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The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Cadman says GWS unstoppable when up and going
Exciting young GWS forward Aaron Cadman says the Giants feel unstoppable when their potent attack is up and going. The Giants racked up their fourth straight score of 100 or more in Saturday's. 26-point home win over Geelong, with Cadman kicking a career-best six goals - all after halftime. Four successive wins have taken GWS to seventh spot and they can put more pressure on the other finals aspirants on Thursday at Marvel Stadium if they overcome injury-hit Essendon, who have lost six straight. GWS on Sunday announced a four-year contract extension for Cadman, tying him to the club until the end of 2030. The Giants have hit the century points mark nine times this season, the joint second-best with third-placed Adelaide, behind the ninth-ranked Bulldogs. "When our offence is up and going we feel unstoppable," Cadman told AAP. "Just bringing that every week, obviously heavily reliant on that midfield group. "The backs as well, kickstarting our offence and allowing us to get in good shapes and get used." After kicking just 6.4 from 12 games in his debut season of 2023, the 21-year-old Cadman has become an increasingly influential part of the Giants' forward line. He appeared in 23 of 25 games last season, kicking 30.11, and has played all 17 matches of this campaign, booting 32.18. Cadman, the 2022 No.1 draft pick, is one of several threats in a multi-pronged attack featuring three of the season's top 19 goal kickers. Jesse Hogan, the 2024 Coleman Medallist has 41 and Toby Greene 29. Jake Riccardi and Callum Brown have both bagged 17 and prize off season recruit Jake Stringer 15, including 12 in his past five games. "There's been a little bit of talk that we're reliant on Jesse to kick a winning score and he has big games, but I'm not sure we're necessarily reliant on him," GWS coach Adam Kingsley said after the Geelong game. Cadman has hit a purple patch over the past month with 16 goals in his four matches, including five against Brisbane. He started the season with six goals across the Giants' first six games. "I was struggling a little bit there at the start of the season but it's just slowly built up and just starting to piece the puzzle together now," Cadman said. "Hopefully I can keep backing this up with a couple of good games and keep my confidence sky high." Exciting young GWS forward Aaron Cadman says the Giants feel unstoppable when their potent attack is up and going. The Giants racked up their fourth straight score of 100 or more in Saturday's. 26-point home win over Geelong, with Cadman kicking a career-best six goals - all after halftime. Four successive wins have taken GWS to seventh spot and they can put more pressure on the other finals aspirants on Thursday at Marvel Stadium if they overcome injury-hit Essendon, who have lost six straight. GWS on Sunday announced a four-year contract extension for Cadman, tying him to the club until the end of 2030. The Giants have hit the century points mark nine times this season, the joint second-best with third-placed Adelaide, behind the ninth-ranked Bulldogs. "When our offence is up and going we feel unstoppable," Cadman told AAP. "Just bringing that every week, obviously heavily reliant on that midfield group. "The backs as well, kickstarting our offence and allowing us to get in good shapes and get used." After kicking just 6.4 from 12 games in his debut season of 2023, the 21-year-old Cadman has become an increasingly influential part of the Giants' forward line. He appeared in 23 of 25 games last season, kicking 30.11, and has played all 17 matches of this campaign, booting 32.18. Cadman, the 2022 No.1 draft pick, is one of several threats in a multi-pronged attack featuring three of the season's top 19 goal kickers. Jesse Hogan, the 2024 Coleman Medallist has 41 and Toby Greene 29. Jake Riccardi and Callum Brown have both bagged 17 and prize off season recruit Jake Stringer 15, including 12 in his past five games. "There's been a little bit of talk that we're reliant on Jesse to kick a winning score and he has big games, but I'm not sure we're necessarily reliant on him," GWS coach Adam Kingsley said after the Geelong game. Cadman has hit a purple patch over the past month with 16 goals in his four matches, including five against Brisbane. He started the season with six goals across the Giants' first six games. "I was struggling