Never Surrender - a GWS Giants AFL podcast

What’s better than watching us towel up the Dees in beautiful Central Australia, at the foot of the MacDonnell Ranges, with the Tanami Transport Road Train parked in behind the goals?

NOT BLOODY MUCH!!

We love that ground. We kick straight. The opposition don’t. Bad Kicking is Bad Footy. We win.

So on that note, let’s just claim Traeger Park as another ground to call our temporary home over the Easter Show period. Ho...

REUPLOAD!! 😲

Song of the Week has caused some major headaches... We've slogged it out with Universal Music (Major Sponsor of the show, we appreciate their support), we won of course, but have come to the agreement that Angry Anderson is not allowed on this episode. So here's the new version...

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In Leek, and Breadsy, We Trust.

And with glimpses of brilliance from Stormy, Gothard, Lek, Cads, Stringer and Captain Tobes (with the team...

What. A. Game.

Well, when it’s a 14-goal-to-0 third quarter — sorry, they did kick three behinds — it’s not so much a game as a belting. Brutal. Relentless. A training drill against the U12s Parramatta Lions. An Orange Tide that can’t be stopped. Yes, you could even say an Orange Tsunami. Maybe that’s the purest display we’ve seen of the OT in quite a while.

I mean, if you want instant gratif...

All we can do is look forward.

Not look back — or west — and pretend that Bailey Willams and the Harley Show never happened.

Sure it's denial.

Sure it fails to deal with the problem.

But the pain is too deep.

Let's just all get down to GMHBA stadium in Geelong and beat the Ca...oh wait, no Cats game this year to reserrect our season... damnit.

SO IT'S TO THE BEANSTALK WE MARCH!!!

Pony Up Orange Army. Take some stoic advice fr...

This episode was massive. Not so much cause we played so well in our win over the Bombers — it was actually mostly ugly to watch (hence Sparrow's long run at half-time) — but MAN there's some GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY (GWS, Scotty) GIANTS chat out there at the moment.

And being the 𝑜̶𝑛̶𝑙̶𝑦̶ original unfiltered, unauthorised, and uninformed Giants fancast, it naturally falls on us to discuss all that's happening in the ...

Join Rags, Sparrow and Orca as they unpack the disappointment of our first ever (??) loss to our underwhelming older brother, the Gold Coast Suns. Maybe not first ever but the losses are few and far between to the men in pink? blue? red??

In brighter news, RAGS HAS WRITTEN A LOVE SONG TO LAVERDE 😍 – well, it's for Sparrow as he has developed a serious man crush (sorry Madden you're on the scrap heap)...

Speaking of scrap heap....

The Greek Adonis, Nick 'Mayo' Madden, and the leaping Leek Aleer, in the ruck, brought us hope and excitement.

As did a smiling Phoenix Rising Star...

Mayo missing goals from the goal square — not so much.

'Bluey' Oliver getting 64 touches in the wet: also stunning to watch. But Finn blanketed by James Jordan — enough to send you to bed at midnight rather than watch the remaining quarter - or whatever crazy time that game ...

Fresh off a 56 point drubbing in Barossa, Sparrow and Needles are back!! Some say they're fickle fancasters — others just busy professionals...Regardless, they love to spend time with Nordic Viking Warriors and Playful Killer Whales discussing all things Orange Army, so it's a PREMIUM full house episode this week: Sparrow, Needles, Ragnar Lothbrok and Orca. Generally talking over each other, sometimes making coherent points. ...

Richmond Preview — Take 2!!! 🤦‍♂️

That's right, it even happens to Nordic Vikings.

So..., this was recorded (so we thought) early in the week, ready in time for you to listen on the long drive across the Hay Plain, as you ventured down to North Adelaide for Gather Round to watch the mighty Giants take on Richmond.

But of course — as happens in the early stages of every young budding Podcaster's career — Ragnar Loth...

We have a knack for turning opposition kids into breakout stars. This week: Oscar Steene — a young ruckman who, when he leaps, somehow gets his scrotum higher than the outstretched fingers on Briggsy’s arm.

Briggsy has been a loyal servant, but these new rules may well spell the end...

Meanwhile, Nick Daicos is quite good at football. #BringBackTheDutchClamp

But it’s not all doom and despair.

G...

The Giant OGs once THRIVED off lightning at the Beanstalk.

In fact, it was under immense atmospheric electrical disturbance back in 2014 that we FLOGGED the Swannies, recording our first ever win against our arch rival. Remember when Cogs was good? He had a day. The headline read: "The GIANTS survived thunder, lightning and a rare rain delay to pull off the greatest victory in its short history, stunning the Sydney Swans by 32 poin...

If we reach back into the annals of our deep rich history as a club, we'll see that in late July 2025, we were wiped off the planet by a formidable Bulldogs outfit that belted us by 88 points.

We've had time to reflect since then, and an off season to prepare.

And it's great signs, as our positive trajectory as a Premiership contender is clearly evident, bridging the gap since that fateful Thursday night by 7 to be a mere 81 points...

Well, Opening Round came and went, and we learnt a few things:

1. The Blue Goose (Jase Macartney's boat) could well be the hidden piece in our path to premiership glory
2. Stringer contract years are the best Stringer years. Sit back and enjoy...
3. Clarry aka Bluey aka Bluey Bleach Boy, who came aboard said boat to talk shop, looks MAGNIFICANT IN ORANGE (well called Huddo)
4. Albury has erupted, as did the Beanstalk, with the Rising of the Ph...

We're BACK!!

Join Sparrow, Ragnar Lothbrok, Needles, and a very special guest all the way from the coast of Norway — Team Orca, to discuss the season ahead.

Are we cursed by injuries already? Maybe...

But do we remain optimistic for Season 2026?

Certainly not if you're a Nordic Viking mowing Golf Courses at Byron Bay...

But between Team Orca, Sparrow and Needles (well, kind of Needles), the vibes are high, the outlook rosy,...

Hello Dan, it's Joe here. I hope you're keeping well...

Yep - it's that time of year.

So WTF!! A pod drop from the lads??? Yep. Just when you thought the silly season couldn't get any better, RAGS HAS SUMMONED DRAFT GURU PMBANGERS!!!!!

That's right, the best in the business - PMBangers - joins the tractor driving viking warrior Ragnor Lothbrok to unpack the Draft, the trades, the players we should be excited about, and what to expect...