Kieren Briggs

Kieren Briggs (born 6th October 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Football Club (GWS) in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early football
Growing up briggs prioritised soccer that is until he joined the Pennant Hills Junior Football club at age 11. Two years later he joined the GWS Academy program. Due to living in Carlingford he was tied to the GWS Academy despite Pennant Hills being in the Sydney Swans Academy zone.

After going undrafted in 2017, he emerged as a strong contender for the 2018 draft after an exceptional year when he was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for both the GWS Academy side and the Allies team in the 2018 AFL Under 18 championships and was named as the ruckman in the championship's All-Australian team. He was then drafted by GWS when they matched the bid made by West Coast with the 34th selection in the 2018 AFL draft.

AFL career
Briggs did not debut for the Giants until late into the 2021 AFL season. He only played 9 games in two and a half seasons, before being recalled in round 10 of the 2023 AFL season. He held his position for the remainder of the year and was considered one of the best ruckmen in the league. In September 2023, after playing his first ever finals game, Briggs signed a two-year contract extension.

Statistics

 * Statistics are correct to the end of round 13, 2024

! colspan=3| Career ! 38 !! 7 !! 15 !! 328 !! 211 !! 539 !! 84 !! 155 !! 921 !! 0.2 !! 0.4 !! 8.6 !! 5.6 !! 14.2 !! 2.2 !! 4.1 !! 24.2
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 * 2021 || || 32
 * 5 || 2 || 0 || 23 || 26 || 49 || 9 || 22 || 85 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 4.6 || 5.2 || 9.8 || 1.8 || 4.4 || 17.0
 * 2022 || || 32
 * 4 || 1 || 3 || 26 || 11 || 37 || 9 || 7 || 49 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 6.5 || 2.8 || 9.3 || 2.3 || 1.8 || 12.3
 * 2023 || || 32
 * 17 || 4 || 6 || 165 || 97 || 262 || 47 || 77 || 440 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 9.7 || 5.7 || 15.4 || 2.8 || 4.5 || 25.9
 * 2024 || || 32
 * 12 || 0 || 6 || 114 || 77 || 191 || 19 || 49 || 347 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 9.5 || 6.4 || 15.9 || 1.6 || 4.1 || 28.9
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 * 2023 || || 32
 * 17 || 4 || 6 || 165 || 97 || 262 || 47 || 77 || 440 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 9.7 || 5.7 || 15.4 || 2.8 || 4.5 || 25.9
 * 2024 || || 32
 * 12 || 0 || 6 || 114 || 77 || 191 || 19 || 49 || 347 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 9.5 || 6.4 || 15.9 || 1.6 || 4.1 || 28.9
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