Kieren Briggs

Kieren Briggs (born 6 October 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Kieren Briggs
Personal information
Full name	Kieren Briggs
Date of birth	(1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Pennant Hills, New South Wales
Original team(s)	GWS Academy/Pennant Hills
Draft	Round 2, Pick #34 2018 AFL National Draft
Debut	Round 9, 2021, Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond, at Marvel Stadium
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	32
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2019–	Greater Western Sydney	64 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early football

Growing up, Briggs prioritised soccer until he joined the Pennant Hills Junior Football club at age 11. Two years later, he joined the GWS Academy program. Despite Pennant Hills falling within the Sydney Swans Academy zone,^[1] due to the fact that he lived in Carlingford, he was consequently tied to the GWS Academy.

After going undrafted in 2017, he emerged as a strong contender for the 2018 draft after an exceptional year, where he was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for both the GWS Academy side and the Allies team in the 2018 AFL Under 18 championships. That same year, he was named as the ruckman in the championship's All-Australian team.^[2][1] He was then drafted by GWS in the 2018 AFL draft, when they matched the bid made by West Coast with the 34th selection.^[3]

AFL career

Briggs did not debut for the Giants until late into the 2021 AFL season.^[4] He only played 9 games in two and a half seasons, before being recalled in round 10 of the 2023 AFL season. He held his position for the remainder of the year and was considered one of the best ruckmen in the league.^[5] In September 2023, after playing his first ever finals game, Briggs signed a two-year contract extension.^[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024^[7]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2019	Greater Western Sydney	32	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	Greater Western Sydney	32	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	Greater Western Sydney	32	5	2	0	23	26	49	9	22	85	0.4	0.0	4.6	5.2	9.8	1.8	4.4	17.0
2022	Greater Western Sydney	32	4	1	3	26	11	37	9	7	49	0.3	0.8	6.5	2.8	9.3	2.3	1.8	12.3
2023	Greater Western Sydney	32	17	4	6	165	97	262	47	77	440	0.2	0.4	9.7	5.7	15.4	2.8	4.5	25.9
2024	Greater Western Sydney	32	24	3	12	195	166	361	48	114	762	0.1	0.5	8.1	6.9	15.0	2.0	4.8	31.8
Career			50	10	21	409	300	709	113	220	1336	0.2	0.4	8.2	6.0	14.2	2.3	4.4	26.7