A Staggering Amount Of Giants Come Out Of Contract Next Year

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Up to 16 players will need re-signing before next year as the contracts end for some of the Giants' biggest stars, as reported by AFL.com.au.

Gun midfielder Dylan Shiel and small forward Devon Smith headline some of the big names - a list which also includes number 1 draft pick Jon Patton.

GWS have been in contact with all of the player managers and are, of course, comfortable where discussions stand and this point in time.

But with a few names being linked to moves back to Victoria, this amount of uncertainty would be worrying for the 2016 Preliminary finallists:

Giants out of contract at the end of 2017

Dylan Shiel, 23
Jonathon Patton, 23
Devon Smith, 23
Josh Kelly, 21
Jacob Hopper, 19
Zac Williams, 22
Adam Tomlinson, 23
Matt Kennedy, 19
Harrison Himmelberg, 20
Matt Buntine, 23
Adam Kennedy, 24
Jeremy Finlayson, 20
Steve Johnson, 33
Dawson Simpson, 27

Rookies

Sam Reid, 27
Daniel Lloyd, 24