GWS’ cheeky, viral send-up of Sydney star Isaac Heeney’s much-mocked video following his one-match suspension hasn’t gone down effectively with the Swans, it appears.
After the star midfielder’s bid to clear his identify 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 upset with that outcome, it’s fairly shattering to be sincere,” Heeney stated.
“I simply needed 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 sure 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 in consequence to the suspension, and was solely one in every of quite a lot 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 exhibiting captain Toby Greene apologising for his newest high quality.
“Hey guys, clearly fairly shattered to get fined once more over the weekend,” Greene stated.
“I simply needed 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’ll 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 appreciated greater than 4,000 instances on X, and is the newest instance of the Giants’ common social media channels capturing the eye of the footy world.
Nevertheless, Swans CEO Tom Harley actually didn’t see the humorous aspect, 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.”
