Giants vs Swans in tomorrow’s season opener

Greater Western Sydney Giants will debut against the Sydney Swans in this first game stand-alone 2012 Premiership season opener played tomorrow night at Sydney’s ANZ ‘Olympic’ Stadium

(L to R) Greater Western Sydney Giants coach Kevin Sheedy, Sydney Swans coach John Longmire, GWS Giants co-captain Luke Power and Swans co-captain Adam Goodes during the launch of the inaugural Sydney Derby trophy set against the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The Sydney Derby trophy will be contested annually in the first match of the season between the GWS Giants and the Sydney Swans and will be played in this Saturday's AFL round 1 at ANZ Stadium. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins)

Fiv Antoniou
23 March 2012 2:03pm

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Greater Western Sydney Giants will debut against the Sydney Swans in this first game stand-alone 2012 Premiership season opener played tomorrow night at Sydney’s ANZ ‘Olympic’ Stadium.

In the first of many local derbies, I would envisage that the Swans will not have it all their way as the Giants coached by Kevin Sheedy will be out there to play hard football. Boasting a team that snatched most of the top ten AFL draft picks and recruited some crafty old players including Luke Power, Chad Cornes, James Mc Donald and Setanta O’Halpin, may make it difficult for the Swans to play their game.
As much as the Giants fancy themselves a minor chance to upset the Swans, it’s not going to happen this time around.

The Swans through, Adam Goodes, Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thompson, Ryan O’Keefe, Jarrad McVeigh and Nick Malceski will be a class above their opponents and should easily record a massive win.