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Southern NSW Womens League Pool A Round 1 - Friday February 4, 2022 at Griffith Exies No 1 Field 8.00pm
Griffith Swans Womens ..... 0.2 .. 1.3 .. 2.4 .. 3.7 (25)
CSU Bushpigs Womens ..... 0.1 .. 1.3 .. 2.4 .. 4.4 (28)
Goals: Griffith: B Everett, L Marshall, J Richards
CSU: K Tyack 2, A Laing, G O'Neill
Best players: Griffith: J Richards, L Marshall, M Johnstone, M Jackson, J Hill, B Everett
CSU: S Parobiec, K Tyack, A Laing, I Kirkby
Griffith Swans: Hayee Bellato, Abbey Brill, Abbey Campbell, Megan Dunn, Brittany Everett, Jessica Hill, Mary Jackson, Meagan Johnstone, Rebecca Marquardt, Lauren Marshall, Jenna Richards, Nicole Ruberto, Ella Veenhuizen
CSU Bushpigs: Lucy Bindon, Georgie Butt, Bree Gardoll, Isabella Kirkby, Annabel Laing, Abbey Logan, Jaime O'Connor, Georgie O'Neill, Sinead Parobiec, Jess Roe, Kendra Tyack
Other matches - Pool A: EWK Hawks 0.6 (6) def by North Wagga Saints 4.1 (25), GGGM Lions 7.8 (50) def Brookdale Bluebells 0.0 (0).
Pool B: Collingullie-GP Demons 3.4 (22) def Turvey Park 1.0 (6), Marrar Bombers 1.0 (6) def by MCUE Goannas 8.16 (64), Narrandera Eagles 2.2 (14) def Coolamon Rovers 1.2 (8)
Match report: The Griffith Swans AFLW side can take plenty of positives from their narrow defeat at the hands of CSU last Friday. It was a tough contest between the two evenly matched teams, but it was the Bushpigs who were able to come out on top with a 28 to 25 win. The Swans were ahead by a point at the first change before the side went in level at the main break at 9-all. The sides were inseparable at the end of the third term sitting at 16-16, but it was the CSU side who were able to hang on at the final siren
In the act of sportsmanship, which some may feel came back to bite the Swans, coach Trevor Richards chose to look at the big picture and help the CSU side who were short of numbers. "They only had 12 players to start with, so we gave them two players for the whole game and swapped it each quarter," he said.
"Have had a few people had a go at me afterwards, but it's girls footy and I want everyone to get a go. If I didn't give them any players, then I have girls sitting on the sidelines watching instead of playing. "Yes, in hindsight, maybe I should have just taken two girls off for the last quarter to make sure we get the win, but I'm trying to make all the girls get a run so hopefully they enjoy it and keep coming back." "I feel a lot of the girls learnt a lot from the weekend because a lot of them had never played footy before and in some cases never really watched too much footy. "Having that one game under their belt, they still have a lot to learn, but they have a better idea of what to do and the rules."
(By Liam Warren -The Area News, Friday February 11, 2022).
Southern NSW Womens Pool A, Round 2 - Friday February 11, 2022 at Ganmain Sportsground 7.00pm
GGGM Lions Womens ....... 7.15 (57)
Griffith Swans Womens ... 0.0 (0)
Goals: GGGM: L Anderson 2, G Guthrie 2, B Walsh 2, O Hall
Best players: GGGM: Brooke Walsh, Lucy Anderson, Meg Jolley, Courtney Menzies, Olivia Hall, Isabelle Inch
Griffith: n/a
Ganmain-GGM Lions: Abbey Anderson, Lucy Anderson, Halle Derrick, Gemma Guthrie, Olivia Hall, Abbey Hamblin, Amy Hart, Ineka Hart, Isabelle Ince, Hannah Jackson, Meg Jolley, Alice Kenny, Courtney Menzies, Bella Reid, Holly Scatchard, Hannah Walker, Brooke Walsh, Emma Walsh, Prue Walsh, Kassandra Williams
Griffith Swans: Hayee Bellato, Abbey Brill, Abbey Campbell, Brittany Everett, Jessica Hill, Meagan Johnstone, Rebecca Marquardt, Lauren Marshall, Jenna Richards, Nicole Ruberto, Ella Veenhuizen
Other matches - Pool A: CSU Bushpigs 1.4 (10) def by EWK Hawks 6.5 (41), North Wagga Saints 2.4 (16) def Brookdale Bluebells 0.0 (0).
