Greater Western Sydney Giants

Australian rules football club

Australian rules football club

Greater Western Sydney Giants

Names
Full name| Western Sydney Football Club Limited, trading as Greater Western Sydney Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)| Giants, GWS, Orange Team
2024 season
After finals| AFL: 5th
VFL: N/A
Home-and-away season| AFL: 4th
VFL: 14th
Leading goalkicker| AFL: Jesse Hogan (77 goals)
VFL:
Club details
Founded| 2010 (14 years ago)
Colours|   Orange   Charcoal   White [2]
Competition| AFL: Senior men
AFLW: Senior women
VFL: Reserves men
VFLW: Reserves women
President| Tim Reed
CEO| David Matthews
Coach| AFL: Adam Kingsley
AFLW: Cameron Bernasconi
VFL: Wayne Cripps
Captain(s)| AFL: Toby Greene
AFLW: Rebecca Beeson
VFL: Ryan Hebron
Number-one ticket holder(s)| Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy[3]
Premierships| AFL (0)
NEAFL (1)

* 2016

Ground(s)| AFL: Engie Stadium (23,500) & Manuka Oval (16,000)
AFLW/VFL: Blacktown Oval (10,000)
Former ground(s)| Blacktown Oval (2010–2013)
Stadium Australia (2012–2013)
Training ground(s)| WestConnex Centre & Tom Wills Oval
Uniforms

Home

Away

Clash

|
|

Other information
Official website| gwsgiants.com.au

The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS or Giants) are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney Olympic Park which represents the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales.[4][5][6][7]

The Giants compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), and entered the league in 2012 as the competition's 18th active club. The club train at the WestConnex Centre in the Olympic Park and play most home matches at Sydney Showground Stadium, also located within the Olympic Park precinct. In addition it plays four home matches per season at Manuka Oval in Canberra as part of a deal with the ACT Government.

The Giants commenced competing in the AFL in March 2012. After struggling initially and claiming consecutive wooden spoons in their first two seasons, the club reached finals for the first time in 2016 and qualified for its first Grand Final in 2019, where they were defeated by Richmond by 89 points. As of 2024[update], the club has qualified for the finals seven times, reaching at least the semi-final stage on all occasions.

The Giants also operate other teams outside of the AFL. The club has fielded a team in the AFL Women's league since 2017 and a reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) since 2021[8][9] and the Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy, consisting of the club's best junior development signings, contests Division 2 of the men's and women's underage national championships and the Talent League. A netball team, known as Giants Netball, competes in the Suncorp Super Netball.[10][11][12]

## History

[edit]

Main article: History of the Greater Western Sydney Giants

### Early proposals

[edit]

See also: Proposed relocation of the North Melbourne Football Club and Irish experiment

The idea of an AFL team from western Sydney originated from the AFL's plans in 1999 to make the North Melbourne Football Club Sydney's second team. Following the momentum of the relocated Swans Grand Final appearance, the AFL had backed the move for North Melbourne, a club which had then previously gained market exposure by defeating the Swans in their first re-location Grand Final appearance.[13] However, the venture was unsuccessful and after several games a season North Melbourne never managed to draw crowds of over 15,000 at the Sydney Cricket Ground before finally leaving the market for Canberra.[14]

The AFL's interest in the Western Sydney market appeared to be rekindled after the Sydney Swans' second, more successful Grand Final appearance in 2005. In 2006, the AFL introduced the NSW Scholarships scheme also known as the Talented Player Program (TPP), primarily aimed at juniors in West Sydney market to foster home grown talent and produce AFL players, a region which despite its large and growing population, had prior to the program, produced few professional Australian Footballers.[15][16] The AFL was buoyed when it gained the support of then NSW premier Morris Iemma in late 2006, and the league became a partner in the Blacktown sporting facility in Rooty Hill, New South Wales.[17][18] The facility was announced as the new home base for its team out of western Sydney in 2007; it announced that it had planned to grant its 18th licence in mid to late 2008. In January 2008, the AFL officially registered the business name Western Sydney Football Club Ltd with ASIC.[19][20]

In March 2008, it was revealed by the media that the AFL had considered a radical proposal to launch an Irish-dominated team in Sydney's western suburbs, which would perform before an international audience under the "Celtic" brand name. At the time, the Irish Experiment was peaking with numerous Irish players in the AFL. The "Sydney Celtics" plan was first put to AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou in early 2007 by Gaelic Players Association executive Donal O'Neill. It was said that the proposal originated at the International Rules series in Ireland in late 2006 when O'Neill put forward a plan to purchase an AFL licence in Sydney. The idea had been boosted by the hype generated by Tadhg Kennelly's appearance for Sydney in the AFL Grand Final, having become one of the club's better locally known players.[21] However, the idea never materialised and the AFL has since stated that this was never a serious option.[22][23]

### Formation

[edit]

#### Establishment support

[edit]

The AFL helped secure Kevin Sheedy as inaugural coach

In March 2008, the AFL won the support of the league's 16 club presidents to establish an eighteenth side in Western Sydney.[24] The Western Sydney working party devising player rules and draft concessions for the second Sydney team met on 22 July 2008.

During 2008, the AFL Commission, whose agenda was to make a final decision on the Western Sydney Football Club, delayed it on multiple occasions. During the same year, in November, the AFL announced a A$100 million venture to redevelop a stadium originally built for baseball at the Sydney Olympics, into a boutique AFL stadium at the Sydney Showground, in the city's west.[25]

After a third meeting in Sydney in November, the AFL cited the 2008 financial crisis as being a key factor in the delays. While the AFL reiterated its stance on the Western Sydney licence, the commission admitted that the delay in the decision was due to financial remodelling of the bid in response to the crisis, and conceded that the debut of the team in the AFL may eventuate one or more seasons later than initially suggested. The expansion licence drew increasing media scepticism and public criticism, particularly in the light of a poor finals attendance in Sydney,[26] declining Sydney Swans attendances and memberships, the 2008 financial crisis and the Tasmanian AFL Bid which had gained significant momentum and public support during 2008. An Australian Senate enquiry into the Tasmanian AFL Bid concluded that Sydney had "insurmountable cultural barriers" to the establishment of a second AFL team.[27]

In May 2009, AIS/AFL Academy coach Alan McConnell was appointed as the club's high performance manager. McConnell was the first full-time appointment for GWS and his new role commenced on 1 July 2009. Kevin Sheedy was appointed inaugural coach in November 2009, signing a three-year contract.[28] His role commenced on 2 February 2010. His first senior assistant coach was former premiership coach of Port Adelaide, Mark Williams.[29] Williams left the role at the conclusion of 2012, in order to become a development coach[30] at the Richmond Tigers.

In November 2010 Skoda Australia was announced as the team's first major sponsor, signing a three-year contract which included naming rights to the team's home ground at the Sydney Showground.[31] SpotJobs became a sponsor in March 2015. They featured on the back of the Giants' playing guernseys for home matches in Sydney and Canberra and on the front of the guernseys for all the team's away games for that year only.[32] Currently, Virgin Australia, Toyo Tyres and St. George bank are the main sponsors, along with apparel partner, Puma.

On 4 October 2012, Greater Western Sydney confirmed Leon Cameron as its new senior assistant coach for 2013. This role expanded to Senior Coach which he held for nine years before resigning from his position in May 2022.

### Establishment in Western Sydney

[edit]

In 2007 the NSW government, Blacktown City Council, Cricket NSW and the AFL agreed to the development of an AFL/Cricket centre at Blacktown International Sportspark at a cost of $27.5 million. The agreement between Blacktown City Council and the AFL was an 84-year (21 x 4) agreement. The breakdown of contributors of funding was the NSW Government $15 million, Blacktown City Council $6.75m, Cricket NSW $2.875 million and AFL $2.875 million.

The development included;

* a main AFL/Cricket Oval that has the same dimensions as the Melbourne Cricket Ground
* a second oval
* 1600 seat grandstand
* function facilities; and
* Indoor cricket practice centre.

Blacktown International Sports centre was officially opened on 22 August 2009.

On 15 April 2012, the Giants played their first and only regular season AFL premiership game against West Coast Eagles in front of a crowd of 6,875 at Blacktown International Sportspark. The final score being Giants 10.9 (69) – Eagles 23.12 (150).

In April 2013, an $11.6 million redevelopment of a former golf driving range into a new AFL training ground and multicultural community education centre commenced, signalling the relocation of GWS to the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park. Greater Western Sydney Giants presence at the complex from 2010 to 2014 was concluded with the movement of the senior team 27 km east to Sydney Olympic Park. This move was supported by the NSW Government which spent an additional $45 million to upgrade the Sydney Showground Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park providing a new home for the Western Sydney AFL team.

Concessions on entry into the AFL  Year | Draft picks | Senior list size | Salary cap allowance | Zone access | Notes

|
|
|
|
|

2011 | - | - | - | 4 NSW
2 NT | The club was allowed to sign up to twelve 17-year-olds born between 1 January and 30 April 1993. The club also received the first 8 picks in the rookie draft.
2012 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15
MD: 1,2 | 50 | $1,000,000 extra | 4 NSW
2 NT | At the conclusion of the 2011 season the club was able to sign up to 16 current AFL players who were uncontracted for the 2012 season. The club was also allowed to sign up to 10 players who had previously elected for the national draft and weren't selected.
2013 | MD: 1,2 | 50 | $1,000,000 extra | 4 NSW
2 NT | At the conclusion of the 2012 season the club was able to sign up to 16 current AFL players who were uncontracted for the 2013 season. The club was also allowed to sign up to 10 players who had previously elected for the national draft and weren't selected.
2014 | AFL Standard | 50 | $1,000,000 extra | AFL Standard | \-
2015 | AFL Standard | 48 | $880,000 extra | AFL Standard | \-
2016 | AFL Standard | 46 | $760,000 extra | AFL Standard | \-
2017 | AFL Standard | 44 | AFL standard | AFL Standard | \-
2018 | AFL Standard | 42 | AFL standard | AFL Standard | \-
2019 | AFL Standard | AFL standard | AFL standard | AFL standard | All concessions removed and the club operates like every other team in the AFL.

The entry concessions ended up being removed ahead of schedule at the end of the 2016 AFL season.[33]

#### Player recruitment

[edit]

Israel Folau, a high-profile recruit by the club. The former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer was from the Brisbane Broncos. Folau has been credited with helping to establish the Giants in Western Sydney.[34]

Greater Western Sydney were provided with similar recruitment entitlements to the Gold Coast who had entered the AFL the year before the Giants. Key differences included that their access to an uncontracted player from each other AFL club was able to be acted on in either 2011 or 2012. The club was also allocated the ability to trade up to four selections in a "mini-draft" of players born between January and April 1994, that would otherwise not be eligible to be drafted until the 2012 AFL Draft. They also were given the first selection in each round of the 2011 AFL Draft as well as selections 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 in the first round of the draft.[35]

The 2011 Trade Week saw the Giants take part in nine trades, involving two selections in the mini-draft as well trading away players who had previously nominated for the draft in return for additional early draft selections in the 2011 AFL Draft, that resulted in them holding the first five draft selections and 11 of the first 14.[36]

During the 2011 season, there was much speculation about which uncontracted players would sign with the Giants. In August 2011, Adelaide defender Phil Davis became the first player to announce that he would sign with the new club.[37] During 2011, four more AFL listed players announced they would be playing for the Giants in 2012 – Bulldogs midfielders Callan Ward and Sam Reid, Fremantle midfielder Rhys Palmer and Melbourne midfielder Tom Scully.

