Women's Footy AFLW Season 2024 - GWS Giants - Rnd 4 vs Swans

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Brodee's Back

GIANTS forward Brodee Mowbray will make her long-awaited return from an ACL injury in Sunday’s Sydney Derby.

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GIANTS forward Brodee Mowbray will make her long-awaited return from an ACL injury in Sunday’s Sydney Derby against the Swans.

Mowbray will return for her first AFLW game in 337 days after being sidelined with an ACL injury suffered in round eight last year. After a diligent rehab program, Mowbray returned through an organised scrimmage last week and has now been cleared of an AFLW return against the crosstown rival on Sunday. Selected with pick 55 in the 2021 NAB AFLW Draft, the crafty medium forward will be looking to utilise her strong hands and her ferocious attack on the opposition in Sunday’s Sydney Derby.

Joining Mowbray in the side is GIANTS newcomer Aliesha Newman who will make her GIANTS debut against her former side, as well as defender Izzy Huntington. Newman comes into the side for her first game since joining the club in the summer via a trade with the Swans, while Huntington returns after missing last week’s game as a late out with knee soreness.

Reliable defender Emily Pease has also kept her place in the side after successfully getting through training this week following a minor ankle injury sustained in last week’s draw with the Suns. Injured duo Cambridge McCormick and Nicola Barr exit from last week’s side, as well as Caitlin Miller who has been omitted after being the late inclusion for Huntington last week.

The GIANTS will take on the Swans for bragging rights at Henson Park at 3:05pm on Sunday in the third AFLW Sydney Derby.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Unfortunately our AFLW team lost to the Sydney team at Henson Park. We came within 3 points of the swans with a minute and a half left in the game, but the Sydney Swans AFLW team eventually beat us 43-40.

Our unfortunate record against Sydney this year is 0 win - 4 losses across both the AFL and AFLW competitions.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Details of our AFLW derby game. The crowd was 5530 and it was a Swans home game.

Swans paint the town red and white in derby thriller over Giants

Sydney holds off GWS in front of a strong crowd at Henson Park

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[dlanod]

The girls should be proud of their efforts this year. They're not getting all the results but we're so close time and again and not getting embarrassed out there. It's small margins in the AFLW because almost being there and then hitting finals.

 

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Swans Claim Another Derby Thriller

The Swans held off the GIANTS at Henson Park.

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The Swans have held off a fast-finishing GIANTS side to reignite their season with a three-point victory in a thriller at Henson Park.

After returning GIANTS forward Brodee Mowbray goaled with a minute remaining to give her side a hint of hope, it took a critical tackle from the Swans' Cynthia Hamilton at the centre bounce to clinch the 6.7 (43) to 6.4 (40) win on Sunday afternoon.

The Swans had opened up a convincing lead until the contest turned into an arm wrestle after the main break as the GIANTS kept challenging without quite reclaiming the lead. Captain Bec Beeson led the way in the GIANTS midfield with 25 disposals and 10 clearances, often while going head-to-head in an enthralling duel with Swans gun Gardiner.

Mowbray returned in style in her first match for 337 days since sustaining a torn ACL last year, while Aliesha Newman impressed on her club debut against her former side.

Alicia Eva Turns Back The Clock

The GiIANTS' former skipper has settled into a forward role this season after having a taster last year, but was still able to turn back the clock against the Swans with her experience and persistence. Eva booted the opening goal of the game when she was the quickest to respond to a loose ball in the goalsquare as she pounced to gather cleanly then dribble through a deft kick. The 33-year-old added a second as her side surged in the third term while one of several GIANTS to swamp Swans defenders, setting the tone as the GIANTS pushed the Swans until the dying stages.

SYDNEY 3.1 3.4 3.5 6.7 (43)
GIANTS 1.1 1.2 3.4 6.4 (40)

GOALS

Sydney: Grunden 2, C.Hamilton 2, Ham, Whelan
GIANTS: Eva 2, Goldsworthy 2, Garnett, Mowbray

BEST

Sydney: Gardiner, C.Hamilton, Ham, Hurley, Privitelli, Kennedy
GIANTS: Beeson, Srhoj, Eva, Parker, Garnett

INJURIES

Sydney: Nil
GIANTS: Nil

 

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