The GIANTS will honour almost 3000 foundation members with a specially-made jumper to be worn in the match against Carlton next month for the club’s Members Appreciation round.
 
This year marks five years since Team GWS was formed and foundation members are considered those who have continued their membership from 2011, the year before the GIANTS entered the AFL, right up until this season.
 
The players will wear the specially-designed jumper with 2893 names on them during the the GIANTS’ round 22 match against Carlton at Spotless Stadium on August 29.
 
There are almost 3000 names on the jumper, including original GIANTS and current players Jeremy Cameron, Dylan Shiel, Adam Treloar, Tommy Bugg, Curtly Hampton, Nathan Wilson, Jacob Townsend, Andrew Phillips, Tim Golds and Sam Schulz.
 
All 10 players arrived at the club before 2011 and have watched the club change and grow over the past five years.
 
The club’s inaugural coach, Kevin Sheedy, is on the jumper, along with Chairman Tony Shepherd AO and CEO David Matthews.
 
Deputy Chairman Joseph Carrozzi and fellow board members Christine Cawsey AM, Peter Taylor and Gabrielle Trainor are all foundation GIANTS members.
 
21 other GIANTS football and administration staff are on the jumper, including the club’s first-ever employee and senior assistant coach Al McConnell and GM of Football Graeme Allan.
 
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and ACT Government Minister Shane Rattenbury are also proudly on the jumper.
 
Four years before their son joined the club, young GIANT Jack Steele’s parents - Stuart and Joanne - also feature on the jumper.
 
Members will have the opportunity to purchase a replica jumper with the option to also have it signed by inaugural captains Luke Power, Phil Davis and Callan Ward and foundation coach Kevin Sheedy.
 
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As part of the GIANTS’ Members Appreciation Round, the club also invites foundation members to take part in a pre-game lap of honour prior to the Carlton clash with more information coming soon.

The GIANTS play Carlton in the final home game of the year at Spotless Stadium on August 29 at 1.45pm.