Great Britain women's national Australian rules football team

The Great Britain women's national Australian rules football team is known as the Great Britain Swans.[1] The team is made up of the best British born players selected from clubs of in England, Wales and Scotland, and occasional appearances from British players playing for clubs in Australia.

Great Britain
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Swans
Head coachMitchell Skelly
CaptainLaura Turner-Ramadan
Top scorerDanni Saulter (13)
Home stadiumMotspur Park, London
Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Field, London
Home colours
Alternate colours
International Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result3rd (2017)
Websiteaflengland.org

The Swans are the reigning European Champions after defeating Ireland 1.2 (8) to 0.2 (2) in the Grand Final of the 2010 AFL Europe Championship.[2]

In 2017, they competed in the AFL International Cup for the first time, finishing third. This is the best-ever result by a Great Britain side at an International Cup.

The Great Britain men's national Australian rules football team are called the Great Britain Bulldogs.

History

The GB Swans were established in January 2016 by two England Vixens players, Charlotte-Ellen Eales and Lisa Wilson. The team was created with its sights set on entering the International Cup in Melbourne in 2017. Their inaugural coach was Garth Nevin, assisted by Ian Mitchell and Lauren Spark.

In 2017, the GB Swans made their first appearance at the International Cup in Melbourne, finishing third.

The Swans are currently coached by Ian Mitchell and the team is managed by Phil Martin.

International competition

International Cup
Main article: Australian Football International Cup
Great Britain International Cup results
Year Finish P W-L-D PF PA %
2017[3] 6/11 5 3-2-0 225 106 212.26

AFL Europe Championship
Main article: AFL Europe Championship
Great Britain AFL Europe Championship results
Year Host Finish P W-L-D PF PA %
2016 London, United Kingdom 1/3 5 4-0-1 114 22 518.18

Results (2016-present)
Scores and results list Great Britain's points tally first.

2016
DateOppositionForAgainstVenueWinnerStatus
18/08/2016Ireland Republic of Ireland2.1 (13)1.6 (12)Motspur Park, LondonGreat BritainAFL Europe Championship
18/08/2016European Crusaders Europe8.7 (55)0.0 (0)Motspur Park, LondonIrelandAFL Europe Championship
19/08/2016Ireland Republic of Ireland1.2 (8)1.2 (8)Motspur Park, LondonDrawAFL Europe Championship
19/08/2016European Crusaders Europe84.6 (30)0.0 (0)Motspur Park, LondonIrelandAFL Europe Championship
20/08/2016Ireland Republic of Ireland1.2 (8)0.2 (2)Motspur Park, LondonGreat BritainAFL Europe Championship

2017
DateOppositionForAgainstVenueWinnerStatus
20/05/2017London All-Stars4.7 (31)0.1 (1)Peckham Rye, LondonGreat BritainLondon Footy Carnival
20/05/2017Ireland Republic of Ireland3.4 (22)2.2 (14)Peckham Rye, LondonGreat BritainLondon Footy Carnival
21/05/2017Canada Canada0.0 (0)3.4 (22)Motspur Park, LondonCanadaLondon Footy Carnival
06/08/2017Pakistan Pakistan20.22 (142)0.0 (0)Ransford Oval, MelbourneGreat BritainAFL International Cup
09/08/2017Fiji Fiji5.3 (33)3.6 (24)Peninsula Grammar School, MelbourneGreat BritainAFL International Cup
13/08/2017Canada Canada0.3 (3)4.10 (34)Plenty War Memorial Park, MelbourneCanadaAFL International Cup
15/08/2017Ireland Republic of Ireland2.3 (15)3.5 (23)McAllister Oval, MelbourneIrelandAFL International Cup
18/08/2017USA United States5.2 (32)4.1 (25)McAllister Oval, MelbourneGreat BritainAFL International Cup

2018
DateOppositionForAgainstVenueWinnerStatus
25/08/2018London All-Stars2.8 (20)1.3 (9)Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Field, LondonGreat BritainInternational Friendly


See also


References
  1. "AFL England National Program - Great Britain Swans". AFL England. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. "2016 AFL Europe Championships • AFL Europe". 23 August 2016.
  3. "Results for Women's International Cup".
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