It appears as though the GWS bandwagon is now rolling with 500 new members signed-on since Saturday. For the club, this is great news. What I can't stand is most of these 'newer members' making bold statements like "I am the number ONE fan of the Giants", and "I've been a fan since the beginning". It perplexes me why people need to make these statements. Do they feel as though they need to be validated or acknowledged by the fan base? Is this some form of insecurity?

I'm obviously a GWS Giants fan - was a member before they even entered the AFL back in 2011 (during the NEAFL days) and attended the first AFL Draft in Sydney which provided the building blocks for the club, but I'm not on any AFL forums, I don't tweet, I don't have Facebook, I simply attend the games. Why can't others just enjoy the game without all the metaphoric dick swinging??!

Oh well, my response to these people is quite simple. There is a wall at the Giants home stadium which displays a list of names, names of people who were Foundation Members of the club. My wife and 2 children are on the wall as am I. We have attended every Sydney / Canberra home game as well as several interstate games. We've sat through the 100+ point thrashings and endured 2 wooden spoon seasons that produced a total of 3 wins. If anyone can lay claim to being the most dedicated fan, it's US.