The GIANTS have announced Collingwood VFLW player Jemma Ramsdale as a replacement player for the 2024 NAB AFLW season.
Ramsdale has signed with the club to replace young gun Daisy Walker who will unfortunately miss the upcoming season with a ruptured ACL.
An emerging defender, Ramsdale was overlooked at the 2023 AFLW draft but went on to play 13 of 14 games for Collingwood in their 2024 VFLW campaign this year.
The competitive 19-year-old finished the season strongly, recording double digit disposals and averaging 4.25 tackles a game in the last four games of the season with the ‘Pies.
A former representative basketball player with Victoria, Ramsdale transitioned into football at 15 and was quick to pick up the demands of the game.
She captained the Dandenong Stingrays in the Coates Talent League in 2023 and was also a member of the U17 Futures game in 2022 as part of the NAB AFLW Futures program, where she was coached by current GIANTS development coach Georgia Walker.
GIANTS AFLW List Manager Tyson Bourke said Jemma is the perfect fit for the club’s list.
“We view Jemma as one of the more unlucky players to miss out on selection in last year’s AFLW draft, so we’re extremely excited to have been able to now pick her up,” Bourke said.
“We tracked her closely while playing for Collingwood in the VFLW this season and love her aggression, football IQ, competitiveness and ability to play multiple roles behind the ball.
“We see Jemma as someone who fits the mould of a GIANTS player and person and someone that will fit in well to our existing culture.”
Ramsdale made the move to Sydney earlier this week and will begin training with the club immediately in preparation for the opening round of the AFLW season on Saturday, August 31.
Tickets for the 2024 NAB AFLW season are now on sale.
