The Geelong West Giants are an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Victorian suburb of North Geelong. The club fields teams in both the Geelong Football Netball League (GFNL) and Geelong & District Football Netball League (GDFNL).
History The Geelong West Giants were born out of a merger of the Geelong West St Peters Football Club (the Roosters, also known as "Red West") and Geelong West Sporting Club (the Cheetahs, also known as "Blue West") in 2016. At the time, both clubs were struggling with periods of minimal on-field success.
Initially, the "Giants" name was to be used as part of a rebrand by the Roosters to align with Australian Football League (AFL) club Greater Western Sydney Giants, given the similarities between the Roosters' abbreviation, "GWSP", and the AFL Giants' abbreviation, GWS. Officials from the Roosters met with officials from GWS in July 2016 to facilitate the move, with the potential to incorporate the Cheetahs into the new club should it be agreed upon by all parties.
Later that month, members of the Roosters voted unanimously to rebrand the club under the new moniker and to continue fielding teams in their current respective leagues, the GFNL and GDFNL. Two weeks, the merger became a formality as an "overwhelming majority" of Cheetahs members voted to join forces with the Roosters.
Seasons PremiersGrand FinalistMinor premiersFinals appearanceWooden spoon
GFNL YearLeagueCoachCaptainBest and fairestLeading goalkickerGoals 2017 GFNL 10th 6 12 0 Andy Viola 2018 GFNL 10th 3 15 0 Greg Mellor 2019 GFNL 9th 5 13 0 Greg Mellor 2020 GFNL (No season due to COVID-19 pandemic) 2021 GFNL 6th 7 4 1 Greg Mellor 2022 GFNL 7th 12 6 0 Greg Mellor 2023 GFNL 7th 10 8 0 Greg Mellor 2024 GFNL 7th 6 12 0 Greg Mellor
GDFNL YearLeagueCoachCaptainBest and fairestLeading goalkickerGoals 2017 GDFNL 6th 8 9 1 Scott Jervies 2018 GDFNL 4th 12 6 0 2019 GDFNL 8th 7 10 10 2020 GDFNL (No season due to COVID-19 pandemic) 2021 GDFNL 5th 7 4 0 2022 GDFNL 7th 9 9 0 2023 GDFNL 8th 6 12 0 Mitch Wight Justin Carey 2024 GDFNL TBC Scott Frangos
AFL players Brandon Ryan − Hawthorn, Brisbane Lions Cameron Fleeton - GWS Giants Angus Hastie − St Kilda Jesse Mellor - Geelong
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