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Club Information

Nickname
Giants

Formed
2011

Address
AFL/Cricket Precinct, Blacktown International Sports Park, Eastern Rd, Rooty Hill. NSW. 2766

Home Ground
Skoda Stadium, Olympic Park; Manuka Oval, Canberra; Blacktown Sports Park, Rooty Hill

Training Ground
Blacktown Sports Park

Current Affiliation
AFL 2012

Colours
Orange, charcoal and white

Emblem
Giants

Website
gwsgiants.com.au

Most Games
32 - Callan Ward, Jonathan Giles (2012-present)

Most Goals
62 - Jeremy Cameron (2012-present)

CEO
David Matthews

President
Tony Shepherd

Coach
Kevin Sheedy

Assistant Coaches
Dean Brogan, Leon Cameron, Stewart Edge, Luke Power

Head of Football Operations
Graeme Allan

Recruiting Manager
Neville Stibbard

List Manager
Stephen Silvagni

Fitness Staff
John Quinn (sports science), Lachlan Wilmot (strength and conditioning)

GWS


Club Biography

"While the new franchise was able to take advantage of draft concessions by snaring five uncontracted players from other clubs - Phil Davis (Adelaide), Callan Ward and Sam Reid (WB), Rhys Palmer (Frem) and Tom Scully (Melb) - the job for Sheedy and Williams in the first couple of seasons was essentially going to be a teaching one. Understanding this, the club took the unusual step of recruiting four recently retired players to form part of an 'on-field' assistant coaching staff..."

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2012 Season

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GWS's 2012 Fixture

Rnd Home Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 S R Away Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 S Mgn Grd Date  
1 GWS 1.2 3.3 3.4 5.7 37 def by Sydney 4.1 8.4 13.8 14.16 100 -63 SA Mar 24 (Sat, 7:20) Details
2 North Melbourne 7.4 12.9 20.9 28.15 183 def GWS 0.3 0.4 6.6 8.6 54 -129 BO Apr 8 (Sun, 1:10) Details
3 GWS 2.0 4.1 6.5 10.9 69 def by West Coast 11.4 15.8 21.9 23.12 150 -81 BIS Apr 15 (Sun, 1:10) Details
4 Adelaide 5.4 7.8 10.13 13.18 96 def GWS 1.1 5.3 6.6 7.8 50 -46 FP Apr 21 (Sat, 4:40) Details
5 GWS 2.4 5.5 8.6 9.8 62 def by Western Bulldogs 0.5 8.9 12.12 15.14 104 -42 MAN Apr 28 (Sat, 1:40) Details
6 Carlton 3.5 6.8 9.14 15.20 110 def GWS 2.1 5.4 6.7 6.7 43 -67 DK May 6 (Sun, 1:10) Details
7 GWS 4.2 5.8 8.13 13.16 94 def Gold Coast 1.3 7.9 9.11 9.13 67 27 MAN May 12 (Sat, 1:40) Details
8 Brisbane 7.3 10.9 13.14 19.18 132 def GWS 1.2 3.5 4.5 5.10 40 -92 G May 20 (Sun, 1:10) Details
9 GWS 0.5 2.9 4.11 7.11 53 def by Essendon 3.1 8.1 13.8 18.11 119 -66 May 26 (Sat, 7:40) Details
10 Geelong 4.2 7.3 13.8 19.12 126 def GWS 4.2 7.3 8.5 9.7 61 -65 KP Jun 2 (Sat, 1:45) Details
11 GWS  Bye
12 GWS 2.0 5.1 8.1 12.2 74 def by Richmond 4.2 6.7 9.14 11.20 86 -12 Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Details
13 Melbourne 6.1 11.4 18.8 20.15 135 def GWS 5.1 6.2 6.2 9.3 57 -78 M.C.G Jun 24 (Sun, 3:15) Details
14 Sydney 3.4 8.6 14.10 19.18 132 def GWS 1.2 2.5 4.7 5.8 38 -94 SA Jun 30 (Sat, 7:40) Details
15 Hawthorn 5.6 11.11 20.20 28.25 193 def GWS 1.2 2.4 3.5 4.7 31 -162 M.C.G Jul 8 (Sun, 1:10) Details
16 GWS 2.4 4.7 5.8 8.11 59 def by Adelaide 5.2 9.9 17.12 27.16 178 -119 Jul 15 (Sun, 1:10) Details
17 Fremantle 6.1 8.14 14.18 18.24 132 def GWS 0.2 0.3 4.5 5.7 37 -95 S Jul 22 (Sun, 2:40) Details
18 GWS 3.4 5.4 6.11 7.12 54 def by Collingwood 7.5 13.11 17.14 26.18 174 -120 Jul 28 (Sat, 4:40) Details
19 GWS 5.4 8.6 10.9 16.11 107 def Port Adelaide 1.2 4.5 8.9 10.3 73 34 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Details
20 Gold Coast 3.1 6.9 12.11 16.13 109 def GWS 3.1 5.2 8.6 12.7 79 -30 CA Aug 11 (Sat, 4:40) Details
21 GWS 2.2 4.4 4.5 9.5 59 def by Melbourne 3.4 6.10 9.13 11.18 84 -25 MAN Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Details
22 St Kilda 7.2 17.6 19.7 25.13 163 def GWS 2.1 2.3 3.5 5.5 35 -128 DK Aug 25 (Sat, 1:45) Details
23 GWS 3.3 4.5 7.8 11.11 77 def by North Melbourne 3.2 7.4 12.5 16.9 105 -28 Sep 1 (Sat, 4:40) Details
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2012 Player Stats

J Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
30 Adams, Taylor 15 167 11.1 131 8.7 298 19.9 51 3.4 0 0.0 53 3.5 18 16 5 0.3 1 31
43 Aylett, Kurt 1 5 5.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0
10 Brogan, Dean 9 58 6.4 42 4.7 100 11.1 35 3.9 142 15.8 12 1.3 17 11 0 0.0 0 0
47 Bruce, Josh 3 16 5.3 17 5.7 33 11.0 12 4.0 0 0.0 2 0.7 1 1 2 0.7 1 13
14 Bugg, Tomas 18 150 8.3 167 9.3 317 17.6 72 4.0 0 0.0 57 3.2 20 19 6 0.3 3 39
21 Buntine, Matthew 6 28 4.7 39 6.5 67 11.2 16 2.7 0 0.0 10 1.7 6 3 0 0.0 2 2
18 Cameron, Jeremy 16 115 7.2 45 2.8 160 10.0 80 5.0 1 0.1 28 1.8 20 22 29 1.8 15 189
24 Clifton, Steve 5 27 5.4 29 5.8 56 11.2 11 2.2 0 0.0 20 4.0 4 9 1 0.2 0 6
3 Coniglio, Stephen 12 140 11.7 118 9.8 258 21.5 58 4.8 1 0.1 31 2.6 8 9 2 0.2 5 17
49 Cooyou, Rhys 1 3 3.0 7 7.0 10 10.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 0 0 1 1.0 0 6
11 Cornes, Chad 16 181 11.3 136 8.5 317 19.8 103 6.4 5 0.3 36 2.3 11 21 4 0.3 3 27
13 Darley, Sam 9 82 9.1 46 5.1 128 14.2 32 3.6 0 0.0 18 2.0 9 5 0 0.0 0 0
1 Davis, Phil 22 209 9.5 119 5.4 328 14.9 122 5.5 3 0.1 42 1.9 20 23 5 0.2 1 31
22 Edwards, Shaun 10 91 9.1 41 4.1 132 13.2 31 3.1 0 0.0 11 1.1 2 5 2 0.2 4 16
4 Folau, Israel 13 39 3.0 41 3.2 80 6.2 22 1.7 65 5.0 18 1.4 7 9 2 0.2 8 20
48 Frost, Sam 3 23 7.7 14 4.7 37 12.3 14 4.7 1 0.3 5 1.7 3 1 1 0.3 0 6
26 Giles, Jonathan 20 177 8.9 108 5.4 285 14.3 70 3.5 442 22.1 43 2.2 45 31 18 0.9 8 116
15 Golds, Tim 2 10 5.0 8 4.0 18 9.0 4 2.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
35 Greene, Toby 19 273 14.4 266 14.0 539 28.4 73 3.8 1 0.1 63 3.3 34 29 8 0.4 10 58
2 Hampton, Curtly 17 150 8.8 80 4.7 230 13.5 52 3.1 1 0.1 31 1.8 12 12 6 0.4 8 44
19 Haynes, Nick 8 44 5.5 34 4.3 78 9.8 22 2.8 0 0.0 17 2.1 4 3 1 0.1 1 7
36 Hombsch, Jack 9 79 8.8 51 5.7 130 14.4 37 4.1 1 0.1 18 2.0 11 7 0 0.0 0 0
33 Hoskin-Elliott, Will 10 80 8.0 36 3.6 116 11.6 36 3.6 1 0.1 12 1.2 7 4 9 0.9 2 56
40 Kennedy, Adam 15 101 6.7 106 7.1 207 13.8 51 3.4 0 0.0 27 1.8 9 3 0 0.0 1 1
