AFLW 2024 Sydney Swans List

[Thunder Shaker]

guess moloney might get 4 her number at cats other trades numbers already used. zippy might get 1.

I was watching a replay of the draft video yesterday that mentioned Fish's similar playing style to Conti including playing with the number 4 (at 38:37). I think Fish may want the number 4 as well.

We will see in coming days who gets what number.

[lwjoyner]

guess moloney might get 4 her number at cats other trades numbers already used. zippy might get 1.

[Thunder Shaker]

For what it's worth, the following numbers are available for our new AFLW players: 1, 4, 11, 12, 13, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 32 and up.

Previous list size was 32. Player numbers went to 33 with number 17 unassigned this year. With the list size dropping to 30, it is likely that 32 and 33 (previously assigned to Hayley Bullas and Montana Beruldsen) will not be given out this year unless a player specifically requests these numbers.

I have no idea who might get what numbers.

[Thunder Shaker]

the draft leaves us with 32 players the same number as 2024 with 1 retiree.5 delistings,3 trade outs,5 trade ins and 4 draft picks. is this right and are we on the allowed number or do we still get compensation as a relative new aflw team?

List is 30, not 32. Three players retired, not one.

Arrivals
Trade: 4 (Imogen Brown, Ashleigh Van Loon, Darcy Moloney, Lulu Pullar)
Delisted free agent: 1 (Jasmine Grierson)
Draft: 4 (Zipporah "Zippy" Fish, Amelia Martin, Caitlin Reid, Sarah Steele-Park)
Total: 9

Departures
Retired: 3 (Hayley Bullas, Brooke Lochland, Alana Woodward)
Delisted: 5 (Paige Sheppard, Lisa Steane, Lauren Szigeti, Eliza Vale, Aimee Whelan)
Trade: 3 (Montana Beruldsen, Ella Heads, Bella Smith)
Total: 11

Sources:
All the AFLW list changes following the trade period (afl.com.au)
Bolters, sliders, steals: How did your club go in the AFLW Draft? (afl.com.au)

[lwjoyner]

the draft leaves us with 32 players the same number as 2024 with 1 retiree.5 delistings,3 trade outs,5 trade ins and 4 draft picks. is this right and are we on the allowed number or do we still get compensation as a relative new aflw team?

[Thunder Shaker]

Other players drafted by Sydney:

• 56 Amelia Martin (Sydney Swans Academy)
• 59 Caitlin Reid (a ruck prospect?)
• 61 Sarah Steele-Park (mature age player, served as a runner for the Swans AFLW team)

[Thunder Shaker]

I was expecting Sydney to draft one of two forwards (Belloni went to Essendon at pick 9, and Rasheed ended up at Adelaide with pick 13). The Swans ended up drafting Zippy Fish, a player whom I am rather pleased with. She's gone from no football experience at all to a top 5 draft pick in six years, which is a measure of her talent. Another measure is her strong performances against experienced women in the WAFL. Watch some highlights videos and other information, I think she's a good choice.

Edit to add some links:
Top WA talent Zippy Fish plays the waiting game after standout Combine (afl.com.au)
Zippy Fish draft profile (rookieme.com)

[dejavoodoo44]

We've taken Zippy Fish at pick 5. I'm assuming not just for the name.

[Thunder Shaker]

AFLW draft is tonight. Sydney Swans have the following picks: 4, 56, 59, 61. The draft has 63 picks in total.

[Thunder Shaker]

The AFL website has published a list of the top AFLW draft prospects: Sarah Black's AFLW Draft preview: Who will your club pick?

Sydney has pick 4, which will be pick 5 on draft night due to a highly-rated Gold Coast Academy player likely to be drafted in the top 3. The uncertainty with the AFLW draft centres around Melbourne's choice at pick 2. They may select either Molly O'Hehir or Zippy Fish. Their choice will influence draft choices in the top 6 or so.

A quick rundown on the top few players and the likelihood of Sydney drafting them:
* Ash Centra (midfielder) - likely #1 pick for Collingwood.
* Molly O'Hehir (defender/midfielder) - Possible option for Melbourne (pick 2), who are known to be after one of two players from WA.
* Havana Harris (ruck/forward/midfielder) - A versatile player from the Gold Coast Academy. Will end up at Gold Coast.
* Grace Belloni (forward/midfielder) - A possibility to be drafted by Sydney, but may end up at GWS (pick 3).
* India Rasheed (forward/midfielder) - The player most likely IMO to be drafted by Sydney.
* Zippy Fish (defender/midfielder) - Sydney and GWS are both likely to draft forwards, so this quick player is more likely to end up at Carlton (pick 5).
* Poppy Sholz (utility) - possibility for Sydney. Likely top 10.
* Lucia Painter (midfielder) - Could go anywhere from Melbourne (pick 2) to West Coast (pick 6) and has been mentioned as a possibility for Sydney.
* Sierra Grieves (midfielder) - Likely to slide a bit (picks 8 to 11), but will be a good pick for whichever clubs ends up drafting her.
* Sara Howley (midfielder) - Not on Sydney's radar.
* Emma McDonald (key forward) - The best KPF in the draft, a possibility to be drafted by Sydney.

