List of Greater Western Sydney Giants captains

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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.

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AFL

Table of AFL captains
CaptainImageSeason(s)AchievementsRef.
Phil Davis Phil Davis 2017.jpg 2012–2019 (co-captain)First Grand Final captain 2019
Luke Power 6 Luke Power (cropped).png 2012 (co-captain)
Callan Ward Callan Ward 2017.4.jpg 2012–2019 (co-captain)
Stephen Coniglio Stephen Coniglio 2018.1.jpg 2020–2021 (sole captain), 2022 (co-captain) [1] [2]
Toby Greene Toby Green 2017.1.jpg 2022 (co-captain), 2023– (sole captain) [2]
Josh Kelly 2022 (co-captain) [2]

AFL Women's

Table of AFL Women's captains
CaptainImageSeason(s)AchievementsRef.
Amanda Farrugia Amanda Farrugia 03.02.18.jpg 2017–2019 [3]
Alicia Eva Alicia Eva 03.02.18 (cropped).jpg 2020– [4] [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Smith, Martin (15 February 2023). "'I've come a long way': Greene shoots into sole captaincy at Giants". AFL Media. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. Buckley, James (14 January 2017). "Amanda Farrugia named inaugural captain of GWS for AFL women's competition". Brisbane Times . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. Black, Sarah (24 November 2019). "Giant shock: Skipper retires on eve of pre-season". womens.afl. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "Eva Continues to Lead". Greater Western Sydney Giants . Telstra Media. 7 January 2021.