History of the Greater Western Sydney Giants

On 1 June the club announced the signings of their first three players in the form of zone selections Curtly Hampton, Mark Whiley and Sam Schulz.

The list of the 12 selected players was revealed in December 2010,[7] which included Tomas Bugg (Gippsland), Jeremy Cameron (North Ballarat), Sam Darley (North Hobart), Josh Growden (Woodville-West Torrens), Jarrod Harding (Woodville-West Torrens), Jack Hombsch (Sturt), Tim Golds (Oakleigh), Dylan Shiel (Dandenong), Adam Treloar (Dandenong), Simon Tunbridge (Perth), Gerald Ugle (Perth) and Nathan Wilson (Peel).

Cameron's goal kicking feats were so impressive that he found himself tied first in the Coleman Medal race with Jarryd Roughead and Josh Kennedy following a two-goal effort against Brisbane in Round 21.

Boyd, along with 2011 number one draft pick Jonathan Patton and Jeremy Cameron, who finished third in the 2013 Coleman Medal race, were heralded by the media as "The Big Three".

[9] The club also recruited premiership players Josh Hunt, Shane Mumford and Heath Shaw during the 2013 trade period in an attempt to add experience to the youthful team.