a little bit there at the start of the season but it's just slowly built up and just starting to piece the puzzle together now," Cadman said. "Hopefully I can keep backing this up with a couple of good games and keep my confidence sky high." Exciting young GWS forward Aaron Cadman says the Giants feel unstoppable when their potent attack is up and going. The Giants racked up their fourth straight score of 100 or more in Saturday's. 26-point home win over Geelong, with Cadman kicking a career-best six goals - all after halftime. Four successive wins have taken GWS to seventh spot and they can put more pressure on the other finals aspirants on Thursday at Marvel Stadium if they overcome injury-hit Essendon, who have lost six straight. GWS on Sunday announced a four-year contract extension for Cadman, tying him to the club until the end of 2030. The Giants have hit the century points mark nine times this season, the joint second-best with third-placed Adelaide, behind the ninth-ranked Bulldogs. "When our offence is up and going we feel unstoppable," Cadman told AAP. "Just bringing that every week, obviously heavily reliant on that midfield group. "The backs as well, kickstarting our offence and allowing us to get in good shapes and get used." After kicking just 6.4 from 12 games in his debut season of 2023, the 21-year-old Cadman has become an increasingly influential part of the Giants' forward line. He appeared in 23 of 25 games last season, kicking 30.11, and has played all 17 matches of this campaign, booting 32.18. Cadman, the 2022 No.1 draft pick, is one of several threats in a multi-pronged attack featuring three of the season's top 19 goal kickers. Jesse Hogan, the 2024 Coleman Medallist has 41 and Toby Greene 29. Jake Riccardi and Callum Brown have both bagged 17 and prize off season recruit Jake Stringer 15, including 12 in his past five games. "There's been a little bit of talk that we're reliant on Jesse to kick a winning score and he has big games, but I'm not sure we're necessarily reliant on him," GWS coach Adam Kingsley said after the Geelong game. Cadman has hit a purple patch over the past month with 16 goals in his four matches, including five against Brisbane. He started the season with six goals across the Giants' first six games. "I was struggling a little bit there at the start of the season but it's just slowly built up and just starting to piece the puzzle together now," Cadman said. "Hopefully I can keep backing this up with a couple of good games and keep my confidence sky high."
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Giants lock in emerging star forward until 2030
GWS have re-signed forward Aaron Cadman for a further four years, tying the No.1 draft pick to the AFL club until the end of 2030. The news comes less than 24 hours after Cadman kicked a career-high six goals in the Giants' 26-point win over Geelong at Engie Stadium. GWS gave up picks three, 12 and a future second-rounder in exchange for picks No.1, 53 and 57 at the 2022 national draft. They used that No.1 pick on Cadman, and the 21-year-old has progressed solidly. Stick around — the show has only just begun🍿 — GWS GIANTS (@GWSGIANTS) July 12, 2025 Cadman only kicked six goals across 12 games in his debut year, but returned 30 goals from 23 games last season. The 195cm key forward has already kicked 32 goals from 17 games this season, giving the Victorian the chance to crack the 50-goal mark. Cadman's signature comes on the back of the likes of Darcy Jones, Finn Callaghan, Connor Idun and Toby Bedford all signing new deals in recent months. How's the reach from Cadman? 😮#AFLGiantsCats — AFL (@AFL) July 12, 2025 "It's fantastic to have him (Cadman) locked away for the next five seasons through until the end of 2030,'' GWS football manager Jason McCartney said in a statement. "We obviously traded up in the 2022 draft to get Aaron with the number one pick because we could see what a talent he is and we've been rapt with his progression so far and the player that he's becoming for us. "He's shown a great desire to improve over each of his first three seasons and be the best player he can be, and some of his performances this year have shown exactly the sort of player we'd envisioned he could be for us. "Getting to learn alongside the likes of Jesse Hogan and Toby Greene has been huge for Aaron and we're really starting to see the fruits of his hard work." GWS (11-6) sit seventh on the ladder, just percentage adrift of the fourth-placed Cats.
