Originally joining the club as its new VFL Head Coach for the 2026 season, Chancellor has been elevated to a line coach for the AFL coaching group in 2027, leading the AFL backline and team defence.

Chancellor joined the GIANTS ahead of the 2026 season following a successful stint in the AFL Sydney competition, where he was named Coach of the Year.

Chancellor has a strong knowledge of the game in New South Wales, along with extensive AFL experience from previous roles at Hawthorn, Melbourne, and St Kilda, where he worked alongside current GIANTS Head Coach Adam Kingsley.   

In addition to his AFL background, Chancellor has served as Senior Coach of the Western Jets in the Coates Talent League and as an assistant coach at Port Melbourne in the VFL, further demonstrating his depth of coaching expertise across multiple levels of the game.