2016 Greater Western Sydney Giants season

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Greater Western Sydney Giants
2016 season
CoachLeon Cameron
Captain(s)Phil Davis
Callan Ward
Home groundSpotless Stadium
Manuka Oval
AFL season4th
Finals seriesPreliminary final
Kevin Sheedy MedalToby Greene
Leading goalkickerJeremy Cameron
Highest home attendance21,790 vs Western Bulldogs (Preliminary final)
Lowest home attendance8,308 vs Gold Coast (Round 8)

The Greater Western Sydney Giants' 2016 season is the club's fifth season in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] The Giants finished in fourth place at the end of the 2016 season,[2] and won their first ever finals game.[1]

Playing squad[edit]

Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • Long-term injury list
  • Upgraded rookie(s)

Updated: 16 June 2016
Source(s): COACHING STAFF, Senior List


Ladder[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney 22 17 5 0 2221 1469 151.2 68 2016 finals
2 Geelong 22 17 5 0 2235 1554 143.8 68
3 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2134 1800 118.6 68
4 Greater Western Sydney 22 16 6 0 2380 1663 143.1 64
5 Adelaide 22 16 6 0 2483 1795 138.3 64
6 West Coast 22 16 6 0 2181 1678 130.0 64
7 Western Bulldogs (P) 22 15 7 0 1857 1609 115.4 60
8 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 1956 1859 105.2 48
9 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 1953 2041 95.7 48
10 Port Adelaide 22 10 12 0 2055 1939 106.0 40
11 Melbourne 22 10 12 0 1944 1991 97.6 40
12 Collingwood 22 9 13 0 1910 1998 95.6 36
13 Richmond 22 8 14 0 1713 2155 79.5 32
14 Carlton 22 7 15 0 1568 1978 79.3 28
15 Gold Coast 22 6 16 0 1778 2273 78.2 24
16 Fremantle 22 4 18 0 1574 2119 74.3 16
17 Brisbane Lions 22 3 19 0 1770 2872 61.6 12
18 Essendon 22 3 19 0 1437 2356 61.0 12
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sharwood, Anthony (10 September 2016). "Giant Shock as GWS Have Big, Big Win Over Sydney Swans". HuffPost Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Hawthorn beats Collingwood by one point to pinch third place, settle AFL top eight". ABC Sport. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.