List of Greater Western Sydney Giants players

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The Greater Western Sydney Giants joined the Australian Football League (AFL) in 2012. Greater Western Sydney's first game was played against the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales on 24 March 2012. Greater Western Sydney played in their first AFL finals series in 2016, making the preliminary final.

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Greater Western Sydney Giants players

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Key
OrderPlayers are listed in order of debut
SeasonsIncludes Greater Western Sydney only careers and spans from when a player was first listed with the club to their final year on the list
DebutDebuts are for AFL regular season and finals series matches only
GamesStatistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches only and are correct to the end of the 2024 season
Goals
^Currently listed players
OrderNameSeasonsDebutGames Goals
1 Tomas Bugg 2012–2015round 1, 20126516
2 Jeremy Cameron 2012–2020round 1, 2012171427
3 Stephen Coniglio ^2012–round 1, 2012217120
4 Chad Cornes 2012–2013round 1, 2012164
5 Phil Davis 2012–2022round 1, 20121746
6 Israel Folau 2012round 1, 2012132
7 Jonathan Giles 2012–2014round 1, 20125139
8 Toby Greene ^2012–round 1, 2012239375
9 Curtly Hampton 2012–2015round 1, 20125110
10 Jack Hombsch 2012round 1, 201290
11 Will Hoskin-Elliott 2012–2016round 1, 20125242
12 Adam Kennedy 2012–2024round 1, 201215314
13 James McDonald 2012round 1, 2012134
14 Tim Mohr 2012–2018round 1, 2012481
15 Rhys Palmer 2012–2016round 1, 20126972
16 Dylan Shiel 2012–2018round 1, 201213564
17 Devon Smith 2012–2017round 1, 2012109100
18 Adam Tomlinson 2012–2019round 1, 201214035
19 Jacob Townsend 2012–2015round 1, 2012284
20 Dom Tyson 2012–2013round 1, 2012134
21 Callan Ward ^2012–round 1, 2012255124
22 Nathan Wilson 2012–2017round 1, 20127716
23 Luke Power 2012round 2, 2012200
24 Tom Scully 2012–2018round 2, 201212167
25 Dean Brogan 2012–2013round 3, 2012193
26 Adam Treloar 2012–2015round 3, 20127948
27 Shaun Edwards 2012–2013round 4, 2012122
28 Anthony Miles 2012–2013round 4, 2012101
29 Taylor Adams 2012–2013round 5, 20123112
30 Josh Bruce 2012–2013round 5, 2012143
31 Sam Reid 2012–2013, 2016–2021round 5, 20129832
32 Setanta Ó hAilpín 2012–2013round 6, 2012815
33 Liam Sumner 2012–2015round 6, 2012129
34 Andrew Phillips 2012–2015round 7, 2012145
35 Matthew Buntine 2012–2019, 2021round 8, 2012674
36 Sam Darley 2012–2013round 8, 2012131
37 Nick Haynes 2012–2024round 10, 201221113
38 Jonathon Patton 2012–2019round 12, 201289130
39 Sam Schulz 2012–2015round 12, 201211
40 Mark Whiley 2012–2014round 12, 2012122
41 Steve Clifton 2012round 16, 201251
42 Kurt Aylett 2012–2013round 17, 201210
43 Sam Frost 2012–2014round 17, 2012212
44 Gerald Ugle 2012–2013round 17, 201231
45 Tim Golds 2012–2015round 20, 201260
46 Rhys Cooyou 2012round 22, 201211
47 Stephen Gilham 2013–2014round 1, 2013150
48 Lachie Plowman 2013–2015round 1, 2013201
49 Lachie Whitfield ^2013–round 1, 201323471
50 Bret Thornton 2013round 5, 201310
51 Zac Williams 2013–2020round 5, 201311327
52 Aidan Corr 20132020–round 6, 2013982
53 Jonathan O'Rourke 2013–2014round 16, 201390
54 Tom Downie 2012–2017round 20, 201392
55 Kristian Jaksch 2013–2014round 22, 201372
56 James Stewart 2013–2016round 23, 20131818
57 Dylan Addison 2014–2015round 1, 201450
58 Josh Hunt 2014round 1, 2014144
59 Shane Mumford 2014–2017, 2019–2021round 1, 201411618
60 Heath Shaw 2014–2020round 1, 20141525
61 Josh Kelly ^2014–round 2, 2014215139
62 Jed Lamb 2014–2015round 4, 2014108
63 Tom Boyd 2014round 5, 201498
64 Rory Lobb 2014–2018round 12, 20147464
65 Cam McCarthy 2014–2016round 23, 20142136
66 Ryan Griffen 2015–2018round 1, 20155532
67 Joel Patfull ^2015–2017round 1, 2015382
68 Caleb Marchbank 2015–2016round 12, 201570
69 Jack Steele 2015–2016round 12, 2015179
70 Jake Barrett 2014–2016round 23, 201510
71 Steve Johnson 2016–2017round 1, 20164064
72 Jacob Hopper 2016–2022round 8, 201611442
73 Matthew Kennedy 2016–2017round 13, 2016197
74 Harrison Himmelberg ^2016–round 17, 2016177161
75 Tendai Mzungu 2017round 1, 201741
76 Tim Taranto 2017–2022round 1, 201711448
77 Daniel Lloyd 2017–2023round 8, 201710175
78 Matt de Boer 2017–2022round 9, 20178535
79 Harry Perryman 2017–2024round 9, 201712928
80 Jeremy Finlayson 2017–2021round 15, 20176690
81 Will Setterfield 2017–2018round 18, 201720
82 Dawson Simpson 2017–2019round 19, 2017201
83 Brett Deledio 2017–2019round 20, 20173215
84 Zac Langdon 2018–2020round 1, 20183123
85 Nick Shipley 2018, 2021round 6, 201860
86 Dylan Buckley 2018round 7, 201822
87 Lachlan Keefe ^2018–round 7, 20187612
88 Isaac Cumming 2018–2023round 8, 20188110
89 Sam Taylor ^2018–round 11, 20181111
90 Brent Daniels ^2018–round 16, 201810671
91 Aiden Bonar 2018–2019round 20, 201865
92 Tom Sheridan 2019–2020round 3, 201920
92 Jackson Hately 2019–2020round 5, 2019132
94 Jake Stein 2019, 2021–2022round 13, 2019201
95 Bobby Hill 2019–2022round 17, 20194134
96 Connor Idun ^2019–round 20, 2019930
97 Jye Caldwell 2019–2020round 21, 2019111
98 Zach Sproule 2019, 2021–2022round 22, 20191713
99 Tom Green ^2020–round 1, 20209236
100 Sam Jacobs 2020round 1, 202072
101 Lachlan Ash ^2020–round 3, 20201017
102 Xavier O'Halloran ^2020–round 10, 20206725
103 Tom Hutchesson 2020round 12, 202010
104 Jake Riccardi ^2020–round 13, 20206987
105 Jack Buckley ^2020–round 17, 2020661
106 Tanner Bruhn 2021–2022round 1, 20213011
107 Matt Flynn 2021–2023round 1, 20213310
108 Conor Stone ^2021–round 4, 2021134
109 Jesse Hogan ^2021–round 7, 202175181
110 Kieren Briggs ^2021–round 9, 20215010
111 Callum Brown ^2021–round 11, 20214242
112 James Peatling 2021–2024round 20, 20214516
113 Jarrod Brander 2022round 1, 202254
114 Braydon Preuss 2022–2024round 3, 2022102
115 Finn Callaghan ^2022–round 5, 2022507
116 Cooper Hamilton 2022–2024round 7, 202281
117 Jacob Wehr ^2022–round 10, 2022254
118 Ryan Angwin ^2022–round 14, 2022202
119 Leek Aleer ^2022–round 20, 2022121
120 Harry Rowston ^2023–round 2, 202371
121 Aaron Cadman ^2023–round 5, 20233536
122 Toby Bedford ^2023–round 7, 20234222
123 Cameron Fleeton 2023round 9, 202320
124 Josh Fahey ^2023–round 11, 202374
125 Toby McMullin ^2023–round 22, 2023177
126 Harvey Thomas ^2024–round 0, 2024229
127 Darcy Jones ^2024–round 7, 20241412
128 Max Gruzewski ^2024–round 15, 202443
129 Joe Fonti ^2024–round 17, 202450

