They are the first NSW Aussie Rules team in the AFL competition. Sydney Swans are still regarded/referred to as South Melbourne, therefore GWS is a true NSW team. When it comes to membership, they offer country membership (Victorian or unable to get to the match membership). However, when it comes to competitions to say win a trip to a match or to the Grand Final, flights are only from Canberra or Sydney. Talking to membership sais, "we are based in Sydney". If they want country membership and support, then I am sure they can arrange flights from say Newcastle. Getting to the airport would be easier for many let alone the cost of parking. I do not, for example, want to arrive back in Sydney and have to catch a train back to where I live - I am concerned about safety at the time of my return with a young family, or have to pay the exhorbitant parking costs you get at Sydney airport (I have done that before - it is FAR TOO EXPENSIVE). GWS were not interested, I felt, in the mebership area to even want to support people outside of Sydney or Canberra.
Final comment: Is this another case of if you are not in Sydney (ie, you live north of the Hawsbury) you cannot exist in NSW.

Approximate cost: $50.00