Inaugural GWS Giants coach Kevin Sheedy Sheedy has showered his successor Leon Cameron with praise but admits they are very different personalities.

Sheedy who coached GWS for their first two seasons in 2012-13, will present the premiership cup to Cameron and co-captain Phil Davis, if the Giants beat Richmond in Saturday’s grand final.

Since taking over form Sheedy, Cameron has turned the club into a genuine contender.

They finished 11th in his first season but have made the finals in each of the last four, winning at least one September match every year and twice losing a preliminary final.

“He (Cameron) is now the silent coach of the AFL. He doesn’t do a song and dance show like I did. He’s quiet, he’s resilient,” Sheedy said at the Giants grand final lunch in Sydney.

“When you think about why we are here, it’s because his total focus has been on getting this group of players, after two losing preliminary finals, has rebounded back into a grand final..

“‘That’s one of the great coaching efforts I’ve ever seen in AFL history.”

Sheedy quipped he couldn’t lose on Saturday as he was a life member of both clubs.

He captained Richmond, who won three flags in his 13 seasons at the club.

“I’ll barrack for the Giants, most Tiger fans will understand that,” Sheedy said.

“They’ve got a great club with a great feeling. Very similar to western Sydney people, the salt of the earth.”

Sheedy praised GWS for making a grand final in their eighth year after losing several players to rival clubs.

“They’ve traded 30 players out to AFL clubs that have accumulated 2,150 games and they are still playing,” Sheedy said.

“So after you let that many good players go that have contributed that many games, it’s an amazing story to end up in a grand final.”