There will be a Sydney Swans AFLW team in the 2022-23 season

[Mark26]

The draft's on tonight. We should pick up some gems and hopefully our list will be competitive from the outset. It's weird to be gifted the first pick of the draft. Looks like we'll pick Ham as she's nominated she'll come to NSW.

[707]

The Phantom Draft read like the selections for us were fairly clear cut.

A couple are over-agers but we couldn't pre list them so have to burn draft picks on them?

I haven't bothered to watch much AFLW in the past but will be watching the Swans this season. I'm all for the option of tacking on an AFLW membership to your AFL membership rather than them being seperate. I want to support anything Swans :-)

[Meg]

Montana x 2 + Sofia, Cynthia & Alice.

Or H x 3 + B & M.

Sydney Swans 2022 AFLW draftees

Pick 1 - Montana Ham
DOB: 29-03-2004
Height: 179cm
Club/State: Victoria - Western Jets
Position: Midfield

Pick 5 - Sofia Hurley
Club/State: Victoria - Sandringham Dragons
Height: 166cm
DOB: 30-01-2004
Position: Midfield

Pick 11 - Cynthia Hamilton
DOB: 02/04/2004
Height: 170cm
State/Club: NSW - Queanbeyan Tigers
Position: Midfield/ Forward

Pick 12 - Montana Beruldsen
Height: 169cm
DOB: 25/2/1999
State/ Club: South Australia/ Hawthorn VFLW

Pick 13 - Alice Mitchell
Height: 180cm
DOB: 8/8/2001
State/Club: NSW - Gunnedah & District Bulldogs
Position: Defender

[bloodspirit]

I was initially a bit disappointed that we might have burned first round picks drafting Beruldsen and Mitchell due to our stuffing up the paperwork but I think we weren't going to draft anyone else anyway (although, strangely, I note we're foreshadowing already that we're going to put Mitchell on the long term injury list and pick up someone else in her spot).

Obviously we've done really well to persuade Ham and Hurley to come to us from Victoria. I wonder how hard that was and what we offered. Anyway, it means that our tokenistic pick one turned into something meaningful.

I've found only one equivalent of the phantom form guides that are published for the AFLM drafts (as opposed to phantom drafts, of which there were a few) - on Mongrel Punt. According to their ratings we got the equivalents of picks 3 (Ham), 8 (Hurley) and 18 (Hamilton) in an open draft. It's only one person's ratings, but that's pretty good going and looks like we're building a team to last a bit more than for the right now. I think we can afford not to succeed immediately because (a) we are just starting out; and (b) there is such a huge groundswell of support for the team already.

Anyway, I'm super excited. Can't wait for the season to come!

[aardvark]

Glad we got Hams. She’s the best female footballer I’ve ever seen by a country mile. You guys will enjoy watching her ply her trade.

[bloodspirit]

Glad we got Hams. She’s the best female footballer I’ve ever seen by a country mile. You guys will enjoy watching her ply her trade.

How many have you seen? Have you ever had the chance to watch, say, Erin Phillips?

A small thing that made me happy: I was slightly worrying that Cynthia Hamilton might have divided allegiances, being a graduate of the Giants Academy... but then I watched her interview of the Swans website and she said she has supported the Swans all her life and all her family are diehard Swans supporters - then I stopped worrying.

[aardvark]

Hey BS I have watched every single game of AFLW since it began. Admittedly I may have dozed off during a few. I also coached Vic Country U/16 girls basketball the year Erin played for SA. FYI they beat us in the GF by 4 and Erin was sensational. I have also watched the AFLW u/ 16 @18 champs for the last 3 years. My interest is that quite a few of the girls I coached had a love for footy too and a few have made it to AFLW level. Montana stands head and shoulders above anything I’ve seen in that time. She has great skills, size, and most importantly a footy brain. She can play anywhere as she demonstrated at this years Nats. Reminds me of Bontempelli. Barring injury she’ll be a ripper.

[Mark26]

Hey BS I have watched every single game of AFLW since it began. Admittedly I may have dozed off during a few. I also coached Vic Country U/16 girls basketball the year Erin played for SA. FYI they beat us in the GF by 4 and Erin was sensational. I have also watched the AFLW u/ 16 @18 champs for the last 3 years. My interest is that quite a few of the girls I coached had a love for footy too and a few have made it to AFLW level. Montana stands head and shoulders above anything I’ve seen in that time. She has great skills, size, and most importantly a footy brain. She can play anywhere as she demonstrated at this years Nats. Reminds me of Bontempelli. Barring injury she’ll be a ripper.

What an exciting endorsement! Can't wait to watch her play for us. Go Swans.

[bloodspirit]

Hey BS I have watched every single game of AFLW since it began. Admittedly I may have dozed off during a few. I also coached Vic Country U/16 girls basketball the year Erin played for SA. FYI they beat us in the GF by 4 and Erin was sensational. I have also watched the AFLW u/ 16 @18 champs for the last 3 years. My interest is that quite a few of the girls I coached had a love for footy too and a few have made it to AFLW level. Montana stands head and shoulders above anything I’ve seen in that time. She has great skills, size, and most importantly a footy brain. She can play anywhere as she demonstrated at this years Nats. Reminds me of Bontempelli. Barring injury she’ll be a ripper.

Well, first, watching every AFLW match is an incredible effort! Well done! I certainly haven't.

Second, my comment was probably a bit dismissive - which I regret in view of your impressive reply - but I that's also because you were a bit loose and over-egged your comment.

Lastly, and most importantly, it is super exciting to hear your raps on Mon Ham! I think you've gone the early crow but I hope you're right!!

[aardvark]

Must admit it’s certainly the early crow. Mon has something only super talented players have and that’s time. She’s never rushed. I hope I’m not wearing the ????

[neilfws]

Nice photos and videos of AFLW training at the SCG, at the club website and on social media:

Sydney Swans AFLW train on SCG (11.07.2022)

Looks like most of the boys turned out (can't see Paddy though?)

[liz]

Nice photos and videos of AFLW training at the SCG, at the club website and on social media:

Sydney Swans AFLW train on SCG (11.07.2022)

Looks like most of the boys turned out (can't see Paddy though?)

You can see Paddy in photo five - distinctive red beanie.

I looked at the big picture (with both squads together) and decided the men’s squad looked about six players short. (Couldn’t see Paddy in that one, nor Hickey, Ladhams, Ronke, Corey and Stevens. But most of them were probably there.)

One day (hopefully soon) the pictures of the women training will be captioned so we can start putting faces to names.

Edit: I can see Ronke in picture four, on the left hand side wearing white pants.

[TheBloods]

You can see Paddy in photo five - distinctive red beanie.

I looked at the big picture (with both squads together) and decided the men’s squad looked about six players short. (Couldn’t see Paddy in that one, nor Hickey, Ladhams, Ronke, Corey and Stevens. But most of them were probably there.)

One day (hopefully soon) the pictures of the women training will be captioned so we can start putting faces to names.

Edit: I can see Ronke in picture four, on the left hand side wearing white pants.

Poor if they didnt show up

[Hotpotato]

Isaac on 360 highlighted the SWANS W team
Exiting the race onto the SCG (for the first time?), Gosh we’re they beaming .
He called it a monumental moment .
Videod it onto my phone if anyone wants to see it.
Oops , I guess it’s copyrighted .
You’ll find it anyways.

[aardvark]

Poor if they didnt show up

There could be many reasons they weren’t there none of which involve lack of interest or effort on their part.
It would be great if for just this one thread you would keep your negativity to yourself for a change.