Get to ENGIE Stadium early on Saturday as the GIANTS celebrate Welcome Game in a huge clash with the Blues.
AFL Round 17
GIANTS v Blues
Saturday, July 6 at 7:30pm
ENGIE Stadium | Wangal Country
Welcome Game festival starts at 5:30pm – more details below. Main gates open at 6pm.
Saturday’s match day partner is Puma
VFL Round 15
GIANTS v Blues
Saturday, July 6 at 1:05pm
Blacktown International SportsPark | Darug Country
All VFL matches will be live streamed for free on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App.
Visit afl.com.au/stream-vfl and follow the links. All matches will be available to watch on demand.
WELCOME GAME:
Festival starting from 5:30pm outside ENGIE Stadium
The GIANTS will celebrate the diverse communities of Western Sydney and welcome new audiences to Australian Rules football when the club hosts Welcome Game against Carlton.
The GIANTS’ Welcome Game features a pre-game multicultural festival that will celebrate and spotlight the incredible diversity of the Western Sydney community and the contributions they’ve made to our great game.
Featuring a range of cultural performances, music, food and entertainment across the game day, Welcome Game will showcase the rich cultural diversity of Western Sydney and bring together new and existing fans to experience Australian Rules football.
Our Welcome Game multicultural festival commences at 5:30pm just outside of ENGIE Stadium, featuring performances including Aus Breaking, dragon and lion dancing, African beat drummers and more. There will also be workshops, Henna, facepainting, a Sydney Thunder cricket activation, and a jumping castle. We will have some of our non-playing players completing signing sessions around the festival. Get down early so you don't miss out.
Check out everything happening for Welcome Game here.
2024 INDIGENOUS JUMPER
The GIANTS will proudly wear our 2024 Indigenous jumper against the Blues on Saturday as we celebrate Welcome Game and in the lead up to NAIDOC week, which begins on Sunday.
TICKETS
GIANTS fans wishing to attend Saturday’s match against Carlton can purchase directly through Ticketmaster, click here to secure your seats now.
HOSPITALITY
Elevate your game day experience with a GIANTS hospitality package, click here to find out more or to book.
MEMBERSHIP
If you're a GIANTS member then please reach out to your GIANTS membership team on 1300 GIANTS (1300 442 687) for access to purchase guest tickets with your GIANTS membership seats or cheer squad allocation (if you’re a cheer squad member).
If you’re not a member already then there’s no better time than now to join the Orange Army! The best value way to see our remaining home games is our three-game flexi membership!
For more information on our three-game flexi click here or give our friendly membership team a call on 1300 GIANTS (1300 442 687) today.
MEMBER OF THE MATCH
The GIANTS are rewarding a lucky member each week with an exclusive changeroom experience for simply coming to the game! Keep an eye on the big screen on Saturday for the announcement of our Member of the Match and to find out how to collect your prize.
MEMBERS BAR FEATURING GIANTS PLAYERS
The Members Bar is located on the concourse within the Members Stand. All members have exclusive access to this space both pre-game and during the match. Members receive 10 per cent off selected food and drink in the Members Bar. There will be a non-playing player appearance in the Members Bar at half-time on Saturday so make sure you get down to meet a GIANT in the flesh!
GIANTS SUPPORTER VENUES
If you can’t make Saturday’s clash in person then make sure you catch the match from your local supporter venue, with all our interstate venues running events this weekend. Find your nearest venue here.
ACT
Assembly, The People’s Pub
11 Lonsdale St, Braddon
From 4pm
Victoria
Coopers Inn
282 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
From 4pm
South Australia
Sporty’s Bar @ Arkaba Hotel
150 Glen Osmond Rd, Fullarton
From 3:30pm ACST
Perth
Empire Bar
220 Great Eastern Highway, Lathlain
From 2pm AWST
GIANTS FAN ZONE
Make a big big sound in the GIANTS Fan Zone next to the scoreboard inside ENGIE Stadium on Saturday where there’ll be inflatables, free rides for our GIANTS fans, a mechanical footy and swinging chairs, everyone’s favourite mascots G-MAN and GiGi, and heaps of GIANTS giveaways. Harvey Norman, Toyo Tires, Reflections Holidays and Nova will also be on hand with fun activations to try!
