2023 Greater Western Sydney Giants season

The 2023 Greater Western Sydney Giants Football Club season is the club's 12th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Greater Western Sydney Giants
2023 season
PresidentTony Shepherd
CoachAdam Kingsley
Captain(s)Toby Greene
Home groundGiants Stadium (capacity: 25,000)
Manuka Oval (capacity: 13,550)
Pre-season1 win, 0 losses
AFL season7th
Finals seriesPreliminary Final
Best & FairestJosh Kelly
Leading goalkickerToby Greene (66)
← 2022 2024 →

Overview
Greater Western Sydney's 2023 season overview
Captain Coach Home ground W–L–D Ladder Finals Best and fairest Leading goalkicker Refs
Toby Greene Adam Kingsley GIANTS Stadium & Manuka Stadium 15–11–0 7th Preliminary Final TBD Toby Greene [1]

Squad

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)
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

In
No. Name Position Previous Club via
5 Victoria (state) Aaron Cadman Key Forward GWV U18 AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 1)[2]
14 Victoria (state) Toby Bedford Medium Forward Melbourne trade[3]
42 New South Wales Jason Gillbee Midfielder Bendigo U18 Category B rookie selections[4]
41 New South Wales Nicholas Madden Ruck GIANTS Academy Category B rookie selections[5]
31 Victoria (state) Toby McMullin MidfielderForward Sandringham U18 AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 34)[6]
35 Victoria (state) Max Gruzewski Key Forward Oakleigh U18 AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 22)[7]
2 Western Australia Darcy Jones Midfielder Swans District AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 21)[8]
24 New South Wales Harry Rowston Midfielder Calder U18 AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 16)[9]

Out
No. Name Position New Club via
31 Victoria (state) Jarrod Brander MidfielderForward - delisted[10]
5 Victoria (state) Tanner Bruhn Midfielder Geelong trade[11]
24 Western Australia Matt de Boer Midfielder - retired[12]
37 Western Australia Bobby Hill Medium Forward Collingwood trade[13]
2 New South Wales Jacob Hopper Midfielder Richmond trade[14]
28 New South Wales Zach Sproule Key Forward - delisted[15]
42 New South Wales Jake Stein Key Defender - delisted[15]
14 Victoria (state) Tim Taranto Midfielder Richmond trade[16]

Season
Main article: 2023 AFL season

Pre-season
GWS's 2023 AAMI Community Series fixtures
Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Ref
Home Away Result
Saturday, 4 March (12:10 pm) Gold Coast 19.18.122 12.5.77 Won by 45 points Blacktown ISP [17]

Premiership season
GWS's 2023 AFL season fixture
Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref
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]

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
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
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards and milestones

References
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