Former Melbourne Captain James McDonald, Brisbane veteran Luke Power and Port Adelaide ruckman Dean Brogan and midfielder Chad Cornes came out of retirement to play for the Giants in 2012.[38] McDonald and Power took on roles as playing Assistant Coaches.

Greater Western Sydney also recruited Israel Folau, a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer, from the Brisbane Broncos on a promotional salary of more than $6 million over four years despite him having never heard of the sport before.[39][40]

Player signings  Player | Former club | Date[N 1] | Compensation[N 2]

|
|
|

Phil Davis | Adelaide | 2 August 2011[37] | One first-round draft pick.[41]
Callan Ward | Western Bulldogs | 5 September 2011[42] | One first-round draft pick.[41]
Rhys Palmer | Fremantle | 6 September 2011[43] | One end-of-first-round draft pick.[41]
Tom Scully | Melbourne | 12 September 2011[44] | Two first-round draft picks.[41]
Sam Reid | Western Bulldogs | 13 October 2011[45] | One third-round draft pick.[46]

1. ^ refers to the date the signing was announced, rather than the date on which the player actually signed.
2. ^ any club that loses an uncontracted player to Greater Western Sydney is eligible to at least one compensation pick in the AFL Draft, depending on the age and ability of the player concerned.

### 2012: Debut season

[edit]

Main article: 2012 Greater Western Sydney Giants season

Banner at the inaugural GWS game against the Sydney Swans Chart of yearly ladder positions for Greater Western Sydney in AFL

Before entering the AFL, the club played in the TAC Cup in 2010 and North East Australian Football League in 2011, as well as the 2011 and 2012 AFL pre-season tournaments, and the 2011 Foxtel Cup.[47][48]

The club played its first game in the Australian Football League on 24 March 2012 at ANZ Stadium in the inaugural Sydney Derby against the Sydney Swans which they lost by 63 points. On 12 May 2012 the club recorded its first win, defeating the Gold Coast Suns in a round 7 match by 13.16 (94) to 9.13 (67). The only other victory of the team's inaugural season was a 34-point win over Port Adelaide.

The Giants were to have numerous big losses, including five by over 100 points, beating the previous record of four set by Fitzroy in their final season, the Brisbane Bears in 1991, St Kilda in 1985 and Footscray in 1982. They lost four other games by over eighty points and finished with a percentage of 46.17, the lowest by any club since St Kilda, in 1955, had a percentage of 45.4 and, before that, Melbourne in 1919 with 43.0.

### 2013: Second season

[edit]

In their second season, Greater Western Sydney fared even worse than in their debut season. The Giants lost their first seventeen games, an ignominy suffered previously by Fremantle in 2001, St. Kilda in 1910 and seven teams who finished with an 0–18 record. The most recent of these VFL/AFL teams losing all eighteen games was Fitzroy in 1964. Greater Western Sydney's combined percentage for their first two seasons was indeed the lowest by any club since St. Kilda in 1901 and 1902. Furthermore, the Giants again lost five games by 100 points or more, repeating an ignominy from the debut season.

In round 19, they avoided becoming the fourteenth club in VFL and AFL history to finish a season winless, winning their solitary game for the season against Melbourne to snap a 21-game losing streak. Leading into the final round of the home-and-away season, Jeremy Cameron had kicked 62 goals to this point in the season and was equal third in the race for the Coleman Medal, two goals behind leader Jarryd Roughead.

At the end of the season, coach Kevin Sheedy stood aside for Leon Cameron, who had been assistant to Sheedy in 2013.[49] On 19 December 2013, it was announced that Sheedy had been appointed to the club's board. Club Chairman, Tony Shepherd, highlighted Sheedy's importance when he said, "In many ways Kevin Sheedy is the father of the Giants. He's been here from the start and has helped build the Giants."[50][51]

### 2014: Third season

[edit]

Greater Western Sydney started their third season impressively winning two of their first three games, including beating their much-fancied cross-town rivals, the Sydney Swans 15.9 99 to 9.13 67 in their first round encounter at Spotless Stadium.[52] They would eventually finish 16th (6 wins 16 losses), which was enough to avoid the Wooden Spoon for the first time. On 13 May 2014, Greater Western Sydney midfielder Toby Greene was charged with a number of offences including assault with a dangerous weapon and intentionally causing serious injury over an alleged assault in a Melbourne licensed venue the previous night.[53]

### 2015: Fourth season

[edit]

Main article: 2015 Greater Western Sydney Giants season

Before the start of the 2015 AFL Season, the Giants managed to sign Ryan Griffen in addition to re-signing Jeremy Cameron. The club overall had a fairly successful season, finishing 11th with 11 Wins and 11 Losses, including a victory over eventual premiers, Hawthorn.

### 2016: Fifth season

[edit]

Main article: 2016 Greater Western Sydney Giants season

The Giants' fifth season was their best yet, as they recorded their first positive win–loss ratio (16 wins, 6 losses), qualified for their first finals series and finished 4th out of 18 teams on the ladder.[54]

A major highlight of the Giants' 2016 season was their 75-point win over three-time reigning premiers Hawthorn in round 6. Although they had beaten the Hawks by ten points in 2015, and went into the rematch as favourites,[55] a margin of this size was unexpected.[56] They also recorded their largest average home crowd in a season so far (12,333),[57] and new recruit Steve Johnson kicked 43 goals in his first year at the Giants.[58] The Giants finished fourth on the ladder after round 23, which meant they secured a double chance for the upcoming finals series. With cross-town rivals the Sydney Swans finishing as minor premiers, the mechanics of the AFL finals system meant that the Giants would play their first final in their five-year history against the Swans in Sydney.

In their first final, the Swans hosted the Giants at Stadium Australia (ANZ Stadium), with 60,222 spectators attending the match; at the time, this was the largest ever crowd for a match involving the club.[57] The Giants only fielded six players who had previously played an AFL final, conversely, the Swans had six players who were making their finals debut. After a close first half, forward Jeremy Cameron kicked three goals in a five-minute period during the third quarter, as the Giants won by 36 points. The win was marred by an incident involving Steve Johnson, in which he collided with Swan Josh Kennedy and was subsequently suspended for one match; this meant he missed the preliminary final.[59]

Two weeks later, in the preliminary final, the Giants faced the Western Bulldogs at Spotless Stadium, competing for a place in the 2016 AFL Grand Final in only their fifth year. In a close affair, both physically and on the scoreboard, the Bulldogs were attempting to make their first Grand Final in 55 years, while the Giants were looking to capitalise on their recent strong form. The Bulldogs led for most of the first half and went into half-time with a nine-point lead. In the third quarter, the Giants kicked three goals to lead by 11 points, but by three-quarter-time their lead had been reduced to one point. Early in the fourth quarter, the Giants kicked two quick goals to lead by 14 points, but the Bulldogs would kick two goals in response to take the lead, and, after scores were level with five minutes of game time remaining, a goal from Jack Macrae saw the Bulldogs win the match by six points.[60][61] After the match, coach Leon Cameron said that the pre-finals bye did not have any effect on the club's performance.[62]

### 2017 season

[edit]

Main article: 2017 Greater Western Sydney Giants season

There was a lot of outside expectation on the club leading into 2017. A lot of the media were talking up the side as eventual premier, thanks to the club's run in the second half of 2016.

In the off season the club traded want-away player Cam McCarthy to Fremantle along with picks 7, 34 & 72 for pick 3 in the draft. Canberra academy player Jack Steele was traded to St Kilda for a future second round pick. Unlucky, but highly talented Paul Ahern was traded to North Melbourne for pick 69. Crowd favourite, Will Hoskin-Elliott, was traded to the Collingwood Football Club for a future second round pick. Continuing the club's strong trading with Carlton Football Club, they offloaded, Caleb Marchbank, Jarrod Pickett (like Ahern a high draft pick who never played a game for the club) Rhys Palmer and the club's 2nd round pick in the 2017 draft for Geelong's first round pick in the 2017 draft and picks 45, 58 and 135. The club traded in Richmond player, and former first round draft pick, Brett Deledio using Geelong's first round pick acquired from Carlton and its own third round pick.

With its picks in the 2016 draft and the acquisition of Deledio via trade, the club added Tim Taranto, Will Setterfield (academy), Harry Perryman (academy), Isaac Cumming (academy), Lachlan Tiziani (academy) and Matt de Boer via the national draft, and another former de-listed Docker in Tendai M'Zungu in the Rookie Draft.

The club had an absolutely horrible run with injuries over the year yet somehow managed to scrape in to the Top 4. Josh Kelly had a breakout year, all the while weighing up a return to his father's former club, North Melbourne, on a rumoured 7-year, $11,000,000 contract. He refused that offer and re-signed before the club's final series. The side yet again fell at the second last hurdle, once again losing to eventual premiers, Richmond Football Club in front of a crowd of 94,000, the biggest crowd the club has played in front of.

### 2018 season

[edit]

A hit-and-miss 2018 season saw the Giants finish seventh on the AFL ladder with 13 wins, eight losses and one draw. Despite losing just once in their first six games, they would go on to suffer a four-game losing streak which temporarily knocked them out of the top eight.[63][64] They recovered brilliantly with nine wins in their next ten matches[65][66] before losses to Sydney and Melbourne in the final two rounds of the regular season prevented them from finishing in the top four for a third consecutive year.[67] They dominated Sydney by 49 points in the second elimination final at the SCG[68] before losing to eventual runners-up Collingwood by ten points in the second semi-final.[69][70]

At the conclusion of the season, foundation players Dylan Shiel and Tom Scully were traded to Essendon and Hawthorn respectively.[71][72] Two-gamer Will Setterfield was also traded to Carlton.[73]

### 2019 season

[edit]

GWS and Richmond players ahead of the 2019 AFL Grand Final

Greater Western Sydney qualified for their fourth consecutive finals series in 2019, finishing sixth on the AFL ladder with 13 wins and nine losses. They suffered a major setback early in the year when co-captain Callan Ward was struck down with an ACL injury during the club's round four victory over Geelong and was subsequently sidelined for the rest of the season.[74]

Jeremy Cameron, 2019 Coleman Medallist

Jeremy Cameron became the first GWS player to win the Coleman Medal as the leading goal scorer in the competition, kicking 67 goals during the home-and-away season. He notably scored nine goals in the final round of the season against Gold Coast to win the award outright, after trailing North Melbourne's Ben Brown by six goals heading into the match.[75]

The Giants entered the 2019 finals series with unconvincing form, particularly after two very poor performances against Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs in rounds 21 and 22 respectively,[76][77] and were expected by some to exit the finals quickly. However, they defied the odds and would eventually bound into their first ever grand final. The Giants emphatically turned the tables on the Bulldogs – who had humiliated them on their own home ground just three weeks prior – in the second elimination final to the tune of 58 points.[78] Then, they defeated the Brisbane Lions by three points in a classic semifinal at the Gabba[79] before holding on to defeat Collingwood by four points in an equally enthralling preliminary final.[80] In doing so, the Giants became only the second team since the introduction of the AFL final eight system in 2000 to reach the grand final without earning a spot in the top four, after the Bulldogs qualified for the 2016 decider from seventh position (and would eventually win that year's premiership).

They met 2017 premiers Richmond in the 2019 AFL Grand Final on 28 September. They were thoroughly outplayed by the Tigers, who won their second flag in three years by a margin of 89 points – one of the heaviest defeats ever suffered in a Grand Final in the history of the VFL/AFL.

