Tom Wills Oval (training)
The Greater Western Sydney club was formed in 2009, as part of the league's long-held plan to establish a team in the Western Sydney area which had previously seen ideas such as the relocation of North Melbourne and an Irish-themed "Sydney Celtics" side floated but then discarded. The Giants spent 2010 playing in the TAC Cup Victorian under-18 competition and 2011 in the newly-formed North East Australian Football League (a combination of the Queensland state league and AFL Canberra) before joining the AFL in 2012. Like Gold Coast, the club received significant recruiting concessions as part of its start-up which it used primarily to stockpile the nation's best young talent. As a result, the Giants fielded inexperienced lineups and won the wooden spoon in each of its first two seasons.
Head to head[]
| Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.5% | |
| Finals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| By venue | ||||||
| Perth Stadium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% | |
| Subiaco Oval | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| Sydney Showground | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.9% | |
| Blacktown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Every game[]
| Year | Round | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | Blacktown | W | 150-69 |
| 2013 | 9 | Sydney Showground | W | 155-55 |
| 2014 | 8 | Subiaco | W | 188-77 |
| 2015 | 5 | Subiaco | W | 120-33 |
| 2016 | 21 | Sydney Showground | W | 97-96 |
| 2017 | 10 | Subiaco | L | 90-98 |
| 2017 | 22 | Sydney Showground | L | 60-81 |
| 2017 | SF | Sydney Showground | L | 58-125 |
| 2018 | 8 | Sydney Showground | W | 86-61 |
| 2018 | 16 | Perth Stadium | W | 86-75 |
| 2019 | 2 | Perth Stadium | W | 104-52 |
| 2020 | 13 | Perth Stadium | W | 61-49 |
| 2021 | 10 | Sydney Showground | L | 77-93 |
| 2022 | 10 | Sydney Showground | L | 86-158 |
| 2023 | 2 | Perth Stadium | W | 100-81 |
| 2024 | 2 | Perth Stadium | L | 43-108 |
Records[]
Biggest win: 111 points in Round 8 2014 at Subiaco
Biggest loss: 68 points in Semi Final 2017 at Sydney Showground
Highest score: 188 in Round 8 2014 at Subiaco, the club's second biggest score of all time
Lowest score: 43 in Round 2 2024 at Perth Stadium
Highest score against: 158 points in Round 10 2022 at Sydney Showground
Lowest score against: 33 in Round 5 2015 at Subiaco
Most goals in a match: 11 by Josh Kennedy in Round 8 2014.
Players to have appeared for both clubs[]
| Player | WCE games | Years at WCE | GWS games | Years at GWS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Brander | 22 | 2018-2021 | 5 | 2022 | ||||
| Jonathan Giles | 9 | 2016-2017 | 51 | 2012-2014 | ||||
| Zac Langdon | 25 | 2021-2022 | 31 | 2018-2020 |
Trade history[]
| Year | Traded | Acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pick 55 | Zac Langdon |
AFLW record[]
Head to head[]
| Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% | |
| By venue | ||||||
| Blacktown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Sydney Showground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Every game[]
| Year | Round | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | Blacktown | L | 14-42 |
| 2021 | 4 | Blacktown | L | 28-48 |
| 2022B (S7) | 4 | Sydney Showground | W | 16-9 |
| 2023 | 6 | Blacktown | L | 24-44 |