GREATER Western Sydney's clash with Richmond on Sunday will double as a family reunion for debutant Bobby Hill.

The exciting Giants forward, picked for his first game in the club's important round 17 fixture against the Tigers, will have his very own fan club at the MCG.

A large contingent of Hill's family and friends from Perth will be at the ground and if the old Bay 13 was still around, the clan might just fill it up.

Lachie Whitfield embraces Bobby Hill upon hearing the youngster wil debut against Richmond. Picture: gwsgiants.com.au

He'll also have a family connection on the field, but Hill is unlikely to get as much support from his cousin, Tigers jet Sydney Stack.

One of the recruits of the year, Stack messaged Hill midweek to say congratulations, but once the ball bounces, both players will be trying to boot their respective teams to victory.

Hill told AFL.com.au the support and well wished he's received this week from around the country has been pretty special, but the advice he's been given has been minimal.

Star Fremantle midfielder and cousin Bradley Hill was one of many to offer some words of wisdom over a Facetime call.

"He just said, 'go out there and play your own game and you'll kill it'," Hill said.

"Guys like Stephen Coniglio, Zac Williams, Zac Langdon and Jezza Finlayson just told me to take the game on and play my own game.

"Leon Cameron told me not to think about things too much, so that’s the way I'm trying to go about it."

The Giants hold their gifted small forward in high regard, which was clear when they traded up to snare him at last year's NAB AFL Draft with pick No.24.

Hill has slowly worked his way into AFL life after undergoing a shoulder reconstruction last year, but Cameron has been waiting for an opportunity to get him into his senior team for weeks.

Two outstanding games in the NEAFL over the past fortnight – where he got his hands on the footy, showed off his liking for defensive pressure, and kicked a couple of special goals – did the trick.

Hill said his brilliant fortnight gave him confidence that he was physically ready to make the step up to the highest level.

"Over the last two weeks I've run some good kilometres and I've been running out games really well," he said.

"I've found myself getting to a lot of contests which I wouldn't have done last year in the WAFL.

"My fitness has improved a lot and that’s helped me see a lot more of the footy."

Before he was drafted Hill's build-up to games involved a DVD of Hawthorn great Cyril Rioli, and things haven't changed since he's come into the AFL system.

He's unlikely to get a chance to play against his hero unless the four-time premiership Hawk backflips on his decision to retire, but he will get an opportunity to face Daniel Rioli at the MCG on Sunday.

"I watch Cyril's highlights the night before a game and visualise myself doing those things during my game," he said.

"It will be surreal to play against Daniel, I love watching him play, but I'm not going to focus too much on that.

"I just want to make sure I keep doing what I've been doing well in the NEAFL and help the team get a win."

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