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KEY FACTS

Official name
Greater Western Sydney Football Club

Known as
Greater Western Sydney

Nickname
Giants

Formed
2009

Colours
Orange, charcoal and white

Associated clubs
GWS Reserves; GWS Academy; Greater Western Sydney WFC; GWS Academy WFC

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 2012–2023

Home Ground
Sydney Showground

Most Games
210 - Callan Ward (2012-2022)

Most Goals
427 - Jeremy Cameron (2012-2020)

Headquarters
1 Olympic Blv, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW 2127

Postal Address
PO Box 7112, Silverwater, NSW, 2128

Phone: (02) 8736 4200 

Email
info@gwsgiants.com.au

Website
gwsgiants.com.au

CEO
Matthews, David

President
Shepherd, Tony

Head of Football Operations
Graeme Allan

Recruiting Manager
Neville Stibbard

List Manager
Stephen Silvagni

Coach
Kevin Sheedy

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

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

Greater Western Sydney



Grand Finals | Honour board | Every player | Most games | Most goals
Game records

"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 (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Greater Western Sydney's 2012 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Greater Western Sydney 1.23.33.45.7 37 LOST Sydney 4.18.413.814.16 100 -63 STA Mar 24 (Sat, 7:20) Scores
2 A Greater Western Sydney 0.30.46.68.6 54 LOST North Melbourne 7.412.820.928.15 183 -129 BEL Apr 8 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
3 H Greater Western Sydney 2.04.16.510.9 69 LOST West Coast 11.415.821.923.12 150 -81 BKT Apr 15 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
4 A Greater Western Sydney 1.15.36.67.8 50 LOST Adelaide 5.47.810.1313.18 96 -46 FBP Apr 21 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
5 H Greater Western Sydney 2.45.58.69.8 62 LOST Western Bulldogs 0.58.912.1215.14 104 -42 MAN Apr 28 (Sat, 1:40) Scores
6 A Greater Western Sydney 2.15.46.76.7 43 LOST Carlton 3.56.89.1415.20 110 -67 DOC May 6 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
7 H Greater Western Sydney 4.25.88.1313.16 94 WON Gold Coast 1.37.99.119.13 67 27 MAN May 12 (Sat, 1:40) Scores
8 A Greater Western Sydney 1.23.54.55.10 40 LOST Brisbane 7.310.913.1419.18 132 -92 GAB May 20 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
9 H Greater Western Sydney 0.52.94.117.11 53 LOST Essendon 3.18.113.818.11 119 -66 SSH May 26 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
10 A Greater Western Sydney 4.27.38.59.7 61 LOST Geelong 4.27.313.819.12 126 -65 KAR Jun 2 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
11 Greater Western Sydney       Bye        
12 H Greater Western Sydney 2.05.18.112.2 74 LOST Richmond 4.26.79.1411.20 86 -12 SSH Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Greater Western Sydney 5.16.26.29.3 57 LOST Melbourne 6.111.418.820.15 135 -78 MCG Jun 24 (Sun, 3:15) Scores
14 A Greater Western Sydney 1.22.54.75.8 38 LOST Sydney 3.48.614.1019.18 132 -94 STA Jun 30 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
15 A Greater Western Sydney 1.22.43.54.7 31 LOST Hawthorn 5.611.1120.2028.25 193 -162 MCG Jul 8 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
16 H Greater Western Sydney 2.44.75.88.11 59 LOST Adelaide 5.29.917.1227.16 178 -119 SSH Jul 15 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
17 A Greater Western Sydney 0.20.34.55.7 37 LOST Fremantle 6.18.1414.1818.24 132 -95 SUB Jul 22 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
18 H Greater Western Sydney 3.45.46.117.12 54 LOST Collingwood 7.513.1117.1426.18 174 -120 SSH Jul 28 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
19 H Greater Western Sydney 5.48.610.916.11 107 WON Port Adelaide 1.24.58.910.13 73 34 SSH Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Greater Western Sydney 3.15.28.612.7 79 LOST Gold Coast 3.16.912.1116.13 109 -30 CRR Aug 11 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
21 H Greater Western Sydney 2.24.44.59.5 59 LOST Melbourne 3.46.109.1311.18 84 -25 MAN Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A Greater Western Sydney 2.12.33.55.5 35 LOST St. Kilda 7.217.619.725.13 163 -128 DOC Aug 25 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
23 H Greater Western Sydney 3.34.57.811.11 77 LOST North Melbourne 3.27.412.516.9 105 -28 SSH Sep 1 (Sat, 4:40) Scores
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2012 Player Stats

# 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, Matt 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, Stephen 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
54 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 4 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 2.6 479 438 182 0.4 143 1235
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.