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This midfield gun is destined for the Giants, but they're a 'close second' to his favourite club
A nagging foot injury ended Ethan Matthews' season in June, but he is destined for the Giants as an Academy product
THE GIANTS have waited a long time for their Ethan Matthews.
Matthews isn't just a soon-to-be graduate of the Giants Academy. He's an elite-level, top-tier draft prospect that is from the crucial western Sydney battleground the club has spent the last decade desperately trying to grow.
The midfielder is so important to the outlook of the entire football club that Greater Western Sydney officials spent long periods this year lobbying the AFL to allow it to gain access to Matthews outside of the draft, without having to navigate the new and more challenging bidding changes.
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GWS Giants have cleared out a series of experienced players to allow the youth to take over from 2027.
It's not a rebuild in the true sense; rather, it's an opportunity for the highly-touted youngsters who have come in, of which there have been many, to take more of a central role.
Notwithstanding, the Giants will likely ensure they nab Academy talent Cooper French next year; this year is the last they will likely hit the draft hard, given Tasmania is on the radar.
Alongside top Academy talent Ethan Matthews, the Giants are expected to take three other players this year, two of which will be in the top 30.
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‘What are you doing?’ Top pick’s ‘confronting’ scenario… and which club has most draftees as fans
Despite rising through the western Sydney ranks since the age of 12, highly-rated Giants academy product Ethan Matthews remains a diehard Collingwood fan.
Not even his allegiance to GWS has deterred him from wearing Magpies gear when the clubs clash, creating a few slightly “confronting” situations with Giants players and coaches.
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Instead, Matthews says the Giants are his “second team”, as he prepares to officially join the expansion club via next month’s draft as a likely top-10 pick.
“Dad’s from Melbourne and is a big Pies fan, so I was signed up before birth and didn’t have much choice around that!” he told foxfooty.com.au.
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