My daughter, Emmalee Beggs was selected as the Round 14 nominee for Auskicker of the year. We are passionate GIANTS fans, foundation members and go to all the home game and some of the Canberra games. I suggest that she would be the first GWS GIANTS member to be selected.

If it wasn't for the GWS GIANTS, Emmalee wouldn't be playing Australian Rules football. Furthermore, my two boys would not be into AFL either. Although I am a life time follower of AFL, when we moved to Sydney three years ago the kids didn't have much exposure to AFL, so they started playing soccer.  

When the GWS GIANTS started playing last year and with all the marketing and involvement that you do, our kids became obsessed with the GIANTS. 

Last year my oldest boy played for North Ryde Dockers junior AFL team.  In October last year when he found out that Concord Cats had changed to Concord GIANTS he insisted on changing teams so that he could play with the GIANTS.

Emmalee planned to play netball this year, but after seeing her brother train in the GIANTS guernsey and after attending the Concord GIANTS launch night where Kevin Sheedy was special guest she decided she really wanted to play AFL. She is now a strong performer in the under 7s and loves playing the game.

I really want to thank the GWS GIANTS for what they are doing in Sydney to grow the game of AFL. Emmalee's selection for the Auskicker of the week would not have been possible if it wasn't for the what the GIANTS have done to develop the game and junior support base in Sydney.

We would appreciate if you could forward on our thanks to the GWS staff and particularly to Kevin Sheedy for supporting the Concord GIANTS but more so for all that he is doing to grow the game in Sydney. There is a large team at GWS that help to grow the game and also put on a great game day event and environment at SKODA that really fosters kids involvement.  

Grant Beggs