YouTube megastar crashes GWS Giants training

Kieran Francis

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YouTube megastar IShowSpeed has crashed GWS' training - competing with Giants players across a number of competitions.

Darren Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed, was surprise guest on the track at the Giants pre-season practice on Friday afternoon.

Out of nowhere, the GWS social media tweeted a video of IShowSpeed, who has 33 million-plus YouTube subscribers, donning a Giants jersey before continuing the content through the afternoon.

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GWS small forward Darcy Jones challenged IShowSpeed to a race and just crossed the line ahead of the social media monolith.

With the AFL Rookie Draft ongoing at the time, the Giants joked about selecting IShowSpeed as the final pick at the player selection event.

IShowSpeed's You Tube consists of live streams and short videos documenting the life of  19 year-old Watkins Jr.

His live stream on his experience with GWS can be viewed below:

Kieran Francis

Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.