The GIANTS have handed the Western Bulldogs a belting at UNSW Canberra Oval, crushing the woeful Dogs by 82 points.

The GIANTS won 20.13 (133) to 7.9 (51), with spearhead Jeremy Cameron kicking six goals and Toby Greene four.

The game was all but over at three-quarter time, when the GIANTS led by 70 points.

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The Dogs' attack was totally impotent, with captain Easton Wood managing no score from only three disposals to three-quarter time in his new role as a forward, and only seven overall.

The GIANTS got off to a quick start and led by 25 points midway through the first quarter before the Dogs fought back with three goals of their own to trim the margin to five points at the first change.

The Bulldogs lost midfielder Tom Liberatore to a suspected anterior cruciate ligament tear late in the first quarter, an injury that would likely sideline him for the rest of the season if confirmed by scans.

The Dogs seemed to lift when Liberatore went off in the first quarter after a lacklustre start, kicking the next three goals to only be five points behind at quarter-time.

But it was all the classy Giants from there as they booted 16 goals to four after the first change.

They were led sensationally by key on-ballers Stephen Coniglio (32 possessions and two goals), Josh Kelly (29 and two) and Dylan Shiel, while Tim Taranto also played an integral role.

GWS' new-look half-back line performed well, with former No.1 draft pick Lachie Whitfield slotting in seamlessly after Nathan Wilson's move to Fremantle and the injury to Zac Williams.

Giants coach Leon Cameron was pleased his team was able to fire first up after being smashed at the Adelaide Oval by the Crows in round one last year.

"The last couple of years we haven't won round one," Cameron said.

"There's four points for every round so they're no different but just the build and anticipation after the pre-season that makes the game a bit bigger."

On a dark day for the Bulldogs, Jack Macrae, Luke Dahlhaus and Lachie Hunter found plenty of the ball and young ruckman Tim English showed some promise in his fourth game.

MEDICAL ROOM

GIANTS: The GIANTS got through the game unscathed.
Western Bulldogs: Liberatore is a huge loss for the visitors, while Hayden Crozier also had his right knee strapped during the game, and finished on the bench iced up.

NEXT UP

The GIANTS are on the road again when they take on Collingwood at the MCG on Saturday evening, while the Dogs head back to Melbourne to meet West Coast at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY    4.2    11.4    17.4    20.12 (133)
WESTERN BULLDOGS                 3.3     4.4      5.6        7.9 (51)

GOALS

GIANTS: Cameron 6, Greene 4, Patton 2, Kelly 2, Coniglio 2, Himmelberg, Shiel, Langdon, Tomlinson
Western Bulldogs: Suckling, Gowers, Roughead, Dunkley, Johannisen, Dale, Honeychurch

BEST 

GIANTS: Cameron, Coniglio, Greene, Kelly, Finlayson, Taranto, Whitfield, Shiel, Shaw
Western Bulldogs: Macrae, Hunter, Dahlhaus

INJURIES 

GIANTS: Nil
Western Bulldogs: Tom Liberatore (knee), Hayden Crozier (knee)

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Meredith, Harris, Mitchell

Official crowd: 10,454 at UNSW Canberra Oval