Women's Footy GWS Giants - AFL Women's

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Renee Forth, GWS marquee, and Kira Bowers, Freo marquee may both have done ACLs in the same game in the WAWFL finals. Scans and final diagnosis to follow, but they would miss the entire season if confirmed.

Terrible news for both women.

 

[jatz14]

Terrible news for both women.

To miss a season is bad, but there will only be 1 inaugural season, and missing that would be heartbreaking.

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[CrowdedHouse]

From the GWS website... http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2016-08-16/forth-injury-blow

"Scans revealed on Tuesday that 29-year-old Forth ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and medial meniscus in her right knee during Sunday’s match."

Terrible news

 

[Determinant]

From the GWS website... http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2016-08-16/forth-injury-blow

"Scans revealed on Tuesday that 29-year-old Forth ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and medial meniscus in her right knee during Sunday’s match."

Terrible news

That is crap and at that age, may be a knock going fwd also

 

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[Colonial]

Terrible news. As above its news like this that needs a dislike button

 

[captainMyCaptain]

As others have said very bad news for Renee but good to see where sticking by her and trying to set her up with an off field role with the club.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/afl...l-womens-national-league-20160816-gqtp2x.html

"We will provide Renee with the best medical care for her knee and look forward to her being a long-term player for our club," Giants chief operating officer Richard Griffiths said. "We are also keen to have her involved off-field while she does rehabilitate and we're looking at her being part of the coaching and/or administration staff for the upcoming season."

Also

the AFL has told GWS they may replace Forth with an additional priority player selection.

 

[coniglio_number1]

Great by the club to stand by her. Wonder who our next marquee will be?

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Canberra United and Matildas player Caitlin Munoz tried her hand at Australian rules football on Sunday as part of GWS Giants' talent search session. Munoz is representative of the growth of the rival football code, but she said the increased market of women's sport can only be a good thing.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/act-spo...ent-search-hits-canberra-20160821-gqxpjd.html

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Here is a bit more of a run down on the up coming process:
http://www.afc.com.au/news/2016-08-20/four-womens-spots-open

It has been determined that the following priority selections can be made:

· Victorian clubs (Carlton, Collingwood, Melbourne and Western Bulldogs) & Fremantle can pre-sign one player that has an association with the club

· Adelaide Crows and Brisbane Lions can pre-sign two players

· GWS Giants can pre-sign four players

Mr Lethlean also confirmed GWS and Fremantle would also receive an additional priority selection to compensate for the long-term injuries to their marquee players Renee Forth (GWS) and Kiara Bowers (Fremantle). Clubs are also welcome to list two Rookie players. Rookie players are those new to Australian football and/or have not been registered as an Australian football player over the past three seasons. The listing of players on women’s teams will be completed at the Women’s Draft which will be held in mid-October, with details of this event to be announced in the near future.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

For next month’s women’s all-stars match between the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne at Whitten Oval only two NSW/ACT girls have been named in
Maddy Collier and Nicola Barr so you would think at some point they would make it on to the Giants list.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-...m=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+feed:+AFL+Latest+News

 

[Vic pokiesmon]

For next month’s women’s all-stars match between the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne at Whitten Oval only two NSW/ACT girls have been named in
Maddy Collier and Nicola Barr so you would think at some point they would make it on to the Giants list.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-23/womens-football-blackburn-cleared-for-dogs-for-all-star-game?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+feed:+AFL+Latest+News

Yeah they will.The academies have been all about promoting the young girls.Unless the AFl pans on bringing in 20 girls from interstate more local experienced girls will make the list

 

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[IanW]

Regarding our Women's team, its going to be a situation we've seen before.

Run hard, put your body in, and never ever ever let anyone intimidate you.

We'll make it through the tough early years, and then we'll be winning more games than we lose.

Go Giants !

 

[Gigantor]

Did our other marquee play the other night?

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Did our other marquee play the other night?

Yeah, spotted her a couple of times. Did some nice things. Played for Melbourne, while our other marquee was one of the dogs assistant coaches since she did her knee,

 

[jatz14]

Yeah, spotted her a couple of times. Did some nice things. Played for Melbourne, while our other marquee was one of the dogs assistant coaches since she did her knee,

She is a versatile player, decent Mark, decent kick, good in traffic. Can play up, back and mid.

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[coniglio_number1]

http://m.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2016-09-17/maddy-makes-history

Maddy Collier is our third priority signing and is our first player from NSW/ACT

 

[coniglio_number1]

 

[captainMyCaptain]

As somewhat expected we have signed up our first local girl in Maddy Collier
http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2016-09-17/maddy-makes-history

 

[Cmarsh]

From Nowra.

Not riverina so glad to see she's from a town not known for producing footy players

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Another West Aussie, this time a defender. Welcome Alex Williams.

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2016-09-21/giants-womens-priority-selection-happy-to-shun-the-limelight

 

[coniglio_number1]

Fremantle have lost the most of the wa cream

 

[coniglio_number1]

So any other obvious names that we will be taking in the upcoming draft.

Mai Nguyen springs to mind

 

[captainMyCaptain]

So any other obvious names that we will be taking in the upcoming draft.

Mai Nguyen springs to mind

You would think Nicola Barr is very likely given she was in the exhibition match and recently won the womens afl b&f in the Sydney league, but we also can pick one more marquee player to cover for Renee Forth