2023 season | |||
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President | Tony Shepherd | ||
Coach | Adam Kingsley | ||
Captain(s) | Toby Greene | ||
Home ground | Giants Stadium (capacity: 25,000) Manuka Oval (capacity: 13,550) | ||
Pre-season | 1 win, 0 losses | ||
AFL season | 7th | ||
Finals series | Preliminary Final | ||
Best & Fairest | Josh Kelly | ||
Leading goalkicker | Toby Greene (66) | ||
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The 2023 Greater Western Sydney Giants Football Club season is the club's 12th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Captain | Coach | Home ground | W–L–D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Refs |
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Toby Greene | Adam Kingsley | GIANTS Stadium & Manuka Stadium | 15–11–0 | 7th | Preliminary Final | TBD | Toby Greene | [1] |
Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2023 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2023 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 11 of the 2023 season (28 May 2023) and are taken from AFL Tables.
No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2023) | Goals (2023) | Games (GWS) | Goals (GWS) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
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1 | Phil Davis | 2010 (Adelaide) | 0 | 0 | 174 | 6 | 192 | 7 |
2 | Darcy Jones | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Stephen Coniglio | 2012 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 106 | 188 | 106 |
4 | Toby Greene (c) | 2012 | 9 | 26 | 200 | 291 | 200 | 291 |
5 | Aaron Cadman | 2023 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
6 | Lachie Whitfield | 2013 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 70 | 195 | 70 |
7 | Lachie Ash | 2020 | 11 | 1 | 67 | 5 | 67 | 5 |
8 | Callan Ward | 2008 (Western Bulldogs) | 10 | 7 | 280 | 140 | 280 | 140 |
9 | Ryan Angwin | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
10 | Jacob Wehr | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
11 | Braydon Preuss | 2017 (North Melbourne) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 11 |
12 | Tom Green | 2020 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 55 | 22 |
13 | Isaac Cumming | 2018 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 1 |
14 | Toby Bedford | 2020 (Melbourne) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 |
15 | Sam Taylor | 2018 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 81 | 1 |
16 | Brent Daniels | 2018 | 10 | 16 | 72 | 38 | 72 | 38 |
17 | Finn Callaghan | 2022 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
18 | Conor Stone | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
19 | Nick Haynes | 2012 | 10 | 1 | 193 | 12 | 193 | 12 |
20 | James Peatling | 2021 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 9 |
21 | Leek Aleer | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
22 | Josh Kelly | 2014 | 9 | 5 | 185 | 112 | 185 | 112 |
23 | Jesse Hogan | 2015 (Melbourne) | 11 | 21 | 38 | 45 | 128 | 246 |
24 | Harry Rowston | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
25 | Lachlan Keeffe | 2009 (Collingwood) | 1 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 98 | 17 |
26 | Jake Riccardi | 2020 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
27 | Harry Himmelberg | 2016 | 10 | 10 | 137 | 159 | 137 | 159 |
29 | Cameron Fleeton | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 | Matt Flynn | 2021 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 33 | 10 |
31 | Toby McMullin | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Kieran Briggs | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
33 | Xavier O'Halloran | 2020 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 14 | 40 | 14 |
34 | Josh Fahey | **** | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
35 | Max Gruzewski | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Harry Perryman | 2017 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 25 | 93 | 25 |
38 | Daniel Lloyd | 2017 | 8 | 3 | 86 | 66 | 86 | 66 |
39 | Connor Idun | 2019 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
40 | Adam Kennedy | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 14 | 153 | 14 |
41 | Nicholas Madden | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
42 | Jason Gillbee | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Cooper Hamilton | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
44 | Jack Buckley | 2020 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
45 | Wade Derkson | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | Callum Brown | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
Bold = Played all games in 2023
No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
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5 | Aaron Cadman | Key Forward | GWV U18 | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 1) [2] |
14 | Toby Bedford | Medium Forward | Melbourne | trade [3] |
42 | Jason Gillbee | Midfielder | Bendigo U18 | Category B rookie selections [4] |
41 | Nicholas Madden | Ruck | GIANTS Academy | Category B rookie selections [5] |
31 | Toby McMullin | Midfielder Forward | Sandringham U18 | AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 34) [6] |
35 | Max Gruzewski | Key Forward | Oakleigh U18 | AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 22) [7] |
2 | Darcy Jones | Midfielder | Swans District | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 21) [8] |