The Advertiser
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Six-goal Cadman cashes in as Giants declaw Cats
A second-half burst from forward Aaron Cadman catapulted GWS to a fourth straight AFL win, beating Geelong by 26 points in Sydney. GWS rallied from an awful start, conceding a goal after just 20 seconds and the first 19 points, to notch a 17.9 (111) to 13.7 (85) win at Engie Stadium on Saturday. It was the Giants' fourth straight win - exceeding 100 points each time - and their fourth consecutive victory over the Cats. Geelong cut a 20-point deficit in the third quarter back to seven, but Cadman turned the game after an uneventful first half in which he logged just one behind. He kicked four goals in the third term as GWS opened up.a 25-point buffer going into the last quarter. Cadman added two more in the fourth, displaying a strong aerial presence and accuracy from both set shots and general play. He eclipsed his previous career best of five goals against Brisbane last month. "I think he has been building for a long while, now he's probably getting the rewards for all that effort in terms of goals," GWS coach Adam Kingsley said of Cadman. Jake Stringer added four goals, his best tally for the Giants, with three of them In the first half, though Jessie Hogan was kept to one major. "I don't think they (Hogan and Stringer) get enough credit, it obviously doesn't go on the stat sheet, but I think Jessie created probably three or four of my goals," Cadman told AAP. The Cats' early pressure forced turnovers around their attacking 50 and they punished the Giants on the scoreboard. The shellshocked Giants worked their way into the game to trail by 13 points at the first change, then exploded out of the blocks in the second quarter. GWS booted the first five goals of the term, dominating clearances and inside-50s to earn a 20-point lead. "Hats off to the mids, they got the ball going forward," Cadman said. Geelong rallied before halftime, kicking the last two goals to trail by just six at the major break. The game took another twist early in the third quarter as GWS booted the first two goals to swell their advantage to 18 points. Geelong surged to get within seven, but Cadman converted a strong mark into a set-shot goal, then landed an impressive snap. Former GWS favourite and the club's all-time leading goalkicker, Jeremy Cameron, had a quiet return in his first game at the ground since leaving the Giants after the 2020 season, kicking 1.2. The Geelong spearhead and Coleman Medal leader had just four first-half touches and spent time being treated on the bench in the second quarter. Geelong coach Chris Scott said while Cameron and Patrick Dangerfield were both restricted and Tom Stewart suffered an ankle tweak, those were not reasons for the loss and he thought his team played poorly. "It felt like for the last three quarters we were under the pump but were still in front in inside-50s," Scott said. "At the other end the quality of their entries was better than ours, and again a lot of the time that was bad turnovers, which leave you exposed in an open back half." In his 250th game, GWS half-back Lachie Whitfield gathered a match-high 32 possessions and 11 marks, with Finn Callaghan, Harry Rowston and Kieren Briggs also strong for the Giants. Kingsley said stalwarts Stephen Coniglio and Sam Taylor could be back for Thursday's match against Essendon, but wouldn't guarantee Stringer would back up against his former club off a five-day break. Shannon Neale was a strong target up forward for the Cats, kicking four goals. A second-half burst from forward Aaron Cadman catapulted GWS to a fourth straight AFL win, beating Geelong by 26 points in Sydney. GWS rallied from an awful start, conceding a goal after just 20 seconds and the first 19 points, to notch a 17.9 (111) to 13.7 (85) win at Engie Stadium on Saturday. It was the Giants' fourth straight win - exceeding 100 points each time - and their fourth consecutive victory over the Cats. Geelong cut a 20-point deficit in the third quarter back to seven, but Cadman turned the game after an uneventful first half in which he logged just one behind. He kicked four goals in the third term as GWS opened up.a 25-point buffer going into the last quarter. Cadman added two more in the fourth, displaying a strong aerial presence and accuracy from both set shots and general play. He eclipsed his previous career best of five goals against Brisbane last month. "I think he has been building for a long while, now he's probably getting the rewards for all that effort in terms of goals," GWS coach Adam Kingsley said of Cadman. Jake Stringer added four goals, his best tally for the Giants, with three of them In the first half, though Jessie Hogan was kept to one major. "I don't think they (Hogan and Stringer) get enough credit, it obviously doesn't go on the stat sheet, but I think Jessie created probably three or four of my goals," Cadman told AAP. The Cats' early pressure forced turnovers around their attacking 50 and they punished the Giants on the scoreboard. The shellshocked Giants worked their way into the game to trail by 13 points at the first change, then exploded out of the blocks in the second quarter. GWS booted the first five