Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants: AFL live scores
Roar Guru By TheSportsFreak, 30 Jun 2012 TheSportsFreak is a Roar Guru & Live Blogger
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Callan Ward of the Giants clears the ball ahead of Jude Bolton of the Swans during the AFL Round 01 match between the GWS Giants and the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. (Photo: Lachlan Cunningham/AFL Media)
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It’s the second edition of the Sydney Derby as the Sydney Swans take on the GWS Giants from ANZ Stadium. Live scores as they happen from 7:40pm AEST.
Build this match up as much as you like in the papers, on the box and on the wireless, it’s hard to see much of a rivalry just yet between these two teams.
Greater Western Sydney is still in its infancy and won’t really challenge too hard for another 18 months or so.
This season is all about building a strong core group of players for the Giants, with the ability to build and build over the next couple of seasons.
Having seen the likes of Jeremy Cameron, Jonathon Patton, Dylan Shiel and Toby Greene gives you a lot of belief that this side will have a lot of up-side in the next couple of seasons.
However, we’re also realistic – they won’t be able get past the Sydney Swans today – surely?
The Swans are building towards another “under the radar” finals appearance. Though this year it seems as if the drums have beaten a little louder than usual.
Some of that has to do with the razzle-dazzle of Lewis Jetta, who’s setting the AFL on fire this season after a really tough pre-season which involved mirroring the work of Kieren Jack as well as his own usual work.
Sydney’s strength has been the amazing consistency of some of their experienced players – Jarrad McVeigh, Ryan O’Keefe, Ben McGlynn, Jude Bolton.
Adam Goodes returning to the lineup last week was a welcome inclusion, however didn’t have his usual impact. Expect to see him improve on his second outing in seven weeks.
Last week it was Andrejs Everitt who won the day for the Swans against Geelong after a blistering start but a massive wobble in the middle. Can he back that up tonight with a strong performance up forward?
Tonight though the Swans have themselves a golden opportunity to build some much needed percentage onto the ladder – something that will become extremely important come the end of the season.
Join us for live scores from 7:40pm AEST, and make sure you have your say. If you’re at the game or you’re watching on the box, have your say on Sydney Derby 2 – Sydney Swans vs. the Greater Western Sydney Giants
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11:08am
Col Quinn said | 11:08am | Report comment
I recall a number of AFL blogger predicting a bumper crowd. I am afraid that it now appears that the two AFL Sydney teams are sharing the same supporters. This is borne out by the amount of hard work the Swans are putting into the inner west of Sydney at the same time that the GWS are trying to expand eastwards. The GWS may improve but whereas the Swans were adopted from the start, the GWS appear to have suffered a form of rejection. Very sad because Sydney can run two AFL teams but they have to be placed in the right location. The AFL got it right and listened to their advisors when putting the Swans in the Eastern Suburbs. The AFL advisors said go to the North West of Sydney and they were ignored and the GWS was put in the wrong spot. This comment will cause outrage among some die hard AFLers but we shall wait and see the end result.
9:47pm
p.Tah said | 9:47pm | Report comment
I know Skoda only holds 25k but how good would this crowd look if the game was played there. I hate how the Waratahs, the NRL and now the AFL take games here. It’s only good when it’s full. test matches and finals. That’s it.
10:15pm
Simmo said | 10:15pm | Report comment
Giants official twitter account has announced the attendance as 22,565. That’s on the lower side of what the Swans can pull so I think there may be some benefit in moving these games to the SCG, at least for the benefit of Swans fans.
10:45pm
Brewski said | 10:45pm | Report comment
I would say a dissapointing crowd, they would have got more at the SCG, but i think they have a contract for 3 games at ANZ.
From what i understand Swans fans do not like ANZ, and GWS does not have a lot of fans, but i imagine they would like Skoda better.
Both derbies would be better off at their respective home grounds, but whatcha gunna do !.
11:43pm
Simmo said | 11:43pm | Report comment
I think it would be worthwhile for the Swans to leave Homebush altogether. It’s supposed to be GWS territory but if you’ve got the established club playing big games in the same place, and whipping the new boys, the new boys’ prospects aren’t really helped.
6:56pm
Kasey said | 6:56pm | Report comment
Not off to a good start with GWS displayed on the scoreboard as UWS. ‘University of Western Sydney’. The picture is doing the rounds on twitter;)
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7:20pm
Cameron said | 7:20pm | Report comment
Oh yes, what a calamity that is. Totally embarrassing. What a joke the Giants are.
9:56pm
aflhype said | 9:56pm | Report comment
No need to worry GWS will improve next year just like the GCS