The Greater Glasgow Giants ARFC is an
Australian rules football
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club based in
Glasgow, Scotland
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.
History
The club was formed in 2015 and consists of a men's and women's team. They are named after the
GWS Giants
The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the ...
of the
AFL
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and wear their Guernseys whilst playing.
The men's team have competed in the Scottish Australian Rules Football League since 2015. In the first three years in the competition, they made consecutive SARFL Grand Final appearances, winning the premiership in 2017. The men's team have also placed second in the Haggis Cup Tournament (Scottish pre-season cup) in 2014, 2015, and 2017.
Honours
In 2017, the Giants won the premiership when they defeated the Kingdom Kangaroos.
Award Winners
BEST & FAIREST
2015: Steven O'Kelly
2016: Ross Thomson
2017: Kieran McRedmond
GOLDEN BOOT
2015: Keir Wotherspoon
2016: Keir Wotherspoon
2017: Doug Mulliken
YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2015: Douglas Smith
2016: Douglas Smith
2017: Scott Cochrane
COACHES PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2015: Mark Townsend
2016: Marc Mason
2017: James Reekie
Australian rules football clubs in Scotland
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