At the conclusion of the season, foundation player Adam Tomlinson was traded to Melbourne, confirmed on Tuesday 8 October 2019. A predicted transfer of inaugural #1 draft pick Jonathon Patton being traded to Hawthorn also occurred. 2017 first-round draft pick Aiden Bonar was traded to North Melbourne Football Club in the final minutes of the trade period. The Giants got in veteran Sam Jacobs from the Adelaide Crows Football Club, an exemplary ruck of his day, to strengthen their ruck stocks.[81]

### 2020 season

[edit]

Greater Western Sydney entered the 2020 AFL season looking to atone for their humiliating defeat in the grand final. However, despite some early optimism, the Giants' season was a major disappointment. Inconsistent performances throughout the season resulted in the Giants finishing tenth and missing the finals for the first time since 2015. They became the third team in four years to miss the finals after playing in the previous year's decider, after 2016 premiers the Western Bulldogs and 2017 runners-up Adelaide.

### 2021: Tenth season

[edit]

During the trading period prior to the start of the 2021 AFL season, star player and former Coleman Medallist Jeremy Cameron was traded to Geelong as a restricted free agent along with two second round draft picks for three first round draft picks and one fourth round draft pick.[82] The Giants also traded away defenders Zac Williams for one first round draft pick,[83] and Aiden Corr for one second round pick[84] to Carlton and North Melbourne respectively.

The Giants also announced two new guernsey designs for both home and away games in conjunction with the team's 10th season in the AFL.[85]

The Giants started their 2021 season with three consecutive losses before upsetting Collingwood in the 4th round by 30 points.[86] Injuries plagued the Giants at the start of the season, with high-profile recruits Jesse Hogan[87] and Braydon Preuss,[88] along with star defender Lachie Whitfield,[89] injuring themselves during the preseason. Senior players Matt de Boer, Phil Davis, and captain Stephen Coniglio were also all injured during the Giants round 3 game against Melbourne.[90]

Despite these injuries, GWS would go on to upset Sydney during their round 5 clash at the SCG, with the Giants winning by two points against an undefeated Sydney side.[91]

Due to a major COVID outbreak in New South Wales, GWS, as well as their crosstown rival Sydney, spent the final two months of the home-and-away season away from the state. The Giants were able to navigate this period well and booked a fifth finals appearance in six seasons, finishing seventh on the AFL ladder with 11 wins, 10 losses and a draw.

GWS would meet Sydney in a final for the third time, and the first outside of New South Wales, with the match being relocated to University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston. The Giants once again prevailed over their crosstown rival, defeating the Swans by one point in a thrilling elimination final.

The Giants’ season, however, came to an end the following week after losing to Geelong by 35 points in the second semi final at Optus Stadium.

### 2022 season

[edit]

GWS had a difficult 2022 season, winning just 6 of their 22 games and finishing 16th on the ladder. The Giants popular long-time coach Leon Cameron stood down after 9 years with the club ahead of their round 9 clash against Carlton following a slow start of 2 wins and 6 losses. Mark McVeigh was announced as the Giants interim coach for the remainder of the 2022 season winning 4 of his 13 games in charge. Adam Kingsley was named senior coach of GWS on 22 August 2022.[92]

### 2023 season

[edit]

Despite modest expectations of success ahead of Kingsley's first season as coach, 2023 would prove to be an unforgettable year for Greater Western Sydney. Despite sitting as low as 15th on the ladder midyear, a strong finish to the season saw the Giants break into the finals for the sixth time in eight seasons, finishing seventh with a 13–10 record. The Giants would eventually qualify for their fourth preliminary final after comfortable victories over St Kilda and Port Adelaide in the elimination final and semi final respectively. Greater Western Sydney's fairytale campaign would end in heartbreak after losing to eventual premiers Collingwood by one point in the prelim. Kingsley was officially named as the AFL Coaches Association Senior Coach of the Year after an outstanding first season at the helm.

### 2024 season

[edit]

Greater Western Sydney would have a solid but ultimately disappointing 2024 season. Five consecutive wins to start the year and seven consecutive victories in the final two months earned the Giants the double chance for the first time since 2017, entering September in fourth position with a 15–8 win-loss record. Spearhead Jesse Hogan would claim the second Coleman Medal in club history after scoring 69 goals in the home-and-away season.

Unfortunately, more finals heartbreak would eventuate for the Giants; after leading against the Sydney Swans at 3 quarter time (48-69) & against Brisbane (92-67), they would bow out in straight sets in the qualifying final and semi final respectively, having squandered commanding leads in both matches. Jesse Hogan would finish the 2024 season with 77 goals, one more than Jeremy Cameron (76) in 2019, setting a club record for Greater Western Sydney.

At an end of season function, thirteen players were found to have breached the AFL's rules on conduct unbecoming, with seven players including Captain Toby Greene fined $5000 for not intervening when eight players performed skits that included players reenacting the September 11 attacks, and simulated sex while dressed as controversial sporting figures. Josh Fahey was suspended for four matches, while Jake Riccardi, Joe Fonti, Toby McMullin, Harvey Thomas and Cooper Hamilton were suspended for two.[93]

## Draft

[edit]

Main article: Greater Western Sydney Giants draft history

| Denotes current player

|

Number 1 Draft Selections  Year  | Player  | Recruited from  | League  | GWS Games

|
|
|
|

2011 | Jonathon Patton | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | 89
2012 | Lachie Whitfield | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | 209
2013 | Tom Boyd | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | 9
2022 | Aaron Cadman | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | NAB League | 12

## Club symbols and identity

[edit]

Giants fans walk towards the MCG ahead of 2019 AFL Grand Final

### Name

[edit]

On 16 November 2010, Greater Western Sydney announced their club guernseys and their nickname of the "Giants".[94] The club self-styles its nickname in capital letters GIANTS in all of its media.[95]

Following a blunder in round 21 of 2022 by commentator Kelli Underwood in which she referred to the Giants as "the orange team", AFL fans have jokingly adopted this nickname to refer to the club. The GWS Giants official TikTok page also refers to themselves as the Orange Team in their bio.[96]

### Colours and Guernsey

[edit]

The team colours are orange, charcoal and white, with the club unveiling two prospective home jumpers for fans to be decided on for the inaugural 2012 season. One was orange with a stylised charcoal "G" in the centre and charcoal side panels on the sides, with the other featuring an orange yoke in the top half and a white "G" wrapped around charcoal colours in the bottom half. The colour of the team's shorts is charcoal and their socks are orange with charcoal fold-downs. During the 2011 season, a clash guernsey was unveiled. The jumper has a light grey background with a charcoal rendition of the home jumper's G on the chest. This was altered in the 2012 season for a white jumper with charcoal collar and cuffs, charcoal "G" symbol in the centre and orange and charcoal stylised shoulder pads. Their Canberra guernsey is the same as their home, but with a simplified Telstra Tower next to the "G".

GWS mascot GMan

The clash guernsey changed in 2014, to a white top with a G that was slightly smaller than the home jumper. Included on the guernsey was also a diagonal section of charcoal from the players left cuff down towards the centre of the bottom hem. This is repeated on the back, with the orange "G" being replaced with an orange line next to the charcoal section. The guernsey featured charcoal cuffs, numbers and collar.[97]

From the 2021 season, Puma will produce the club's on-and-off-field apparel.[98]

### Mascot and Song

[edit]

The team motto is Think Big. Live Big. Play Big. Their mascot G-Man was unveiled on 18 February 2012 before the team took the ground for their first NAB Cup match of 2012. The club ran a competition for its members to name the AFLW mascot for the side during the 2017 AFLW Season. In the 2018 AFLW Season, the mascot Gigi was unveiled.

The club song "There's a Big Big Sound" was written and produced by Harry Angus of the Australian band The Cat Empire.[99] The song became an Internet meme in 2019 when the Giants made it to that year's Grand Final.[100][101] The club are sometimes referred to by fans as "The Big Big Sound".

## Rivalries

[edit]

### Sydney Swans

[edit]

Main article: Sydney Derby (AFL)

The GWS Giants's entry to the AFL in 2012 resulted in the formation of the Sydney Derby/Battle of the Bridge with their rivalry with the Sydney Swans, between the two Sydney based Australian Football League (AFL) clubs with the Giants competing against their cross-city rivals twice every season. The best performed player from every derby match is awarded the Brett Kirk Medal.

Initially, the rivalry was a one-sided affair in favour of the Swans, who won 8 of the first 9 derbies. However, it has become more competitive in recent years, with the Giants winning 5 of the 7 most recent derbies. The Giants have played the Swans three times in finals matches, winning each time.[102][103][104]

### Western Bulldogs

[edit]

Main article: Greater Western Sydney–Western Bulldogs rivalry

The Giants have engaged in a bitter rivalry with the Western Bulldogs[105] since the 2016 AFL season finals series.[106] In the final moments of the first preliminary final, both teams were on top of each other trying to win the game, with the Bulldogs trying to make their first AFL grand final appearance in 55 years, while the Giants would be trying to make their first ever. Despite leading by 14 points at one stage in the final quarter, the Giants lost to the eventual premiers by six points.[107]

Since then, the two clubs would continue to play each other in the following seasons, with the Giants continuingly winning over the Bulldogs in heated games. In 2017, GWS star Toby Greene kicked Bulldogs player Luke Dahlhaus in the face while contesting a bouncing ball, starting an all-in brawl. It wasn't until round 22 of the 2019 home-and-away season that the Giants would be beaten by the Bulldogs again, on the same ground of that of the famous 2016 preliminary final.[108] Three weeks later, in week one of the 2019 AFL finals series, the two faced off in the 2nd elimination final, where the Giants would thump the Bulldogs in a 58-point win.[109] In that game, the Giants and Bulldogs would engage in fights on field with GWS player Toby Greene attacking Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli in apparent retribution for Bontempelli fracturing part of the neck of Nick Haynes two games earlier in round 22, which the Bulldogs won by a similar margin. A similar event would occur in week 3 of the 2020 home-and-away season, where the two teams engaged in constant melees throughout a match that the Giants lost by 25 points.[110]

## Corporate

[edit]

### Governance

[edit]

The club is a wholly owned subsidiary of the AFL Commission which elects seven of the nine members of its board with the two remaining being elected by the club members.[111]

### Membership base and sponsors

[edit]

Year  | Members  | Average home crowd
during regular season  | Ladder position[54]
(League standings)  | Best final

|
|
|
|

2012 |

10,241

10,824[a][57]

18/18

2013 |

12,681[112]

9,701[b][57]

18/18

2014 |

13,047[112]

9,226[c][57]

16/18

2015 |

13,115[113]

10,786[d][57]

11/18

2016 |

15,311[114]

12,333[e][57]

4/18

Preliminary final

2017 |

20,944[f][115]

13,196[g][57]

4/18

Preliminary final

2018 |

25,243[h][116]

11,913[i][57]

7/18

Semi-Final

2019 |

30,108[117]

12,267[j][57]

6/18

Grand Final

2020 |

30,841[118]

2,232[k][57]

10/18

2021 |

30,185[119]

7,163[l][57]

7/18

Semi-Final

2022 |

32,614[m][120]

9,219[n][57]

16/18

2023 |

33,036[121]

10,161[o][57]

7/18

Preliminary Final

2024  |

36,629

12,275

4/18

Semi-Final

#### Sponsorship

[edit]

