GWS defender Connor Idun reckons it's time for the Giants to write a new chapter after relying on history to secure an AFL finals spot.
While not ruled out of the finals race, Adam Kingsley's men sit 11th after giving up the final Wildcard spot to St Kilda.
GWS (6-7) had hoped to continue momentum in their first match after their round-13 bye, but instead lost by eight points to the Saints.
The Giants have used the mid-season bye as a turning point in previous campaigns, having turned around a 3-7 start in their first year under coach Kingsley with a seven-match winning streak to reach finals in seventh place.
Last season, GWS were ninth (9-6) before their round-16 bye and finished fifth with a 16-7 overall record, suffering defeat to Hawthorn in the first week of the finals.