goals of the term, dominating clearances and inside-50s to earn a 20-point lead. "Hats off to the mids, they got the ball going forward," Cadman said. Geelong rallied before halftime, kicking the last two goals to trail by just six at the major break. The game took another twist early in the third quarter as GWS booted the first two goals to swell their advantage to 18 points. Geelong surged to get within seven, but Cadman converted a strong mark into a set-shot goal, then landed an impressive snap. Former GWS favourite and the club's all-time leading goalkicker, Jeremy Cameron, had a quiet return in his first game at the ground since leaving the Giants after the 2020 season, kicking 1.2. The Geelong spearhead and Coleman Medal leader had just four first-half touches and spent time being treated on the bench in the second quarter. Geelong coach Chris Scott said while Cameron and Patrick Dangerfield were both restricted and Tom Stewart suffered an ankle tweak, those were not reasons for the loss and he thought his team played poorly. "It felt like for the last three quarters we were under the pump but were still in front in inside-50s," Scott said. "At the other end the quality of their entries was better than ours, and again a lot of the time that was bad turnovers, which leave you exposed in an open back half." In his 250th game, GWS half-back Lachie Whitfield gathered a match-high 32 possessions and 11 marks, with Finn Callaghan, Harry Rowston and Kieren Briggs also strong for the Giants. Kingsley said stalwarts Stephen Coniglio and Sam Taylor could be back for Thursday's match against Essendon, but wouldn't guarantee Stringer would back up against his former club off a five-day break. Shannon Neale was a strong target up forward for the Cats, kicking four goals. A second-half burst from forward Aaron Cadman catapulted GWS to a fourth straight AFL win, beating Geelong by 26 points in Sydney. GWS rallied from an awful start, conceding a goal after just 20 seconds and the first 19 points, to notch a 17.9 (111) to 13.7 (85) win at Engie Stadium on Saturday. It was the Giants' fourth straight win - exceeding 100 points each time - and their fourth consecutive victory over the Cats. Geelong cut a 20-point deficit in the third quarter back to seven, but Cadman turned the game after an uneventful first half in which he logged just one behind. He kicked four goals in the third term as GWS opened up.a 25-point buffer going into the last quarter. Cadman added two more in the fourth, displaying a strong aerial presence and accuracy from both set shots and general play. He eclipsed his previous career best of five goals against Brisbane last month. "I think he has been building for a long while, now he's probably getting the rewards for all that effort in terms of goals," GWS coach Adam Kingsley said of Cadman. Jake Stringer added four goals, his best tally for the Giants, with three of them In the first half, though Jessie Hogan was kept to one major. "I don't think they (Hogan and Stringer) get enough credit, it obviously doesn't go on the stat sheet, but I think Jessie created probably three or four of my goals," Cadman told AAP. The Cats' early pressure forced turnovers around their attacking 50 and they punished the Giants on the scoreboard. The shellshocked Giants worked their way into the game to trail by 13 points at the first change, then exploded out of the blocks in the second quarter. GWS booted the first five goals of the term, dominating clearances and inside-50s to earn a 20-point lead. "Hats off to the mids, they got the ball going forward," Cadman said. Geelong rallied before halftime, kicking the last two goals to trail by just six at the major break. The game took another twist early in the third quarter as GWS booted the first two goals to swell their advantage to 18 points. Geelong surged to get within seven, but Cadman converted a strong mark into a set-shot goal, then landed an impressive snap. Former GWS favourite and the club's all-time leading goalkicker, Jeremy Cameron, had a quiet return in his first game at the ground since leaving the Giants after the 2020 season, kicking 1.2. The Geelong spearhead and Coleman Medal leader had just four first-half touches and spent time being treated on the bench in the second quarter. Geelong coach Chris Scott said while Cameron and Patrick Dangerfield were both restricted and Tom Stewart suffered an ankle tweak, those were not reasons for the loss and he thought his team played poorly. "It felt like for the last three quarters we were under the pump but were still in front in inside-50s," Scott said. "At the other end the quality of their entries was better than ours, and again a lot of the time that was bad turnovers, which leave you exposed in an open back half." In his 250th game, GWS half-back Lachie Whitfield gathered a match-high 32 possessions and 11 marks, with Finn Callaghan, Harry Rowston and Kieren Briggs also strong for the Giants. Kingsley said stalwarts Stephen Coniglio and Sam Taylor could be back for Thursday's match against Essendon, but wouldn't guarantee Stringer would back up against his former club off a five-day break. Shannon Neale was a strong target up forward for the Cats, kicking four goals.
