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2012 Greater Western Sydney Giants season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Greater Western Sydney Giants |
| season | 2012 |
| imagesize | 120px |
| caption | Greater Western Sydney's 2011 jumper |
| president | Tony Shepherd |
| coach | Kevin Sheedy |
| (1st season) | |
| captain | Phil Davis |
| (1st season) | |
| Luke Power | |
| (1st season) | |
| Callan Ward | |
| (1st season) | |
| home ground | Skoda Stadium |
| Manuka Oval | |
| Blacktown International Sportspark | |
| preseason comp | [Pre-season competition](2011-nab-cup) |
| regularseason comp | [AFL season](2012-afl-season) |
| club b&f | Best and Fairest |
| nextseason | [2013](2013-greater-western-sydney-giants-season) |
(1st season) (1st season) Luke Power (1st season) Callan Ward (1st season) Manuka Oval Blacktown International Sportspark | club b&f = Best and Fairest
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 veteran list |
|---|
| Player | # | AFL debut | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | # | # | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Round 5, 2012 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 167 | 131 | 298 | 51 | 53 | ||||
| 43 | Round 17, 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | Round 9, 2001* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 42 | 100 | 35 | 12 | ||||
| 47 | Round 5, 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 14 | Round 1, 2012 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 150 | 167 | 317 | 72 | 57 | ||||
| 21 | Round 8, 2012 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 16 | 10 | ||||
| 18 | Round 1, 2012 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 115 | 45 | 160 | 80 | 28 | ||||
| 24 | Round 16, 2012 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| 3 | Round 1, 2012 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 140 | 118 | 258 | 58 | 31 | ||||
| 49 | Round 22, 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | Round 6, 1999* | 16 | 4 | 3 | 181 | 136 | 317 | 103 | 36 | ||||
| 13 | Round 8, 2012 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 46 | 128 | 32 | 18 | ||||
| 1 | Round 4, 2010* | 22 | 5 | 1 | 209 | 119 | 328 | 122 | 42 | ||||
| 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | Round 4, 2012 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 41 | 132 | 31 | 11 | ||||
| 4 | Round 1, 2012 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 22 | 18 | ||||
| 48 | Round 17, 2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 14 | 5 | ||||
| 26 | Round 1, 2012 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 177 | 108 | 285 | 70 | 43 | ||||
| 15 | Round 20, 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 35 | Round 1, 2012 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 273 | 266 | 539 | 73 | 63 | ||||
| 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | Round 1, 2012 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 150 | 80 | 230 | 52 | 31 | ||||
| 19 | Round 10, 2012 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 34 | 78 | 22 | 17 | ||||
| 36 | Round 1, 2012 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 51 | 130 | 37 | 18 | ||||
| 33 | Round 1, 2012 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 80 | 36 | 116 | 36 | 12 | ||||
| 40 | Round 1, 2012 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 106 | 207 | 51 | 27 | ||||
| 38 | Round 17, 1997* | 13 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 97 | 197 | 31 | 67 | ||||
| 25 | Round 4, 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 54 | 128 | 34 | 28 | ||||
| 39 | Round 1, 2012 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 60 | 158 | 53 | 24 | ||||
| 37 | Round 7, 2005* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | Round 2, 2008* | 15 | 9 | 9 | 158 | 128 | 286 | 66 | 34 | ||||
| 12 | Round 12, 2012 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 20 | 9 | ||||
| 27 | Round 7, 2012 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | Round 2, 1998* | 20 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 182 | 409 | 84 | 52 | ||||
| 23 | Round 22, 2008* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| 45 | Round 12, 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Round 1, 2010* | 19 | 4 | 4 | 177 | 209 | 386 | 51 | 85 | ||||
| 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | Round 1, 2012 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 108 | 120 | 228 | 39 | 46 | ||||
