Staring a six-goal deficit in the face, and the risk of dropping yet another game to their crosstown rivals, something had to give for the GWS Giants.
They were either going to go meekly into the night and play out a loss, or they were going to dig in, and show the footy world what they were made of.
I don’t know what Adam Kingsley said to his charges at the halftime break, but it must have been a ripping rev up. In the post-game interview, Finn Callaghan said it was the best bake they’ve copped in his short AFL career.
And it bloody-well worked.
After trading the first two goals of the second half, the Giants rattled off eight straight to complete one of the most dominant, if not THE most dominant, quarters of the season.
This was not against some team of bums. The Sydney Swans had everything to play for, and were hard at the footy in the first half. They had the Giants back on their heels, and looked like a far superior team. However, what we saw from GWS in the third quarter was irrepressible footy. It might have been the most impressive half hour of footy we’ve seen all year, from any team in the league.
And with just four games to go in the 2025 AFL season, this win was a warning shot over the bow of the rest of the league – GWS mean business this season, and they have the tools to tear a game apart.
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