Round 11
GIANTS v Essendon
Saturday June 3, 4.35pm
Spotless Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park
Gate Opening:
12.45pm: Gates Open
12.55pm: NEAFL Round 10: GIANTS Reserves v Redland
4.35pm: GIANTS v Essendon
Tickets:
Be there as the GIANTS take on the Bombers in a big game on Saturday afternoon at Spotless Stadium.
Family tickets start from just $48 for two adults and two children with adult tickets from just $24 and concessions $19. Plus we are excited to offer GIANTS Funday Everyday – Kids in FREE* for every match at Spotless Stadium!
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 12.45pm and is located near Gate D.
Or why not grab a GIANTS membership? A GIANTS membership is one of the best value in any sport, with a three-match family pass for two adults and up to four children just $198.
A membership package includes a member cap, member card, lanyard, bumper sticker and fixture magnet and heaps more.
Visit memership.gwsgiants.com.au to sign up today or sign up at the GIANTS Members Hub outside Gate D
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.
Public Transport:
Travelling by trains to Sydney Olympic Park is FREE with your match ticket or membership card and trains depart Lidcombe station every 10 minutes until midnight.
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).
Normal non-event weekend transport will be available. Visit the Transport NSW website for more information and to plan your trip.
Parking:
Parking is available throughout Sydney Olympic Park. Pre-purchasing tickets to these car parks is recommended with the P1 carpark being within the closest proximity to Spotless Stadium. To pre-purchase parking, click here.
NEAFL:
The ninth-placed GIANTS Reserves take on the 10th-placed Redland in round 10 of the NEAFL as a curtain-raiser at Spotless Stadium with the first bounce at 12.55pm.
Indigenous Round:
Following last weekend’s Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round, the GIANTS will continue the recognition and celebrations at Spotless Stadium on Saturday. The players will wear their Indigenous Jumper while there will be a welcome to country ceremony pre-game as well as a guard of honour featuring specially-designed caps hand-painted by jumper creator Rheanna Lotter.
20k Members Celebrations:
This week the club surpassed 20,000 members for the first time ever. All members who attend this weekend’s game will be eligible for a host of offers and giveaways at Spotless Stadium including:
- Members who purchase any item of XBlades merchandise will receive a free cable scarf
- 15% off food and drink in the members bar
- Surprise giveaways across the game
- Members who sign up a mate will go into the draw to win tickets to the 2017 Toyota AFL Grand Final
Pre-Game: The Lawns
Grab your friends and head to The Lawns Bar at Sydney Showground pre-match from 2pm-4.30pm. 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 and be entertained by singer Luke Robinson performing live. You can also re-watch the last time the two sides met 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 afternoon 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
- AFL Playground near the scoreboard
- 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:
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.
Post Match at the WestConnex Centre:
Join the GIANTS for another massive post-match event following Saturday's big game against Essendon at Spotless Stadium.
Cheer on our sisters at GIANTS Netball as they take on Collingwood in a sudden death semi-final in the Suncorp Super Netball competition. The game will be shown LIVE on a big screen on Tom Wills Oval.
PLUS the People’s Presser is back - where it’s your turn to ask the questions of the players and coaches. This time it's supersized! We'll have a People's Presser featuring some of your favourite AFL players and then, immediately following their final, the GIANTS Netball stars will head to the WestConnex Centre to answer all your burning questions.
The WestConnex Centre is located at 1 Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park (opposite the State Sports Centre/Netball Central and just down from the Aquatic Centre) with all members and fans welcome.
It’s also just a 10 minute walk from Spotless Stadium - to get there turn right out of the main exit to the stadium and then left at Olympic Boulevard and walk until you see the GIANTS building on the left hand side.
#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 4.30pm. 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 #AFLGIANTSDons.
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 Partner:
Lend Lease
Lendlease have been a valued partner of the GIANTS since 2012 and are a Foundation GIANTS Care Partner with a key focus on Indigenous Programs.
Together, Lendlease and the GIANTS along with the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) present the Young Indigenous Pathways Program (YIPP). The YIPP Program is currently run across two schools in Western Sydney, providing support, guidance and mentorship to Indigenous students in Year 9 and 10. The key outcome is to increase the students engagement, helping them to complete the goal of completing year 12 and eventually moving on to further study or employment.
To learn more about the program watch the video here