ABC News
22-06-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
AFL Round 15 Sunday live: Giants vs Suns, Bulldogs vs Tigers
GWS take on Gold Coast in the Expansion Cup at Sydney Showground, hoping for another big contribution from key forwards Jesse Hogan and Aaron Cadman. The Giants need to put a run of wins together to strengthen their hold on a spot in September, while the Suns are looking to bounce back after a couple of losses and re-establish their hold on a first-ever finals series. Later, the final game of the round pits the Western Bulldogs against Richmond at Docklands, as the Bulldogs try to bounce back from last week's loss to Hawthorn and stay in touch with the top eight. Follow the live blog below, keep up to date with all the latest stats in our ScoreCentre, and tune in to our live radio coverage.
The Advertiser
17-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Young Aaron Cadman becomes a giant ahead of milestone
GWS youngster Aaron Cadman knows his apprenticeship is over and feels he's ready to explode in the back half of the AFL season. The 2022 No.1 draft pick lived up to his billing after his career-best haul of five goals and 13 marks helped steer the Giants to a comeback win over Brisbane. His breakout performance - which included a speccy mark against Lions swingman Eric Hipwood - added to reigning Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan's haul of six goals and 12 marks. The 21-year-old's slow burn to good form echoes the words of inaugural Giants coach Kevin Sheedy, who believes players only come of age at AFL level when they reach 50 games. Set to chalk up the milestone against Gold Coast, Cadman agrees there is truth in Sheedy's declaration. "I know that I can be, hopefully, one of the top players in the league," Cadman said on Tuesday. "This is my third year, so I've still got a lot of growing to do as a player, physically and mentally. "I know they're saying your apprenticeship is over at 50 games once you're past 50, but I feel like I've still got a lot of room to grow. "Obviously, big thanks to the coaching staff for giving me the opportunity in 50 games. "Even picking me 50 times where I probably wouldn't have picked myself, and just having faith in me and knowing what I am capable of." Cadman has long been touted as the man to lead the GWS forward line for years to come, after the Giants traded up to secure the top selection in the 2022 draft. The left-footer managed just six goals from a dozen appearances in his 2023 debut season, before hitting new heights last year with 30 goals across 23 games. GWS's faith is clear, but Cadman admitted it took time for him to shake off the expectations that come with being a top draft selection. "I feel like in my first two years, that was something that weighed on me a little bit," Cadman said. "Now I know what I am capable of, and just continuing to show that at the end of the day, it doesn't matter where I was picked. " Cadman credits Hogan as the man who has helped make him ready for what looms at AFL level. A 17-year-old Hogan has faced similar expectations after being drafted to Melbourne with pick No.2 in the 2012 mini-draft. "Me and Jesse can relate to each other a little bit," Cadman said. "Even on and off the field, just sharing his mistakes and helping me learn from those things has been super helpful for me. "It's a great relationship we have down there. It's almost like half the time, we don't even have to say anything." GWS youngster Aaron Cadman knows his apprenticeship is over and feels he's ready to explode in the back half of the AFL season. The 2022 No.1 draft pick lived up to his billing after his career-best haul of five goals and 13 marks helped steer the Giants to a comeback win over Brisbane. His breakout performance - which included a speccy mark against Lions swingman Eric Hipwood - added to reigning Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan's haul of six goals and 12 marks. The 21-year-old's slow burn to good form echoes the words of inaugural Giants coach Kevin Sheedy, who believes players only come of age at AFL level when they reach 50 games. Set to chalk up the milestone against Gold Coast, Cadman agrees there is truth in Sheedy's declaration. "I know that I can