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AFLW 2017: a GIANT adventure for Tilly

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It’s a Saturday night in Canberra. Skyfire – one of the nation’s capital’s biggest events – is on down the road, but a record six thousand people have arrived at UNSW Canberra Oval to see the GIANTS Women’s team play

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AFLW worth the wait for Codie Briggs

Written by Leyla Kaya. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 23: Codie Briggs of the GWS Giants in action during the GWS Giants Womens open training session at Olympic Park on November 23, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media)

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Erin McKinnon Named AFLW Rising Star

Erin McKinnon of the Giants tackled by Erin Phillips of the Crows. (Photo by AFL Media) Young GIANTS ruck Erin McKinnon has been recognised for a stand-out performance with a NAB AFL Women’s Rising Star nomination in round three. The

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Beeson ready for first AFL Women’s home game

Written by Leyla Kaya. “It wasn’t something that I necessarily thought would ever happen, maybe twelve months ago I’d never have dreamed that there would be a professional women’s AFL competition” says GWS GIANTS AFLW player Rebecca Beeson. When she

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2017 JLT Community Series – Tickets On Sale

Footy fans eagerly awaiting the return of the best men’s players to ovals across Australia can secure their tickets to the JLT Community Series from today. AFL club members have access to tickets to this year’s JLT Community Series today,

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GWS skipper a born leader, not just a local

GREATER Western Sydney captain Amanda Farrugia may have been born and bred in Giants territory, but her appointment was based on outstanding leadership qualities, and had nothing to do with her being a local. Farrugia was named the Giants’ inaugural

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GIANTS announce AFLW leaders

Maddy Collier, Emma Swanson (VC), Amanda Farrugia (C), Jessica Dal Pos, Jess Bibby. Photo courtesy of GIANTS Media Western Sydney school teacher Amanda Farrugia will lead the GIANTS as captain in the inaugural NAB AFL Women’s season. Farrugia was announced

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From Western Sydney to GIANTS AFLW Player

MAI Nguyen is the perfect poster girl for the Giants’ push in western Sydney, and that’s just the way she likes it. Nguyen grew up in Cabramatta, a suburb 30km south-west of Sydney’s CBD and smack bang in GWS territory.

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