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Greater Western Sydney

Years: 2012 -

Home ground: Sydney Showgrounds and Manuka Oval

First game: Round 13, 2012 at MCG

WinsDrawsLosses%
90950.00
(to end 2024)


The AFL's 18th team first competed in the TAC Cup underage competition in 2010. In 2011, they made their senior debut in the pre-season NAB Cup before playing out the season in the North Eastern Australian Football League.

Before their entry to the competition in 2012, Greater Western Sydney sparked a media frenzy when media outlets reported they were set to sign former number one draft pick Tom Scully. After conjecture throughout the 2010 season about his playing future Scully eventually opted to accept a multi-million dollar offer to play for the Giants.

James McDonald joined GWS as a Melbourne-based player mentor in February 2011, and after spending a season playing in the Victorian Amateur competition announced that he would be making a comeback to play with the Giants in 2012. He became the first ex-Demon to appear with the new side.

Ex-Irish import Nicholas Walsh was the Giants' first High Performance Manager in their first AFL season, while former Football Operations Manager Richard Griffiths was named their second CEO.

In Round 4, 2013 Melbourne registered their highest score in a fourth quarter in club history against the Giants, to overturn a 19 point deficit.

Melbourne's first loss to GWS, in their first ever match at the Sydney Showgrounds, proved to be the Giants' only victory for 2013 and in Round 21, 2014 GWS registered their largest ever win to that point and first victory at the MCG with a 64 point win.

Biggest Win

MarginRoundVenue
1 78 Round 13, 2012 MCG
2 67 Round 5, 2022 MCG
3 45 Round 23, 2018 MCG\
4 41 Round 4, 2013 MCG
4 31 Round 4, 2013 MCG
5 26 Round 23, 2015 Docklands
6 25 Round 21, 2012 Manuka Oval
7 5 Round 17, 2020 Gabba
8 2 Round 1, 2016 MCG

Highest Score

ScoreRoundVenue
1 22.12.144 Round 4, 2013 MCG
2 20.15.135 Round 13, 2012 MCG
3 19.6.120 Round 5, 2022 MCG
4 15.13.103 Round 23, 2015 Docklands
5 15.12.102 Round 23, 2018 MCG
6 12.15.87 Round 19, 2013 Sydney Showground
7 11.8.84 Round 21, 2012 Manuka Oval
8 12.8.80 Round 1, 2016 MCG
9 12.7.79 Round 17, 2020 Gabba
10 10.8.68 Round 10, 2019 MCG

Biggest Loss

MarginRoundVenue
1 64 Round 21, 2014 MCG
2 45 Round 2, 2015 Manuka Oval
3 37 Round 19, 2013 Sydney Showground
4 35 Round 20, 2017 Manuka Oval
5 32 Round 3, 2014 Sydney Showground
6 26 Round 10, 2019 MCG
7 9 Round 16, 2021 MCG
8 2 Round 16, 2023 Traeger Park
8 2 Round 20, 2024 MCG

Lowest Score

ScoreRoundVenue
1 3.16.34 Round 21, 2014 MCG
2 5.15.45 Round 16, 2023 Traeger Park
3 7.5.47 Round 3, 2014 Sydney Showground
4 8.8.56 Round 2, 2015 Manuka Oval
5 10.2.62 Round 20, 2017 Manuka Oval
6 10.8.68 Round 10, 2019 MCG
7 12.7.79 Round 17, 2020 Gabba
8 12.8.80 Round 1, 2016 MCG
9 11.8.84 Round 21, 2012 Manuka Oval
10 12.15.87 Round 19, 2013 Sydney Showground

Shared players

2010s
Tomas Bugg
Sam Frost
James McDonald
Tom Scully
Dom Tyson

2020s
Toby Bedford
Jesse Hogan
Braydon Preuss
Adam Tomlinson

AFLW

First game: Round 5, 2017 at Blacktown

WinsDrawsLosses%
50183.33
(to R3 2023)

Biggest Win

MarginRoundVenue
1 77 Round 2, 2023 Manuka Oval
2 39 Round 5, 2019 Blacktown
3 37 Round 6, 2022 Casey Fields
4 6 Round 1, 2018 Casey Fields
5 3 Semi Final 2020 Sydney Showgrounds

Highest Score

ScoreRoundVenue
1 15.9.99 Round 2, 2023 Manuka Oval
2 8.9.57 Round 5, 2019 Blacktown
3 7.3.45 Round 1, 2018 Casey Fields
4 6.8.44 Round 6, 2022 Casey Fields
5 4.5.29 Semi Final 2020 Sydney Showgrounds
6 1.9.15 Round 5, 2017 Blacktown

Biggest Loss

MarginRound
1 5 Round 5, 2017 Blacktown

Shared players

2010s
Madeline Boyd
Jasmine Grierson
Ashleigh Guest

2020s
Katherine Smith