The GIANTS had to start somewhere, and it was a random collection of boys from Sydney, Canberra and country NSW – as well as a future Australian Test cricketer – who represented the new club in an AFL competition for the first time, as staff worked behind the scenes to secure the 18th AFL club licence and a very big name decided to cross over from the NRL.
But as coach Alan McConnell discovered, the kids were a long, long way from being AFL ready.
Produced by award-winning journalist and GIANTS recruiter Emma Quayle, Quayle takes us through the formation of the GIANTS, and sits down with the coach of Team GWS and the club’s first employee Alan McConnell, original GIANTS chief executive officer Dale Holmes, Team GWS player and current GIANTS AFLW coach Cam Bernasconi, Team GWS player and current Australian cricket team member Alex Carey, and Team GWS assistant coach Brett Hand in the second episode of this five-part podcast series.
Episode features:
Alan McConnell, coach of Team GWS and the club’s first employee
Dale Holmes, original GIANTS chief executive officer
Cam Bernasconi, Team GWS player and current GIANTS Academy coach
Alex Carey, Team GWS player and current Australian cricket team member
Brett Hand, Team GWS assistant coach
