Great Britain women's national Australian rules football team

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Great Britain
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Nickname(s)Swans
Head coachMitchell Skelly
CaptainLaura Turner-Ramadan
Top scorerDanni Saulter (13)
Home stadiumMotspur Park, London
Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Field, London
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Home colours
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Alternate colours
Rankings
CurrentSteady2.svg 4th (as of October 2022 [1] )
International Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result3rd (2017)
Website aflengland.org

The Great Britain women's national Australian rules football team is known as the Great Britain Swans. [2] The team is made up of the best British born players selected from clubs of in England, Wales and Scotland, and occasional appearances from British players playing for clubs in Australia.

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The Swans are the reigning European Champions after defeating Ireland 1.2 (8) to 0.2 (2) in the Grand Final of the 2010 AFL Europe Championship. [3]

In 2017, they competed in the AFL International Cup for the first time, finishing third. This is the best-ever result by a Great Britain side at an International Cup.

The Great Britain men's national Australian rules football team are called the Great Britain Bulldogs.

History

The GB Swans were established in January 2016 by two England Vixens players, Charlotte-Ellen Eales and Lisa Wilson. The team was created with its sights set on entering the International Cup in Melbourne in 2017. Their inaugural coach was Garth Nevin, assisted by Ian Mitchell and Lauren Spark.

In 2017, the GB Swans made their first appearance at the International Cup in Melbourne, finishing third.

The Swans are currently coached by Ian Mitchell and the team is managed by Phil Martin.

International competition

International Cup

Great Britain International Cup results
YearFinishPW-L-DPFPA%
2017 [4] 6/1153-2-0225106212.26

AFL Europe Championship

Great Britain AFL Europe Championship results
YearHostFinishPW-L-DPFPA%
2016 London, United Kingdom1/354-0-111422518.18

Results (2016-present)

Scores and results list Great Britain's points tally first.

2016

DateOppositionForAgainstVenueWinnerStatus
18/08/2016 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 2.1 (13)1.6 (12) Motspur Park, London Great Britain AFL Europe Championship
18/08/2016 European Crusaders Flag of Europe.svg 8.7 (55)0.0 (0) Motspur Park, London Ireland AFL Europe Championship
19/08/2016 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 1.2 (8)1.2 (8) Motspur Park, London Draw AFL Europe Championship
19/08/2016 European Crusaders Flag of Europe.svg 84.6 (30)0.0 (0) Motspur Park, London Ireland AFL Europe Championship
20/08/2016 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 1.2 (8)0.2 (2) Motspur Park, London Great Britain AFL Europe Championship

2017

DateOppositionForAgainstVenueWinnerStatus
20/05/2017London All-Stars4.7 (31)0.1 (1) Peckham Rye, London Great BritainLondon Footy Carnival
20/05/2017 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 3.4 (22)2.2 (14) Peckham Rye, London Great BritainLondon Footy Carnival
21/05/2017 Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 0.0 (0)3.4 (22) Motspur Park, London CanadaLondon Footy Carnival
06/08/2017Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg 20.22 (142)0.0 (0) Ransford Oval, Melbourne Great Britain AFL International Cup
09/08/2017 Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg 5.3 (33)3.6 (24)Peninsula Grammar School, Melbourne Great Britain AFL International Cup
13/08/2017 Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 0.3 (3)4.10 (34)Plenty War Memorial Park, Melbourne Canada AFL International Cup
15/08/2017 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 2.3 (15)3.5 (23) McAllister Oval, Melbourne Ireland AFL International Cup
18/08/2017 USA Flag of the United States.svg 5.2 (32)4.1 (25) McAllister Oval, Melbourne Great Britain AFL International Cup

2018

DateOppositionForAgainstVenueWinnerStatus
25/08/2018London All-Stars2.8 (20)1.3 (9)Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Field, London Great BritainInternational Friendly


See also


References

  1. ↑ "World Footy News Women's World Rankings post 2022 European Championships - World Footy News".
  2. ↑ "AFL England National Program - Great Britain Swans". AFL England. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "2016 AFL Europe Championships • AFL Europe". 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Results for Women's International Cup".
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