They Might Become Giants
They Might Become Giants
Alex Williams is a massive fan and ambassador for the GWS Giants – the new Western Sydney team in the AFL. His NRL loving mate Brandon is a sports fanatic, born in Western Sydney and knows nothing about the AFL.Taking his GWS ambassadorial duties far too seriously he has now bullied his actor mate Brandon McClelland to do a podcast about their journey to discover the best pubs and eateries in West…Social links:
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TMBG 2024 Season Finale
Join Brandon and Alex as they bid farewell to season 2024 of They Might Become Giants. What a year it's been! A huge thanks to everyone who has listened, sent in emails and especially those who have joined us at our watch parties this year. We can't wait to do it all again next season!
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The Most Comprehensive Analysis of the 'Dub'
This week the guys are joined by AFL journalist, stats guru and all-round legend Gemma Bastiani. Brandon and Alex basque in the glory of our final watch party and trivia event of 2024 at the Henson park Hotel and review/commiserate the game against the Dockers. Gemma then walks the boys through h…
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Is Brandon AFL Royalty?
Brandon has returned from his sojourn to Melbourne and is back to talk all things AFLW. Both Alex and Brandon were super impressed with the effort shown by the Giants this past weekend, in what was Brandon''s favorite W game of the year so far. The guys then address the elephant in the room and r…
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Trade Week(s) Shenanigans
Brandon is in Melbourne shooting a film and unfortunately we had a rather catastrophic technical issue trying to record remotely. As a result Producer Sam joins Alex in Brandon's stead for a last minute recording. Sam and Alex review the loss to Adelaide in the W and then analyse how they think bo…
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Brandon's Sorting Hat and The Legend of Erin Phillips
The boys analyse the loss to Melbourne and preview the upcoming match against St Kilda. Alex then asks Brandon to act as the sorting hat and categorise all the AFL clubs into Harry Potter houses and does a surprisingly accurate job. After last week's story of the extraordinary Daisy Pearce, Alex t…
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The Legend of Daisy Pearce
Brandon has returned from his tropical island sojourn so he and Alex indulge in some schadenfreude over the Swans dismal showing in the Grand Final. The boys went down to Henson Park to watch the Giants vs the Eagles in the W, which left Producer Sam very happy. Alex then leads Brandon through th…
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We Need A Win
Brandon is having a well earned rest after finishing up his play so Alex is joined by Mary K from Ladies Who League, an absolute pioneer of women's sport in Australia. Alex and Mary talk about the AFLW and how Mary came to support the Giants. They also go through yet another Sydney derby loss and …
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All Good Things...
The boys commiserate the devastating straight sets exit and the end of the Giants 2024 campaign. Alex also reads some excerpts from the extraordinary book Never Surrender by Georgina Hibberd who was given unprecedented access to the players and Club during their 2020 season. The book provides the …
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Bring on Brisbane
After the devastating loss against Sydney in the first qualifying final, The Giants live to fight another day against last year's Grand Finalist Brisbane at Engie Stadium. The boys analyze the extraordinary game and look towards what they hope will be another riveting contest at Engie on Saturday …
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A Date With Destiny
Alex may well be in the South West of WA for work and while it will stop him from attending the game on Saturday, it sure as hell won't stop him recording this podcast! Brandon and Alex get excited about the prospect of knocking Sydney down a peg on their home turf and keeping our perfect record i…
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