Jonathan Giles (born 8 January 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants, Essendon Football Club and

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was listed with the Port Adelaide Football Club from 2006 to 2009, but did not play a senior game for the club. He returned to the AFL with expansion club , making his debut in round of the 2012 season. Giles moved on to Essendon for the 2015 season, and then spent two years with West Coast before retiring due to a degenerative knee condition. In total, he played 63 AFL games.

AFL career

Port Adelaide (2006–09)

Giles was recruited in the

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, from Central District in the

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(SANFL) at pick number 70, but never played a game for Port Adelaide in the AFL. During the 2006 season, he played 19 games for Central District's reserves team, kicking four goals. Also in 2006, Giles played in the

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exhibition match against Geelong. In a spiteful match, he kicked one goal. Giles was delisted by Port on 16 October 2009. In December 2010, after winning the best and fairest award for Sturt in the SANFL, Giles was selected by the new Greater Western Sydney Giants in the 2011 Rookie Draft.

Greater Western Sydney (2012–14)

Giles played the 2011 season for Greater Western Sydney in the

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, as one of the senior players on an otherwise young squad. He played his first official AFL game against the Sydney Swans where he kicked one goal. In Round 8, 2014, Giles became the first

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player to notch up 50 games for the club, the Giants lost to the

by 111 points.

Essendon (2015)

On 16 October 2014, Giles was traded to the Essendon Football Club after struggling to maintain his place in the Greater Western Sydney team throughout the 2014 season.Giles now a Bomber as Dons replace Ryder
AFL.com.au official website, 16 October 2014 In round 18 in the 2015 season, Giles made his debut for Essendon in an 87-point loss to the Western Bulldogs.

West Coast (2016)

In October 2015, Giles was traded to the

. As of the end of the 2016 season, Giles has the lowest winning percentage for any current player in the AFL, playing in only eight wins from 58 career games. Giles managed five more games during the 2017 season, due to injuries to first-choice ruckmen

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and Scott Lycett. He retired at the end of the season due to a degenerative knee condition.

Statistics

:''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season'' , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

, , 26 , , 20 , , 18 , , 8 , , 177 , , 108 , , 285 , , 70 , , 43 , , 442 , , 0.9 , , 0.4 , , 8.9 , , 5.4 , , 14.3 , , 3.5 , , 2.2 , , 22.1 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

, , 26 , , 22 , , 14 , , 6 , , 160 , , 71 , , 231 , , 30 , , 46 , , 535 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 7.3 , , 3.2 , , 10.5 , , 1.4 , , 2.1 , , 24.3 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, , 26 , , 9 , , 7 , , 4 , , 53 , , 22 , , 75 , , 8 , , 24 , , 213 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 5.9 , , 2.4 , , 8.3 , , 0.9 , , 2.7 , , 23.7 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2015 , , 27 , , 3 , , 1 , , 2 , , 27 , , 9 , , 36 , , 5 , , 7 , , 67 , , 0.3 , , 0.7 , , 9.0 , , 3.0 , , 12.0 , , 1.7 , , 2.3 , , 22.3 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

, , 22 , , 4 , , 2 , , 1 , , 21 , , 14 , , 35 , , 10 , , 10 , , 92 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 5.3 , , 3.5 , , 8.8 , , 2.5 , , 2.5 , , 23.0 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

, , 22 , , 5 , , 1 , , 2 , , 19 , , 20 , , 39 , , 6 , , 15 , , 109 , , 0.2 , , 0.4 , , 3.8 , , 4.0 , , 7.8 , , 1.2 , , 3.0 , , 21.8 , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3, Career ! 63 ! 43 ! 23 ! 457 ! 244 ! 701 ! 129 ! 145 ! 1458 ! 0.7 ! 0.4 ! 7.3 ! 3.9 ! 11.1 ! 2.0 ! 2.3 ! 23.1

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giles, Jonathan Living people 1988 births Central District Football Club players Sturt Football Club players Greater Western Sydney Giants players Australian rules footballers from Adelaide Essendon Football Club players East Perth Football Club players West Coast Eagles players