Year | Kit Manufacturer | Major Sponsor | Shorts Sponsor | Back Sponsor

|
|
|
|

2012–13 | ISC | Skoda Auto (Home) Lifebroker (Away) | Dyldam | Lifebroker (Home) Skoda Auto (Away)
2014 | Virgin Australia (Home) Lifebroker (Away) | Lifebroker (Home) Virgin Australia (Away)
2015 | BLK | Virgin Australia (Home) Spotjobs (Away) | Spotjobs (Home) Virgin Australia (Away)
2016 | Virgin Australia (Home) Toyo Tires (Away) | Toyo Tires (Home) Virgin Australia (Away)
2017–18 | XBlades
2019–20 | Toyo Tires (Home) Virgin Australia (Away) | Kia Motors | Virgin Australia (Home) Toyo Tires (Away)
2021–  | Puma | Toyo Tires (Home) Harvey Norman (Away)  | Harvey Norman (Home) Toyo Tires (Away)

## Training and Administration Facilities

[edit]

The Giants' training facility and offices are known as the WestConnex Centre and Tom Wills Oval, located at Sydney Olympic Park opposite the State Sports Centre. The main oval is named in honour of Australian football pioneer Tom Wills, who was born in New South Wales and has family connections to Western Sydney.[122]

### Home grounds

[edit]

The Giants play the majority of their home matches at Sydney Showground Stadium (known commercially as Engie Stadium), which is also located in the Olympic Park precinct adjacent to Stadium Australia. The club plays four home games per season at Manuka Oval (three regular season, one preseason), having signed a 10-year deal with the government of the Australian Capital Territory in 2012 worth $23 million. A Canberra logo is incorporated on its guernsey, with a slightly altered Canberra-specific guernsey used for the games at Manuka. The Giants also played in a special guernsey as part of the centenary of Canberra celebrations, stating that the team is "part of the Canberra community".[5] A GWS/ACT Academy has also been envisioned, and the territory has representation on the club's board.[123][124]

## Season summaries

[edit]

Main article: List of Greater Western Sydney Giants seasons

P=Premiers, R=Runners-Up, M=Minor Premierships, F=Finals Appearance, W=Wooden Spoons
(brackets represent finals games)  Season | Games
Played | Games
Won | Games
Drawn | Games
Lost | Ladder
Position | P | R | M | F | W | Coach | Captain(s) | Best & Fairest | Leading goalkicker(s)[125]

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2012

| 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18 / 18 |  |  |  |  | ✔ |

Kevin Sheedy

Callan Ward, Phil Davis, & Luke Power

Callan Ward

Jeremy Cameron (29)

2013

| 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 / 18 |  |  |  |  | ✔ |

Callan Ward & Phil Davis

Jeremy Cameron

Jeremy Cameron (62)

2014

| 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16 / 18 |  |  |  |  |  | Leon Cameron |

Shane Mumford

Jeremy Cameron (29)

2015

| 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 / 18 |  |  |  |  |  |

Heath Shaw

Jeremy Cameron (63)

2016

| 22 (2) | 16 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 4 / 18 |  |  |  | ✔ |  |

Toby Greene

Jeremy Cameron (53)

2017

| 22 (3) | 14 (1) | 2 | 6 (2) | 4 / 18 |  |  |  | ✔ |  |

Josh Kelly

Jeremy Cameron (45)
Jonathon Patton (45)
Toby Greene (45)

2018

| 22 (2) | 13 (1) | 1 | 8 (1) | 7 / 18 |  |  |  | ✔ |  |

Lachie Whitfield

Jeremy Cameron (46)

2019

| 22 (4) | 13 (3) | 0 | 9 (1) | 6 / 18 |  | ✔ |  | ✔ |  |

Tim Taranto

Jeremy Cameron (76)

2020

| 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 10 / 18 |  |  |  |  |  | Stephen Coniglio |

Lachie Whitfield
and
Nick Haynes

Jeremy Cameron (24)

2021

| 22 (2) | 11 (1) | 1 | 10 (1) | 7 / 18 |  |  |  | ✔ |  |

Josh Kelly

Toby Greene (42)

2022

| 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16 / 18 |  |  |  |  |  |

Leon Cameron/Mark McVeigh (caretaker)

Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, & Josh Kelly

Sam Taylor

Toby Greene (37)

2023

| 23 (3) | 13 (2) | 0 | 10 (1) | 7 / 18 |  |  |  | ✔ |  | Adam Kingsley | Toby Greene |

Toby Greene

Toby Greene (66)

2024

| 22 (2) | 15 | 0 | 7 (2) | 4 / 18 |  |  |  | ✔ |  |

Jesse Hogan

Jesse Hogan (77)

2025

| 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | TBA / 18 |  |  |  |  |  |

TBA

TBA

## Head-to-head results

[edit]

Played: 321 Won 151 Drawn: 4 Lost: 166 (Last updated – Round 20 2025) [126]

R | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF.BF | For | GA.BA | Agn | % | Win%

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1 | Adelaide | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 208.208 | 1456 | 267.258 | 1860 | 78.28 | 36.84
2 | Brisbane Lions | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 259.183 | 1737 | 245.242 | 1712 | 101.46 | 52.63
3 | Carlton | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 266.215 | 1811 | 218.202 | 1510 | 119.93 | 63.16
4 | Collingwood | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 201.148 | 1354 | 215.207 | 1497 | 90.45 | 47.06
5 | Essendon | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 230.198 | 1578 | 206.208 | 1444 | 109.28 | 55.56
6 | Fremantle | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 175.178 | 1228 | 204.182 | 1406 | 87.34 | 43.75
7 | Geelong | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 202.158 | 1370 | 234.218 | 1622 | 84.46 | 47.22
8 | Gold Coast | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 304.234 | 2058 | 218.210 | 1518 | 135.57 | 75.00
9 | Hawthorn | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 193.158 | 1316 | 221.198 | 1524 | 86.35 | 50.00
10 | Melbourne | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 218.184 | 1492 | 226.204 | 1560 | 95.64 | 52.63
11 | North Melbourne | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 161.170 | 1136 | 203.137 | 1355 | 83.84 | 46.43
12 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 191.203 | 1349 | 209.210 | 1464 | 92.14 | 47.06
13 | Richmond | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 217.199 | 1501 | 253.262 | 1780 | 84.33 | 40.00
14 | St Kilda | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 199.191 | 1385 | 217.189 | 1491 | 92.89 | 50.00
15 | Sydney | 31 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 330.353 | 2333 | 413.356 | 2834 | 82.32 | 35.48
16 | West Coast | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 222.202 | 1534 | 248.176 | 1664 | 92.19 | 44.44
17 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 252.209 | 1721 | 281.281 | 1967 | 87.49 | 31.82

## Current squad

[edit]

The inaugural co-captains of the club were Phil Davis, Luke Power and Callan Ward. Both Davis and Ward were retained as captains in 2013, whilst Tom Scully was added to the leadership group as a vice-captain. Josh Kelly and Stephen Coniglio were named as vice-captains for the 2019 season. In 2020 Stephen Coniglio stepped into the captain role, becoming the first standalone captain since their inaugural season. For 2022, Stephen Coniglio, Josh Kelly, and Toby Greene were named co-captains. In 2023 Toby Greene was named as the clubs standalone captain by new head coach Adam Kingsley. Josh Kelly and Stephen Coniglio were named as co-vice-captains

Greater Western Sydney Giants

* view
* talk
* edit

Senior list  | Rookie list  | Coaching staff

|
|

*  1  Harvey Thomas
*  2  Darcy Jones
*  3  Stephen Coniglio (vc)
*  4  Toby Greene (c)
*  5  Aaron Cadman
*  6  Lachie Whitfield
*  7  Lachie Ash
*  8  Callan Ward (ret.)
*  9  Ryan Angwin
* 11  Phoenix Gothard
* 12  Tom Green
* 13  Oliver Hannaford
* 14  Toby Bedford
* 15  Sam Taylor
* 16  Brent Daniels
* 17  Finn Callaghan
* 18  Conor Stone
* 19  Harrison Oliver
* 20  Jake Stringer

|  |

* 21  Leek Aleer
* 22  Josh Kelly (vc)
* 23  Jesse Hogan
* 24  Harry Rowston
* 26  Jake Riccardi
* 27  Harry Himmelberg
* 28  Jack Ough
* 29  Cody Angove
* 30  James Leake
* 31  Toby McMullin
* 32  Kieren Briggs
* 33  Xavier O'Halloran
* 35  Max Gruzewski
* 36  Logan Smith
* 37  Joseph Fonti
* 39  Connor Idun
* 44  Jack Buckley
* 46  Callum Brown

|  |  |  |

* 10  Jacob Wehr
* 25  Lachlan Keeffe
* 34  Josh Fahey
* 38  Josaia Delana (B)
* 41  Nick Madden (B)
* 42  Nathan Wardius (B)
* 45  Wade Derksen

|  |

Head coach

* Adam Kingsley

Assistant coaches

* Brett Montgomery (backline)

* Ben Hart (midfield)

* Craig Jennings (offence)

* Jeremy Laidler (forwards)

* Shane Mumford (rucks)

* Wayne Cripps (VFL & development)

* Alicia Eva (development)

* Trent Dennis-Lane (VFL assistant & development)

* * *

Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)
* (B) Category B rookie

* italics \- Inactive player list

* Long-term injury

* (ret.) Retired

* * *

Updated: 4 August 2025
Source(s): Senior list, [1]

## Honours

[edit]

Premierships

Competition  | Level  | Wins  | Years Won
Australian Football League | Seniors | 0 | Nil
North East Australian Football League (2012–2019) | Reserves | 1 | 2016
Victorian Football League (2021–present) | 0 | Nil
Finishing positions
Australian Football League | Minor premiership
(McClelland Trophy) | 0 | Nil
Grand Finalist | 1 | 2019
Wooden spoons | 2 | 2012, 2013

## Club awards and Statistical leaders

[edit]

### Best and Fairest

[edit]

* Further Information: Kevin Sheedy Medal

### Coaches Award

[edit]

* 2012 – Jacob Townsend
* 2013 – Tom Scully
* 2014 – Devon Smith
* 2015 – Heath Shaw
* 2016 – Josh Kelly
* 2017 – Dawson Simpson
* 2018 – Stephen Coniglio
* 2019 – Matt de Boer
* 2020 – Nick Haynes
* 2021 – Sam Taylor
* 2022 – Harry Perryman
* 2023 – Jack Buckley
* 2024 – Toby Bedford

### Members Choice Award

[edit]

* 2012 – Toby Greene
* 2013 – Jeremy Cameron
* 2014 – Adam Treloar
* 2015 – Heath Shaw
* 2016 – Stephen Coniglio
* 2017 – Josh Kelly
* 2018 – Lachie Whitfield
* 2019 – Nick Haynes
* 2020 – Nick Haynes (2)
* 2021 – Toby Greene (2)
* 2022 – Tom Green
* 2023 – Toby Greene (3)
* 2024 – Jesse Hogan

### Club Rising Star

[edit]

* 2012 – Toby Greene
* 2013 – Lachie Whitfield
* 2014 – Josh Kelly
* 2015 – Cam McCarthy
* 2016 – Jacob Hopper
* 2017 – Tim Taranto
* 2018 – Zac Langdon
* 2019 – Brent Daniels
* 2020 – Lachie Ash
* 2021 – Tom Green
* 2022 – Jacob Wehr
* 2023 – Finn Callaghan
* 2024 – Darcy Jones

|
|

### Community Award

[edit]

* 2012 – Setanta O'hAilpin
* 2013 – Jonathan Giles
* 2014 – Stephen Coniglio
* 2015 – Dylan Shiel
* 2016 – N/A
* 2017 – Tom Downie
* 2018 – Adam Tomlinson
* 2019 – Stephen Coniglio (2)
* 2020 – N/A
* 2021 – N/A
* 2022 – N/A
* 2023 – Kieren Briggs
* 2024 – Callan Ward

### Giants Academy Player of the Year

[edit]

