times there's a mentality that gets developed of a very, very tight bond behind closed doors and that's what you've seen tonight. Broke the Tigers’ big goal streak in the third term with a nice goal from a stoppage. Wasn’t his side’s worst. Played exclusively on the wing and struggled to have an impact with Ed Richards and Will Hayes running with him, accumulating just six disposals in the first two terms. Latest News. Lively all game, but really came to life in the third term with eight disposals, three clearances and a couple of inside 50s. Did look vulnerable and slow at times but his strength and toughness will be crucial next week in the semi-final. Played mainly across half-forward but didn’t have a huge influence on the game. 5, Took the Dogs’ highest half-forward, which was a constant rotation throughout the game. 4, Kicked the first goal of the game, but rarely sighted after that — mainly due to the fact Had a combination of Dylan Grimes and David Astbury throughout the game. Picture: David Caird, Get your 14 day free trial and start streaming instantly >, Richmond delivers one of the great GF beltings, Riewoldt outscores Giants, perfect Pickett, Toby Greene faceplants, feared tagger gets negative score, First game in a Grand Final, and he was one of the best players, Shaun Grigg’s cheeky Pickett proclamation, Daniel pays tribute to cousin at centre of AFL drugs scandal, Has he learned his lesson? 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"League or union, mate. Might be hard to move him out of the side for the semi-final, which isn’t great news for Adam Tomlinson. Of the 49 players on that first list, including rookies, 11 are still at the Giants. "Early days it was tough going to schools," said defender Aidan Corr, who was only just out of high school himself. 9, Has been a finals specialist for the Giants in recent years. Despite kicking for goal inaccurately, he was still among his side’s best for score involvements and finished with over 20 touches. Clamped Marcus Bontempelli in the first term but was caught off-guard — like many of his teammates — when Bontempelli went into the ruck. Tried to lift his team with 12 touches in the second term alone. There's a modesty to the club that operates out of a small centre in the relative anonymity of Sydney's Olympic Park precinct. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), GWS was written off by everyone — now it's heading to a grand final, GWS boss hails team culture after big AFL upset over Collingwood. Not his day — but he had plenty of mates. He was always going to the Bont, wasn’t he? AFL Past Players. There was nearly another massive controversy, with Josh Thomas's last-quarter goal allowed to stand despite replays appearing to show it was touched off the boot. But certainly not his side’s worst player with 18 disposals and six one-percenters. 2. There's a photo of the Giants celebrating their first win against the Gold Coast Suns in Canberra. 9, Nailed the Giants’ first goal of the game with a ridiculous set-shot from the pocket that had onlookers in awe. But he was particularly influential offensively in the third term, racking up eight disposals and a couple of clearances. Didn’t quite have the same influence on Saturday but bobbed up with crucial goals when opportunities presented. Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic, By senior national sport reporter David Mark. Get all the latest features from the club's official podcast account.