Fiery GWS Giants captain Toby Greene has given his antagonistic Sydney rival Tom Papley a personal swipe in a half-time interview during their clash on Friday night.

Tension between Papley and several of his Giants opponents had flared right throughout the first half, which finished shortly after the Swans small forward kicked a goal and ran straight towards Greene, among others, to let him know about it.

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A sometimes controversial figure who has played his entire AFL career on the edge, Greene has never been afraid to speak his mind.

And he certainly had no filter when asked about Papley moments after the half-time siren on Friday.

“He’s looking overweight, we’ll see how he goes (in the) second half,” Greene said.

The weight of AFL players has become a taboo subject since the league outlawed publishing weights in player listings.

Papley was earlier pictured exchanging words with Giants forward Jake Stringer when both players were waiting at the interchange gates.

“He had the mad eyes going,” Alastair Lynch said of Papley.

“He just adds so much energy to this team, and outside of what he does with the ball, he adds plenty of spice and plenty passion for the team.”

Jonathan Brown added: “It’s like a cage match but it’s one on four, isn’t it? (Like) a wrestlemania — he’s taking them all on.

“(He’s the) chief antagonist, it’s great to see, and it’s a big part of why Sydney’s in front on the scoreboard.”

Greene also had a pre-first-bounce tussle with Swans defender Dane Rampe before giving away a free kick for an arm to Isaac Heeney’s head, for which he could come under some scrutiny from the match review officer.

GWS turned on a third-quarter blitz to secure a sensational 44-point comeback win and drive the dagger into bitter rivals Sydney’s finals hopes.

Down by 35 points before the main break at Engie Stadium, the Giants needed the first goal when play resumed to keep their bid for a top-four finish alive.

Adam Kingsley’s side got that when young gun Finn Callaghan answered the call with a dash down the corridor, setting up a 15.12 (102) to 8.10 (58) win on Friday night.

So dominant were GWS after early strife that they kicked eight straight goals - nine in total - in the third quarter for a 23-point lead at the final change.

The home side had kicked just three majors in the opening half.

Snaring their first win in six derbies, the Giants have effectively ended their cross-town rivals’ campaign to muscle into finals contention.

The in-form outfit move to fifth (13-6) with their sixth consecutive win, while Sydney languish in 10th (9-10) ahead of the weekend’s clashes.

- With AAP