24 | Harry Rowston | Midfielder | Calder U18 | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 16) [9] |
No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
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31 | Jarrod Brander | Midfielder Forward | - | delisted [10] |
5 | Tanner Bruhn | Midfielder | Geelong | trade [11] |
24 | Matt de Boer | Midfielder | - | retired [12] |
37 | Bobby Hill | Medium Forward | Collingwood | trade [13] |
2 | Jacob Hopper | Midfielder | Richmond | trade [14] |
28 | Zach Sproule | Key Forward | - | delisted [15] |
42 | Jake Stein | Key Defender | - | delisted [15] |
14 | Tim Taranto | Midfielder | Richmond | trade [16] |
Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Ref | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||
Saturday, 4 March (12:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 19.18.122 | 12.5.77 | Won by 45 points | Blacktown ISP | [17] |
Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
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Scores | |||||||||
1 | Saturday, 19 March (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | 15.16.106 | 12.18.90 | Won by 16 points | Giants Stadium [H] | 8,169 | 7th | [18] |
2 | Sunday, 26 March (4:20 pm) | West Coast | 14.16.100 | 11.15.81 | Lost by 19 points | Optus Stadium [A] | 44,649 | 10th | [19] |
3 | Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) | Carlton | 9.10.64 | 9.20.74 | Lost by 10 points | Giants Stadium [H] | 9,691 | 10th | [20] |
4 | Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 11.22.88 | 11.9.75 | Lost by 13 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 28,815 | 15th | [21] |
5 | Sunday, 16 April (1:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 10.17.77 | 11.9.75 | Won by 2 points | Norwood Oval [H] | 9,057 | 12th | [22] |
6 | Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 13.9.87 | 16.12.108 | Lost by 21 points | Giants Stadium [H] | 10,461 | 12th | [23] |
7 | Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 16.10.106 | 17.5.107 | Won by 1 point | SCG [A] | 31,615 | 12th | [24] |
8 | Saturday, 6 May (7:30 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 10.11.71 | 13.8.86 | Lost by 15 points | Manuka Oval [H] | 10,039 | 13th | [25] |
9 | Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm) | Collingwood | 18.12.120 | 7.13.55 | Lost by 65 points | MCG [A] | 37,631 | 15th | [26] |
10 | Sunday, 21 May (4:40 pm) | St Kilda | 12.8.80 | 13.14.92 | Lost by 12 points | Giants Stadium [H] | 7,508 | 15th | [27] |
11 | Saturday, 27 May (4:35 pm) | Geelong | 10.14.74 | 12.9.81 | Won by 7 points | GMHBA Stadium [A] | 21,349 | [28] | |
12 | Sunday, 4 June (1:10 pm) | Richmond | Giants Stadium [H] | ||||||
13 | Sunday, 11 June (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | Blundstone Arena [A] | ||||||
14 | Saturday, 17 June (4:35 pm) | Fremantle | Giants Stadium [H] | ||||||
15 | Bye | Bye | |||||||
16 | Sunday, 2 July (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | TIO Traeger Park [A] | ||||||
17 | Saturday, 8 July (4:35 pm) | Hawthorn | Giants Stadium [H] | ||||||
18 | Sunday, 16 July (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne | Marvel Stadium [A] | ||||||
19 | Sunday, 23 July (1:10 pm) | Gold Coast | Giants Stadium [H] | ||||||
20 | Saturday, 29 July (1:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | Mars Stadium [A] | ||||||
21 | Saturday, 5 August (7:30 pm) | Sydney | Giants Stadium [H] | ||||||
22 | Sunday, 13 August (4:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval [A] | ||||||
23 | Saturday, 19 August (4:35 pm) | Essendon | Giants Stadium [H] | ||||||
24 | TBD | Carlton | Marvel Stadium [A] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Collingwood (P) | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2142 | 1687 | 127.0 | 72 | Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2180 | 1771 | 123.1 | 68 | |
3 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2149 | 1906 | 112.7 | 68 | |
4 | Melbourne | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2079 | 1660 | 125.2 | 64 | |
5 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1922 | 1697 | 113.3 | 54 | |
6 | St Kilda | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1775 | 1647 | 107.8 | 52 | |
7 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | 1885 | 107.1 | 52 | |
8 | Sydney | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2050 | 1863 | 110.0 | 50 | |
9 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1919 | 1766 | 108.7 | 48 | |
10 | Adelaide | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2193 | 1877 | 116.8 | 44 | |
11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1838 | 2050 | 89.7 | 44 | |
12 | Geelong | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2088 | 1855 | 112.6 | 42 | |
13 | Richmond | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1856 | 1983 | 93.6 | 42 | |
14 | Fremantle | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1835 | 1898 | 96.7 | 40 | |
15 | Gold Coast | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1839 | 2006 | 91.7 | 36 | |
16 | Hawthorn | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1686 | 2101 | 80.2 | 28 | |
17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1657 | 2318 | 71.5 | 12 | |
18 | West Coast | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1418 | 2674 | 53.0 | 12 |
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