Very happy to hear.I was in Sydney last weekend and saw way more Giants gear than I expected.
Admittedly, I was in eastern Sydney (Surry Hills), but I collectively saw more Giants gear than any single NRL team. Saw a few hats on Saturday, then more Giants merch again heading towards to City to Surf on Sunday. And my mate saw a group of guys in Giants merch leaving the pub singing Big Big Sound after beating Brisbane.
Not quite in Sydney where you'd want them, but way more than I'd expected in Sydney at all. And more than I've seen in Canberra (outside of when we're hosting a game).
I've worn Giants gear regularly when I've been to the city/inner city and surrounds and I wear Giants gear often when out west. It's interesting the people that will recognise the Giant 'G' on my hat (it's very inconspicuous, I find, only footy fans will recognise the G) when I wear it and get a reaction from them, skews younger. Generally always get a "Go the Giants", "Carn the Giants" etc. Not exclusively in the city, though.
I'd say fans from all around Sydney would be good, though. The Giants should be an option to footy fans and I'm glad they're embracing the Giants. Thankfully, we no longer live in a time where footy fans are tied by the closest club or the club in their area. I didn't choose the Giants because I live out in the western suburbs so I'm sure we'll get fans from all around.
Living west of Parramatta and east of Blacktown, I see plenty of Giants support in my local area when doing cardio in the park. On most occasions I will see adults and kids donning Giants gear.
I even see a local footy club represented. I see more Giants in my area by a significantly larger margin than the Swans but I have no doubt Swans would be very well represented given how long Swans have been around for. I imagine different areas of the city will reflect different levels of support. Given I'm fairly close to the Stadium/ Olympic Park it's no wonder why I see Giants represented here as often as I do. Always happy to see even more Giants in the area, though
I have a mate in Meadowbank (much closer to the stadium than I) and he always reports seeing plenty of Giants in his area when doing cardio.
Noticed that the trend is to wear Giants gear when doing cardio or sporty activities rather than just going out and about or to the supermarket etc. Will note, the western Sydney location where I saw the most amount of Giants support when out and about is Rouse Hill Town Centre. People there seem to don Giants gear with pride when going out and about, great to see and hopefully takes off in other parts of the city, similarly to your experience of the inner city.
Sydneysiders in general don't don their clubs gear as much, I find, but I've endeavoured to incorporate Giants gear into what I wear for the most part, where I can. Not always but regularly enough.
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