Player Watch #6 Ruby Sargent-Wilson

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Our first signing

It’s game on: Sydney Swans sign first AFLW player

The Sydney Swans have signed QBE Sydney Swans Academy athlete Ruby Sargent-Wilson as the first player for the club’s inaugural AFLW team.

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Part of academy then moved From Wollongong to Gold Coast to study at Bond University

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Swans well represented in Allies

The Sydney Swans will be well represented at the upcoming U19 National Championships with six QBE Sydney Swans Academy players and coach Jared Crouch selected for the Allies team.

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Sargent-Wilson left speechless after signing

An athlete from the QBE Sydney Swans Academy, Ruby Sargent-Wilson was left speechless when she found out she was the inaugural signing of the AFLW squad for 2022

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[Tesla Tenet]

Love it, the first player ever, congratulations.

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[caesar88]

Great stuff. It would be irresponsible of us and her teammates not to give her the nickname "Sarge"!

 

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[Kiama Chris]

There can only ever be one first. ❤❤

 

[Donza]

2021 Vice Captain from my Daughters high school.

Pretty chuffed around here.

 

[Kiama Chris]

2021 Vice Captain from my Daughters high school.

Pretty chuffed around here.

Woonona High? Son lives at Corrimal. Wife went to Bulli High. Won't say how long ago!

 

[Donza]

Yup Woonona high.
Vc last year.

The chuff is real.

 

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“When I was 15, I thought I’d give AFL a go through the school system, that year I tried out for my region, which is South Coast,” Sargent-Wilson explained.

“I was successful in getting selected in that team, and then was successful in getting selected into the ‘All-Schools’ team, which competed at a national tournament in Adelaide that year,

“We played all the other states in Australia, and I still hadn’t played an official game of AFL (up until that point), so that was amazing, and I was awarded player of the tournament and selected in the All-Australian team that year as well.”

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Each week, Sargent-Wilson travelled up to Sutherland from Wollongong for games, as well as being in and out of the Illawarra Academy of Sport. Before long, the Sydney Swans Academy had seen enough and made her part of their program.

In the years following, Sargent-Wilson competed for NSW/ACT in the Under 16 Rams squad, and in the Under 18 Allies, in state competitions.

It’s been an eventful three years for the Sargent-Wilson household, a family of rugby league fans, the idea of Ruby becoming an AFLW athlete, was not part of the original plan.

Ruby Sargent-Wilson's aspiration to 'embed' the Bloods culture in Sydney's AFLW team

Ruby Sargent-Wilson became the Sydney Swans' first ever AFLW signing this year. Speaking with the Inner Sanctum, Sargent-Wilson has opened up about her journey.

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[Adnico26Parker]

Contract has not renewed for 2026

 

[Callipygian]

This is sad because we so wanted her to succeed as our very first signing ever. But I think we gave her every opportunity and she just had not shown enough. Even though she had some ok games, for mine she was behind the likes of Paris McCarthy. I wish Ruby very well in life and footy going forward and thank her for the investment she made into our team and club.