Who would you target if you were building an AFL list from scratch and had big contract offers to throw around?
Clubs expected the GIANTS to come after their older, established stars like expansion teams had in the past, but they had other ideas. They had their eye on long-term success from the start, even if it would make for a tough first few seasons.
Produced by award-winning journalist and GIANTS recruiter Emma Quayle, Here Come the GIANTS takes us through the formation of the GIANTS.
Quayle sits down with original GIANTS chief executive officer Dale Holmes, GIANTS’ original list manager Stephen Silvagni, GIANTS’ first head of football Graeme Allan, original GIANTS recruits and inaugural co-captains Phil Davis and Callan Ward, former GIANTS player and original signing Tom Scully, and former GIANTS player and inaugural co-captain Luke Power in the fourth episode of this five-part podcast series.
Episode features:
Graeme Allan, GIANTS’ first head of football
Stephen Silvagni, GIANTS’ original list manager
Phil Davis, original GIANTS recruit and inaugural co-captain
Callan Ward, original GIANTS recruit and inaugural co-captain
Dale Holmes, original GIANTS chief executive officer
Tom Scully, former GIANTS player and original signing
Luke Power, former GIANTS player and inaugural co-captain