* 2012 – Nick Coughlan
* 2013 – Jock Cornell
* 2014 – Jack Steele
* 2015 – Jacob Hopper
* 2016 – Harry Perryman
* 2017 – Nick Shipley
* 2018 – Kieren Briggs
* 2019 – Tom Green
* 2020 – N/A
* 2021 – N/A
* 2022 – Harry Rowston
* 2023 – Harvey Thomas
* 2024 – Logan Smith

### Development Award / VFL Player of the Year

[edit]

* 2013 – Mark Whiley
* 2014 – James Stewart
* 2015 – Jake Barrett
* 2016 – Jeremy Finlayson
* 2017 – Isaac Cumming
* 2018 – Jake Stein
* 2019 – Connor Idun
* 2020 – Jack Buckley
* 2021 – James Peatling
* 2022 – Jarrod Brander
* 2023 – Cameron Fleeton
* 2024 – Conor Stone

|
|

### Club Goal of the Year

[edit]

* 2012 – Dom Tyson
* 2013 – Jeremy Cameron
* 2014 – Dylan Shiel
* 2015 – Jeremy Cameron (2)
* 2016 – Steve Johnson
* 2017 – Stephen Coniglio
* 2018 – Josh Kelly
* 2019 – Jeremy Finlayson
* 2020 – Brent Daniels
* 2021 – Toby Greene
* 2022 – Josh Kelly (2)
* 2023 – Toby Greene (2)
* 2024 – Toby Greene (3)

### Club Mark of the Year

[edit]

* 2012 – Jeremy Cameron
* 2013 – N/A
* 2014 – Will Hoskin-Elliott
* 2015 – Nick Haynes
* 2016 – Rory Lobb
* 2017 – Toby Greene
* 2018 – Harry Himmelberg
* 2019 – Harry Himmelberg (2)
* 2020 – Bobby Hill
* 2021 – Toby Greene (2)
* 2022 – Toby Greene (3)
* 2023 – Harry Himmelberg (3)
* 2024 – Leek Aleer

### Leading Disposal Getter

[edit]

* 2012 - Toby Greene (539)
* 2013 - Callan Ward (489)
* 2014 - Adam Treloar (552)
* 2015 - Adam Treloar (578) (2)
* 2016 - Stephen Coniglio (644)
* 2017 - Josh Kelly (708)
* 2018 - Stephen Coniglio (643) (2)
* 2019 - Tim Taranto (721)
* 2020 - Lachie Whitfield (390)
* 2021 - Tim Taranto (637) (2)
* 2022 - Josh Kelly (560) (2)
* 2023 - Stephen Coniglio (652) (3)
* 2024 - Tom Green (770)

|
|

### Best Finals Player

[edit]

* 2023 - Tom Green, Connor Idun, Lachie Whitfield
* 2024 – Tom Green (2), Jesse Hogan, Jack Buckley

### Club Standard Award

[edit]

* 2013 – Devon Smith
* 2014 – Shane Mumford
* 2015 – Devon Smith (2)
* 2016 – Shane Mumford (2)
* 2017 – Shane Mumford (3)
* 2018 – Tim Taranto
* 2019 – Tim Taranto (2)

|

### Life Memberships

[edit]

* Kevin Sheedy (2015)
* Callan Ward (2018)
* Jeremy Cameron (2019)
* Phil Davis (2020)
* Toby Greene (2020)
* Leon Cameron (2020)
* Heath Shaw (2020)

* Lachie Whitfield (2020)
* Christine Cawsey (2021)
* Peter Taylor (2021)
* Stephen Coniglio (2021)
* Nick Haynes (2021)
* Josh Kelly (2021)
* Alan McConnell (2022)

* Andrew Stevens (2022)
* Alicia Eva (2022)
* Cora Staunton (2022)
* Michael Costello (2023)
* Adam Kennedy 2023
* Andrew Demetriou (2023)
* Dale Holmes (2023)

|
|

### Club Statistical Leaders

[edit]

Career Statistical Leaders  | Category  | Player  | Statistic

|
|

Games played | Callan Ward | 255
Brownlow votes | Josh Kelly | 94
Kicks | Lachie Whitfield | 3,445
Handballs | Callan Ward | 2,916
Disposals | Callan Ward | 6,896
Goals | Jeremy Cameron | 427
Behinds | Toby Greene | 247
Goal Assists | Toby Greene | 190
Marks | Lachie Whitfield | 1,493
Contested Marks | Nick Haynes | 186
Marks Inside-50 | Jeremy Cameron | 413
Tackles | Josh Kelly | 1000
Hit-outs | Shane Mumford | 3,828
Bounces | Heath Shaw | 365
Rebound-50s | Heath Shaw | 953
Inside-50s | Toby Greene | 949
Clearances | Callan Ward | 1,251
Contested possessions | Callan Ward | 2,613
Uncontested possessions | Lachie Whitfield | 3,957
One-percenters | Phil Davis | 1,181
Clangers | Toby Greene | 910
Free kicks for | Callan Ward | 343
Free kicks against | Toby Greene | 333

* (Last updated – End of 2024 AFL Season) [127]

Average Career Statistical Leaders  | Category  | Player  | Statistic  | Games Played for GWS

|
|
|

Brownlow votes | Tom Green | 0.6 | 92
Kicks | Heath Shaw | 16.8 | 152
Handballs | Tom Green | 15.2 | 92
Disposals | Tom Green | 26.5 | 92
Goals | Jeremy Cameron | 2.5 | 171
Behinds | Jeremy Cameron | 1.4 | 171
Goal Assists | Brent Daniels | 1.0 | 106
Marks | Bret Thornton | 11.0 | 1
Contested Marks | Jesse Hogan | 2.2 | 75
Marks Inside-50 | Jesse Hogan | 3.4 | 75
Tackles | Toby Bedford | 5.7 | 42
Hit-outs | Shane Mumford | 33.0 | 116
Bounces | Heath Shaw | 2.4 | 152
Rebound-50s | Heath Shaw | 6.3 | 152
Inside-50s | Braydon Preuss | 4.2 | 10
Clearances | Kieren Briggs | 5.8 | 50
Contested possessions | Tom Green | 12.8 | 92
Uncontested possessions | Lachie Whitfield | 16.9 | 234
One-percenters | Sam Taylor | 7.3 | 111
Clangers | Kurt Aylett | 5.0 | 1
Free kicks for | Dean Brogan | 2.1 | 19
Free kicks against | Shane Mumford | 2.6 | 116

* (Last updated – End of 2024 AFL Season) [128]

## AFL awards

[edit]

### All-Australian team

[edit]

* Jeremy Cameron: 2013, 2019
* Heath Shaw: 2015, 2016
* Toby Greene: 2016, 2021, 2023 (c)
* Josh Kelly: 2017
* Dylan Shiel: 2017

* Lachie Whitfield: 2018, 2024
* Nick Haynes: 2020
* Sam Taylor: 2022
* Jesse Hogan: 2024

|

### Coleman Medal

[edit]

* 2019 – Jeremy Cameron (67 goals)
* 2024 – Jesse Hogan (69 goals)

### AFLCA Best Young Player

[edit]

* 2013 – Jeremy Cameron

### Mark of the Year

[edit]

* 2023 - Harry Himmelberg

## Match and ladder records

[edit]

* Highest score: Greater Western Sydney 25.12 (162) v Essendon 5.6 (36), Round 23, 2023, Sydney Showground Stadium
* Lowest score: Greater Western Sydney 3.7 (25) v Richmond 17. 12 (114), Grand Final 2019, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Greater Western Sydney 3.7 (25) v Sydney Swans 10.6 (66), Round 12, 2020, Optus Stadium
* Highest losing score: Greater Western Sydney 16.9 (105) v Western Bulldogs 19.11 (125), Round 14, 2022, Sydney Showground Stadium
* Lowest winning score: Greater Western Sydney 7.5 (47) v Melbourne 5.15 (45), Round 16, 2023, Traeger Park
* Greatest winning margin: 126 points – Greater Western Sydney 25.12 (162) v Essendon 5.6 (36), Round 23, 2023, Sydney Showground Stadium
* Greatest losing margin: 162 points – Greater Western Sydney 4.7 (31) v Hawthorn 28.25 (193), Round 15, 2012, Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Longest winning Streak: 7 games – Round 13, 2023 – Round 20, 2023
* Longest losing Streak: 21 games – Round 20, 2012 – Round 18, 2013
* Highest home attendance: 38,203 – Round 1, 2012 at Stadium Australia v Sydney Swans
* Lowest home attendance: 4,014 – Round 3, 2022 at Sydney Showground v Gold Coast Suns

### Club Records set by players

[edit]

* Most Games: Callan Ward – 255 (2012–)
* Most Games Coached: Leon Cameron – 193 (2014–2022)
* Most Best & Fairests: Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield, and Toby Greene – 2 (2017, 2021), (2018, 2020), (2016, 2023)
* Most Goals Kicked In A Game: Jeremy Cameron and Jesse Hogan – 9 (Round 23, 2019) & (Round 23, 2023)
* Most Goals In A Season: Jesse Hogan – 77 (2024)
* Most Career Goals: Jeremy Cameron – 427 (2012–2020)
* Most Disposals In A Game: Josh Kelly – 43 (Round 22, 2017)
* Most Disposals In A Season: Tom Green – 770 (2024)
* Most Career Disposals: Callan Ward – 5,895 (2012–)

### AFL finishing positions (2012–present)

[edit]

Finishing Position | Year (Finals in Bold) | Tally

|
|

Premiers | nil | 0
Runner Up | 2019 | 1
3rd | nil | 0
4th | 2016, 2017, 2024 | 3
5th | nil | 0
6th | 2019, 2021 | 2
7th | 2018, 2023 | 2
8th | nil | 0
9th | nil | 0
10th | 2020 | 1
11th | 2015 | 1
12th | nil | 0
13th | nil | 0
14th | nil | 0
15th | nil | 0
16th | 2014, 2022 | 2
17th | nil | 0
18th | 2012, 2013 | 2

## AFL Women's team

[edit]

In April 2016, the Giants launched a bid to enter a team in the inaugural AFL Women's season in 2017. The club had previously partnered with the local Auburn Giants Football Club and run a female Academy program.[129] They were announced as a founding club in June, receiving one of eight licenses awarded at this time.[130]

Former AFL NSW/ACT Female Football High Performance coach Tim Schmidt was announced as the team's inaugural head coach in July 2016.[131] Days later the club announced its first two players, marquee signings Renee Forth and Emma Swanson.[132] As a result of the NSW/ACT talent pool's size and depth, the Giants were granted five priority signings prior to the draft, the most of any club in the league.[133] Prior to the draft, the club had recruited no NSW/ACT players, instead drawing three from Western Australia, three from Victoria and one more from South Australia.

In September the Giants won the first selection in the inaugural draft via lottery, and selected Sydney University player Nicola Barr.[134]

The team was sponsored by Harvey Norman, FlexiGroup and Sydney Airport in its inaugural season.[135]

In July 2017 it was announced Giants AFL director of coaching Alan McConnell would replace Tim Schmidt as coach of side.[136] The 2018 Giants AFLW Captain is Amanda Farrugia and the vice-captain is Alicia Eva.

