Giants Seek End To 8-Year Home Hoodoo in Gws Giants Vs Brisbane
GWS Giants vs Brisbane opened with a familiar problem for the home side at ENGIE Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Giants were trying to end an eight-year winless run against the Lions at their Sydney home, while Brisbane arrived with the cleaner record and the better percentage.
ENGIE Stadium in Sydney
The match was scheduled for 12:30pm AEST and played at ENGIE Stadium, with the rare venue setting adding another layer to a fixture that has not been common in recent seasons. It was only the second time in six years that the Giants and Lions met at Sydney Showgrounds, and Brisbane had already won the teams’ last game there in the 2024 semi-final.
That history sat on top of the numbers. GWS came in at 4-6 with a 90.1% percentage, while Brisbane entered at 6-4 and 116.6%. The Giants had lost three of their past five games, so the assignment was less about style and more about stopping a run that had stretched back to Round 6, 2018.
Brisbane After Geelong Loss
Brisbane’s own edge came from the standings and the shape of its recent form. The Lions were seeking a bounce-back win after losing to Geelong last Thursday, and their record gave them a firmer position going into the afternoon clash. That left GWS with the harder task: match a side sitting two wins ahead and do it in a ground where the home result had not gone its way for years.
Fox Footy was set to broadcast the match from 12:00pm AEST on channel 504, and it was also streaming on Kayo. For viewers, the setup was simple enough. The more important number belonged to the Giants, who had gone six years since the clubs last met at Sydney Showgrounds and eight years since beating Brisbane there.
That is the burden of the fixture for GWS. The venue was familiar, the opponent was familiar, and the recent record was not on their side. A home win would have reset both the result and the story around this matchup; anything else would leave the Lions with another reminder of how well they have handled Sydney.
