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3207 said:
Why is it all “us” and not Jessie maturing?
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Jesse maturing his a huge part of it.
He gives lots of credit to the club in the interview, so they've run with it.
 

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BarryAglett said:
A nice AFL article on the They Might Become Giants podcast.
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Duo aims to bring footy culture to western Sydney in new series

A new series, They Might Become Giants, is now available at AFL Podcasts
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Great initiative.

First one was good and hoping second one is even better with an even bigger turnout given it's earlier in the day on Sunday.

Hopefully builds up a good contingent of Giants fans attending in time where we can pack out almost an entire venue.
 
Giant YoYo said:
Great initiative.

First one was good and hoping second one is even better with an even bigger turnout given it's earlier in the day on Sunday.

Hopefully builds up a good contingent of Giants fans attending in time where we can pack out almost an entire venue.
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It's kind of like a mobile clubhouse, which is a great idea, as our catchment is too large for a fixed venue.
 
Giant YoYo said:
Great initiative.

First one was good and hoping second one is even better with an even bigger turnout given it's earlier in the day on Sunday.

Hopefully builds up a good contingent of Giants fans attending in time where we can pack out almost an entire venue.
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I see Memento have turned another old club in to a pub.

Interesting that both times we have done this it has been at a Memento venue. Obviously they’re a sponsor of ours?
 
3207 said:
I see Memento have turned another old club in to a pub.

Interesting that both times we have done this it has been at a Memento venue. Obviously they’re a sponsor of ours?
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Not quite a sponsor, that's coincidental, I think.

I mentioned this venue in person at the first watch party as I got a message from a Giants fan on Facebook thinking that I was the organiser. Given this venue is also close-ish to a railway station (Seven Hills), it has decent parking for those who wish to drive and is potentially closer to some of our base who live further out west, it made sense to me to pass on the suggestion as I think it's a good one. I did realise at the time of mentioning it that it fell under the same group of venues because the reward app (to receive $10 pints of Balter at the watch party) asks you for venue location and the Hudson appeared on the app.

I didn't realise that we would be going there the following away game when I mentioned it! Not sure if others have suggested venues but based on the latest podcast episode looks like they've got a new kitchen so we're giving it a go. It used to be called Lily's and I have eaten there just before it rebranded to this venue.

Sorry for the long-winded post but just wanted to answer your question with context. :)
 
Giant YoYo said:
Not quite a sponsor, that's coincidental, I think.

I mentioned this venue in person at the first watch party as I got a message from a Giants fan on Facebook thinking that I was the organiser. Given this venue is also close-ish to a railway station (Seven Hills), it has decent parking for those who wish to drive and is potentially closer to some of our base who live further out west, it made sense to me to pass on the suggestion as I think it's a good one. I did realise at the time of mentioning it that it fell under the same group of venues because the reward app (to receive $10 pints of Balter at the watch party) asks you for venue location and the Hudson appeared on the app.

I didn't realise that we would be going there the following away game when I mentioned it! Not sure if others have suggested venues but based on the latest podcast episode looks like they've got a new kitchen so we're giving it a go. It used to be called Lily's and I have eaten there just before it rebranded to this venue.

Sorry for the long-winded post but just wanted to answer your question with context. :)
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Thanks for that
 
Land of the Giants said:
They must know which postcodes have the highest concentration of members.
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I did email the club and suggest if they could do a membership location infographic at some point again in the future (as they did in previous years before covid).

The membership team said they'd pass it on to the data team, so hopefully we too may get a bit of a membership infographic update sometime soon. 🤞
 

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There is no doubting Thomas - AFL NSW / ACT

By Dr Rod Gillett . Harvey Thomas always wanted to be an AFL player, but even he never expected it to be quite like this. Not easy, just a bit extraordinary for an 18-year-old from Wagga straight out of school…Read more ›
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Harvey Thomas always wanted to be an AFL player, but even he never expected it to be quite like this.

Not easy, just a bit extraordinary for an 18-year-old from Wagga straight out of school footy into a rampant GIANTS side running as one of the the early AFL premiership favourites.

