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Why Kingsley is uncomfortable with vision of almighty spray
Jaiden Sciberras • February 19th, 2026 9:00 am
Adam Kingsley’s all-time tirade revealed within GWS’ ‘No Holds Barred’ documentary has received quite the reaction, much to the disliking of the man himself.
The Giants’ head coach delivered an almighty spray towards his team during Round 20 of the 2025 season, down by 28 points at half-time in a home contest against cross-town rivals Sydney.
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Although the delivery was clearly effective – the Giants went on to kick 12 goals to one in the second half to win by 44 points – Kingsley admitted on SEN’s Whateley that he isn’t overly satisfied with the release and the attention given to the moment.
When asked how he felt about the spray’s big reveal, Kingsley replied: “Not all that comfortable, to be fair.
“It was one of those moments that – it’s probably the only time that I’ve kind of lost it, if you want to call it that, or been as animated as that at any time to our playing group.
“In the lead-up, it was a really important game for us clearly, and Toby (Greene) was pretty desperate for that sort of address to his teammates and himself.
“There was a bit of encouragement behind it, which probably isn’t seen in the documentary. Fortunately, it worked out okay.
“We’ll see.”
Contrary to what the clip suggests, Kingsley admitted that sprays and deliveries of that nature are not his usual style and are only appropriate if truly necessary – as it was in this scenario.
“(These moments are) very (calculated),” he said.
“You’ve got to continually try and be who you think your players need you to be in any specific moment. That’s how I treat it.
“When it’s a performance mode, that is. It’s very calculated, and very deliberate. There were reasons behind it, obviously, with some of the issues that we were having.
“You’re deliberate with who you speak to and what you’re talking about. I think that’s always the case for any coach.”
While the moment has taken the AFL world by storm, Kingsley noted that it isn’t a moment that is frequently referenced in and around the club, even following the documentary’s release.
“To be fair, it doesn’t really get spoken about much,” he said.
“We sort of just move on with the next thing. You’re always busy trying to improve your game and make sure that you’re maintaining what you’re great at.
“Every now and then, there might be a little bit of a comment or a joke about it, but all in all we don’t really speak too much about it.”