be, hopefully, one of the top players in the league," Cadman said on Tuesday. "This is my third year, so I've still got a lot of growing to do as a player, physically and mentally. "I know they're saying your apprenticeship is over at 50 games once you're past 50, but I feel like I've still got a lot of room to grow. "Obviously, big thanks to the coaching staff for giving me the opportunity in 50 games. "Even picking me 50 times where I probably wouldn't have picked myself, and just having faith in me and knowing what I am capable of." Cadman has long been touted as the man to lead the GWS forward line for years to come, after the Giants traded up to secure the top selection in the 2022 draft. The left-footer managed just six goals from a dozen appearances in his 2023 debut season, before hitting new heights last year with 30 goals across 23 games. GWS's faith is clear, but Cadman admitted it took time for him to shake off the expectations that come with being a top draft selection. "I feel like in my first two years, that was something that weighed on me a little bit," Cadman said. "Now I know what I am capable of, and just continuing to show that at the end of the day, it doesn't matter where I was picked. " Cadman credits Hogan as the man who has helped make him ready for what looms at AFL level. A 17-year-old Hogan has faced similar expectations after being drafted to Melbourne with pick No.2 in the 2012 mini-draft. "Me and Jesse can relate to each other a little bit," Cadman said. "Even on and off the field, just sharing his mistakes and helping me learn from those things has been super helpful for me. "It's a great relationship we have down there. It's almost like half the time, we don't even have to say anything." GWS youngster Aaron Cadman knows his apprenticeship is over and feels he's ready to explode in the back half of the AFL season. The 2022 No.1 draft pick lived up to his billing after his career-best haul of five goals and 13 marks helped steer the Giants to a comeback win over Brisbane. His breakout performance - which included a speccy mark against Lions swingman Eric Hipwood - added to reigning Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan's haul of six goals and 12 marks. The 21-year-old's slow burn to good form echoes the words of inaugural Giants coach Kevin Sheedy, who believes players only come of age at AFL level when they reach 50 games. Set to chalk up the milestone against Gold Coast, Cadman agrees there is truth in Sheedy's declaration. "I know that I can be, hopefully, one of the top players in the league," Cadman said on Tuesday. "This is my third year, so I've still got a lot of growing to do as a player, physically and mentally. "I know they're saying your apprenticeship is over at 50 games once you're past 50, but I feel like I've still got a lot of room to grow. "Obviously, big thanks to the coaching staff for giving me the opportunity in 50 games. "Even picking me 50 times where I probably wouldn't have picked myself, and just having faith in me and knowing what I am capable of." Cadman has long been touted as the man to lead the GWS forward line for years to come, after the Giants traded up to secure the top selection in the 2022 draft. The left-footer managed just six goals from a dozen appearances in his 2023 debut season, before hitting new heights last year with 30 goals across 23 games. GWS's faith is clear, but Cadman admitted it took time for him to shake off the expectations that come with being a top draft selection. "I feel like in my first two years, that was something that weighed on me a little bit," Cadman said. "Now I know what I am capable of, and just continuing to show that at the end of the day, it doesn't matter where I was picked. " Cadman credits Hogan as the man who has helped make him ready for what looms at AFL level. A 17-year-old Hogan has faced similar expectations after being drafted to Melbourne with pick No.2 in the 2012 mini-draft. "Me and Jesse can relate to each other a little bit," Cadman said. "Even on and off the field, just sharing his mistakes and helping me learn from those things has been super helpful for me. "It's a great relationship we have down there. It's almost like half the time, we don't even have to say anything."
