Women’s football will be on show as the AFL’s exhibition series continues this weekend, with New South Wales taking on South Australia at Adelaide Oval.
Nine of the women lining up donned Swans jumpers earlier this year, when the Swans defeated the Giants in a women’s exhibition match in Round 3 at the SCG.
They include Nicola Barr, Rebecca Beeson, Emma McKay, Maddie Collier, Monique Hollick, Kathryn Hull, Laura Holdsworth, Jennifer Lew and Jasmine Smith,
Barr is a 20-year-old Sydney Swans Academy member who plays for Sydney University in the local AFL Sydney competition, while Collier is a hard-working defender who is the AFL NSW/ACT Female Football Ambassador.
The three rules are being trialled as part of the exhibition series including a 'last touch' out of bounds rule, which will see a free kick paid against the last player to touch the ball before it goes out of bounds. Quarters will run for exactly 20 minutes with no added time on, and there will be a density restriction rule which says that two players must remain in the forward 50 at all times and five players must remain in their forward half following a stoppage.
The match kicks off at 12.35pm on Sunday at Adelaide Oval and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 3.
New South Wales women’s team:
Jumper # | FAMILY NAME | First Name | DoB | Club |
49 | BARR | Nicola | 13/06/1996 | Sydney Uni Bombers |
50 | BEESON | Rebecca | 20/02/1997 | UNSW-ES Stingrays |
40 | BRIGGS | Codie | 17/10/1990 | Newtown Breakways |
44 | BUNKER | Cailtin | 28/08/1993 | Gungahlin Jets |
32 | COLLIER | Maddy | 14/09/1995 | UNSW-ES Stingrays |
53 | DUNN | Hannah | 19/08/1991 | Queanbeyan Tigers |
33 | FARRUGIA | Amanda | 24/01/1985 | Macquarie Uni |
39 | GHIRARDELLO | Anne-Maree | 6/05/1993 | Tuggeranong Hawkes |
37 | HOLDSWORTH | Laura | 30/07/1988 | Newtown Breakway |
54 | HOLLICK | Monique | 8/12/1989 | UNSW-ES Stingrays |
52 | HULL | Kathryn | 15/11/1984 | Southern Power |
41 | LEW | Jennifer | 22/09/1985 | Sydney Uni Bombers |
31 | MCKAY | Emma | 30/09/1990 | UNSW-ES Stingrays |
36 | MITCHELL | Rebecca | 19/05/1994 | Tuggeranong Hawkes |
51 | NGUYEN | Mai | 16/06/1990 | UNSW-ES Stingrays |
43 | RADAN | Talia | 9/05/1988 | Belconnen Magpies |
38 | ROSS | Ella | 1/07/1992 | Queanbeyan Tigers |
34 | SMITH | Jasmine | 18/01/1984 | UNSW-ES Stingrays |
35 | TOMKINS | Renee | 17/04/1986 | Penrith Rammettes |
46 | TUCKER | Keeghan | 29/02/1992 | Bathurst Bushrangers |
55 | TULLY | Britt | 3/05/1993 | Gungahlin Jets |
45 | WALLET | Hannah | 20/11/1990 | Belconnen Magpies |