ARE THEY SERIOUS?? WITH THAT NAME?

Welcome GWS Giants

FAREWELL Team GWS and hello the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

Coach Kevin Sheedy and marquee signing Israel Folau joined more than 900 guests as they revealed the identity of the AFL's 18th club at the Sydney Showgrounds on Tuesday night.

The club will also ditch the red, white and blue jumper it wore in the TAC Cup in 2010 in favour of an orange, charcoal and white design with a large capital 'G' logo on the front.

The traditional sky blue of NSW sporting teams will feature on the Giants' away jumper.

Twenty-two of the club's players took the stage on Tuesday night to model two new jumper designs, giving supporters and sponsors a glimpse of the future.

Giants CEO Dale Holmes said the new club's determination to take risks and "think big" was the inspiration behind the choice of nickname and colours.

“Being a Giant is about thinking big, living big and playing big," he said.

"It’s about having the courage, commitment and determination to follow your dreams - sharing a bold ambition and taking risks to become the best that we can be. That is the origins of this club and will be forever part of our culture.

"Over the last two years we have steadily built the foundations of a strong and vibrant club for the next 20 years. The Giants will be an exciting club to follow, creating opportunities and promoting optimism for kids in the region.”

The name and jumper design were the product of an extensive six-month campaign that canvassed more than 27,000 suggestions.

And the consultation will continue with the club set to conduct an online poll to determine which of its two jumper designs will be worn throughout the club's 2011 season in the new NEAFL competition.

The Giants also revealed their first co-major sponsor with automotive company Skoda Australia signing a three-year deal.

Skoda will also be the naming rights sponsor for the Giants' home games at the soon-to-be redeveloped Sydney Showground arena from 2012.

The Giants will hold their first open training session from 4pm on Thursday, November 18 at Blacktown Olympic Park.

And the club's list will receive a further major boost at the 2011 NAB AFL Rookie Draft in December, in which it boasts the first eight selections.

i did that name the team thing the suggestions i put were better than the giants, i suggested the royals or the panthers....

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the jumper looks like crap

they might not have that Jumper for long the first shots in the NRL vs. AFL wae have been shot. Wests Tigers looking at forcing them to change the colours.

Would be better off to be light blue, dare I say it like Sturt in the SANFL to better represent the colour of their state. Fremantle started off with a very poor colour combination and finally changed it, lets hope GWS dont take as long to figure that one out!

blue and black nothing wrong with that colour scheme as east perth use it in the wafl

Green and gold would have been the go--not worn by any other AFL side and called themselves the sharks.

What amuses me is that they're supposed to be the Greater Western team of Sydney, yet are playing at Homebush where the Swans play 3 or 4 games there a year. For me, Greater Western Sydney is the suburbs of Liverpool, Penrith etc. But who cares...

Don't really care either.

I don't mind these colours - something different for a change

Not so rapt with Gold Coast - how many red, gold and blue teams do you need. I know Brisbane is maroon, but colours are too similar.

I know what about another Black and White team?

Chambo Off To Work We Go wrote:I don't mind these colours - something different for a change

Not so rapt with Gold Coast - how many red, gold and blue teams do you need. I know Brisbane is maroon, but colours are too similar.

I know what about another Black and White team?

The day the AFL tell the Power they can revert to black and white , then I'll know the competition is definitely a joke...and run by television full-time...

Chambo Off To Work We Go wrote:I don't mind these colours - something different for a change

Not so rapt with Gold Coast - how many red, gold and blue teams do you need. I know Brisbane is maroon, but colours are too similar.

I know what about another Black and White team?

What is interesting is the colour clash that will occur when Brisbane wear their Fitzroy jumper in their away games. Guess they wont be wearing it when they play the Gold Coast!

Ben W wrote:

Chambo Off To Work We Go wrote:I don't mind these colours - something different for a change

Not so rapt with Gold Coast - how many red, gold and blue teams do you need. I know Brisbane is maroon, but colours are too similar.

I know what about another Black and White team?

What is interesting is the colour clash that will occur when Brisbane wear their Fitzroy jumper in their away games. Guess they wont be wearing it when they play the Gold Coast!

I'm sure Channels 7 or 10 will decide the week before.

howthewestwaswon wrote:What amuses me is that they're supposed to be the Greater Western team of Sydney, yet are playing at Homebush where the Swans play 3 or 4 games there a year. For me, Greater Western Sydney is the suburbs of Liverpool, Penrith etc. But who cares...

they are actually playing out of the showgrounds which are in blacktown-western sydney

Ben W wrote:Would be better off to be light blue, dare I say it like Sturt in the SANFL to better represent the colour of their state. Fremantle started off with a very poor colour combination and finally changed it, lets hope GWS dont take as long to figure that one out!

Seems like Carlton may have beaten them to the punch on that one.
Report in Adelaide now that Carlton are to use effectively the same strip as the Double Blues as their clash jumper this season - maybe 4 games.

It will be hard for me not to have some support for them this season in AFL with that uniform.

Nothing wrong supporting Carlton Chambo.