The GIANTS have traded Victorian midfielder Ashleigh Guest to Melbourne in exchange for young key defender Pepa Randall.
Guest, who elected to nominate in the NSW/ACT draft last season, has opted to return home for family reasons with the GIANTS choosing to help facilitate a trade with a Melbourne-based club.
In exchange, the GIANTS have bolstered their defensive stocks with the young defender from the Eastern Devils.
21-year-old Randall has an athletics background and likes to play a running game, using her pace and agility to her advantage.
The trade comes hot on the heels of the recruitment of former Collingwood vice-captain and club Best and Fairest runner up Alicia Eva who joins reigning Gabrielle Trainor Medallist Jessica Dal Pos in committing to the GIANTS.
The club has also re-signed marquee players Emma Swanson and Renee Forth, former number one draft pick and NAB AFLW Rising Star nominee Nicola Barr, fellow Victorian Alex Saundry and up-and-coming young local forward Rebecca Beeson.
The club will announce further re-signings in the coming days with the NAB AFL Women’s trade period finishing on Friday, May 26.
GIANTS AFLW 2018 List
Nicola Barr
Rebecca Beeson
Jessica Dal Pos
Alicia Eva (traded from Collingwood)
Renee Forth
Pepa Randall (traded from Melbourne)
Alex Saundry
Emma Swanson