| 34 | Round 1, 2012 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 174 | 144 | 318 | 61 | 85 | ||||
| 28 | Round 6, 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | Round 1, 2012 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 43 | 99 | 31 | 16 | ||||
| 31 | Round 1, 2012 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 38 | 88 | 25 | 37 | ||||
| 17 | Round 3, 2012 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 223 | 157 | 380 | 86 | 48 | ||||
| 29 | Round 1, 2012 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 90 | 158 | 46 | 23 | ||||
| 32 | Round 17, 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Round 11, 2008* | 20 | 8 | 11 | 278 | 210 | 488 | 86 | 100 | ||||
| 42 | Round 12, 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 5 | ||||
| 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.au
Season summary
Pre-season matches
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| position | Ref | Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 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 |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| position | Ref | Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| Saturday, 3 March (3:40 pm) | 0.4.10 (34) | **2.12.18 (108)** | Lost by 74 points | Aurora Stadium | 5,100 | |||||
| Saturday, 10 March (5:30 pm) | **0.11.10 (76)** | 1.8.6 (63) | Won by 13 points | Lavington Sports Ground | 6,740 | |||||
| Saturday, 17 March (12:30 pm) | 10.6 (66) | **20.20 (140)** | Lost by 74 points | Manuka Oval | 4,222 |
Regular season
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| position | Ref | Scores | ||||||||
| (7:20 pm) | 5.7 (37) | **14.16 (100)** | Lost by 63 points | ANZ Stadium | 38,203 | 18th | ||||
| (1:10 pm) | 8.6 (54) | **28.15 (183)** | Lost by 129 points | Blundstone Arena | 11,127 | 18th | ||||
| (1:10 pm) | 10.9 (69) | **23.12 (150)** | Lost by 81 points | Blacktown Olympic Park | 6,875 | 18th | ||||
| (4:10 pm) | 7.8 (50) | **13.18 (96)** | Lost by 46 points | AAMI Stadium | 28,261 | 18th | ||||
| (1:45 pm) | 9.8 (62) | **15.14 (104)** | Lost by 42 points | Manuka Oval | 9,128 | 18th | ||||
| (2:45 pm) | 6.7 (43) | **15.20 (110)** | Lost by 67 points | Etihad Stadium | 28,213 | 18th | ||||
| (1:40 pm) | **13.16 (94)** | 9.13 (67) | Won by 27 points | Manuka Oval | 8,603 | 16th | ||||
| (1:40 pm) | 5.10 (40) | **19.18 (132)** | Lost by 92 points | The Gabba | 16,049 | 16th | ||||
| (7:40 pm) | 7.11 (53) | **18.11 (119)** | Lost by 66 points | Skoda Stadium | 11,887 | 16th | ||||
| (1:45 pm) | 9.7 (61) | **19.12 (126)** | Lost by 65 points | Simonds Stadium | 17,243 | 17th | ||||
| — | *Bye* | — | — | — | — | |||||
| (2:10 pm) | 12.2 (74) | **11.20 (86)** | Lost by 12 points | Skoda Stadium | 7,538 | 17th | ||||
| (3:15 pm) | 9.3 (57) | **20.15 (135)** | Lost by 78 points | MCG | 20,070 | 17th | ||||
| (7:40 pm) | 5.8 (38) | **19.18 (132)** | Lost by 94 points | ANZ Stadium | 22,565 | 17th | ||||
| (1:10 pm) | 4.7 (31) | **28.25 (193)** | Lost by 162 points | MCG | 26,518 | 17th | ||||
| (1:10 pm) | 8.11 (59) | **27.16 (178)** | Lost by 119 points | Skoda Stadium | 7,669 | 18th | ||||
| (2:40 pm) | 5.7 (37) | **18.24 (132)** | Lost by 95 points | Patersons Stadium | 28,767 | 18th | ||||
| (4:40 pm) | 7.12 (54) | **26.18 (174)** | Lost by 120 points | Skoda Stadium | 8,102 | 18th | ||||
| (2:10 pm) | **16.11 (107)** | 10.13 (73) | Won by 34 points | Skoda Stadium | 6,811 | 17th | ||||
| (4:40 pm) | 12.7 (79) | **16.13 (109)** | Lost by 30 points | Metricon Stadium | 14,657 | 18th | ||||
| (2:10 pm) | 9.5 (59) | **11.18 (84)** | Lost by 25 points | Manuka Oval | 7,561 | 18th | ||||
| (1:45 pm) | 5.5 (35) | **25.13 (163)** | Lost by 128 points | Etihad Stadium | 17,327 | 18th | ||||
| (4:40 pm) | 11.11 (77) | **16.9 (105)** | Lost by 28 points | Skoda Stadium | 6,696 | 18th |
Ladder
NEAFL season
Squad
Results
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| position | Ref | Scores | |||||||
| (3:50 pm) | Sydney | 4.10 (34) | **23.13 (151)** | Lost by 117 points | ANZ Stadium | 8th | |||
| — | *Bye* | — | — | — | — | 9th | |||
| (1:00 pm) | Brisbane | 12.9 (81) | **15.19 (109)** | Lost by 28 points | Blacktown Olympic Park | 9th | |||
| (4:15 pm) | Sydney Hills | **19.16 (130)** | 13.19 (94) | Won by 36 points | Blacktown Olympic Park | 8th | |||
| (1:45 pm) | Queanbeyan | **14.14 (98)** | 13.16 (94) | Won by 4 points | Blacktown Olympic Park | 6th | |||
| (9:30 am) | Eastlake | Manuka Oval |
References
References
- AFL.com.au/stats
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