With Hawthorn taking out the
With a number of GIANTS’ listed players in action across the country here’s the final Women’s Footy Wrap of the season.
AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division
UNSW Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs beat minor premiers Macquarie University by 23 points at Blacktown International Sportspark a fortnight ago.
Tough forward Jacinda Barclay was amongst the Bulldog’s best, kicking a goal as former GIANT Rebecca Privitelli also hit the scoreboard.
Ellie Brush and Amanda Farrugia were amongst the best for the Warriors as Farrugia snuck forward to kick a goal during the third quarter.
UNSW got the jump on the Warriors in the first term to lead by 13 points at quarter time, before they extended their lead to 21 points at the main break.
Macquarie would kick just one goal after
Meanwhile, former GIANT Pippa Smyth won the Mostyn Medal as the Best and Fairest player in the Premier Division.
Fellow former GIANT Haneen Zreika was level on 17 votes but was ineligible to claim joint
Macquarie University and GIANTS Winter Series representative Laura Russell took out the leading goalkicker award with 31 goals, two ahead of Privitelli.
View this post on InstagramCongratulations to the 2018 #AFLSydney Mostyn Medallist for Women’s Premier Division #PhelanMostyn
UNSW Canberra 1st Grade Women’s
With Jodie Hicks’ Belconnen Magpies knocked out in the preliminary final, no currently listed GIANTS were involved in the Grand Final that saw Eastlake beat Queanbeyan by eight points at UNSW Canberra Oval on Sunday, September 9.
Former GIANT Hannah Dunn kicked a goal and was named Queanbeyan’s best on
GIANTS midfielder Britt Tully claimed her third consecutive Mary Ann Bainrot Medal as Best and Fairest in the competition.
While her team the Gungahlin Jets finished with just three wins, Tully polled 23 votes, five ahead of Eastlake’s Katie Rose.
GIANTS Rebecca Beeson and Pepa Randall have played key roles in Hawthorn’s 13 point win over Geelong in Sunday’s
Beeson collected a game-high 24 disposals, took three marks and laid four tackles while Randall helped keep the cats to just two goals while collecting seven disposals and taking three marks.
The Hawks kicked one goal in each quarter and kept the Cats goalless during the second and third quarters to claim their maiden
The premiership capped off a fantastic season for Beeson who was named on the wing in the
Across her 11 games, Beeson averaged 21 disposals, four marks, four clearances, five tackles and four inside
Emma Swanson – whose side the NT Thunder finished their season with a
Phoebe Monahan (Richmond) was the highest polling GIANT in the Lambert-Pearce Medal (
Other Leagues:
WA Women’s Football League
East Fremantle
South Australian Women’s Football League
Salisbury
Wilston Grange