Skipper warns Giants as crunch Sydney derby looms
GWS captain Callan Ward has warned the Giants they will go down in next week's Sydney derby if they do not rediscover the intensity that has made them one of the teams to beat this year.
Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
GWS captain Callan Ward has warned the Giants they will go down in next week's Sydney derby if they do not rediscover the intensity that has made them one of the teams to beat this year.
It usually takes a while for a footballer to have a fan page devoted to him on Facebook, not so for Sydney's first-year defender Lewis Melican.
Eight years, close to 150 games, including 10 finals and one "granny": Matt de Boer had carved out a career many newcomers would gladly take but had Greater Western Sydney not thrown him a football lifeline he would not have retired a satisfied man.
Sydney defender Callum Mills has been cleared by medical staff to face Gold Coast, a week after being concussed by a punch from Melbourne's Tomas Bugg.
Sydney believe they have found the source of their goalkicking blues. It's not due to poor technique, a lack of practice or even the recent absence of goalkicking great Tony Lockett. They say the solution could be as simple as not shooting from downtown.
Greater Western Sydney's injury toll has worsened with All Australian forward Toby Greene set to miss again and veteran Steve Johnson given no better than a 50/50 chance to face the resurgent Hawthorn on Saturday.
Felled defender Callum Mills is in doubt for Sydney's clash with Gold Coast while big man Kurt Tippett faces another week on the sidelines.
Father of injured Sydney defender Callum Mills says the AFL should introduce a sending-off system for serious offences.
Giants coach Leon Cameron accepts he got it wrong after Jonathon Patton was left stranded on the interchange bench late in the club's draw against Geelong.
The AFL has ruled out expediting the judicial process for Melbourne's Tom Bugg, who is staring at a lengthy suspension for his hit on Sydney's Callum Mills labelled a 'dog act' by Swans midfielder Luke Parker.
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