GWS Giants in the gun for taunting Tim Taranto with social media post: ‘This is not class'
The GWS Giants have again come under fire for a controversial gesture following their narrow win over Richmond on Saturday.
After narrowly avoiding a huge boilover (they snuck home against the rebuilding Tigers by just three points), the Giants' social media team decided to taunt Richmond midfielder Tim Taranto, who left the Giants at the end of the 2022 season.
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The social media team posted a photo of Taranto celebrating, with the score and the word 'WIN' splashed across the image. Taranto was wearing a GWS jumper.
The Agenda Setters host Craig Hutchison had a serious issue with the controversial act.
After applauding former GWS skipper Callan Ward (who spoke to media and his teammates despite a career-threatening injury), Hutchison said, 'That's class ... this is not class.
'He played a very good game, Taranto, but it's just cheekiness at the end of the game. Their social team have been well acclaimed over the journey ...'
Collingwood premiership hero Dale Thomas said the Giants social team had been 'brilliant' over the years.
'But this has been a miss,' he said.
'I like near on everything they do. I thought the stuff that they've done around pretty much every team they come up against, has been fantastic.
'But that was a miss.
'And you take into consideration that Tim Taranto shared the plane back with Cal Ward and then drove him home and dropped him to his place of residence ... That was a miss by the Giants.'
Veteran AFL journalist Caroline Wilson agreed.
'That's poor sportsmanship,' she said.
'And they've had to apologise already once this year for that banner with the Sydney Swans.'
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