Round 3 Women’s Preview v Subiaco

Swan Districts resume their WAFL Women’s season this Saturday after the bye looking to keep their winning form going up against a Subiaco team also fresh off a victory against East Perth.

Swan Districts made a perfect start to the WAFL Women’s season two weeks ago with the win against East Perth and now play their first home game of 2025 when hosting Subiaco on Saturday afternoon at Steel Blue Oval.

The game will get underway at the Bassendean venue from 2:10pm and should be a terrific contest with both teams fresh off victories against East Perth to have a similar form line.

There was a lot to like in the way Swans started their new season two weeks ago under new coach Jason Burton and looking to build on a finals appearance in 2024.

During that 30-point win for Swan Districts, Emily McGuire kicked three goals and debutant Summer Yarran two while Carys D’Addario racked up 25 possessions, Luka Davis 20, the returning Jaime Henry 19, Kayley King 17 and Lauren Quaife 14 to go with 22 hit outs in the ruck.

Looking back to last year, the two teams split the two meetings with Swans winning at Steel Blue Oval and the Lions returning the favour with a win at Sullivan Logistics Stadium.

Going back over time since the WAFL Women’s competition commenced in 2019 and little has separated Swans and the Lions either. Swan Districts has won eight times and Subiaco six from the previous 14 meetings which did include the preliminary final of 2019.

The Swan Districts WAFL Women’s team had a first up win against East Perth before the bye in Round 2, and now return to action this Saturday against Subiaco looking to keep that perfect record intact.

Summer Ajduk, Adi Griffith, Emma Nanut, Ava Stewart and Courtney Zappara have all been added to the squad to take on the Lions at Bassendean on Saturday.

The only out for Swan Districts at this stage is Ashley Sharp who marked her return to WAFL Women’s football two weeks ago by kicking a goal from her seven possessions and two inside 50s against East Perth.

Subiaco is also fresh off a victory against East Perth last Sunday with the Lions making two changes from that team to face Swan Districts this Saturday.

Tess Lyons and Jess Pillera are the inclusions to the Subiaco team while going out from the side that beat the Royals last week are Jorja Schell and Aimee Schmidt.

Meanwhile, the Swan Districts Rogers Cup team will also be hosting Subiaco on Saturday at Steel Blue Oval with that contest getting underway from 12:05pm.

The Swans’ Rogers Cup team also started their season on a winning note beating East Perth by 14 points at Sullivan Logistics Stadium two weeks ago and now will attempt to keep that momentum going following the bye.

They take on a Lions team who failed to kick a goal in Round 1 against reigning premiers West Perth but then bounced back with a 26-point victory against East Perth last Saturday.

From the Swan Districts Rogers Cup team that beat East Perth a fortnight ago, Sienna Gerardi, Adi Griffith, Nahala Hall, Micaela Henry, Grace Hirst, Tabitha Martin, Eloise Moore, Karri Parnham and Madeline Wright have all been added to the squad.

Going out are Asha Davis, Shania McFarlane, Layla Hagerstrom, Remy Davis and Charlize Carthew.

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