### Season summaries

[edit]

P=Premiers, R=Runners-Up, M=Minor Premierships, F=Finals Appearance, W=Wooden Spoons  Season | Games
Played | Games
Won | Games
Drawn | Games
Lost | Ladder
Position | P | R | M | F | W | Coach | Captain(s) | Best & Fairest | Leading goalkicker(s)

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2017 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 / 8 |  |  |  |  | ♦ | Tim Schmidt | Amanda Farrugia | Jess Dal Pos | Phoebe McWilliams (7)
2018 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 / 8 |  |  |  |  |  | Alan McConnell | Alicia Eva | Phoebe McWilliams (7) (2)
2019 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 / 10 |  |  |  |  |  | Rebecca Beeson | Christina Bernardi (7)
2020 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 / 14 |  |  |  | ♦ |  | Alicia Eva | Alyce Parker | Cora Staunton (8)
2021 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 / 14 |  |  |  |  |  | Alyce Parker (2) | Cora Staunton (10) (2)
2022 (S6) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 / 14 |  |  |  |  |  | Alyce Parker (3) | Cora Staunton (18) (3)
2022 (S7) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 / 18 |  |  |  |  |  | Cameron Bernasconi | Alyce Parker (4) | Cora Staunton (8) (4)
2023 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 / 18 |  |  |  |  |  | Zarlie Goldsworthy | Zarlie Goldsworthy (13)
2024 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 / 18 |  |  |  |  |  | Rebecca Beeson | Rebecca Beeson (2) | Zarlie Goldsworthy (13) (2)

### Current squad

[edit]

Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFL Women's)

* view
* talk
* edit

Senior list  |  | Coaches

|
|

* *1  Grace Martin
* 2  Alicia Eva
* 3  Alyce Parker (vc)
* 4  Katherine Smith
* 5  Jessica Doyle
* 6  Rebecca Beeson (c)
* 7  Zarlie Goldsworthy
* 8  Eleanor Brown
* 9  Sara Howley
* 10  Taylah Levy
* 11  Caitlin Fletcher
* 12  Isabel Huntington
* 13  Mikayla Pauga
* 14  Kaitlyn Srhoj
* 15  Eilish O'Dowd

|  |

* 16  Aleisha Newman
* 17  Georgia Garnett
* 18  Tarni Evans
* 19  Indigo Linde
* 20  Fleur Davies
* 21  Sophie Kavanagh
* 23  Madison Brazendale
* 25  Cambridge McCormick
* 26  Claire Ransom
* 27  Grace Kós
* 28  Daisy Walker
* 31  Brodie Mowbray
* 33  Emily Pease
* 39  Vivien Saad

|  |

* *22  Meghan Gaffney
* 24  Haneen Zreika

|  |  |  |

Head coach

* Cameron Bernasconi

Assistant coaches

* Georgia Walker (defence)

* Jon Vlatko (forwards)

* Darren Ratten (assistant)

* Heath Shaw (Coach)

* * *

Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

* * *

Updated: 4 August 2025
Source(s): Coaching staff, Playing list

### Gabrielle Trainor Medal winners

[edit]

Main article: Gabrielle Trainor Medal

## Reserves team

[edit]

Greater Western Sydney fielded a reserves team beneath the AFL team in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) competition between 2012 and 2019. The senior team participated in the 2011 NEAFL season, prior to it entering the AFL the following year. Following the dissolving of the NEAFL in 2020, the Giants reserves team entered the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2021.[137] GWS did not have a reserves captain until Ryan Hebron was appointed to the role prior to the start of the 2022 VFL season.[138]

### Seasons

[edit]

Premiers | Grand Finalist  | Minor premiers | Finals appearance  | Wildcard Round appearance  | Wooden spoon  | League leading goalkicker | League best and fairest

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Year  | League  | Finish | W | L | D | Coach  | Captain  | Best and fairest  | Leading goalkicker  | Goals  | Ref

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

2012 | NEAFL E | 7th  | 5  | 13  | 0  | Brett Hand  | N/A |  |  |  |
2013 | NEAFL E | 5th  | 9  | 9  | 0  | Brett Hand  | N/A | Mark Whiley |  |  |
2014 | NEAFL | 1st  | 15  | 3  | 0  | Brett Hand  | N/A | James Stewart |  |  |
2015 | NEAFL | 1st  | 16  | 2  | 0  | Brett Hand  | N/A | Jake Barrett |  |  |
2016 | NEAFL | 2nd  | 12  | 6  | 0  | Brad Miller | N/A | Jeremy Finlayson |  |  | [139]
2017 | NEAFL | 10th  | 2  | 16  | 0  | Brad Miller | N/A | Isaac Cumming | Zach Sproule | 28  |
2018 | NEAFL | 7th  | 8  | 9  | 1  | Adam Schneider | N/A | Jake Stein | Zach Sproule (2) | 31  | [140]
2019 | NEAFL | 6th  | 9  | 9  | 0  | Adam Schneider | N/A | Connor Idun | Zach Sproule (3) | 29  |
2020 | NEAFL | (No season) | Jason Saddington | N/A | (No season) | [141]
2021 | VFL | 8th  | 7  | 4  | 0  | Luke Kelly  | N/A | James Peatling | Zach Sproule (4) | 16  | [142]
2022 | VFL | 13th  | 8  | 9  | 1  | Damian Truslove  | Ryan Hebron  | Jarrod Brander | Ryan Hebron  | 21  | [143]
2023 | VFL | 12th  | 9  | 9  | 0  | Wayne Cripps  | Ryan Hebron  | Cameron Fleeton | Max Gruzewski | 26  | [144]
2024 | VFL | 14th  | 8  | 10  | 0  | Wayne Cripps  | Ryan Hebron  | Conor Stone | Max Gruzewski (2) | 30  |

* Although GWS finished eighth in 2021, no finals series was held as the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

## Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy

[edit]

The Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy

The Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy (also known simply as the GWS Academy or Giants Academy) consists of the club's junior development signings. It was formed in 2010 as one of two in Sydney including the Sydney Swans Academy and one of four Northern Academies including the Brisbane Lions Academy and Gold Coast Suns Academy.

70 staff spread across 11 facilities manage 700 selected underage players from age 13 up with regional hubs in Blacktown, Canberra, Wagga Wagga, Albury and Broken Hill.[145]

The men's and women's U16 and U18 teams have contested Division 2 of the men's and women's underage championships since 2017.

The Giants Academy also joined the Talent League in 2019.

## Activism

[edit]

### Same Sex Marriage

[edit]

During the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, Greater Western Sydney Giants supported the Yes vote.[146]

### Voice to Parliament

[edit]

Greater Western Sydney Giants was a supporter of the Voice to Parliament.[147]

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Sydney Showground (6g) – 8,087. Manuka Oval (3g) – 8,431. ANZ (1g) – 38,203. Blacktown ISP (1g) – 6,875
2. ^ Sydney Showground (7g) – 8,281. Manuka Oval (3g) – 8,352. ANZ (1g) – 23,690.
3. ^ Sydney Showground (8g) – 9,609. Manuka Oval (3g) – 8,208.
4. ^ Sydney Showground (8g) – 11,032. Manuka Oval (3g) – 10,132.
5. ^ Sydney Showground (8g) – 12,126. Manuka Oval (3g) – 12,886.
6. ^ 4,268 Canberra members
7. ^ Sydney Showground (8g) – 13,456. Manuka Oval (3g) – 12,502.
8. ^ 4,089 Canberra members
9. ^ Sydney Showground (8g) – 12,411. Manuka Oval (3g) – 11,686.
10. ^ Sydney Showground (8g) – 11,999. Manuka Oval (3g) – 11,884.
11. ^ Sydney Showground (8g) – 2,244.
12. ^ Sydney Showground (6g) – 6,272. Manuka Oval (2g) – 9,814.
13. ^ 5,800 Canberra members
14. ^ Sydney Showground (6g) – 6103. Manuka Oval (4g) – 9,804. ANZ (1g) – 25,572.
15. ^ Sydney Showground (6g) – 6,272. Manuka Oval (2g) – 9,814.

