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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.
Semi Finals - Friday 27 March, 2026 at Narrandera Sportsground
Brookdale Bluebells ...
Griffith Swans ............
Ganmain-GGGM ....
CSU Bushpigs ......
Semi Finals - Friday 27 March, 2026 at Kindra Park, Coolamon
Temora Kangaroos ........
Turvey Park Bulldogs ....
North Wagga Saints ...
Collingullie Wagga .....
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.