2012 Greater Western Sydney Giants season

July 2023 August 2011 July 2011 Greater Western Sydney Giants 2012 120px Greater Western Sydney's 2011 jumper Tony Shepherd Kevin Sheedy (1st season) Phil Davis (1st season) Luke Power (1st season) Callan Ward (1st season) Skoda Stadium Manuka Oval Blacktown International Sportspark Pre-season competition AFL season Best and Fairest 2013 The 2012 Greater Western Sydney Giants season was the club's first season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) for its second season, but under the new name University of Western Sydney Giants. Club personnel Kevin Sheedy was the first head coach of the Giants, while Mark Williams was the assistant coach. Playing list Playing statistics ^ Denotes player who is on the club's rookie list# Denotes nominated rookie where player has been elevated to club's senior list during season, and therefore eligible for senior selection.† Denotes player who is on the club's veteran list + Greater Western Sydney's 2012 playing list Player # AFL debut Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Taylor Adams 30 Round 5, 2012 15 5 1 167 131 298 51 53 Kurt Aylett 43 Round 17, 2012 1 0 0 5 1 6 2 2 Dean Brogan 10 Round 9, 2001* 9 0 0 58 42 100 35 12 Josh Bruce 47 Round 5, 2012 3 2 1 16 17 33 12 2 Tomas Bugg 14 Round 1, 2012 18 6 3 150 167 317 72 57 Matthew Buntine 21 Round 8, 2012 6 0 2 28 39 67 16 10 Jeremy Cameron 18 Round 1, 2012 16 29 15 115 45 160 80 28 Steve Clifton 24 Round 16, 2012 5 1 0 27 29 56 11 20 Stephen Coniglio 3 Round 1, 2012 12 2 5 140 118 258 58 31 Rhys Cooyou# 49 Round 22, 2012 1 1 0 3 7 10 2 3 Chad Cornes 11 Round 6, 1999* 16 4 3 181 136 317 103 36 Sam Darley 13 Round 8, 2012 9 0 0 82 46 128 32 18 Phil Davis Phil Davis (Australian footballer) 1 Round 4, 2010* 22 5 1 209 119 328 122 42 Thomas Downie 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shaun Edwards Australian footballer 22 Round 4, 2012 10 2 4 91 41 132 31 11 Israel Folau 4 Round 1, 2012 13 2 8 39 41 80 22 18 Sam Frost# 48 Round 17, 2012 3 1 0 23 14 37 14 5 Jonathan Giles 26 Round 1, 2012 20 18 8 177 108 285 70 43 Tim Golds 15 Round 20, 2012 2 0 0 10 8 18 4 1 Toby Greene 35 Round 1, 2012 19 8 10 273 266 539 73 63 Josh Growden 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtly Hampton 2 Round 1, 2012 17 6 8 150 80 230 52 31 Nick Haynes 19 Round 10, 2012 8 1 1 44 34 78 22 17 Jack Hombsch 36 Round 1, 2012 9 0 0 79 51 130 37 18 Will Hoskin-Elliott 33 Round 1, 2012 10 9 2 80 36 116 36 12 Adam Kennedy footballer 40 Round 1, 2012 15 0 1 101 106 207 51 27 James McDonald James McDonald (Australian footballer) 38 Round 17, 1997* 13 4 3 100 97 197 31 67 Anthony Miles Anthony Miles (Australian footballer) 25 Round 4, 2012 7 0 0 74 54 128 34 28 Tim Mohr footballer 39 Round 1, 2012 13 1 0 98 60 158 53 24 Setanta Ó hAilpín 37 Round 7, 2005* 1 2 1 3 2 5 1 1 Rhys Palmer 7 Round 2, 2008* 15 9 9 158 128 286 66 34 Jonathon Patton 12 Round 12, 2012 7 4 4 28 20 48 20 9 Andrew Phillips footballer, born 1991# 27 Round 7, 2012 9 3 2 38 23 61 16 15 Luke Power 6 Round 2, 1998* 20 0 1 227 182 409 84 52 Sam Reid Sam Reid (footballer, born 1989) 23 Round 22, 2008* 5 0 0 28 36 64 14 13 Sam Schulz 45 Round 12, 2012 1 1 0 3 0 3 1 2 Tom Scully 9 Round 1, 2010* 19 4 4 177 209 386 51 85 Tim Segrave 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dylan Shiel 5 Round 1, 2012 12 5 4 108 120 228 39 46 Devon Smith footballer 34 Round 1, 2012 20 10 19 174 144 318 61 85 Liam Sumner 28 Round 6, 2012 2 2 0 8 12 20 3 4 Adam Tomlinson 20 Round 1, 2012 9 2 1 56 43 99 31 16 Jacob Townsend 31 Round 1, 2012 11 2 3 50 38 88 25 37 Adam Treloar 17 Round 3, 2012 18 12 5 223 157 380 86 48 Dom Tyson 29 Round 1, 2012 10 4 0 68 90 158 46 23 Gerald Ugle 32 Round 17, 2012 1 1 0 4 1 5 3 3 Callan Ward 8 Round 11, 2008* 20 8 11 278 210 488 86 100 Mark Whiley 42 Round 12, 2012 3 0 0 20 15 35 15 5 Nathan Wilson Nathan Wilson (footballer) 16 Round 1, 2012 9 6 3 37 19 56 15 20 *= Player made his debut at a club other than Greater Western Sydney. All statistics taken from AFL.com.auAFL.com.au/stats Season summary Pre-season matches + Greater Western Sydney's 2012 NAB Cup fixture (Week 1 – Lightning matches) Round Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance