GWS’ cheeky, viral send-up of Sydney star Isaac Heeney’s much-mocked video following his one-match suspension hasn’t gone down nicely with the Swans, it appears.
After the star midfielder’s bid to clear his title for a controversial strike on St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster failed at each the AFL Tribunal and the Appeals Board, Heeney took to the Swans’ social media platforms with a video message for supporters.
“Clearly extraordinarily disenchanted with that consequence, it’s fairly shattering to be sincere,” Heeney stated.
“I simply wished to leap on right here and provides a heartfelt thanks.
“I can assure one factor, and that’s once I’m again, I’ll be certain that I do that membership proud, the supporters proud, my household proud.”
The video was seen by many as excessive given Heeney will solely miss one recreation consequently to the suspension, and was solely one among a variety of favourites to win the Brownlow Medal in September.
The Giants actually thought so, reigniting the long-simmering feud with their crosstown rivals with a cheeky response video displaying captain Toby Greene apologising for his newest positive.
“Hey guys, clearly fairly shattered to get fined once more over the weekend,” Greene stated.
“I simply wished to leap on right here and provides a heartfelt sorry to all of the Giants followers and the broader AFL group together with my household. I can assure one factor – is that it’s going to not occur once more.”
Greene then momentarily paused earlier than quipping “that’ll be powerful”, earlier than persevering with, and breaking right into a match of laughter on the finish of the video.
The clip has since been favored greater than 4,000 occasions on X, and is the most recent instance of the Giants’ in style social media channels capturing the eye of the footy world.
Nevertheless, Swans CEO Tom Harley actually didn’t see the humorous facet, telling SEN’s Crunch Time on Saturday afternoon that the gag was in poor style.
“I did see the Giants video – I’m not going to provide it any air however [I thought it was] fairly low-brow,” Harley stated.
“Isaac is a champion of our membership and a champion of the sport… discuss rising the sport, a bloke from Newcastle introduced up on rugby league.
“I wouldn’t have finished it.”
