The following is a list of players who have captained the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's.
Captain | Image | Season(s) | Achievements | Ref. |
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Phil Davis | ![]() | 2012–2019 (co-captain) | First Grand Final captain 2019 | |
Luke Power | ![]() | 2012 (co-captain) | ||
Callan Ward | ![]() | 2012–2019 (co-captain) | ||
Stephen Coniglio | ![]() | 2020–2021 (sole captain), 2022 (co-captain) | [1] [2] | |
Toby Greene | ![]() | 2022 (co-captain), 2023– (sole captain) | [2] | |
Josh Kelly | 2022 (co-captain) | [2] |
Captain | Image | Season(s) | Achievements | Ref. |
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Amanda Farrugia | ![]() | 2017–2019 | [3] | |
Alicia Eva | ![]() | 2020– | [4] [5] |
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