High flying defender Nick Haynes becomes the fifth inaugural GIANT to speak with award-winning journalist Emma Quayle for her podcast series, The Originals.

Selected with pick 7 of the 2011 AFL Draft, Haynes talks to Quayle about the different route he took to the elite level.

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After quitting the game as a teenager before returning to Football in 2010, Haynes quickly went from park footballer to professional impressing with the Frankston Bombers.

Haynes discusses what he did during his time away from the game and what reignited his passion for our great game. 

Since joining the GIANTS as a key forward, Haynes has switched ends and becoming one of the competition's best intercept marking defenders.

Haynes talks to Quayle about how he approaches each game and what inspires his brave acts in the backline every weekend.

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The Originals: Nick Haynes, is the fifth episode in a series of interviews with ten of the GIANTS' inaugural squad members by award-winning journalist Emma Quayle. CLICK HERE to listen to Emma’s interviews with Toby Greene, Matt Buntine, Stephen Coniglio and Nick Haynes.