Ahead of Stephen Coniglio’s 100th game for the GIANTS we’ve gone back through the archives to find a few photos of the attacking midfielder. 

2010 – Kid Coniglio

While Coniglio wouldn’t be in orange and charcoal for another two years, we couldn’t resist including this photo from the 2010 WAFL Grand Final. At just 16-years-old Coniglio was one of Swan District’s best on ground in the win, kicking four goals in a performance that was a sign of things to come.

2011 – Draft Day

Jon Patton and Coniglio chat just moments before the duo were to be selected with picks one and two of the 2011 NAB AFL Draft. The duo have since become firm friends and have both established themselves amongst the elite in the competition in their respective positions.

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2012 – First Game

Deep inside the bowels of ANZ Stadium Coniglio warms up alongside co-captain Callan Ward before his and the GIANTS’ AFL debut. Coniglio would collect 17 disposals as the eyes of the AFL world were firmly fixed on the birth of the competition’s newest club.

2014 – Multicultural Ambassador

Coniglio fronts the media in early 2014 after being announced as the GIANTS’ AFL Multicultural ambassador. Coniglio is of Italian heritage with his Italian father and English mother migrating to Australia in the 1960’s. In his role as Multicultural Ambassador the midfielder mentors young footballers in the culturally diverse landscape of Western Sydney.  

2015 – Long Sleeve Stephen

We know there are quite a few long sleeve guernsey enthusiasts in the Orange Army, so this one is for them. Coniglio is one of few GIANTS to wear a long sleeves guernseys during a game with this photo from the GIANTS’ round four, 2015 win over Gold Coast in Canberra. The game was also of significance for the club with the match played on the 100th anniversary of ANZAC Day and the GIANTS wearing a unique jumper commemorating the landings at ANZAC Cove in Turkey. one of the last times he’s been photographed playing in one. Bring it back we say. 

2016 – Smiles with Heath

Heath Shaw and Coniglio share a laugh after the GIANTS’ round four, 2016 win over Port Adelaide in Canberra. Despite an eight year age gap, the two get along famously with Shaw, Conglio and Patton all living together after Shaw joined the GIANTS in 2014.

2016 – The First Final

Coniglio gets a kick away during the GIANTS’ first-ever final against the Swans in 2016. Coniglio collected 26 disposals and kicked a goal as the GIANTS won the Qualifying Final by 36 points. Coniglio had a sensational 2016 season finishing with a club-high 17 votes in the Brownlow Medal.

2017 – Mask On

After an ankle injury scuppered the start of his 2017 campaign, Coniglio returned in round 7 with an impressive performance against St Kilda and a new goal celebration. An ardent supporter of Italian football club Juventus, Coniglio was inspired by Paulo Dybala’s iconic ‘mask’ celebration. While some have mistaken it for a ‘shoosh’ towards opposition supporters, the ‘mask’ is anything but, as the Argentine sticker explains: “Dybalamask is really simple: it's the mask of a gladiator! When we struggle, sometimes we must wear our warrior mask to be stronger, without losing our smile and kindness.”

2018 – Back to his Best

After playing just 10 games in 2017, Coniglio has stared 2018 in form similar to that of 2016. The 24-year-old is pictured here celebrating one of his three goals against Collingwood in round tow. The midfielder has averaged 28.2 disposals per game so far and has kick seven goals.