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Five Academy graduates taken in NAB AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft

On the evening of 2 June more than 600 amateur Australian rules players held their breath, hoping to be selected in the NAB AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Twenty-four players from NSW and the ACT nominated for a berth at an

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Local boy gets GIANT chance

21-year-old Kieren Briggs will complete his transition from Pennant Hills Juniors, Pennant Hills Seniors and the GIANTS Academy to become a fully-fledged GIANT, when he makes his AFL debut on Saturday night against the Richmond Tigers at Marvel Stadium in

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Swans and GIANTS Academy Teams ready for Game 2

The QBE Sydney Swans Academy and GIANTS Academy will play their second games in as many weeks against each other this Saturday as part of the NAB AFL All Stars Program. Following a wet and muddy affair last weekend where

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NAB League: Season finishes on a GIANT high

Written by Madison La Pira The final week of the NAB League saw the GIANTS Academy return home with smiles, while the Sydney Swans Academy were denied an undefeated season. It seems the Sydney teams are no friend of the

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NAB League: Swans and GIANTS to face final test

The Sydney Swans and GIANTS Academies will take part in their final NAB League matches of the year this weekend. The GIANTS will come up against the side the Swans defeated last week, the Murray Bushrangers on Saturday in Albury.

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NAB League: Swans go four from four

  Written by Madison La Pira. It was back to Blacktown this week for the Sydney Swans and GIANTS Academies competing in a double-header on Saturday. A win for the Swans against Victorian side, the Murray Bushrangers, left them as

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NAB League: Bushrangers and Power on our turf now

The Sydney Swans and GIANTS Academies will host two powerhouse Under-18 Victorian clubs this Saturday at Blacktown International Sportspark in Round 4 of the NAB League. The Swans will come up against the Murray Bushrangers, the former club of AFL

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NAB League: GIANTS secure first win

Written by Madison La Pira. Both the Sydney Swans and GIANTS Academies returned home victorious after this weekend’s NAB League matches in Melbourne.  The GIANTS were up first at Trevor Barker Oval, defeating the Northern Knights to grab an exciting first win

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NAB LEAGUE: Academies to face first Victorian test

The Sydney Swans and GIANTS Academies will come up against their first Victorian opponents of the year this weekend. With both sides set to travel to Melbourne, it will be their first test south of the New South Wales border

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NAB League + Under 16s: Swans claim Academy Sydney Derbies

NAB LEAGUE GIANTS Academy vs. Sydney Swans Academy – Round 3 at UNSW Canberra Oval.   The Academy version of the Sydney Derby took to Canberra over the weekend with the Sydney Swans and GIANTS Academies squaring off in Round 3

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