Round 22- GWS Football GM Jason McCartney (9.08.26)
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Who is Jason McCartney and what is his role with the Giants?
Now the first game is just under two hours away. The Giants and the Suns to go at it. We do it all thanks to Ozito and Jason McCartney. Is that the Giants? He's the football manager who joins us now. Hello to you, buddy. Welcome back to S E N.
Cam, how are you? Sandra pickers on the late shift, is he?
Uh he just re what he does, he rolls in a w uh for the one hour pregame before uh well today your game and then oh I've been doing prep for the game. So that's what he does. You know, well you know pickers better than most people, mate. So are you surprised? Lots of prep. Yeah, lots of prep. Hey mate, we we talk about your football club and sometimes we talk about them as as the best team in the league and can challenge and other times, you know, things just make no sense to us. Is there is there any from inside the four walls explanation when you roll into a particular game and know what type of effort and what type of team you're gonna see?
Uh, sometimes it makes no sense to me as well. So you're right. There, yeah, it's look it's been uh Yeah, there's been some frustrations. We've we've beaten a lot of the very best sides this year.
How have injuries and player availability affected the Giants this season?
And then we've uh we've r we've really struggled some sides that sit around us on the ladder or A couple of sides are right down the bottom, so You know, we we have uh we have had some struggles this year with Um a lot of player availability, which is is one thing that confronts a lot of clubs. Uh probably a challenge there too. It hasn't necessarily been a programming issue so issue. So Not a lot of the soft tissue injuries it's been you know, some some knee injuries along the way and some summer carriage from last year since the spices we've had two or three of them. Shoulders, fingers, hands, sorry. Yeah, it's just uh it's just gonna be but what it has done. provided some opportunities for some some young guys that have stepped up and played well, so
On uh you know, on our day, we know we're top of beating anyone but it's just We haven't been out of string. I think probably two, maybe three games in a row, winning streak. It hasn't been any more than that, which is
Talking on the frustration, I I like You've had injuries over the time, like not just this season at a at crucial times and and you've been right there in in in well grand final a little while ago now, but prelims and a top four and and injuries always just seem to bob up. Is it is it sometimes easy to get caught in the frustration and disappointment looking back on certain things? 'Cause unfortunately the injuries we've seen this year, albeit slightly different, has at times been a recurring theme for most of the decades.
Yeah, I went back on something uh pretty recently actually and uh just looking at five or six years, seven years back and
What lessons did the Giants learn from their inconsistent performances against top and lower‑ranked teams?
Yeah, for whatever reason it has been a a higher number and obviously we've That's When you look back that far too, you go across different programmes of high performance and medical and the people who got now are just uh outstanding at what they do and it's it's just been Unfortunate in some areas and then there's some you go finger point put your finger at that and go, Yeah, that's that's a programming but Like I said, we've had more of the other, so you can't you can't dwell on it. You've got to keep looking to improve and and moving forward with um what uh what players we've got available. So A big challenge today, obviously looking ahead to that, like we're looking at the Gulf Coast and The interesting match committee is you look at it, you look at the names and flag
That is not a team that should have lost ten games in a row. Mm. Uh th th there's great capability in that. So we've got a big challenge today because They've they've without winning, they've been in some pretty good form the last couple of weeks against really good sides.
Yeah, you've been around for a long time as a player and uh administrator and and being involved in clubs. It it's a d I I mean, it's a conversation to suns, but when you see a team on a losing streak that has a good team on paper, they they are dangerous and it is always a worry, isn't it?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Jason McCartney and what is his role with the Giants?
0:00–0:57
2
How have injuries and player availability affected the Giants this season?
0:57–2:25
3
What lessons did the Giants learn from their inconsistent performances against top and lower‑ranked teams?
2:25–3:44
4
How does the wild‑card system impact the Giants’ chances of making the finals?
3:44–5:00
5
Which rivalries (Swans, Suns) shape the Giants’ mindset heading into the Gold Coast match?
5:00–6:44
6
What are the latest updates on key players like Toby Green and Darcy Jones?
6:44–7:59
7
What tactical challenges does the Giants expect against the Suns on the Gold Coast?
7:59–9:07
8
What final thoughts and outlook does the coaching staff share for the rest of the season?
9:07–9:48
Speakers
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