GAME DAY ACTIVITIES
As well as everything that Welcome Game offers, there will be loads more game day activities as we take on the Blues:
- Don’t forget to drop into the Brewery Bar & Kitchen (11A Olympic Blvd, Sydney Olympic Park New South Wales 2127 ) pre- and post-game as GIANTS members receive 15 per cent off on match days!
- PUMA will be taking over ENGIE Stadium this weekend, with plenty of chances for you to win! Keep an eye out on the GIANTS social pages to see how you can win amazing prizes from PUMA this weekend.
- How good are your kicking skills? PUMA will put three lucky members to the test at quarter-time for their chance to win some amazing prizes, thanks to our match day partner PUMA.
- Test your fitness with Harvey Norman! Visit the team in the precinct and test your skills like your favourite GIANT by hopping, jumping and throwing for your chance to pick up some amazing GIANTS giveaways.
- Everyone’s favourite orange drink is now at ENGIE Stadium! Grab an Aperol from under the big screen and relax in the Aperol Garden, in and soak in the atmosphere of our Welcome Game.
- Make sure to head along to Gate D to sign up for a chance to win a family return trip to Japan thanks to Toyo Tires. All you need to do is sign up via the QR code at the Toyo Tires activation at Gate D and you could go into the running to race on the field when the GIANTS take on Fremantle in round 23. Make your Move with Toyo today by entering here.
- Could you Train Like a GIANT? Harvey Norman is giving GIANTS fans the chance to experience a day in the life of a GIANTS player with a GIANT giveaway! Worth over $12,000, you could train with a GIANTS coach, have a catch up with the GIANTS dietitian and win amazing Harvey Norman prizes! Visit the team at the Harvey Norman activation to enter, or clink on the link here to enter.
- Stop by the Nova activation inside Gate D to take on weekly challenges and win awesome prizes.
- Check out the Reflections Holidays activation inside Gate D to learn more about all their fabulous sites around NSW.
GETTING TO ENGIE STADIUM
Fans are encouraged to plan their trip and consider all public transport options ahead of time for Saturday’s Welcome Game.
If you’re driving, we advise pre-booking your parking online, available until 11:59pm the night before the game. The best parking for ENGIE Stadium is the P1 and P6 car parks.
MERCHANDISE
GIANTS Shop will be located at Gate D! Come and see our friendly staff and grab all your favourite GIANTS merchandise before, during or after the game! Members can use their membership vouchers at game day.
MOST VALUABLE GIANT, PRESENTED BY TOYO TIRES
Vote for your Most Valuable GIANT! After our game on Saturday, GIANTS fans will be able to vote for their most valuable player in a 3, 2, 1 voting style. Vote via our Instagram story or on the GIANTS app - Click here to download it now. The overall winner of the Most Valuable GIANT - as chosen by you - will be awarded the trophy at this year’s Kevin Sheedy Medal.
KICK A GOAL, PLANT A TREE
Capital Brewing Co has partnered with the GIANTS to launch the fourth year of their Trees for Tomorrow initiative in partnership with Jindabyne-based environmental charity Keep it Cool.
The 'Kick A Goal, Plant A Tree' program has Capital Brewing Co working hand in hand with the GIANTS, committing to plant a native Australian tree for every goal kicked by the GIANTS’ AFL and AFLW teams throughout the 2024 season.
You can learn more about the initiative here.
TEAM SELECTION
The GIANTS will name their team for round 17 on Thursday at 6:20pm at gwsgiants.com.au.
The VFL team will be named at 12:20pm on Friday at gwsgiants.com.au.
BROADCAST
Saturday’s match will be shown live and free on Channel 7 from 7pm nationally, as well as on Fox Footy and Kayo.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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