Other players

Currently listed players yet to make their debut for GWS

PlayerDate of birthAcquiredRecruited fromListed
Rookie Senior
Wade Derksen18 June 2001No. 5, 2022 mid-season rookie draft Peel Thunder 2022–—
Nick Madden17 May 2004 Category B rookie selection Osborne 2023–—
Phoenix Gothard7 September 2005No. 12, 2023 national draft Murray Bushrangers —2024–
James Leake2 October 2005No. 17, 2023 national draft Tasmania Devils —2024–
Nathan Wardius12 October 2004 Category B rookie selection Rand-Walbundrie-Walla 2024–—
Jake Stringer 25 April 1994 2024 trade with Essendon Essendon —2025–

Listed players who did not play a senior game for GWS

PlayerDate of birthDraft detailsRecruited fromListedSource
RookieSenior
Tim Segrave3 February 19922011 NSW–ACT zone selection Murray Bushrangers 2012— [1]
Josh Growden3 February 199217-year-old access selection Woodville-West Torrens —2012–2013 [2]
Joe Redfern18 November 1994No. 51, 2013 rookie draft Sydney Hills Eagles 2013— [2]
Jarrod Pickett 18 August 1996No. 4, 2014 national draft South Fremantle —2015–2016 [3]
Pat McKenna12 August 1996No. 23, 2014 national draft Gisborne —2015–2016 [4]
Lachlan Tiziani13 March 1997No. 54, 2016 national draft Murray Bushrangers —2017–
Jason Gillbee15 May 2004 Category B rookie selection Bendigo Pioneers 2023—

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