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2026 Opening Round - GWS GIANTS v Hawthorn
#AFLGIANTSHawks

The Giants don't worry about their injury list as they take down the Hawks #AFLGiantsHawks

My new favourite AFL player will be the one who, if invited to choose after-goal music, chooses nothing, and cedes his time to the crowd. #AFLGiantsHawks

#AFL #AFLRound0 #AFLOpeningRound #AFLGiantsHawks #BigBigSound #AlwaysHawthorn

Had no idea the game was on until i checked the AFL app 7 minutes before the end of the game #aflgiantshawks

#AFLGiantsHawks
Spoiler (due to game being shown at 8pm on 7mate in NSW):

Full Time GWS Giants open their season with a big big win. GWS Giants 122 defeat Hawthorn 95

What i like about Howie as a footy commenator is that he is completely neutral, despite being a passionate Hawks fan. Whatley and Hudson cannot disguise their Geelong bias calling Cats games #AFLGiantsHawks

#AFL #AFLGiantsHawks first to 💯 wins 99.9996%of the time

Gunstallllllllllllll!!!!! #AFL #AFLGiantsHawks

Incidentally,
HEAD COACH SAM MITCHELL
is an anagram of
TECH CALLED 'AI'. HMM. CHAOS?

#AFLGiantsHawks

Gunstallllllllllllll!!!!!!!! #AFL #AFLGiantsHawks

Magic! #AFL #AFLGiantsHawks

#AFL #AFLRound0 #AFLOpeningRound #AFLGiantsHawks #BigBigSound #AlwaysHawthorn

#AFL #AFLGiantsHawks it's a year of BIG sores

I don't care at all for all those songs being pumped out after a goal at certain AFL venues. It was cute when Brisbane did it with Country Road with Charlie Cameron, but its really gone way too far. #AFLGiantsHawks

Surface at Olympic Park looks almost as bad as Docklands. Not good enough, particularly for the first game of the year. #AFLGiantsHawks

Camera work is still below standard (and let’s not mention the state of the ground 🙃)
#AFL #AFLGiantsHawks

30’27” HT@Giants’ GWS 8.3 13.4 (82): J.Hogan, J.Stringer, J.Riccardi* 3; M.Gruzewski 2; C.Brown, S.Coniglio; Hawthorn 5.2 7.5 (47): J.Gunston 2; J.Ginnivan, L.Meek, N.Watson, S.Butler, M.Chol

Second quarter player stats headed by Giant Joe Fonti (39AF) and eight other of his team mates before Jack Ginnivan (24AF).. only Conor Macdonald (23AF), Blake Hardwick (22AF), and Josh Battle (21AF) appear on this list of top-rated players from Hawthorn.

First half player stats headed by Giant Jake Riccardi (71AF) and Hawk Lloyd Meek (52AF). Only three other Hawks (Ginnivan 48AF, Scrimshaw 46AF, and Macdonald 44AF) appear in this list of top-rated players.

30’27” HT@Giants’
@gwsgiants.bsky.social 8.3 13.4 (82): J.Hogan, J.Stringer, J.Riccardi* 3; M.Gruzewski 2; C.Brown, S.Coniglio;
@HawthornFC 5.2 7.5 (47): J.Gunston 2; J.Ginnivan, L.Meek, N.Watson, S.Butler, M.Chol
#AFL #AFLRound0 #AFLOpeningRound #AFLGiantsHawks #BigBigSound #AlwaysHawthorn

Quite enjoying this @foxfooty.bsky.social commentary team of Mark Howard, Leigh Montagna play by play & Jordan Lewis & Nick Dal Santo on special comments. Why? Because the game's the focus, the analysis is good, and there's an absence of alpha male blokey bullshit. Like it. #AFLGiantsHawks

Looking like it’ll be 0-3 for Victorian teams so far this #AFL season. Nice. #AFLGiantsHawks

If Jake Stringer keeps this up, Shania Twain's going to get more airplay than she's had since the late '90s! #AFLGiantsHawks

#AFL #AFLGiantsHawks
#AUSvIND

Incidentally,
GIANTS-HAWKS MATCH NOW
is an anagram of
SAW TOM HANKS WATCHING.

#AFLGiantsHawks

Gunstallllllllllllll!!!!!!!!! #AFL #AFLGiantsHawks

#AFL #AFLRound0 #AFLOpeningRound #AFLGiantsHawks #BigBigSound #AlwaysHawthorn

Tom Hanks at the footy wasn't on my AFL Round Zero Bingo card lol #AFLGiantsHawks

The Butler did it!!!!! #AFL #AFLGiantsHawks

Gunstallllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!! #AFL #AFLGiantsHawks

a man wearing a crown on his head says i 'm the wiz . ALT: a man wearing a crown on his head says i 'm the wiz .

Magic! #AFL #AFLGiantsHawks

Hawthorn's backline is a bit suspect and one dimensional and i cannot take them seriously as a premiership contender #AFLGiantsHawks