Who would you target if you were building an AFL list from scratch and had big contract offers to throw around? Clubs expected the GIANTS to come after their older, established stars like expansion teams had in the past, but they had other ideas. They had their eye on long-term success from the start, even if it would make for a tough first few seasons.  

Episode features:  
Graeme Allan, GIANTS’ first head of football  
Stephen Silvagni, GIANTS’ original list manager  
Phil Davis, original GIANTS recruit and inaugural co-captain  
Callan Ward, original GIANTS recruit and inaugural co-captain  
Dale Holmes, original GIANTS chief executive officer 
Tom Scully, former GIANTS player and original signing  
Luke Power, former GIANTS player and inaugural co-captain  

Who would you target if you were building an AFL list from scratch and had big contract offers to throw around? Clubs expected the GIANTS to come after their older, established stars like expansion teams had in the past, but they had other ideas. They had their eye on long-term success from the start, even if it would make for a tough first few seasons.&nbsp;&nbsp; Episode features: &nbsp; Graeme Allan, GIANTS&rsquo; first head of football &nbsp; Stephen Silvagni, GIANTS&rsquo; original list manager &nbsp; Phil Davis, original GIANTS recruit and inaugural co-captain &nbsp; Callan Ward, original GIANTS recruit and inaugural co-captain &nbsp; Dale Holmes, original GIANTS chief executive officer&nbsp; Tom Scully, former GIANTS player and original signing &nbsp; Luke Power, former GIANTS player and inaugural co-captain &nbsp;

There's a big big sound on GIANTS Radio. Check out all the latest offerings including One-Eyed GIANTS, Trade Talk. the Rewatchables and Team Talkback.

There's a big big sound on GIANTS Radio. Check out all the latest offerings including One-Eyed GIANTS, Trade Talk. the Rewatchables and Team Talkback.

GIANTS Radio

Get all the latest news and features directly from the club's official podcast account.

The latest series features award-winning journalist Emma Quayle sitting down with key players for 'Becoming GIANT'.

You can also catch up on The Rewatchables as the team re-lived famous victories from years past during the AFL Shutdown.

In the earlier series 'The Originals' and 'The Leaders', football fans get to hear stories that have never been told before, from the players and staff that have been at the club since its foundation in 2010.

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