ROUND 17

GIANTS v Swans
Saturday July 15, 7:25pm
Spotless Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park 

Gate Opening:

3.30pm: Gates Open
3.45pm: NEAFL Round 16 - GIANTS Reserves v Swans Reserves
7.25pm: Sydney Derby XIII - GIANTS v Swans

Tickets:

Be there as the GIANTS take on cross-town rivals the Swans in the latest instalment in the Sydney Derby in a blockbuster Saturday night clash at Spotless Stadium. 

Tickets are selling fast but there are still great seats available. Family tickets start from just $48 for two adults and two children with adult tickets from just $24 and concessions $19.

CLICK HERE to get your tickets for the game now.

You can also call 136 100 or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. The ticket office at Spotless Stadium will be open from 3.30pm and is located near Gate D.  

Membership:

It’s your last chance to get on board and sign up as a 2017 GIANTS member! The Sydney Derby 3 game membership not only guarantees you a seat to our huge clash against the Swans, but it gives you entry to our remaining Sydney home games against Fremantle and West Coast.

Join more than 20,000 fellow fans in signing up with your membership package including a member cap, member card, lanyard, bumper sticker, fixture magnet and priority access to finals tickets. 

Visit membership.gwsgiants.com.au to sign up today!

Location:

Spotless Stadium is located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct just minutes from Olympic Park Station and across from ANZ Stadium and Qudos Bank Arena.

Getting There:

Match tickets include FREE return travel on trains and with plenty of express trains running to and from Olympic Park, travelling by transport will be the easiest and quickest way to get there.

Other events are also being held in the precinct at Qudos Bank Arena and ANZ Stadium so parking will be limited. Fans are strongly advised that they will need to pre-book parking to guarantee a space, carpool where possible and arrive early.

Plenty of additional train services will run to Sydney Olympic Park including:

  • Express services from Central leave every 7-8 minutes between 4:37pm and 9pm, stopping at Redfern and Strathfield then Olympic Park.
  • Express services from Blacktown leave every 7-8 minutes between 4.30pm and 8:59pm, stopping at Seven Hills, Westmead, Parramatta, Granville, Lidcombe and Olympic Park.
  • Blue Mountains Line services to Central between 5pm and 8pm will make an additional stop at Lidcombe. 

Alternatively, you can catch a train to Lidcombe Station then head to Platform Zero for a direct service to Olympic Park, running every 10 minutes until 10pm.

Sydney buses will operate to a regular weekend timetable. Route 525 operates between Parramatta and Burwood via Sydney Olympic Park (cost not included in your match ticket).

Visit the Transport NSW website for more information and to plan your trip.

Pre-Match Function:

Beat the crowds and head to the WestConnex Centre at GIANTS HQ early for all the build-up to one of the biggest games in history between the GIANTS and Swans. The pre-match function will begin at 3pm an culminate with a march to the Stadium at 5pm.

Head to 1 Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park - Just a short walk down Olympic Boulevard from the train station - for face painting, inflatables, table tennis and AFL Evolution. There’ll also be Toyo Tires Kick for Cash practice, a photo station and get your caricature drawings. Then join the march to one of the most important games of the season.

NEAFL:

The last-placed GIANTS Reserves take on the top of the table Swans Reserves in round 16 of the NEAFL as a curtain-raiser at Spotless Stadium with the first bounce at 3.45pm.

Pre-Game: The Lawns:

Grab your friends and head to The Lawns Bar outside Spotless Stadium for a pre-match drink an catch-up. Located on the corner of Grand Parade and Orana Parade next to Gate D, it’s the perfect location for you to grab some pre-game drinks, be entertained by live music and catch the last time we took on the Swans on the big screen.

Match Day Activities:

GIANTS matches are packed full of fun for the whole family and 2017 will be bigger and better than ever!

  • Members Hub outside Gate D
  • Kids Zone near the scoreboard
  • 
Inflatables near the scoreboard

  • Face painting around the concourse

  • G-MAN appearances across the evening on field and on the concourse

  • Toyo Tires #DriventoPerform inside gate D
  • 
Daily Telegraph Marks Up inside gate D

  • WestConnex Mini Racecar Track inside gate D
  • 
St George Inflatable Ruck Tap inside gate D
  • 
AFL Playground near the scoreboard

  • White Ribbon inside Gate A & Gate D

  • Look out for the Nova 96.9 Casanovas outside Gate D, they’ll have heaps of Nova merchandise and prizes to giveaway

Quarter Time: Daily Telegraph Marks Up:

Be part of the Daily Telegraph’s brand new activation and competition at Spotless Stadium for all remaining games this season. Head to the Daily Telegraph Marks Up inflatable just inside gate D, practice your speckies and take home your very own print out. Five of the best marks will be chosen with one lucky fan getting the chance to head out on to Spotless Stadium at quarter time and win cash, or tickets to the 2017 Toyota AFL Grand Final.

Three-Quarter Time: Toyo Tires $100k Kick for Cash:

We all know what happened at the Sydney Derby at Spotless Stadium last season … The Toyo Tires Kick for Cash gives you the chance to kick for $100,000 at every GIANTS home game this season! Simply post a selfie prior to the bounce this Saturday on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using #DrivenToPerform and you could be kicking for $100,000 at three-quarter time. Make sure you also visit Toyo Tires outside Gate D to Get Your Game On!, test out your skills or take a selfie.

Kick to Kick:

Kick to kick is back! Thanks to Slater & Gordon, head on field after the second siren and have a kick with your mates on Spotless Stadium.

#TrueColours:

Be seen at the game! Show your pride by wearing your GIANTS club gear, upload your pic to Instagram and #TrueColours for your chance to WIN a $200 merchandise voucher. Show your #TrueColours GIANTS fans!

Broadcast Information:

This game will be shown live on 7mate across NSW and the ACT and Fox Footy nationally from 7pm. For further broadcast information please click here.

You can also follow the GIANTS on social media for game updates and behind-the-scenes content on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram @GWSGIANTS.

The official match hashtag is #AFLGIANTSSwans.

Team:

The GIANTS team will be named on gwsgiants.com.au at 6:25pm on Thursday evening with the final team to be named 90 minutes before the match.

Match Day Partners:

Toyo Tires

Co-Major Partner Toyo Tires will activate their Sydney Derby match day partnership via a number of fan, member and community initiatives. 

The $100,000 Kick for Cash will feature at three-quarter time, marking 12 months since Paul Waterhouse did the unthinkable and walked away with the cash following a successful kick at last year’s Sydney Derby.

Toyo will also be launching the ‘Kick for Cash Clubs’ promotion which will provide junior football clubs the chance to kick for $100,000 at the round 22 home game vs West Coast at Spotless Stadium as well as the opportunity to Train Like A GIANT with GIANTS players and coaching staff. Visit the Game On Activation inside Gate D to enter on the day.

Don’t forget all GIANTS Members qualify for a ‘four tyres for the price of three’ offer simply be presenting your GIANTS membership card at participating Tyrepower outlets.

White Ribbon

The GIANTS have been a strong supporter of White Ribbon since the club’s inception and they are a premium community partner of the club and the match day community partner for this game. We’re proud to support Australia’s only national, male led campaign to end violence against women. Every home and away Derby the GIANTS and Swans unite to play for the White Ribbon Cup.

Purchase a White Ribbon from volunteers around the ground to show your support for ending men’s violence against women and stand up, speak out and act in the face of domestic violence. Our match day partner Toyo Tires will again support White Ribbon by making a $250 contribution for every goal scored by both the GIANTS and Swans on the day.