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Current details for ABN 15 130 190 242". ABN Lookup. Australian Business Register. November 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
2. ^ "No Canberra logo among GWS launch". ABC News. 16 November 2010.
3. ^ "Starc and Healy Announced as GIANTS' Next Number One Ticket Holders".
4. ^ "Giants plan Manuka community camp". 15 November 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
5. ^ a b "GIANTS add gold for Canberra". 9 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
6. ^ "GWS Giants unveil new high performance training centre at Sydney Olympic Park". 7 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
7. ^ "GWS training goes eastward". 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
8. ^ "UWS GIANTS set to kick a goal for GWS". 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
9. ^ "Western Sydney University GIANTS". GWS Giants. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
10. ^ "History". giantsnetball.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
11. ^ "GIANTS Netball". supernetball.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
12. ^ "GIANTS Netball Joins the Family". www.gwsgiants.com.au. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
13. ^ Footy Flashbacks: North Melbourne By Zachary Gates for the Sydney Swans on 17 May 2019
14. ^ Should we have a Canberra team in the AFL? By Megan Doherty 22 May 2022
15. ^ Record number of NSW/ACT players on AFL lists from AFL NSW/ACT Media Release by Jordan Laing 23 November 2010
16. ^ Roos 'Court' New Talent from North Melbourne Football Club. 2 October 2008
17. ^ Sydney could have 2nd AFL team by 2015 from the Sydney Morning Herald. 25 August 2006
18. ^ Premier welcomes AFL plan for Sydney By Andrew Clennell State Political Editor for the Sydney Morning Herald. 18 February 2008
19. ^ Caroline Wilson (14 March 2008). "Silence from presidents means 18-team AFL". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
20. ^ "ASIC Free Company Name Search". asic.gov.au ASIC. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
21. ^ "Grand final agony for Kennelly". BreakingNews.ie. 30 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011.
22. ^ "The Sydney Celtics would need more than the luck of the Irish". The Age www.theage.com.au. Melbourne. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
23. ^ Caroline Wilson (12 July 2008). "AFL eyes Ireland for Celtic team". The Age. Australia. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
24. ^ Barrett, Damian (1 April 2008). "Western Sydney Football Club Ltd registered as new Sydney AFL club". Herald Sun. Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
25. ^ "AFL'S $100mill plan for Sydney Showground". Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
26. ^ Caroline Wilson (3 December 2008). "AFL's bid for western Sydney team hits a snag – little interest". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
27. ^ Sydney too weak for second AFL team, Senate says from heraldsun.com.au
28. ^ Sheedy to coach Western Sydney from abc.net.au
29. ^ Todd Balym, Herald Sun (26 November 2010): Mark Williams joins Greater Western Sydney Giants as assistant coach to Kevin Sheedy
30. ^ Sam Landsberger, Herald Sun (2 September 2012): Mark Williams Leaves GWS to Join Richmond
31. ^ Rogers, Michael (16 November 2010). "It's the Giants". AFL. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
32. ^ "Giants sign up with SpotJobs.com". SportsProMedia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
33. ^ Quayle, Emma (6 October 2016). "AFL trade news: Lost salary cap cash contributes to list squeeze at GWS Giants". The Age. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
34. ^ "Israel Folau: Gone but not for nothing". The Roar. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
35. ^ West Sydney's two-year Raid on Vic stars
36. ^ "Giants unsure how AFL draft crop rates". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
37. ^ a b Davis to leave Adelaide for GWS Archived 17 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine – afc.com.au. Published 2 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
38. ^ "Sheedy rules out Hall, Mooney and Aker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
39. ^ The $6 million flop: Israel Folau experiment fails to kick goals in the former NRL star's move to AFL By Tyson Otto from News Corp Australia Newspapers. 30 September 2022
40. ^ Israel Folau Reveals Why He Quit The AFL By Ethan Meldrum for TripleM 16 September 2017
41. ^ a b c d Two picks for Scully[dead link] – afl.com.au. Written by Mark Macgugan. Published 13 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
42. ^ Club statement on Callan Ward – westernbulldogs.com.au. Published 5 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
43. ^ Palmer joins GWS Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine – afl.com.au. Written by Nathan Schmook. Published 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
44. ^ Scully joins the Giants – afl.com.au. Written by Gary Walsh. Published 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
45. ^ Giants poach one more Archived 21 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine – afl.com.au. Written by Luke Holmesby. Published 13 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
46. ^ Dogs get late pick for Reid – heraldsun.com.au. Published 20 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
47. ^ Michael Gleeson (14 March 2008). "Clubs fast-track new entrants". The Age. Australia. Archived from the original on 18 April 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
48. ^ "AFL looks at 30-man squads for NAB Cup opener". Australian Football League. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
49. ^ "Leon Cameron in four-year deal with GWS". The Australian. 4 October 2012.
50. ^ "Sheedy Joins GIANTS Board". GWS Giants. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
51. ^ "Cameron wants Sheedy to stay". 20 August 2013.
52. ^ AFL (15 March 2014). "GWS Giants Vs Sydney Swans Match Centre". The AFL. Australia. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
53. ^ Dampney, James (13 May 2014). "Toby Greene charged over night club incident". AFL Official Website.
54. ^ a b "AFL Tables - Greater Western Sydney - Season Summary".
55. ^ Curley, Adam (26 April 2016). "Match preview: Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
56. ^ Bilton, Dean (30 April 2016). "Giants expose Hawks' flaws in stunning 75-point win". ABC News. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
57. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "AFL Tables - Greater Western Sydney - Crowds".
58. ^ Curley, Adam (27 September 2016). "Season review: GWS". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
59. ^ "Sydney Swans Vs GWS Giants – Match Centre". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
60. ^ Bilton, Dean (24 September 2016). "Bulldogs win incredible prelim by six points to reach first grand final in 55 years". ABC News. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
61. ^ Sygall, David (24 September 2016). "GWS Giants Vs Western Bulldogs – Match Centre (Match Report)". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
62. ^ Sygall, David (24 September 2016). "Pre-finals bye didn't cost Giants: Cameron". afl.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
63. ^ "AFL round 10: Essendon Bombers beat GWS Giants at Spotless Stadium". The Australian.
64. ^ "GWS Giants Vs Essendon – Match Centre". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018.
65. ^ "GWS Giants Vs Adelaide – Match Centre". Archived from the original on 4 November 2017.
66. ^ Balmer, Matt (11 August 2018). "GWS defeat Adelaide: Giants march into top four with impressive win despite injury setbacks".
67. ^ "Melbourne Vs Gws Giants – Match Centre". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
68. ^ "Sydney Swans Vs GWS Giants – Match Centre". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
69. ^ "Collingwood Vs GWS Giants – Match Centre". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
70. ^ Morris, Tom (15 September 2018). "AFL Finals: Collingwood defeats GWS to progress to a preliminary final against Richmond". FOX Sports Australia. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
71. ^ Cleary, Mitch (20 October 2018). "Shiel deal: How 2018's biggest trade got done - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
72. ^ "Scully joins the Hawks". hawthornfc.com.au. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
73. ^ "Blues, Giants settle on trade for young mid". afl.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
74. ^ Guthrie, Ben (14 April 2019). "Season over for Giants skipper after ACL fears confirmed". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
75. ^ Whiting, Michael (24 August 2019). "Jezza all but seals Coleman, torches Suns with career-best haul". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
76. ^ Healy, Jonathan. "Abominable snowmen: Giants sink to record low in Hawk avalanche". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
77. ^ Curley, Adam. "Dogs pile on last 12 goals to smash stumbling Giants". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
78. ^ Collins, Ben. "Giants silence doubters to end Bulldogs' season". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
79. ^ Whiting, Michael. "Great escape: Epic finish puts Giants into prelim against Pies". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
80. ^ McGowan, Marc. "Gargantuan: Depleted Giants shock Pies to reach first Grand Final". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
81. ^ "Tomlinson Joins the Demons". gwsgiants.com.au. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
82. ^ "GWS trades Jeremy Cameron to Geelong as Collingwood offloads Adam Treloar to Bulldogs". ABC News. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
83. ^ "Blues sign Zac on monster deal, GWS gets a top pick". afl.com.au. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
84. ^ Cotton, Ben (30 October 2020). "DONE DEAL: Giants defender Aidan Corr gets to Kangaroos | AFL News". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
85. ^ "Big Big New Kit". gwsgiants.com.au. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
86. ^ Ryan, Peter (10 April 2021). "Undermanned Giants upset shambolic Collingwood". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
87. ^ "Jesse Hogan hit with fresh setback, in doubt for round one as Freo clash looms". Fox Sports. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
88. ^ "Giants recruit Braydon Preuss set for lengthy sideline stint after shoulder injury". Fox Sports. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
89. ^ "Star Giant floored by nasty liver injury". afl.com.au. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
90. ^ "Giant carnage: Three key players facing lengthy layoffs". afl.com.au. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
91. ^ "Costly Sydney blunder that led to Giants' epic goal; forgotten Swan's emphatic statement: The 3-2-1". Fox Sports. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
92. ^ "Kingsley Appointed Head Coach". GWS Giants. Telstra Media. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
93. ^ "Breaking Giants players banned, fined for behaviour at end-of-season function". afl.com.au. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
94. ^ "New AFL team to be called the Giants". Orange.iprime.com.au. 16 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
95. ^ Matt Thompson (9 April 2018). "Name changer: Have the Giants dropped GWS?". Australian Football League. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
96. ^ "GIANTS (@gws.giants) Official". TikTok. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
97. ^ "Home". footyjumpers.com.
98. ^ "GIANTS Welcome PUMA". Greater Western Sydney Giants. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
99. ^ GWS team song from afl.com.au
100. ^ "#bigbigsound: GWS Giants' song gets meme treatment ahead of AFL grand final". The Guardian. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
101. ^ "There's a big, big, sound! The top 10 GWS song memes". afl.com.au. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
102. ^ "GWS Giants come of age to upset Sydney Swans in first qualifying final". News.com.au. 10 September 2016.
103. ^ "AFL lands NRL huge blow with bumper crowd for Sydney Swans v GWS Giants qualifying final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 2016.
104. ^ De Silva, Chris (8 September 2018). "GWS Giants humiliate Sydney Swans in elimination final". Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
105. ^ Rugari, Vince (6 September 2019). "West against west: why the Giants and Bulldogs rivalry is real". The Age. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
106. ^ "Why Dogs don't dig Giants: Six key moments behind a nasty new-age rivalry". www.afl.com.au. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
107. ^ Collins, Adam (24 September 2016). "AFL preliminary final: Western Bulldog beat GWS Giants – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
108. ^ "Western Bulldogs defeat GWS Giants, AFL 2019 Round 22, match report, result, score, finals chances". Fox Sports. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
109. ^ "GWS Giants defeat Western Bulldogs, Second Elimination Final AFL 2019, match report, result, score, Giants into semi final". Fox Sports. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
110. ^ "Live AFL, Round 3, Western Bulldogs defeat GWS Giants, score, result, match report, updates, video, stats, live blog, latest news". Fox Sports. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
111. ^ BCA boss Tim Reed to guide AFL Giants into new era by Zoe Samios. Australian Financial Review. 18 October 2023
112. ^ a b afl.com.au
113. ^ "GIANTS Break Membership Record". www.gwsgiants.com.au. 21 July 2015.
114. ^ gwsgiants.com.au as at 7 October 2016
115. ^ "AFL club membership heads towards a million – AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
116. ^ "Shock decision leaves AFL side stunned". News.com.au. 2 August 2018.
117. ^ "GIANTS Reach 25k Members in Record Time". www.gwsgiants.com.au. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
118. ^ Tigers dethroned as Victorian giants plummet: 2020 AFL membership ladder by Ben Waterworth for Fox Sports 9 September 2020
119. ^ Statement: AFL club membership breaks all-time record 5 Aug 2021
120. ^ ALL 18 AFL CLUBS' MEMBERSHIP TALLIES FOR 2022 REVEALED BY NIC NEGREPONTIS for SEN 6 October 2022
121. ^ AFL breaks all-time club membership record 6 Sep 2023
122. ^ Tom Wills Oval Archived 2 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Sydney Olympic Park Authority. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
123. ^ "GWS-Canberra deal 'good value for money'". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
124. ^ John-Paul Moloney and Jon Tuxworth (10 November 2010). "ACT secures deal with GWS". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
125. ^ "AFL Goals Statistics". Footywire.
126. ^ "Greater Western Sydney Win-Loss Records". afltables.com. 7 October 2023.
127. ^ "Greater Western Sydney Player Totals (2012-2024)". afltables.com. 11 March 2025.
128. ^ "Greater Western Sydney Player Totals (2012-2023)". afltables.com. 11 March 2025.
129. ^ "GIANTS to Bid For Women's Licence". Giants Media. Bigpond. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
130. ^ "GIANTS Secure National Women's League Team". Giants Media. Bigpond. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
131. ^ "GIANTS Announce NWL Coach". Giants Media. Bigpond. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
132. ^ "Journey to 2017". Giants Media. Bigpond. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
133. ^ Matthews, Bruce (20 August 2016). "Meg Hutchins joins Pies under new women's priority pick rules". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
134. ^ Zell, Alison (12 October 2016). "Barr is Number One". Giants Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
135. ^ "GIANTS Announce Three NWL Partners". Giants Media. Bigpond. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
136. ^ "Ex-Lions coach takes over Giants' AFLW job". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
137. ^ Max Laughton (24 August 2020). "VFL to merge with NEAFL, under-18 comps revamped in massive changes to AFL's second tier". Fox Sports. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
138. ^ "GIANTS Appoint Inaugural VFL Captain". gwsgiants.com.au. 23 March 2022.
139. ^ "Brad Miller - Assistant Coach". gwsgiants.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021. "Miller moved to Sydney ahead of the 2016 season to take up the role of the GIANTS' NEAFL Coach. Miller led the GIANTS to their first NEAFL Premiership in 2016. In 2018 Miller moved into an Assistant Coaching role."
140. ^ "Adam Schneider - Assistant Coach". gwsgiants.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021. "Adam Schneider joined the GIANTS' coaching staff ahead of the 2018 season, returning to his home state as the club's NEAFL coach...Ahead of the 2020 AFL season, Schneider was promoted to an assistant coaching role."
141. ^ Elliot, Laura (9 January 2020). "Exciting Season Set for NEAFL". GWS GIANTS. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
142. ^ "Reserves Competition to Begin in April". gwsgiants.com.au. 2 February 2021. "The GIANTS' reserves side will be coached by Development Coach Luke Kelly."
143. ^ "Damian Truslove to take VFL Coach reins at the Giants". sydneyafl.com.au. 19 November 2021.
144. ^ "Wayne Cripps". gwsgiants.com.au. 2 November 2022.
145. ^ How the northern football academies work By Michael Whiting on 18 February 2015
146. ^ SSM: AFL clubs come out in favour of same-sex marriage as league's Yes push splits opinions ABC News
147. ^ "Voice to Parliament Statement". gwsgiants.com.au. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greater Western Sydney Giants.

