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SWANS TO BE BOOSTED BY MEDALLIST - By Jimmy Meiklejohn
GRIFFITH will be boosted by the return of Julie McLean Medallist Grace Buchan for their 2026 Southern NSW Women's League.
The former Collingwood VFLW premiership co-captain had an immediate impact upon joining the competition in 2024, claiming the inaugural Julie McLean Medal alongside Brookdale's Majella Day.
However, her 2025 campaign with the Swans lasted mere seconds after she was injured in their round one game against Narrandera.
Griffith hosts Marrar to open their campaign in 2026, and Swans coach Trevor Richards said Buchan would be one of their key inclusions for the upcoming season.
"She hurt her knee in the first 15 seconds of the first game, but she's back and ready to go," Richards said.
"She's obviously a massive in for us, Jenna (Richards) is also playing, and that's another big in.
"There are a couple of new girls who look promising, and some girls who were here last year who will be better for the year.
"A lot of girls really improved last year, especially when we had those outs from the year before. I'll be interesting to see how they go this year."
Richards said things were looking promising ahead of the current season, but he noted that you never know for sure how many numbers you have until the first game. "We're a bit like everyone else where you're never quite sure," he said.
"We've had reasonably good numbers of people saying they want to play and also had good numbers at training so far. "You've still got to get them on the books and running out for the first game, but numbers are looking good at the moment. Source - The Daily Advertiser, Wed. January 28, 2026.
Round 1 - Friday, 30 January 2026 at Exies Oval No. 2 @ 7.10pm
Griffith Swans vs Marrar Bombers.
Match cancelled due to extreme hot weather,
Round 2 - Friday, 06 February 2026 at Narrandera Sportsground@ 8.00pm
Griffith Swans ........... 1.0 .. 2.0 .. 2.0 .. 2.3 (15)
North Wagga Saints ... 0.1 .. 2.2 .. 5.3 .. 6.4 (40)
Goals - Grace Buchan, Jenna Richards
Best players - Jenna Richards, Grace Buchan, Kandice Bertoldo, Hayley Reeves, Maddison Casey
Round 3 - Friday, 13 February 2026 at Narrandera Sportsground @ 8.00pm
Griffith Swans won on forfeit from MCUE Goannas
Round 4 - Friday, 20 February 2026 at Narrandera Sportsground @ 8.0pm
Griffith Swans ..... 1.2 .. 3.6 .. 5.7 .. 8.7 (55)
EWK Hawks ....... 0.1 .. 0.1 .. 3.1 .. 4.1 (25)
Goals - Alexie Harrison 3, Grace Buchan 2, Maddison Casey, Summer Carlon, Aleeysha Munday
Best players - Grace Buchan, Alexis Harrison, Jenna Richards, Summer Carlon, Maddison Casey, Abby Trezise
Round 5 - Friday, 27 February 2026 at Narrandera Sportsground @ 7.45pm
Griffith Swans ........................ 0.1 .. 2.1 .. 3.2 .. 5.3 (33
Collingullie Wagga Demons .. 3.0 .. 4.1 .. 5.1 .. 6.2 (38)
Goals - Grace Buchan 3, Airlee Savage, Sophie Webb
Best players - Jenna Richards, Grace Buchan, Sophie Webb, Airlee Savage, Cathy Soligo, Alexis Harrison
Round 6 - Friday, 06 March 2026 at Exies No. 2 Oval @ 7.30pm
Griffith Swans.......... 2.5 .. 5.7 .. 9.11 .. 10.15 (75)
Coolamon Rovers ... 0.1 .. 0.1 .. 1.1 .. 2.1 (15)
Goals - Jenna Richards 4, Summer Carlon 2, Alexis Harrison 2, Sophie Webb 2
Best players - Jenna Richards, Summer Carlon, Grace Buchan, Sophie Webb, Abby Trezise, Airlee Savage
Round 7 - Friday, 13 March 2026 at Exies No. 2 Oval @ 6.30pm
Griffith Swans............. 2.2 .. 4.4 .. 6.5 .. 8.5 (53)
Narrandera Eagles ... 0.1 .. 0.3 .. 1.3 .. 2.3 (15)
Goals - Grace Buchan 3, Alexis Harrison 2, Hayley Reeves, Jenna Richards, Airlee Savage,
Best players - Jenna Richards, Kate Dreyer, Hayley Reeves, Grace Buchan, Alexis Harrison, Airlee Savage
Round 8 - Friday, 20 March 2026 at Ganmain Sportsground @ 7.30pm
GGGM Lions ..... 2.2 4.3 .. 4.4 .. 5.5 (35)
Griffith Swans..... 0.1 .. 0.1 .. 0.1 .. 0.1 (1)
Best players - Airlee Savage, Jenna Richards, Summer Carlon, Grace Buchan, Sophie Webb, Abby Trezise
Final Ladder: Temora Kangaroos 7 0 553.85% 28, Brookdale Bluebells 6 1 495.24% 24, GGGM Lions 6 2 193.59% 24, North Wagga Saints 5 2 370.75% 20, Collingullie Wagga Demons 5 3 222.11% 20, CSU Bushpigs 5 3 172.43% 20, Griffith Swans 4 3 163.25% 16, Turvey Park Bulldogs 4 3 68.39% 16; Narrandera Eagles 4 4 87.86% 16, MCUE Goannas 3 2 44.33% 12, Northern Jets 2 6 32.49% 8, Marrar Bombers 1 5 18.83% 4, Coolamon Rovers 1 7 31.61% 4, EWK Hawks 0 6 18.40% 0.
