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GIANTS forward Jonny Patton speaks to award-winning journalist Emma Quayle in the final episode of season one of The Originals.
The GIANTS' first selection in the club's first draft speaks openly about what it was like to be selected with pick one, and how playing football in Sydney helped eliminate the pressure that comes with being pick one.
Patton reveals how he came back from two successive knee injuries in 2012 and 2013, and how he felt he had a point to prove once he returned to full fitness.
The now 25-year-old speaks about how the game has changed for key forwards since he was drafted six seasons ago.
Patton also talks about how the GIANTS went from easy-beats to preliminary finalist.
The Originals: Jonny Patton, is the tenth-episode in a series of interviews with ten of the GIANTS' inaugural squad members by award-winning journalist Emma Quayle. [CLICK HERE](http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news-and-media/audio/the-orginals) to listen to Emma’s interviews with Toby Greene, Matt Buntine, Stephen Coniglio, Tim Mohr, Nick Haynes, Adam Tomlinson, Adam Kennedy, Dylan Shiel and Jeremy Cameron. -
In the penultimate episode of series one of The Originals, Emma Quayle speaks with key forward Jeremy Cameron.
In their candid conversation, Cameron reveals he didn't pick up football until he was 14 after initially being more focused on both golf and cricket.
Cameron reveals how much his parents sacrificed to help him make it to the AFL and what it was like to move from the town of Dartmoor to the big city of Sydney at just 17-years-old.
The now 25-year-old describes what the club was actually like in the early days when the club's lack of facilities saw them forced to train on baseball diamonds in Blacktown. -
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Midfielder Dylan Shiel has become the latest GIANT to speak with award-winning journalist Emma Quayle as part of her podcast series The Originals.
Speaking openly and honestly, Shiel retells what it was like to have joined the GIANTS as a 17-year-old preselection in the club's NEAFL year of 2011.
He details what it was like to miss the draft and to have been one what he calls 'The Original Originals' alongside the likes of Jeremy Cameron, Nathan Wilson, and Adam Treloar.
Shiel recounts training on Baseball diamonds in Blacktown and having to pause his gym sessions for the national anthem when the club was based out of the Rooty Hill RSL.
The highlight of the podcast is Shiel's story of how he met and fell in love with Georgie Williams, the daughter of GIANTS assistant coach Mark Williams and how the firey coach reacted to their relationship.
The Originals: Dylan Shiel, is the eight-episode in a series of interviews with ten of the GIANTS' inaugural squad members by award-winning journalist Emma Quayle. CLICK HERE to listen to Emma’s interviews with Toby Greene, Matt Buntine, Stephen Coniglio, Tim Mohr, Nick Haynes, Adam Tomlinson and Adam Kennedy. -
Defender Adam Tomlinson is the latest GIANT to speak with award-winning journalist Emma Quayle as part of her podcast series The Originals.
In a candid conversation, Tomlinson reveals what the early days were like for him after being selected by the GIANTS with pick 9 of the 2011 national draft.
Tomlinson also speaks about the love he has for the club and Sydney itself after turning down two opportunities to move back to his hometown of Melbourne.
If you liked this episode make sure to subscribe to The Originals on iTunes, leave a rating and share it across social media.
The Originals: Adam Tomlinson, is the seventh episode in a series of interviews with ten of the GIANTS' inaugural squad members by award-winning journalist Emma Quayle.
[CLICK HERE](http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news-and-media/audio/the-orginals) to listen to Emma’s interviews with Toby Greene, Matt Buntine, Stephen Coniglio, Tim Mohr, Nick Haynes and Adam Kennedy.
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In the latest episode of the GIANTS' podcast series The Originals, award winning journalist Emma Quayle’s sits down to talk with defender Adam Kennedy.
While the 25-year-old is still on the road to returning from a knee injury suffered in 2017, Kennedy candidly speaks about the set-back and what his time at the GIANTS has been like since joining the club in 2011 as an undrafted player.
Kennedy speaks about his journey to the GIANTS, being thrust into a leadership role during his time in the TAC Cup and what it’s been like to have injuries keep him out of consecutive AFL Finals campaigns.
If you liked this episode make sure to subscribe to The Originals on iTunes, leave a rating and share it across social media.
