Another eight of Greater Western Sydney's young stars have committed to the GIANTS until the end of 2015.
Jeremy Cameron, Toby Greene, Stephen Coniglio, Adam Treloar, Devon Smith, Jacob Townsend, Tim Mohr and Tim Golds have all agreed to contract extensions that will keep them at the GIANTS for the next three years.
They join Dylan Shiel, Tomas Bugg, Adam Kennedy, Adam Tomlinson and Matthew Buntine who announced in May that they had also re-signed until the end of 2015.
GIANTS Chief Executive David Matthews said the club was delighted to have already secured several young players beyond the end of 2013 when their current agreements expire.
“This is a tremendous show of faith in the GIANTS and will help set the club up for long term, on-field success,” Matthews said.
“As a club we have invested heavily in the welfare of our young players through Breakfast Point and our player welfare managerCraig Lambert and his wife Mel. Later this year we will open our new training centre at Sydney Olympic Park which will offer state of the art facilities for our players and give them the very best opportunity of achieving ultimate success.”
Seven of those players who have recommitted to the GIANTS - Cameron, Greene, Coniglio, Treloar, Smith, Shiel and Bugg -have all been nominated for this year’s NAB AFL Rising Star Award.
Jeremy Cameron has kicked 29 goals from 16 matches in his debut year while Toby Greene has averaged more than 27 possessions in his 18 games (see full bios for all players attached). They are among 36 GIANTS players to make their AFL debut in 2012.
Earlier this week the GIANTS announced that Kevin Sheedy had been re-appointed Head Coach for 2013 ahead of the club’s final match at Skoda Stadium against North Melbourne this Saturday.
“These announcements give us not only stability but a real sense of optimism and excitement as we head into 2013 and what will be an important year for the GIANTS as we continue to build this club on and off the field,” Matthews said.
“This year we signed up more than 10,000 members, opened our new home ground at Skoda Stadium and had our first two wins in Sydney and Canberra. We have shown that we play a brand of tough, competitive football and received great support from the people of Greater Western Sydney, the ACT and indeed across Australia.
“We can’t wait for 2013 to start and encourage all our supporters to get on board and recommit like our coach and players have done for what should be another exciting year ahead.”
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Jeremy Cameron
Age: 19 years old
Games: 16
Recruited from: Ballarat Rebels
Drafted: 17-year-old pre selection
NAB Rising Star Nominee Round 2
Has scored 29 Goals in his debut year
Toby Greene
Age: 18 years old
Games: 18
Recruited from: Oakleigh Chargers
Drafted: Pick 11, 2011 NAB AFL Draft
NAB Rising Star Nominee Round 14
Averaging more the 27 disposals a game
Stephen Coniglio
Age: 18 years old
Games: 12
Recruited from: Swan Districts
Drafted: Pick 2, 2011 NAB AFL Draft
NAB Rising Star Nominee Round 7
Career high 31 disposals in the GIANTS first ever win against the Gold Coast Suns
Adam Treloar
Age: 19 years old
Games: 17
Recruited from: Dandenong Stingrays
Drafted: 17-year-old pre selection
NAB Rising Star Nominee Round 18
Has scored 11 goals in his 17 games - Career high 37 disposals and 9 marks against Collingwood
Devon Smith
Age: 19 years old
Games: 19 games
Recruited from: Geelong Falcons
Drafted: Pick 14 2011 NAB AFL Draft
NAB Rising Star Nominee Round 19
Stand out performance in the GIANTS win over Port Adelaide with 21 disposals 8 marks, 6 tackles and 2 goals
Jacob Townsend
Age: 19
Games: 11
Recruited from: Leeton/Whitton Crows
Drafted: NSW Zone selection
Has laid 37 tackles in his 11 games
Tim Mohr
Age: 23
Games: 13
Recruited from: Casey Scorpions
Drafted: GIANT List Concession - Previously listed player
Strong defender – Impressed on debut against the Sydney Swans in Round 1
Tim Golds
Age: 19 years old
Games: 2
Recruited from: Xavier College / Oakleigh Chargers
Drafted: 17-year-old pre selection
Made his AFL debut in Round 20 against the Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium
2013 GIANTS Memberships are now available. Join before 12pm on Monday 24 September and go into the draw to win an ultimate 2012 Toyota AFL Grand Final experience for two including flights, two nights accommodation, tickets to the Toyota AFL Grand Final and invitations to the pre and post game member functions.
Join before 4pm tomorrow, Friday 31 August and you could be one of 22 members selected to go on field after the final game at SKODA Stadium against North Melbourne this Saturday afternoon to receive a match worn guernsey from one of the players.
Click here for more information or to view membership packages, or call 1300 GIANTS (1300 442 687) to join.