* Official website
* GWS Giants results \- Latest scores for Greater Western Sydney Football Club

* Sports portal
* Australia portal

* v
* t
* e

Greater Western Sydney Giants

* History
* Current squad
* Players
* Captains
* Coaches
* Kevin Sheedy Medal
* Gabrielle Trainor Medal
* Leading goalkickers

* AFL coach: Adam Kingsley
* AFL captains: Toby Greene

* AFLW coach: Cameron Bernasconi
* AFLW captain: Alicia Eva

AFL home grounds|

* Sydney Showground Stadium (2012–)
* Manuka Oval (2012–)

AFLW home grounds|

* Blacktown ISP Oval (2017–)
* Henson Park (2022)

Seasons (15)
(club articles in bold)|

| NEAFL (1)|

* 2011

|

AFL (14)|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Reserves seasons|

| NEAFL (8)|

* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020

|

VFL (5)|

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Related articles|

* Australian rules football in New South Wales
* Netball team
* Sydney Derby
* 2016 AFL First Preliminary Final

Links to related articles

* v
* t
* e

Australian Football League

* Premiers
* Norm Smith Medal
* Minor premiers
* Brownlow Medal
* winners
* Games records
* 200-game players for one club
* Goalkicking records
* All-Australian team
* Coleman Medal
* Rising Star

Clubs|

| Current|

* Adelaide
* Brisbane Lions
* Carlton
* Collingwood
* Essendon
* Fremantle
* Geelong
* Gold Coast
* Greater Western Sydney
* Hawthorn
* Melbourne
* North Melbourne
* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* Sydney
* West Coast
* Western Bulldogs

|

Future|

* Tasmania

Former|

* Brisbane Bears
* Fitzroy
* University

Seasons|

* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Grand finals|

* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Venues|

* Adelaide Oval
* Barossa Park
* Engie Stadium
* The Gabba
* GMHBA Stadium
* Hands Oval
* Manuka Oval
* Mars Stadium
* Marvel Stadium
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Ninja Stadium
* Norwood Oval
* Optus Stadium
* People First Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* TIO Stadium
* TIO Traeger Park
* University of Tasmania Stadium

Other awards|

* AFL Coaches Association awards
* AFL Players Association awards
* Leigh Matthews Trophy
* Goal of the Year
* Mark of the Year

Major recurring
events|

* AFL draft
* AFL finals series
* AFL Futures match
* AFL Grand Final
* Anzac Day Eve match
* Anzac Day match
* Dreamtime at the 'G
* Easter Monday clash
* E. J. Whitten Legends Game
* Gather Round
* King's Birthday match
* Len Hall Tribute game
* Opening game
* QClash
* Showdown
* Sydney Derby
* Western Derby

Second-tier and
junior competitions|

| Current|

* AFL National Championships
* Talent League
* South Australian National Football League
* Victorian Football League
* West Australian Football League

|

Former|

* AFL reserves
* AFL under-19s
* North East Australian Football League
* VFL Sub-Districts

Related articles|

* AFL Coaches Association
* AFL Commission
* AFL Players Association
* AFL Record
* AFL Umpires Association
* AFL Women's
* AFLX
* Carlton salary cap breach
* Current coaches
* Essendon supplements saga
* Grand final location debate
* Grand Final pre-match performances
* History
* Indigenous All-Stars
* Individual match awards
* International Rules Series
* McClelland Trophy
* Melbourne tanking scandal
* Premiership captains and coaches
* Premiership/grand final statistics
* Proposed clubs
* Tasmanian AFL bid
* Records
* Reserves affiliations
* Rivalries
* Television shows
* Video games

Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924

* v
* t
* e

AFL Women's

* Premiers
* Minor premiers
* Best and fairest
* winners
* Games records
* 50-game players for one club
* Goalkicking records
* All-Australian team
* Leading goalkicker
* Rising Star

Clubs|

| Current|

* Adelaide
* Brisbane
* Carlton
* Collingwood
* Essendon
* Fremantle
* Geelong
* Gold Coast
* Greater Western Sydney
* Hawthorn
* Melbourne
* North Melbourne
* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* Sydney
* West Coast
* Western Bulldogs

|

Future|

* Tasmania

Seasons|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* S6
* S7
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Grand finals|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* S6
* S7
* 2023
* 2024

Venues|

* Alberton Oval
* Arden Street Oval
* Brighton Homes Arena
* C.ex Coffs International Stadium
* Casey Fields
* Cazalys Stadium
* Fremantle Oval
* GMHBA Stadium
* Great Barrier Reef Arena
* Henson Park
* Ikon Park
* Kinetic Stadium
* Manuka Oval
* Mars Stadium
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Mineral Resources Park
* Mission Whitten Oval
* North Hobart Oval
* North Sydney Oval
* Norwood Oval
* People First Stadium
* RSEA Park
* Sullivan Logistics Stadium
* Swinburne Centre
* Thomas Farms Oval
* TIO Stadium
* University of Tasmania Stadium
* Victoria Park
* Windy Hill

Competitions|

| Second-tier|

* QAFL Women's
* SANFL Women's League
* VFL Women's
* WAFL Women's

|

Junior|

* Talent League Girls
* Under-18 Championships

Related articles|

* AFL Women's National Championship
* Australian Football League
* Current coaches
* Current team squads
* Exhibition games (2013–2016)
* Hampson–Hardeman Cup
* McClelland Trophy
* Premiership captains and coaches

Italics denote current season; no premiership was awarded in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

* v
* t
* e

Victorian Football League

Clubs|

| Current|

* Box Hill
* Brisbane Lions reserves
* Casey
* Carlton reserves
* Coburg
* Collingwood reserves
* Essendon reserves
* Footscray reserves
* Frankston
* Geelong reserves
* Gold Coast reserves
* Greater Western Sydney reserves
* North Melbourne reserves
* Northern Bullants
* Port Melbourne
* Richmond reserves
* Sandringham
* Southport
* Sydney reserves
* Werribee
* Williamstown

|

Future|

* St Kilda reserves
* Tasmania

Former|

* Albert Park
* Aspley
* Ballarat
* Ballarat Imperial
* Berwick
* Bendigo
* Brighton
* Brighton-Caulfield
* Brunswick
* Camberwell
* Carlton
* Caulfield
* Collingwood
* Dandenong
* East Melbourne
* Essendon
* Essendon A
* Fitzroy
* Footscray
* Geelong
* Geelong A
* Geelong West
* Gold Coast
* Hawthorn
* Hotham/North Melbourne
* Kilsyth
* Melbourne
* Melbourne City
* Moorabbin (1951–1963)
* Moorabbin (1983–1987)
* Mordialloc
* Murray Kangaroos
* North Ballarat
* Northcote
* Oakleigh
* Prahran
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* South Ballarat
* South Melbourne
* South Williamstown
* Sunshine
* Tasmania
* Traralgon
* University
* Waverley
* West Melbourne
* Yarraville

Venues|

* Arden Street Oval
* Blacktown ISP Oval
* Box Hill City Oval
* Carrara Stadium
* Casey Fields
* Chirnside Park
* Coburg City Oval
* Fankhauser Reserve
* Frankston Park
* Kardinia Park
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex
* North Port Oval
* Olympic Park Oval
* Preston City Oval
* Princes Park
* Punt Road Oval
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* Sydney Showground Stadium
* The Hangar
* Tramway Oval
* Trevor Barker Beach Oval
* Victoria Park
* Whitten Oval
* Williamstown Cricket Ground
* Windy Hill

Awards|

* Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal
* J. J. Liston Trophy
* J. Field Medal
* Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal
* Norm Goss Memorial Medal

Former grades|

* Development League (reserves)
* Under-19s
* Sub-Districts

Related articles|

* AFL Victoria
* History (1859–1900)
* Minor Premiers
* Premiers
* Records
* Reserves affiliations
* Rivalries (Battle of Bell Street)
* Williamstown vs Geelong West (1983 thirds season)
* Talent League
* VFL Women's
* Vicki Cleary Day
* Victorian Junior Football Association

Known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1877–1996

* v
* t
* e

Talent League Boys and Talent League Girls

Clubs|

| Full-time|

* Bendigo Pioneers
* Calder Cannons
* Dandenong Stingrays
* Eastern Ranges
* Geelong Falcons
* Gippsland Power
* Greater Western Victoria Rebels
* Murray Bushrangers
* Northern Knights
* Oakleigh Chargers
* Sandringham Dragons
* Tasmania Devils
* Western Jets

|

Academies|

* Brisbane Lions
* Gold Coast
* Greater Western Sydney
* Northern Territory
* Sydney

Former|

* Gold Coast (seniors)
* Greater Western Sydney (seniors)
* NSW/ACT Rams
* Queensland Scorpions
* Tassie Mariners

Boys seasons|

* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Girls seasons|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Awards|

* Morrish Medal

Related|

* AFL under-19s
* VFA under-19s

* v
* t
* e

North East Australian Football League

Clubs|

| Final season|

* Aspley
* Brisbane reserves
* Canberra
* Gold Coast reserves
* Greater Western Sydney reserves
* Redland
* Southport
* Sydney reserves
* Sydney University

|

Former|

* Ainslie
* Belconnen
* Broadbeach
* Greater Western Sydney
* Labrador
* Morningside
* Mount Gravatt
* NT Thunder
* Queanbeyan
* Sydney Hills
* Tuggeranong

Seasons|

* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020

Main grounds|

* Blacktown International Sportspark
* Fankhauser Reserve
* Graham Road Oval
* Henson Park
* Metricon Stadium
* South Pine Sports Complex
* SCG
* Sydney Showground Stadium
* Manuka Oval
* Tidbold Park

Former grounds|

* Alan Ray Oval
* Bruce Purser Reserve
* Cazalys Stadium
* Cooke-Murphy Oval
* Dairy Farmers Park
* Dittmer Park
* Drummoyne Oval
* Esplen Oval
* Football Park
* The Gabba
* Giffin Park
* Greenway Oval
* Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
* Kombumerri Park
* Kippax Oval
* Leyshon Park
* Macpherson Park
* Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex
* Newcastle Oval
* North Dalton Park
* Northline Oval
* Ray Mitchell Oval
* Robertson Oval
* Salk Oval
* Sherwood Oval
* Sir Bruce Small Park
* Stadium Australia
* TIO Stadium
* Tony Ireland Stadium
* Tramway Oval
* University Oval

Related articles|

List of records

* v
* t
* e

Australian rules football in New South Wales

Governing body|

* AFL NSW/ACT

AFL clubs|

* Greater Western Sydney
* Sydney Swans

VFL clubs|

* Sydney Swans reserves
* Greater Western Sydney reserves

Metropolitan leagues|

* AFL Sydney
* Women's

Regional leagues|

* Broken Hill
* Central West
* Farrer
* Hume
* Hunter Central Coast
* North Coast
* North West
* Northern Riverina
* Riverina
* Sapphire Coast
* South Coast

Defunct leagues|

* NEAFL (2011–2019)
* Albury & District (1930–1957)
* Barellan & District (1911–1971)
* Central Coast (1976–1999)
* Central Hume (1928–1935)
* Central Riverina (1949–1981)
* Coreen & District (1909–2007)
* Deniliquin (1900–1932)
* Faithful & District (1920–1940)
* New England (1962–1984)
* NSWFA (1880–1893)
* Newcastle (1888–1999)
* North West (1970s–1993)
* Northern Rivers (1984–2021)
* Riverina FA (1924–1929)
* South West (1949–1981)
* Southern Riverina FA (1906–1931)
* Summerland (1984–2011)

Principal venues|

* Sydney Cricket Ground
* Sydney Showground Stadium

Related|

* Sydney Derby
* Australian rules football in the Riverina
* List of clubs
* List of VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players

*[R]: Rank
*[Team]: Team
*[GP]: Games Played
*[W]: Wins
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Losses
*[GF.BF]: Goals.Behinds For
*[For]: Points For
*[GA.BA]: Goals.Behinds Against
*[Agn]: Points Against
*[%]: Percentage
*[Win%]: Win Percentage
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Venues]: Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season