Join us as we celebrate the BREAKING OF THE CLARKSON CANBERRA CURSE!!

It all started with Jeremy Cameron's sulking bottom lip frozen to the Manuka turf back in 2019, and Alistair Clarkson running laps in the snow in his undies, starting a wicked curse that lasted 4 long years. And yet the Canberra Orange Army still turned up in droves - what legends! Now Toby 'He's Our Leader' Greene has risen above the hoodoo on a glorious Canberra winter's day, delivering a mighty performance, smashing the Suns back to mediocrity, and continuing our charge towards action in September. So much to savour.

Also, THERE'S A RAGNAR BANGER EASTER EGG hidden in the episode. He's delivered, once again. You're Welcome

Enjoy and give us a rating and/or review wherever you're listening.

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Never Surrender

Never Surrender by the Squinters is the only GWS Giants AFL fan podcast, and we have a few announcements:

1. The greatest thing you ever heard is at the end of this pod. If you only listen to one bit in 2023, listen to 'He's Our Leader.' You're Welcome.

2. The breaking newsflash that we forgot to talk about was Lachie Ash re-signing.

3. Needles is back! To everyone's relief no doubt, with Ragnar and the Sparrow (who apparently has a missus sparrow, who thinks HH is a nice guy).

4. This was a really fun pod to do, because winning hard games is lots of fun.

5. We have twitter contributions! Get involved, like that random guy who sounds only a tiny bit like Bubs and an Adelaide supporter who was grudgingly appreciative of the magic that is Giants 2.0. @theSquinters, [email protected].

6. Why settle for 5 in a row when you can make it 6!

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On the back of our rejuvenated Italian rabbit (who's back to career best form), the reliable mittens of Hoges, and Riccas chiming in with a few, we have once again fought off a pesky bunch of brown and gold chicklings. And how bout that Octopus?!! Tentacles latching onto anything and everything. Then there was Breadsy taping to Rabbit for a goal Barella would be proud of. They were brave but no match for the rising Orange Tsunami. That makes it four in a row, and if that's not evidence of #TaylorsProphecy from Slamin Sam the Soothsayer, then I don't know what is.

Enjoy the reflections and analysis from Sparrow and Ragnar as Needles recovers on the bench.

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Never Surrender

This podcast starts with an ODE!!! Sparrow on poetical fire.

#waveon. Did you see that? We interviewed the Milkman and then the GWS Giants hung in there and gutsed out a win in the pouring rain in 8 degrees centigrade at Traeger Park in Alice Springs in the middle of a desert. Is it a coincidence? (imagine thinking face emoji) Every possible angle in every possible universe is picked over by Ragnar Lothbrok, Sparrow and Needles in a forensic hour of fascinating football banter. Never Surrender by the Squinters is the world's best GWS Giants AFL fan-made podcast and we know it.

And now that Ragnar has migrated from angry email writing fan to embittered podcast pundit, there is room in our inbox for YOU! [email protected]

Yeah, we've only gone and dunnit - had a chat, like absolute bosses, with a forrealz GWS Giant, the one and only, Jason 'the Milkman' 'El Lechero' 'The Balranald Boy' Gillbee!!! Total legend. He's our favourite. Was concussed when we spoke last week, currently carving his way into first grade through the magoos. There's mysteries - so many mysteries, exclusives - bombshells everywhere, and fair dinkum insights. We (Ragnar, Needles and Der Spatz) loved it, he's a champ, and we hope he goes well.

Never Surrender by the Squinters is the only GWS Giants AFL podcast by fans, for fans - a fancast, if you will, and the best one. But we gotta thank Jaso, Zelly and the Giants for being cool with making this happen. You guys are alright. xoxo

Also have a listen to Needles's cameo on the Purple Reign podcast last Thursday, biggin' up the Orange Boys to the Westizens: https://open.spotify.com/show/1lUwfZaDKjgqLR5JOZ3QDn

And then email to [email protected] your answer to following chin-stroker: who would win a fight in a 50m pool filled waist high - a Great White Shark or a Polar Bear?

This episode of Never Surrender by the Squinters, the only GWS Giants AFL fancast, may or may not be 40 minutes of Needles and Der Spatzl listening to Ragnar Lodbrok's heavingly emotional paean to Callum Brown.

Either way, worth it.

So I don't get it. We lost again, at home, to a team (who were) below us on the ladder and have had a terrible fortnight, who we need to beat to improve their (our) draft pick and are the fourth enemy in Der Spatz's Big 4 Baddies we need to beat to win a season if we miss out on the flag ('Pies, Swans, Dogs, Tiges), and bloody Ragnar's all like "yeah, nah it's all good.' Even Dr Nangs, who was at the bloody game and watched the loss, is the coolest thing unhung about it all and want's Breadsy's babies.

Swear to god, if we get done by the Kanga's this weekend, I'm going to have a stroke (even though I won't be watching it, obvs - but Ragnar will be, because he'll be there, having takec his longboat for a raid up Stormzy's Bay, a spot of golf and a bit of footy - nice Viking life if you can get it, I guess).

Some Squinters watch State of Origin (we're moving one to the next game), some Squinters do a pod called Never Surrender by the Squinters - the OnlyFan's (wait...is that right?) GWS Giants AFL podcast, some Squinters do both, and some Squinters leave Adelaide on State of Origin night to do a pod. There are all those sorts of Squinters - ie; Ragnar Lofbrock, Der Spatz and Needles - on this pod - a bit delayed because we have lives, OK - patience, padawans - gathered here to talk about stuffing the Cats RIGHT UP again, at Geelong. Everyone was good, Toby was great, and we didn't pick up anyone in the mid-season. Find out why, right here, right now.

[email protected]. Send in an opinion. You won't.

For Der Spatz's Record: https://www.reddit.com/r/GWSgiants/comments/13kh47j/petition_to_nickname_james_peatling_the_beetle/

Never Surrender by the Squinters - the best, also, the only, fan & ChatGPT-produced GWS Giants AFL global podcast. Unauthorised, unfiltered and uninformed since 2019. And for the first time since then, two shows in a row! It's Ragnar - he's brought energy, opinions, and bloodthirsty ruthlessness - if we finish higher than 12th - and if we don't beat North at Hobart soon that will become a stretch goal anyway - he'll be pissed. Find out why, and all about how the youthful orange shoots sprouting at the club, and the Death-Riding Richmond stream on Big Footy.

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