# 2023 Greater Western Sydney Giants season

The 2023 Greater Western Sydney Giants Football Club season is the club's 12th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

## Overview

Greater Western Sydney's 2023 season overview :
| Captain | Coach | Home ground | W–L–D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Refs |
| Toby Greene | Adam Kingsley | GIANTS Stadium & Manuka Stadium | 15–11–0 | 7th | Preliminary Final | TBD | Toby Greene | |

## Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2023 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2023 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 11 of the 2023 season (28 May 2023) and are taken from AFL Tables.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2023) | Goals (2023) | Games (GWS) | Goals (GWS) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
| 1 | Phil Davis | 2010 (Adelaide) | 0 | 0 | 174 | 6 | 192 | 7 |
| 2 | Darcy Jones | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stephen Coniglio | 2012 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 106 | 188 | 106 |
| 4 | Toby Greene (c) | 2012 | 9 | 26 | 200 | 291 | 200 | 291 |
| 5 | Aaron Cadman | 2023 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Lachie Whitfield | 2013 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 70 | 195 | 70 |
| 7 | Lachie Ash | 2020 | 11 | 1 | 67 | 5 | 67 | 5 |
| 8 | Callan Ward | 2008 (Western Bulldogs) | 10 | 7 | 280 | 140 | 280 | 140 |
| 9 | Ryan Angwin | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacob Wehr | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Braydon Preuss | 2017 (North Melbourne) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 11 |
| 12 | Tom Green | 2020 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 55 | 22 |
| 13 | Isaac Cumming | 2018 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 1 |
| 14 | Toby Bedford | 2020 (Melbourne) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 |
| 15 | Sam Taylor | 2018 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 81 | 1 |
| 16 | Brent Daniels | 2018 | 10 | 16 | 72 | 38 | 72 | 38 |
| 17 | Finn Callaghan | 2022 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| 18 | Conor Stone | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| 19 | Nick Haynes | 2012 | 10 | 1 | 193 | 12 | 193 | 12 |
| 20 | James Peatling | 2021 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 9 |
| 21 | Leek Aleer | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Josh Kelly | 2014 | 9 | 5 | 185 | 112 | 185 | 112 |
| 23 | Jesse Hogan | 2015 (Melbourne) | 11 | 21 | 38 | 45 | 128 | 246 |
| 24 | Harry Rowston | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Lachlan Keeffe | 2009 (Collingwood) | 1 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 98 | 17 |
| 26 | Jake Riccardi | 2020 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
| 27 | Harry Himmelberg | 2016 | 10 | 10 | 137 | 159 | 137 | 159 |
| 29 | Cameron Fleeton | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Matt Flynn | 2021 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 33 | 10 |
| 31 | Toby McMullin | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Kieran Briggs | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| 33 | Xavier O'Halloran | 2020 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 14 | 40 | 14 |
| 34 | Josh Fahey | **** | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Max Gruzewski | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Harry Perryman | 2017 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 25 | 93 | 25 |
| 38 | Daniel Lloyd | 2017 | 8 | 3 | 86 | 66 | 86 | 66 |
| 39 | Connor Idun | 2019 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 40 | Adam Kennedy | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 14 | 153 | 14 |
| 41 | Nicholas Madden | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jason Gillbee | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Cooper Hamilton | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 44 | Jack Buckley | 2020 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 45 | Wade Derkson | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Callum Brown | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
Bold = Played all games in 2023

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 5 | Aaron Cadman | Key Forward | GWV U18 | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 1) |
| 14 | Toby Bedford | Medium Forward | Melbourne | trade |
| 42 | Jason Gillbee | Midfielder | Bendigo U18 | Category B rookie selections |
| 41 | Nicholas Madden | Ruck | GIANTS Academy | Category B rookie selections |
| 31 | Toby McMullin | MidfielderForward | Sandringham U18 | AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 34) |
| 35 | Max Gruzewski | Key Forward | Oakleigh U18 | AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 22) |
| 2 | Darcy Jones | Midfielder | Swans District | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 21) |
| 24 | Harry Rowston | Midfielder | Calder U18 | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 16) |

#### Out

| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
| 31 | Jarrod Brander | MidfielderForward | - | delisted |
| 5 | Tanner Bruhn | Midfielder | Geelong | trade |
| 24 | Matt de Boer | Midfielder | - | retired |
| 37 | Bobby Hill | Medium Forward | Collingwood | trade |
| 2 | Jacob Hopper | Midfielder | Richmond | trade |
| 28 | Zach Sproule | Key Forward | - | delisted |
| 42 | Jake Stein | Key Defender | - | delisted |
| 14 | Tim Taranto | Midfielder | Richmond | trade |

## Season
### Pre-season

GWS's 2023 AAMI Community Series fixtures :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Saturday, 4 March (12:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 19.18.122 | 12.5.77 | Won by 45 points | Blacktown ISP | |