Pool B: Coolamon Rovers 1.0 (6) def by Collingullie-GP Demons 3.7 (25), MCUE Goannas 7.12 (54) def Turvey Park 2.1 (13), Marrar Bombers 3.1 (19) def Narrandera Eagles 1.0 (6).
Southern NSW Womens Pool A Round 3 - Friday February 18, 2022
North Wagga Saints Womens def Griffith Swans Womens on forfeit
Other matches - Pool A: EWK Hawks 4.3 (27) def Brookdale Bluebells 0.1 (1), GGGM Lions 7.10 (52) def CSU Bushpigs 2.2 (14).
Pool B: Collingullie-GP Demons 2.7 (19) def MCUE Goannas 1.1 (7), Marrar Bombers 1.5 (11) def by Coolamon Rovers 7.6 (48), Narrandera Eagles 1.3 (9) def by Turvey Park 6.6 (42)
Southern NSW Womens Pool A Round 4 - Friday February 25, 2022 at Griffith Exies No. 1 Field 7.30pm
Griffith Swans ..... 0.1 .. 1.1 .. 1.1 .. 1.1 (7)
EWK Hawks ............. 2.2 .. 4.4 .. 4.8 .. 7.10 (52)
Goals: Griffith: n/a
EWK: Kyra Jackson 2, Holly Conroy, Emma Kelly, Jess Foster, Emma Petrovic, Anneka Piercy
Best players: Griffith: n/a
EWK: Cassidy Cox, Kyra Jackson, Kate Opolski, Keely Bloomfield, Anneka Piercy, Emma Kelly
Other matches - Pool A: Brookdale Bluebells 1.0 (6) def by CSU Bushpigs 6.4 (40), GGGM Lions 6.9 (45) def North Wagga Saints 0.4 (4).
Pool B: Marrar Bombers 2.1 (13) def Turvey Park 1.1 (7), MCUE Goannas 1.1 (7) def Coolamon Rovers 0.6 (6), Narrandera Eagles 2.4 (16) drew Collingullie-GP Demons 2.4 (16).
Southern NSW Womens Pool A Round 5 - Friday March 4, 2022 at Griffith Exies No. 1 Field 7.30pm
Griffith Swans Womens .............. 2.2 .. 3.4 .. 4.5 .. 4.7 (31)
Brookdale Bluebells Womens ... 0.0 .. 0.1 .. 0.1 .. 0.2 (2)
Goals: Griffith Swans: n/a
Best players: Griffith Swans: Jenna Richards, Lauren Marshall, Abbey Brill, Haylee Bellato
Brookdale Bluebells: n/a
Other matches - Pool A: CSU Bushpigs 1.2 (8) def by North Wagga Saints 7.3 (45), EWK Hawks 1.7 (13) def by GGGM Lions 2.9 (21). Pool B: Collingullie-GP Demons 12.5 (77) def Marrar Bombers 0.0 (0) Coolamon Rovers 1.2 (8) def by Turvey Park 5.2 (32), MCUE Goannas 3.5 (23) def Narrandera Eagles 3.2 (15).
Match report: The Griffith Swans Womens side was able to pick up their first victory of the season in front of a vocal crowd on Friday night. After coming close in their opening round of the season (with CSU Bushpigs), there were a couple of tough games against GGGM Lions, North Wagga and East Wagga-Kooringal Hawks, the Swans were able to get the breakthrough with a 31 to 2 win over the Brookdale Bluebells.
Coach Trevor Richards said it was a nice boost for the side to be able to pick up the four points. "It is good for the confidence levels," he said. "I think we have played pretty well in all our games, we have just come across stronger teams."
In what was likely to be the Swans final home game of the season, Richards said the girls enjoyed playing in front of a strong crowd (about 100). "It was good to see so many people down here to support them," he said. "They all came down here to have a crack and a good time, and it is good to have people yelling out their names from the sideline supporting them."
While saying the points were a nice bonus, the more pleasing aspect for Richards was seeing what the team had been working on starting to be shown on the field. "We have plenty of girls who aren't afraid to go into a tackle," he said. "It is something that we have been working on between that and working on the girls running off and looking to receive handballs. "Things like that started to show up a bit tonight."
