A HIGHER percentage compared to Gold Coast is all that kept the GWS Giants out of the bottom two, with the orange team still waiting on that breakthrough year. With a couple of young guns coming in through the draft and some experienced faces joining them, there is hope that 2025 might be the season GWS moves up the ladder.

LAST SEASON IN A NUTSHELL

Position: 16th
Wins: 1
Losses: 9
Draws: 1

B&F: Rebecca Beeson
Leading Goalkicker: Brodee Mowbray (5 goals)

OFF-SEASON MOVES

Ins: Grace Kos (Ireland), Eleanor Brown (Western Bulldogs), Taylah Levy (Adelaide), Sara Howley (Geelong Falcons/AFLW Draft), Grace Martin (Woodville-West Torrens/AFLW Draft), Vivien Saad (injury replacement player/Gold Coast), Sophie Kavanagh (injury replacement player/North Melbourne), Caitlin Fletcher (injury replacement player/North Melbourne VFLW)
Outs: Annise Bradfield, Pepa Randall, Chloe Dalton (retired), Nicola Barr (St Kilda), Courtney Murphy (Essendon), Jasmine Grierson, Caitlin Miller, Jemma Ramsdale (delisted), Meghan Gaffney (inactive, ACL), Haneen Zreika (inactive, pregnancy)

*recently inactive due to injury

2025 TEAM LIST

#1 Grace Martin
#2 Alicia Eva
#3 Alyce Parker
#4 Katherine Smith
#5 Jessica Doyle
#6 Rebecca Beeson
#7 Zarlie Goldsworthy
#8 Eleanor Brown
#9 Sara Howley
#10 Taylah Levy
#11 Caitlin Fletcher+
#12 Isabel Huntington
#13 Mikayla Pauga
#14 Kaitlyn Srhoj
#15 Eilish O’Dowd
#16 Aliesha Newman
#17 Georgia Garnett
#18 Tarni Evans
#19 Indigo Linde
#20 Fleur Davies
#21 Sophie Kavanagh+
#22 Meghan Gaffney*
#23 Madison Brazendale
#24 Haneen Zrieka*
#25 Cambridge McCormick
#26 Claire Ransom
#27 Grace Kos
#28 Daisy Walker
#31 Brodee Mowbray
#33 Emily Pease
#39 Vivien Saad+

*inactive
+injury replacement players

ONES TO WATCH

Key Player: Alyce Parker
Breakout Potential: Fleur Davies
New Recruit: Sara Howley

Tough inside midfielder Alyce Parker has the potential to be right up there in terms of league best and fairest votes and will look to return to her prime with some fresh faces around her. One such player is ball magnet Sara Howley who will add much needed speed to the side, while Fleur Davies is one player who with continuity for a full year, can take her game to another level.

2025 FIXTURE

Round 1: vs. Essendon | Sat Aug 16 @ Manuka Oval, 5:35pm
Round 2: vs. Collingwood | Sat Aug 23 @ Victoria Park, 1:05pm
Round 3: vs. Adelaide | Sat Aug 30 @ Henson Park, 1:05pm
Round 4: vs. Gold Coast | Sat Sep 6 @ People First Stadium, 1:05pm
Round 5: vs. Western Bulldogs | Sat Sep 13 @ Manuka Oval, 4:35pm
Round 6: vs. Sydney | Sun Sep 21 @ Henson Park, 1:05pm
Round 7: vs. West Coast | Sun Sep 28 @ Mineral Resources Park, 5:05pm
Round 8: vs. St Kilda | Sat Oct 4 @ Henson Park, 1:05pm
Round 9: vs. Geelong | Sat Oct 11 @ GMHBA Stadium, 3:05pm
Round 10: vs. Fremantle | Sat Oct 18 @ Henson Park, 3:05pm
Round 11: vs. Carlton | Sun Oct 26 @ Ikon Park, 3:05pm
Round 12: vs. Port Adelaide | TBC @ Henson Park

PREDICTION

GWS Giants are still building a team that can compete with the very best, and at some point the penny will drop and everything will click. The big question is whether or not it will happen in 2025. More likely than not the Giants will find themselves outside the top eight again, but improvement should see the team rise up the ladder to be more competitive and cause a few upsets.