- McDonald, James 13 100 7.7 97 7.5 197 15.2 31 2.4 1 0.1 67 5.2 16 10 4 0.3 3 27
25 Miles, Anthony 7 74 10.6 54 7.7 128 18.3 34 4.9 1 0.1 28 4.0 11 11 0 0.0 0 0
39 Mohr, Tim 13 98 7.5 60 4.6 158 12.2 53 4.1 1 0.1 24 1.8 5 4 1 0.1 0 6
37 O'Hailpin, Setanta 1 3 3.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 0 2 2.0 1 13
7 Palmer, Rhys 15 158 10.5 128 8.5 286 19.1 66 4.4 6 0.4 34 2.3 21 13 9 0.6 9 63
12 Patton, Jonathon 7 28 4.0 20 2.9 48 6.9 20 2.9 1 0.1 9 1.3 3 1 4 0.6 4 28
27 Phillips, Andrew 9 38 4.2 23 2.6 61 6.8 16 1.8 91 10.1 15 1.7 15 7 3 0.3 2 20
6 Power, Luke 20 227 11.4 182 9.1 409 20.5 84 4.2 0 0.0 52 2.6 17 13 0 0.0 1 1
23 Reid, Sam 5 28 5.6 36 7.2 64 12.8 14 2.8 0 0.0 13 2.6 3 5 0 0.0 0 0
45 Schulz, Sam 1 3 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0 1 1.0 0 6
9 Scully, Tom 19 177 9.3 209 11.0 386 20.3 51 2.7 1 0.1 85 4.5 20 29 4 0.2 4 28
5 Shiel, Dylan 12 108 9.0 120 10.0 228 19.0 39 3.3 0 0.0 46 3.8 9 9 5 0.4 4 34
34 Smith, Devon 20 174 8.7 144 7.2 318 15.9 61 3.1 0 0.0 85 4.3 18 21 10 0.5 19 79
28 Sumner, Liam 2 8 4.0 12 6.0 20 10.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 4 2.0 2 0 2 1.0 0 12
20 Tomlinson, Adam 9 56 6.2 43 4.8 99 11.0 31 3.4 0 0.0 16 1.8 3 2 2 0.2 1 13
31 Townsend, Jacob 11 50 4.5 38 3.5 88 8.0 25 2.3 2 0.2 37 3.4 11 8 2 0.2 3 15
17 Treloar, Adam 18 223 12.4 157 8.7 380 21.1 86 4.8 0 0.0 48 2.7 13 15 12 0.7 5 77
29 Tyson, Dom 10 68 6.8 90 9.0 158 15.8 46 4.6 1 0.1 23 2.3 1 8 4 0.4 0 24
32 Ugle, Gerald 1 4 4.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 3 3.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 0 1 1 1.0 0 6
8 Ward, Callan 20 278 13.9 210 10.5 488 24.4 86 4.3 26 1.3 100 5.0 33 28 8 0.4 11 59
42 Whiley, Mark 3 20 6.7 15 5.0 35 11.7 15 5.0 0 0.0 5 1.7 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
16 Wilson, Nathan 9 37 4.1 19 2.1 56 6.2 15 1.7 0 0.0 20 2.2 6 3 6 0.7 3 39
Totals 484 4208 8.7 3342 6.9 7550 15.6 1789 3.7 795 1.6 1277 2.6 478 438 182 0.4 143 1235