Ladderposition Ref Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 18 February (7:15 pm) 1.3.3 (30) 0.5.5 (35) Lost by 5 points Blacktown Olympic Park 7,086 Saturday, 18 February (9:25 pm) 0.5.2 (32) 0.5.5 (35) Lost by 3 points 7,086 + Greater Western Sydney's 2012 NAB Cup fixture (Weeks 2, 3 & 4 – Full-length matches) Round Date and local time Opponent ScoresNote1 a a Venue Attendance Ladderposition Ref Home Away Result 2 Saturday, 3 March (3:40 pm) 0.4.10 (34) 2.12.18 (108) Lost by 74 points Aurora Stadium 5,100 3 Saturday, 10 March (5:30 pm) 0.11.10 (76) 1.8.6 (63) Won by 13 points Lavington Sports Ground 6,740 4 Saturday, 17 March (12:30 pm) 10.6 (66) 20.20 (140) Lost by 74 points Manuka Oval 4,222 Regular season + Greater Western Sydney's 2012 AFL season fixture Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladderposition Ref Scores 1 2012-03-24 Saturday, 24 March (7:20 pm) 5.7 (37) 14.16 (100) Lost by 63 points ANZ Stadium 38,203 18th 2 2012-04-08 Sunday, 8 April (1:10 pm) 8.6 (54) 28.15 (183) Lost by 129 points Blundstone Arena 11,127 18th 3 2012-04-15 Sunday, 15 April (1:10 pm) WC 10.9 (69) 23.12 (150) Lost by 81 points Blacktown Olympic Park 6,875 18th 4 2012-04-21 Saturday, 21 April (4:10 pm) 7.8 (50) 13.18 (96) Lost by 46 points AAMI Stadium 28,261 18th 5 2012-04-28 Saturday, 28 April (1:45 pm) 9.8 (62) 15.14 (104) Lost by 42 points Manuka Oval 9,128 18th 6 2012-05-06 Sunday, 6 May (2:45 pm) 6.7 (43) 15.20 (110) Lost by 67 points Etihad Stadium 28,213 18th 7 2012-05-06 Saturday, 12 May (1:40 pm) 13.16 (94) 9.13 (67) Won by 27 points Manuka Oval 8,603 16th 8 2012-05-20 Sunday, 20 May (1:40 pm) 5.10 (40) 19.18 (132) Lost by 92 points The Gabba 16,049 16th 9 2012-05-26 Saturday, 26 May (7:40 pm) 7.11 (53) 18.11 (119) Lost by 66 points Skoda Stadium 11,887 16th 10 2012-06-02 Saturday, 2 June (1:45 pm) 9.7 (61) 19.12 (126) Lost by 65 points Simonds Stadium 17,243 17th 11 — Bye — — — — 12 2012-06-16 Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) 12.2 (74) 11.20 (86) Lost by 12 points Skoda Stadium 7,538 17th 13 2012-06-24 Sunday, 24 June (3:15 pm) 9.3 (57) 20.15 (135) Lost by 78 points MCG 20,070 17th 14 2012-06-30 Saturday, 30 June (7:40 pm) 5.8 (38) 19.18 (132) Lost by 94 points ANZ Stadium 22,565 17th 15 2012-07-08 Sunday, 8 July (1:10 pm) 4.7 (31) 28.25 (193) Lost by 162 points MCG 26,518 17th 16 2012-07-15 Sunday, 15 July (1:10 pm) 8.11 (59) 27.16 (178) Lost by 119 points Skoda Stadium 7,669 18th 17 2012-07-22 Sunday, 22 July (2:40 pm) 5.7 (37) 18.24 (132) Lost by 95 points Patersons Stadium 28,767 18th 18 2012-07-28 Sunday, 28 July (4:40 pm) 7.12 (54) 26.18 (174) Lost by 120 points Skoda Stadium 8,102 18th 19 2012-08-04 Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm) PA 16.11 (107) 10.13 (73) Won by 34 points Skoda Stadium 6,811 17th 20 2012-08-11 Saturday, 11 August (4:40 pm) 12.7 (79) 16.13 (109) Lost by 30 points Metricon Stadium 14,657 18th 21 2012-08-18 Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) 9.5 (59) 11.18 (84) Lost by 25 points Manuka Oval 7,561 18th 22 2012-08-25 Saturday, 25 August (1:45 pm) 5.5 (35) 25.13 (163) Lost by 128 points Etihad Stadium 17,327 18th 23 2012-09-01 Saturday, 1 September (4:40 pm) 11.11 (77) 16.9 (105) Lost by 28 points Skoda Stadium 6,696 18th Ladder Ladder GWS NEAFL season Squad Results + Greater Western Sydney's 2012 NEAFL season fixture Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Ladderposition Ref Scores 1 2012-03-24 Saturday, 24 March (3:50 pm) Sydney 4.10 (34) 23.13 (151) Lost by 117 points ANZ Stadium 8th 2 — Bye — — — — 9th 3 2012-04-07 Saturday, 7 April (1:00 pm) Brisbane 12.9 (81) 15.19 (109) Lost by 28 points Blacktown Olympic Park 9th 4 2012-04-15 Sunday, 15 April (4:15 pm) Sydney Hills 19.16 (130) 13.19 (94) Won by 36 points Blacktown Olympic Park 8th 5 2012-04-21 Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) Queanbeyan 14.14 (98) 13.16 (94) Won by 4 points Blacktown Olympic Park 6th 6 2012-04-28 Saturday, 28 April (9:30 am) Eastlake Manuka Oval References External links Official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants 2012 Category:2012 AFL season Category:2012 in sport in Sydney