The Greater Western Sydney Football Club, nicknamed the Giants, is an Australian Football club which plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). Representing the Greater Western Sydney area, the club is based at the Blacktown International Sportspark. The team's primary home ground is Skoda Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park. Derby games against the Sydney Swans are held at the adjacent ANZ Stadium. The team also play four games a season at Manuka Oval in Canberra as part of a deal with the government of the Australian Capital Territory. A reserve team, the UWS Giants, participates in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL), as part of a partnership between the club and the University of Western Sydney. The commercial club entity itself is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of the AFL Commission.
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