### Premiership season

GWS's 2023 AFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Saturday, 19 March (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | 15.16.106 | 12.18.90 | Won by 16 points | Giants Stadium [H] | 8,169 | 7th | |
| 2 | Sunday, 26 March (4:20 pm) | West Coast | 14.16.100 | 11.15.81 | Lost by 19 points | Optus Stadium [A] | 44,649 | 10th | |
| 3 | Saturday, 1 April (4:35 pm) | Carlton | 9.10.64 | 9.20.74 | Lost by 10 points | Giants Stadium [H] | 9,691 | 10th | |
| 4 | Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 11.22.88 | 11.9.75 | Lost by 13 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 28,815 | 15th | |
| 5 | Sunday, 16 April (1:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 10.17.77 | 11.9.75 | Won by 2 points | Norwood Oval [H] | 9,057 | 12th | |
| 6 | Saturday, 22 April (4:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 13.9.87 | 16.12.108 | Lost by 21 points | Giants Stadium [H] | 10,461 | 12th | |
| 7 | Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 16.10.106 | 17.5.107 | Won by 1 point | SCG [A] | 31,615 | 12th | |
| 8 | Saturday, 6 May (7:30 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 10.11.71 | 13.8.86 | Lost by 15 points | Manuka Oval [H] | 10,039 | 13th | |
| 9 | Sunday, 14 May (4:40 pm) | Collingwood | 18.12.120 | 7.13.55 | Lost by 65 points | MCG [A] | 37,631 | 15th | |
| 10 | Sunday, 21 May (4:40 pm) | St Kilda | 12.8.80 | 13.14.92 | Lost by 12 points | Giants Stadium [H] | 7,508 | 15th | |
| 11 | Saturday, 27 May (4:35 pm) | Geelong | 10.14.74 | 12.9.81 | Won by 7 points | GMHBA Stadium [A] | 21,349 | | |
| 12 | Sunday, 4 June (1:10 pm) | Richmond | | | | Giants Stadium [H] | | | |
| 13 | Sunday, 11 June (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | | | | Blundstone Arena [A] | | | |
| 14 | Saturday, 17 June (4:35 pm) | Fremantle | | | | Giants Stadium [H] | | | |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | | Bye |
| 16 | Sunday, 2 July (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | | | | TIO Traeger Park [A] | | | |
| 17 | Saturday, 8 July (4:35 pm) | Hawthorn | | | | Giants Stadium [H] | | | |
| 18 | Sunday, 16 July (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne | | | | Marvel Stadium [A] | | | |
| 19 | Sunday, 23 July (1:10 pm) | Gold Coast | | | | Giants Stadium [H] | | | |
| 20 | Saturday, 29 July (1:45 pm) | Western Bulldogs | | | | Mars Stadium [A] | | | |
| 21 | Saturday, 5 August (7:30 pm) | Sydney | | | | Giants Stadium [H] | | | |
| 22 | Sunday, 13 August (4:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | | | | Adelaide Oval [A] | | | |
| 23 | Saturday, 19 August (4:35 pm) | Essendon | | | | Giants Stadium [H] | | | |
| 24 | TBD | Carlton | | | | Marvel Stadium [A] | | | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Collingwood (P) | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2142 | 1687 | 127.0 | 72 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2180 | 1771 | 123.1 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2149 | 1906 | 112.7 | 68 | Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2079 | 1660 | 125.2 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1922 | 1697 | 113.3 | 54 | Finals series |
| 6 | St Kilda | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1775 | 1647 | 107.8 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | 1885 | 107.1 | 52 | Finals series |
| 8 | Sydney | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2050 | 1863 | 110.0 | 50 | Finals series |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1919 | 1766 | 108.7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Adelaide | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2193 | 1877 | 116.8 | 44 | |
| 11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1838 | 2050 | 89.7 | 44 | |
| 12 | Geelong | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2088 | 1855 | 112.6 | 42 | |
| 13 | Richmond | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1856 | 1983 | 93.6 | 42 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1835 | 1898 | 96.7 | 40 | |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1839 | 2006 | 91.7 | 36 | |
| 16 | Hawthorn | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1686 | 2101 | 80.2 | 28 | |
| 17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1657 | 2318 | 71.5 | 12 | |
| 18 | West Coast | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1418 | 2674 | 53.0 | 12 | |

### Awards and milestones

* Round 2 - Harry Rowstone (AFL Debut)
* Round 2 - Adam Kennedy (150 Games)
* Round 5 - Aaron Cadman (AFL Debut)
* Round 7 - Toby Bedford (GWS Debut)
* Round 9 - Cameron Fleeton (AFL Debut)
* Round 11 - Toby Greene (200 Games)
* Round 11 - Josh Fahey (AFL Debut)
* Preliminary Final - Jake Riccardi (50 Games)