A lot of other players were also mentioned, but I won't list them as they are unlikely to be considered by Sydney.

So the players IMO most likely to be drafted by Sydney with pick 4 (5 on draft night): India Rasheed, Grace Belloni, Poppy Sholz, Emma McDonald, Lucia Painter.

I'll even have a go at a phantom draft here. This is likely to be wrong for most picks but it's a fun exercise.
1. Ash Centra (Collingwood), 2. Havana Harris (Gold Coast, matched bid), 3. Molly O'Hehir (Melbourne), 4. Grace Belloni (GWS Giants), 5. India Rasheed (Sydney Swans), 6. Zippy Fish (Carlton), 7. Lucia Painter (West Coast), 8. Sierra Grieves (Western Bulldogs), 9. Sara Howley (Essendon), 10. Poppy Sholz (Geelong).

[Thunder Shaker]

Sydney has acquired Lulu Pullar for picks 49 and 51.

Trades in: Darcy Moloney (from Geelong), Imogen Brown (from Richmond), Ashleigh Van Loon (from Essendon), Lulu Pullar (from North Melbourne)

Trades out: Bella Smith (to Fremantle), Darcy Moloney (to Richmond), Ella Heads (to Port Adelaide), pick 22 (to Geelong > on traded), pick 40 (to Port Adelaide)

Four players in, three players and two picks out.

[Thunder Shaker]

Swans traded out Ella Heads and pick 40 and receive Ashleigh Van Loon and pick 51, as a part of a four-club trade.

Sydney is currently trying to do deals to acquire Lulu Pullar from North Melbourne and may also be after Amelia Velardo from Carlton. Swans currently hold picks 4, 49, 51, 58 and 76. Pick 4 is not available for deals, so any trade for these players would involve the later picks.

[Thunder Shaker]

* Swans trade Bella Smith to Fremantle for pick 49.
* Swans make a straight player swap with the Tigers: Montana Beruldsen for Imogen Brown.

Other mooted trades (Heads and Van Loon) not completed yet with a day to go.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

2024 Sydney Swans AFLW Club Champion

1. Sofia Hurley – 370 votes
2. Lucy McEvoy – 283 votes
3. Laura Gardiner – 258 votes
4. Tanya Kennedy – 191 votes
5. Cynthia Hamilton – 175 votes
6. Alice Mitchell – 168 votes
7. Montana Ham – 134 votes
8. Brenna Tarrant – 132 votes
9. Ella Heads – 109 votes
10. Rebecca Privitelli – 99 votes / Alexia Hamilton – 99 votes

Delighted that Sofia won, and by a big margin. She's very busy, quick and with probably the best disposal in the team. AA squad-only, my bum.
Interestingly AA Brenna was only #8 in the B&F.
Liz, we've already discussed the AA selectors retardation, but the above doesn't disuade me in that opinion - she also took out the Players Player award.

Kind of sad to see EllaH in the top #10 again when she's bound for South Australia. Although it further highlights that we really should be well recompensed for losing her.
Absolutely delighted to see Alice Mitchell feature, this year was one improvement for her. And having a 6fter in the back half is a great thing.

Other award winners on the night include:

AFLW Players’ Player – Sofia Hurley
Best Club Person – Alana Woodward
AFLW Rising Star – Sarah Grunden

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Trade target: Swans eye Bomber for backline boost

This article indicates that Heads's desire to move to Adelaide (the city) is to be with her partner. That (somewhat) softens the injury of losing a local player. Presumably the partner is there for professional reasons and it's not unreasonable for Heads to want to be with him/her. While Heads is one of our above average players, it struck me as odd that she'd be a priority target for an already strong club like Port unless she herself had instigated the change of location.

I'm not going to get excited about Van Loon or Pullar until they happen. Ditto about losing Ella Heads. I rated her more highly and I know there was talk of her moving upfield, but we depended on her height and marking down back. Jas Grierson doesn't exactly look an upgrade - see below