Forfeits: MCUE Goannas 3, EWK Hawks 1, Marrar Bombers 1. Wagga Tigers was withdrawn from competition after round 1.
Quarter Final 1 - Friday 27 March, 2026 at Kindra Park @ 06.30pm
Temora Kangaroos ........ 5.1 .. 8.7 .. 10.12 .. 12.18 (90)
Turvey Park Bulldogs .... 0.0 .. 0.0 .. 0.0 .. 0.0 (0)
Goals - Temora: Emily Tanks 3, Abby Byrnes 2, Chelsea Walker 2, Mackenzie Breust, Ahlia Derrick, Kaesha Maxwell, Molly McCrone, Abbey Reinhold
Best players - Temora: Molly McCrone, Emily Tanks, Chelsea Walker, Kaesha Maxwell, Bethany Wiencke, Abby Byrnes
Turvey Park: Mikelli Garratt, Taya Richards, Milla Burkinshaw, Ally Mazzocchi, Paige Plum, Megan Chisholm
Quarter Final 2 - Friday 27 March, 2026 at Narrandera Sportsground @ 06.30pm
Brookdale Bluebells ... 2.2 .. 5.5 .. 8.6 .. 9.6 (60)
Griffith Swans .............. 0.0 .. 0.1 .. 0.2 .. 0.5 (5)
Goals - Brookdale: Angela Fisher 7, Grace Jackson, Amy McDonnell
Best players - Brookdale: Eliza Wooden, Tayla Lawrence, Macey Mathews, Angela Fisher, Philomena Grigg, Jessica McDonnell
Griffith: Grace Buchan, Jenna Richards, Maddison Casey, Hayley Reeves, Airlee Savage, Kandice Bertoldo
Quarter Final 3 - Friday 27 March, 2026 at Kindra Park @ 07.45pm
GGGM Lions ........ 1.0 .. 1.0 .. 1.1 .. 2.4 (16)
CSU Bushpigs ..... 0.0 .. 1.3 .. 1.9 .. 3.9 (27)
Goals - GGGM: Skye Hamblin, Kaitlin Logan
CSU: Julia Cullenward 2, Alicia Galjaardt
Best players - GGGM: Stephanie Kissane, Gemma Guthrie, Prue Walsh, Isabelle Inch, Bridie Gregurke, Kaitlin Logan
CSU: Charlotte Layton, Adele Grodzki, Iona Cullenward, Elli Lowry, Julia Cullenward, Amelia Frick
Quarter Final 4 - Friday 27 March, 2026 at Narrandera Sportsground @ 07.45pm
North Wagga Saints ................. 1.0 .. 3.0 .. 4.0 .. 5.3 (33)
Collingullie Wagga Demons .... 0.3 .. 1.3 .. 1.5 .. 2.5 (17)
Goals - North Wagga: Kahli Abbott 3, Keely Stephenson 2
Collingullie Wagga: Millie Chisholm, Hannah Lennon
Best players - North Wagga: Bridget Horsley, Emily Pollard, Keely Stephenson, Susie Balchin, Olivia Pollard, Melinda Hyland
Collingullie Wagga: Amy Cowell, Ella Finemore, Tessa McCann-Dillon, Tayla Sampson, Alex Maiden, Millie Chisholm
Semi Final 1 - Thursday, 02 April 2026 at McPherson Oval @ 06.30pm
Temora Kangaroos .... 3.2 .. 5.7 .. 5.9 .. 6.12 (48)
North Wagga Saints ... 0.0 .. 0.1 .. 1.1 .. 1.1 (7)
Goals - Temora: Abby Byrnes, Grace Krause, Molly McCrone, Abbey Reinhold, Mackenzie Breust, Brodie van Egmond
North Wagga: Kahli Abbott
Best players - Temora: Mackenzie Breust, Molly McCrone, Abbey Reinhold, Chelsea Walker, Harriett Sinclair, Josie Crawford
North Wagga: Emily Pollard, Charlee Mcpherson, Hayley Baliva, Bridget Horsley, Sarah Croker, Katelyn Scroope