The Swans will have one concern heading into their final game of the regular season with CSU after Lauren Marshall came from the field late against Brookdale with a knee injury.
(By Liam Warren - The Area News, Friday March 11, 2022).
Southern NSW Womens Pool A Round 6 - Friday March 11, 2022 at Apex Park, Lake Albert 7.30pm
CSU Bushpigs Womens ... 1.5 .. 2.8 .. 4.10 .. 6.11 (47)
Griffith Swans Womens ... 0.0 .. 0.2 .. 1.2 .. 1.3 (9)
Other matches - Pool A: EWK Hawks 3.2 (20) def North Wagga Saints 1.5 (11), Brookdale Bluebells 0.0 (0) def by GGGM Lions 12.7 (79).
Pool B: Coolamon Rovers 3.4 (22) def Narrandera 1.4 (10), MCUE Goannas 7.6 (48) def Marrar Bombers 2.2 (14), Turvey Park forfeit to Collingullie-GP Demons.
Southern NSW Womens Ladder
Pool A: GGGM Lions 980.65% 24, North Wagga Saints 241.77% 16, EWK Hawks 212.00% 16, CSU Bushpigs 82.58% 12; Griffith Swans 29.09% 4, Brookdale Bluebells 3.70% 0.
Pool B: Collingullie-GP Demons 711.42% 22, MCU Goannas 260.26% 20, Coolamon Rovers 98.98% 8, Turvey Park 51.02% 8; Marrar Bombers 25.20% 8, Narrandera Eagles 57.58% 6.
Southern NSW Womens Semi Finals - Friday March 18, 2022 6.30pm
GGGM Lions 9.8 (62) def Turvey Park 0.0 (0) at Ganmain Sportsground, Collingullie-GP Demons 4.0 (24) def CSU Bushpigs 3.3 (21) at Crossroads Oval; North Wagga Saints 16.10 (106) def Coolamon Rovers at Apex Park; MCUE Goannas 3.1 (19) def EWK Hawks 1.1 (7) at Mangoplah Sportsground.
Southern NSW Womens Preliminary Finals - Friday March 25, 2022 at Bolton Park, Wagga 6.30pm & 7.30pm
North Wagga Saints 3.2 (20) def Collingullie-GP Demons 2.2 (14)
Ganmain-GGM Lions 18.10 (118) def MCUE Goannas 2.0 (12).
'Southern NSW Womens Grand Final - Friday April 1, 2022 at Apex Park, Lake Albert 6.30pm
Ganmain-GGM Lions ...... 2.3 .. 4.3 .. 7.5 .. 8.6 (54)
North Wagga Saints ....... 0.1 .. 1.3 .. 1.3 .. 2.5 (17)
Goals - GGGM: Prue Walsh 2, Brooke Walshe 2, Courtney Menzies, Ruben Bennett, Meg Jolley
North Wagga: Emily Pollard, Darcie Manning
Best players - GGGM: Brooke Walsh, Lucy Anderson, Abbey Hamblin, Meg Jolley, Alice Kenny, Hannah Jackson
North Wagga: Jordan Barrett, Kelsey Leaver, Sarah Harmer, Kacie Quade, Susie Balchin, Skye Davey
Goals - GGGM: Prue Walsh 2, Brooke Walshe 2, Courtney Menzies, Ruben Bennett, Meg Jolley
North Wagga: Emily Pollard, Darcie Manning
Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong Lions: Abbey Anderson, Lucy Anderson, Ruben Bennett, Georgia Booth, Halle Derrick, Gemma Guthrie, Abbey Hamblin, Amy Hart, Isabelle Ince, Hannah Jackson, Meg Jolley, Alice Kenny, Courtney Menzies, Phoebe Quinn, Bella Reid, Holly Scatchard, Lucy Steinfort, Hannah Walker, Brooke Walsh, Emma Walsh, Prue Walsh, Kassandra Williams.
North Wagga Saints: Liberty Skeers, Melinda Hyland, Emily Pollard, Nat Creed, Kacie Quade, Sarah Harmer, Serena Mcdonough, Kelsey Leaver, Darcie Manning, Skye Davy, Meg Davies, Susana Piltz, Emma McClelland, Kelsey Muller, Susie Balchin, Melanie Flanagan, Bianca Terlich, Jordan Barrett.