The AFL's attempts to equalise the competition are never linear, as factors for all 18 clubs change on a weekly basis, making the task near impossible.
But for those keeping a close eye on certain disadvantages, one could make the assertion that GWS has been dealt a rough hand, initially.
In the nine matches so far in 2025, the Giants have remarkably played in eight different stadiums.
ENGIE Stadium (against Collingwood and West Coast) is the ancestral home of the expansion club, but has only seen Adam Kingsley's side feature twice in front of their adoring fans, while Canberra's Manuka Oval (Western Bulldogs) has gotten one run to date.
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GWS has therefore been sent all across the country, playing in Tasmania against Hawthorn, at the MCG against Melbourne, in South Australia against St Kilda (Norwood Oval) and Adelaide (Adelaide Oval), the SCG against Sydney and most recently in Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.
And they've come out of that difficult nine-week stretch with a positive win-loss record, claiming five victories to sit narrowly inside the top eight.
Giants captain Toby Greene weighed in on the club's journey around the nation in the opening part of the season,
"We're certainly used to playing at different venues," Greene said on 3aw.
"I'm looking forward to getting back home.
"From experience, I just feel like that weeks 5 to 10 we're probably the worst we are all year, we always have one or two bad performances, and I'm convinced it's on the back of 7 or 8 weeks away from home."
The league's efforts to balance the ledger of travelling games will come in the next month, with the Giants hosting three of the four upcoming encounters.
Gold Coast have nearly seen as many different changerooms as their fellow expansion club, playing at seven different stadiums in eight weeks.
The Western Bulldogs have matched the Suns, but have played nine rounds of football.
All three clubs have secondary home grounds, which contributes to the extra visits to different stadiums. The Giants have Manuka Oval, Gold Coast has TIO Stadium in Darwin and the Bulldogs play at Mars Stadium in Ballarat.
Brisbane and Fremantle come next, with six different grounds, while Carlton, Essendon, St Kilda, Adelaide, North Melbourne and Richmond have rarely travelled thus far.