Semi Final 2 - Thursday, 02 April 2026 at McPherson Oval @ 07.45pm
Brookdale Bluebells .... 2.1 .. 7.2 .. 8.3 .. 9.4 (58)
CSU Bushpigs .............. 2.0 .. 2.0 .. 3.3 .. 4.5 (29)
Goals - Brookdale: Philomena Grigg 5, Charlie Gibson 3, Abbie Spokes
CSU: Iona Cullenward, Jessica Fealy, Alicia Galjaardt, Tess Morrow
Best players - Brookdale: Samantha Creasy, Ava Burkinshaw, Charlie Gibson, Hannah Patey, Ruby Hyde, Isla Geddes
CSU: Jenna Griffiths, Jessica Fealy, Bridie Minehan, Iona Cullenward, Felicity Bonny, Zoe Dribbus.
Grand Final - Friday, 10 April, 2026 at Maher Oval @ 07.00pm
Temora Kangarros ...... 2.0 .. 2.1 .. 2.1 .. 3.1 (19)
Brookdale Bluebells ... 1.2 .. 1.2 ..4.4 .. 6.4 (40)
Goals - Temora: Mackenzie Breust, Brodie van Egmond, Chelsea Walker
Brookdale: Angela Fisher 4, Charlie Gibson, Amy McDonnell
Best players - Temora: Chelsea Walker, Abbey Reinhold, Ahlia Derrick, Molly McCrone, Callie Gregory, Grace Krause
Brookdale: Philomena Grigg, Charlie Gibson, Molly McLaren, Tayla Lawrence, lyla bell, Samantha Creasy
Griffith Swans player list: Sienns Armanini, Kandice Bertoldo, Danielle Brown, Grace Buchan, Summer Carlon, Maddison Casey, Tahli Connor, Taylah Dellafranca, Kate Dreyer, Brittany Everett, Hayley Gras, Alexis Harrison, Amanda Hopkins, Lydia Makepeace, Felicity McClure, Beth Moore, Aleeysha Munday, Lucy Payne, Hayley Reeves, Jenna Richards, Nicole Ruberto, Airlee Savage, Cathy Soligo, Savera Tanuvasa, Abby Trezise, Sophie Webb.
Coach: Trevor Richards, Assistant: Nathan Richards, Manager: Dianne Richards, Strapper: Jim Rosengreen. Umpire: Craig Tilston.
Griffith Swans Award Winners
Best and Fairest - Jenna Richards
Players Player - Jenna Richards
Coaches Award - Amanda Hopkins
Managers Award - Cathy Soligo
Rookie of the Year - Sophie Webb
Most Goals - Grace Buchan
Southern NSW Women's League Best and Fairest Award
Julie McLean Medal - Grace Buchan (Griffith)
Southern NSW Women's Team of the Year
B: Mikelli Garratt (vc, Turvey Park), Molly Darrington (Narrandera), Elli Lowry (CSU Bushpigs);
HB: Zali Sinclair (Temora), Charlie Lamont (Narrandera), Sidonie Carroll (Collingullie-Wagga)
C: Stephanie Kissane, Grace Buchan (capt., Griffith) Charlee McPherson (North Wagga)
HF: Philomena Grigg (Brookdale), Charlie Gibson (Brookdale), Harriett Sinclair (Temora)
F: Alex Maiden (CSU Bushpigs), Angela Fisher (Brookdale), Kahli Abbott (North Wagga)
FOLL: Jessica Foley (CSU Bushpigs), Jenna Richards (Griffith), Lucy Litchfield (Narrandera)
IC: Mikaela Cole (MCUE), Prue Walsh (GGGM), Chelsea Walker (Temora), Skye Hamblin (GGGM)
Coach: Michael Gilchrist (Temora), Assistant Coach: Kendra Tyck (CSU Bushpigs.