The Originals: Adam Kennedy, is the sixth episode in a series of interviews with ten of the GIANTS' inaugural squad members by award-winning journalist Emma Quayle. CLICK HERE to listen to Emma’s interviews with Toby Greene, Matt Buntine, Stephen Coniglio and Nick Haynes. -
High flying defender Nick Haynes becomes the fifth inaugural GIANT to speak with award-winning journalist Emma Quayle.
Selected with pick 7 of the 2011 AFL Draft, Haynes talks to Quayle about the different route he took to the elite level.
After quitting the game as a teenager before returning to Football in 2010, Haynes quickly went from park footballer to professional impressing with the Frankston Bombers.
Haynes discusses what he did during his time away from the game and what reignited his passion for our great game.
Since joining the GIANTS as a key forward, Haynes has switched ends and becoming one of the competition's best intercept marking defenders.
Haynes talks to Quayle about how he approaches each game and what inspires his brave acts in the backline every weekend. -
In episode four of The Originals, award-winning journalist Emma Quayle explores the incredible journey of defender Tim Mohr.
One of the inaugural GIANTS, Mohr took a different path to the AFL, plying his trade with the Casey Scorpions in the VFL after being overlooked in a number of drafts.
The Tasmanian details how he was snapped up by the GIANTS using a rule that allowed the club to sign players who had previously nominated for the draft but had been overlooked.
Mohr discusses what it was like to play in the GIANTS' first-ever game and first-ever win, and what it has been like to battle through two serious knee injuries.
If you liked this episode make sure to subscribe to The Originals on iTunes, leave a rating and share it across social media.
The Originals: Tim Mohr, is the fourth episode in a series of interviews with ten of the GIANTS' inaugural squad members by award-winning journalist Emma Quayle. CLICK HERE to listen to Emma’s interviews with Toby Greene, Matt Buntine and Stephen Coniglio. -
GIANTS forward Toby Greene sits down with award-winning journalist Emma Quayle for an open and forthright discussion about his career since joining the club with pick 11 of the 2011 AFL Draft.
In the third episode of the GIANTS’ podcast series The Originals, Greene reveals he hoped to be drafted to Brisbane over the GIANTS, but how it’s turned out to be the ‘best thing that’s ever happened’ to him.
Greene discusses the difficulties of the club's early years, what those losses meant to him, and how a 2014 Sydney Derby win changed the GIANTS from easy beats to premiership contenders.
The 24-year-old forward candidly talks about playing 'on the edge' and how his move to the forward line turned him into an All Australian.
If you liked this episode make sure to subscribe to The Originals on iTunes, leave a rating and share it across social media.
The Originals: Toby Greene, is the second episode in a series of interviews with ten of the GIANTS' inaugural squad members by award-winning journalist Emma Quayle. -
In episode two of the GIANTS' new podcast The Originals, award-winning journalist Emma Quayle sits down with pick five in the 2011 National Draft Matt Buntine.
Together they talk about Matt's struggle with injuries and how he's dealt with the external expectations of being a high draft pick.
Matt talks about his fight to break into the GIANTS line-up, the frustrations he felt when injuries hit and the never surrender attitude he has maintained in returning to the starting 22.
The agile defender also discusses how the GIANTS' culture came to be and what it was like to be at the club during the tough foundation years. -
In episode one of The Originals, award-winning journalist Emma Quayle sits down with pick two of the 2011 National Draft, Stephen Coniglio.
The midfielder explains what it was like to move from Perth to Sydney as an 18-year-old and what it took to build the GIANTS culture.
Coniglio details the early years at the AFL's youngest club and how the playing group worked to turn themselves from easy beats to one of the most exciting and toughest sides in the competition.
He also touches on sacrificing a promising cricket career for the game he loves and battling through injuries in 2017.
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Award-winning journalist Emma Quayle will host a new podcast, interviewing 10 of the GIANTS inaugural squad members who remain at the club.
Over the next few months, Emma will sit down with each of them, to chat about their first seven seasons.
They’ll talk about what they remember of being drafted, the varying challenges that have come their way in the seven seasons since, and about what the GIANTS has come to mean to them.