After a debut win at home against defending premiers, Collingwood, followed by two more dominant wins, Thomas still finds it hard to comprehend the dream that started when he ran out for the Turvey Park under 8s in Wagga is actually being fulfilled.

“I didn’t imagine the start of my career was going to be like this,” he said.

“In front of a sold out crowd, for the club that’s supported me since I was 13, against the reigning premiers in a revenge match and beating them. You can’t ask for a better start than that.”

Taking the leap from schoolboy footy last year when he played for Caulfield Grammar in Melbourne, Oakleigh Chargers and the Allies under 18s to immediately playing against 300-game AFL veterans was wildly beyond his expectations.

“It was pretty surreal, going from playing with my mates at school to playing against guys like Steele Sidebottom and Josh Daicos when I was on the wing, it’s a pretty big jump,” Thomas said.

Turvey to the big time

He played at Turvey Park until the under 15s when he moved to Melbourne and boarded at Caulfield Grammar from year 10, playing with Nick Watson who was also drafted last year by Hawthorn to continue the school’s AFL production line headed by Chris Judd, Brendon Goddard and including a host of current players.

Turvey Park has also produced its share of footballers – more recently triple premiership player Cameron Mooney and his brother Jason, Swans defender Harry Cunningham and Thomas’ mate Pat Voss who is on the verge of making his debut at Fremantle.

And while all his teams played a role in his footy development, the continuity and support of the GIANTS Academy since the age of 13 has been the constant. He’s one of the rare ones who gets to play for the club he supported as a kid, but he also acknowledges the club supported him.

“The opportunities they gave me have been great,” he said.

“I came up to the GIANTS in Sydney as a 17-year-old in the pre-season, living the day to day life of an AFL footballer, going to training with them and everything else that’s involved. Once I experienced that and I loved it, I realised that that’s what I want to do.

“I always wanted to be an AFL footballer, but once I experienced that, it made me even more determined.”

He was duly drafted by the GIANTS last year and it’s been an easy transition to the big city club where so many familiar Riverina faces welcomed him.

With another half a dozen boys from southern NSW on the books – Harry Himmleberg (Mangoplah-Cookardinia United), Harry Perryman (Collingullie), Harry Rowston (Griffith), Nick Madden (Osborne), Phoenix Gothard (Albury) and Nathan Wardius (Rand-Walbundrie-Walla) – Thomas doesn’t need to look hard if he wants to talk about home.

“The GIANTS are Riverina-bred almost, there’s quite a few Riverina boys here which makes it really comfortable,” he said.

“I played with Harry Rowston as a junior and I had a connection through my brother with Harry Perryman, he was awesome to me when I first got here.”

He played a lot of junior footy with Gothard and Wardius and is sharing a house with them and fellow draftees James Leake and Joe Fonti in Sydney’s inner west.

“The house can get a bit messy but it’s going alright, we all get on really well,” he said.

“It’s been pretty tough for them, they’ve all been injured, but they’ve been getting around me and been really supportive, which has been great considering it’s been pretty frustrating for them.”


Footy in the blood

He comes from a Riverina footy family, with father Russ playing 100 games for Yarrawonga and brother Harrison, who is studying in Albury, now playing for Yarrawonga’s Ovens and Murray rivals Lavington, a move which has not impressed dad.

“He’s not real happy with Harrison,” Thomas said.

And young Harvey certainly wants to continue the Riverina thread when he’s finished with his AFL career.

“I didn’t ever get to play a senior game with Turvey, it was always something I wanted to do, so I’d like to get back there eventually and play for the Bulldogs,” he said.
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Giant YoYo said:
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There is no doubting Thomas - AFL NSW / ACT

By Dr Rod Gillett . Harvey Thomas always wanted to be an AFL player, but even he never expected it to be quite like this. Not easy, just a bit extraordinary for an 18-year-old from Wagga straight out of school…Read more ›
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Quality kid.

Didn’t realise he was a Giants fan as well growing up.
 
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