Emma Swanson
| Emma Swanson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1995 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAWFL) | ||
| Draft | Marquee player 2016: Greater Western Sydney | ||
| Height / weight | 173 cm | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Greater Western Sydney | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Greater Western Sydney | 0 (0) | |
Emma Swanson is an Australian rules footballer with the Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's competition.
Amateur career
Forth played state league football for East Fremantle in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL). She has previously played for the Peel Thunderbirds.[1]
From 2013 to 2015, Swanson represented Melbourne in AFL sanctioned women's exhibition matches.[1] In the 2016 series, she played for the West Coast representative side.[2] She returned to play for Melbourne in the 2016 AFL Women's all-star exhibition match.[3]
AFL Women's career
Swanson was signed as a marquee player by Greater Western Sydney in July 2016, ahead of the league's inaugural 2017 season.[4]
Other work
Outside of football, Swanson works as a development officer for AFL.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Melbourne women's player profiles". Melbourne FC. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "WEST COAST EAGLES WOMEN'S PLAYER PROFILES". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "PLAYER PROFILES WOMEN'S ALL-STARS MATCH: MELBOURNE". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ Matthews, Bruce. "Sixteen of the best: women's marquees named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Decent, Tom (27 July 2016). "GWS Giants name Renee Forth and Emma Swanson as women's marquee players". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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