The GWS Giants have enraged the entire Essendon fanbase with a cheeky banner before the two sides squared off on Saturday afternoon.
The Giants have been known to take no prisoners when it comes to their social media activity, often pushing the boundaries to leave rival clubs fuming.
And they are showing no signs of slowing down despite the departure of social media guru Jacob Gaynor, who was poached by Tasmania in the off-season.
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On Saturday, the players ran through a banner that poked fun at the whiteboard saga that dominated headlines last week.
The banner was a effectively a mock whiteboard with Essendon’s strengths and weaknesses listed. The strength column was left blank, while the weaknesses was just 7916 days.
The 7916 days is of course a reference to the Bombers’ last finals victory, which was way back in 2004.
Their posts on social media quickly racked up plenty of likes and comments.
Plenty of fans enjoyed the cheeky banter.
“Brilliant,” AFL great Campbell Brown said.
“Absolutely brutal … I love it,” one fan said.
“Giants and their banners. Love it,” another said.
“This is the greatest thing ever,” another added.
But there was also a fair amount of backlash, with plenty pointing to Giants’ history that doesn’t yet include a premiership.
“Big talk from a club with only one grand final appearance that was pretty embarrassing itself,” one said.
“If you haven’t been around that long you have no right to try and take the piss. Lazy work,” another said.
“Trolled by a club that hasn’t even won a flag,” another added.
