With the completion of a new multi-million training and admin facility, the final piece of the jigsaw is now in place at Greater Western Sydney.
"So no more excuses," declared AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick at the centre's official opening at Sydney Olympic Park on Tuesday.
"You've got the stadium, you've got a fantastic new centre, terrific support staff, good coaches.
"From now on Giants, it's up to you."
The $11.5 million building has been ranked among the best in the league and arrives on the eve of the fledgling club's third season in the AFL.
Despite having won just three matches in two years, expectations are high for 2014.
The Giants have added a number of senior players to a more developed and experienced squad, including ex-Collingwood star Heath Shaw and former Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford.
And, in the eyes of AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou, that should mean greater on-field success.
"They'll be competitive on field this year and they'll probably win a few more games than people expect," he told reporters.
"We've got teams that have been in the competition for 153 years, like Melbourne, who find it hard to win games.
"So the expectations around this club, a very young club, are obviously high.
"In time they'll be a very, very competitive and successful team.
"To what level? I don't know."
Demetriou said the AFL is committed to investing in the club for the next 20 to 30 years, as it had done with cross-town rivals Sydney.
But the two Sydney sides are at loggerheads over the league's controversial cost of living allowance, which is being reviewed by the AFL Commission.
The Giants have suggested the Swans no longer needed help from head office, but argue their claim to retain the 9.8 per cent salary-cap concession is still valid.
Asked whether he believed GWS deserved separate consideration over the allowance, Demetriou said the club already received special treatment.
"They have more players on their list, they have some additional room in their salary cap and they get funded by the AFL on top of what they generate themselves," he said.
"Because this is a young club, in a difficult market that's developing.
"It's not like any market that we've ever dealt with before.
"Of course they get concessions, but they get concessions and support with the support of other clubs. And that's terribly important."
Demetriou said discussions about the allowance were ongoing but reiterated the review was not linked to the Swans' surprise $10 million signing of Lance Franklin.
