14 Facts About Jonathan Giles

Jonathan Giles was born on 8 January 1988 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants, Essendon Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.

Jonathan Giles was listed with the Port Adelaide Football Club from 2006 to 2009, but did not play a senior game for the club.

Jonathan Giles returned to the AFL with expansion club Greater Western Sydney, making his debut in round 1 of the 2012 season.

Jonathan Giles was recruited in the 2005 AFL Draft, from Central District in the South Australian National Football League at pick number 70, but never played a game for Port Adelaide in the AFL.

Also in 2006, Jonathan Giles played in the London exhibition match against Geelong.

In December 2010, after winning the best and fairest award for Sturt in the SANFL, Jonathan Giles was selected by the new Greater Western Sydney Giants in the 2011 Rookie Draft.

Jonathan Giles played the 2011 season for Greater Western Sydney in the North East Australian Football League, as one of the senior players on an otherwise young squad.

Jonathan Giles played his first official AFL game against the Sydney Swans where he kicked one goal.

In Round 8,2014, Jonathan Giles became the first Giants player to notch up 50 games for the club, the Giants lost to the West Coast Eagles by 111 points.

On 16 October 2014, Jonathan Giles was traded to the Essendon Football Club after struggling to maintain his place in the Greater Western Sydney team throughout the 2014 season.

In round 18 in the 2015 season, Jonathan Giles made his debut for Essendon in an 87-point loss to the Western Bulldogs.

In October 2015, Jonathan Giles was traded to the West Coast Eagles.

Jonathan Giles managed five more games during the 2017 season, due to injuries to first-choice ruckmen Nic Naitanui and Scott Lycett.

Jonathan Giles retired at the end of the season due to a degenerative knee condition.