Emma Swanson (born 27 February 1995) is an
Australian rules football
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er and the captain of the
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and first competed in 1987 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known ...
in the
AFL Women's
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competition.
Amateur career
Swanson is originally from
Mandurah
Mandurah ( ) is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 90,306.
Mandurah's central business dis ...
,
Western Australia
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. She has played state league football for the
Peel Thunderbirds and
East Fremantle
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Etymology
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in the
West Australian Women's Football League
The West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL) was the governing body of women's Australian rules football in the state of Western Australia from 1987 until its dissolution in 2021.
It organised the premier women's football league in We ...
(WAWFL).
From 2013 to 2015, Swanson represented in AFL sanctioned women's exhibition matches.
In the 2016 series, she played for the representative side. She returned to play for in the 2016 women's all-star exhibition match.
AFL Women's career
Swanson was signed as a marquee player by
Greater Western Sydney
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in July 2016, ahead of the league's inaugural
2017 season. She injured her hamstring in the week leading up to round one, and consequently did not make her debut until round three. Nonetheless, Swanson was listed in the 2017 All-Australian squad.
Greater Western Sydney signed Swanson for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.
Expansion club
West Coast signed Swanson for their inaugural season in 2020. It was revealed Swanson had signed on with the club for two more years on 28 June 2021, tying her to the Eagles until the end of the 2022/2023 season.
Statistics
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Other work
Outside of football, Swanson works as a Firefighter in WA. She completed her training in December 2020 and was recognised as Dux of her graduating class.
Swanson is a passionate home improver and is passionate about her small hobby farm, extended hospitality decking and lawn.
Emma Swanson was kicked off her own AFLW podcast, the Inside Swoop, by former co-host and teammate Parris Laurie. Laurie welcomed Swanson back to the studio with a peace offering, sharing their biggest episode of the year with AFLW superstar and mother of the year, Dana Hooker.
References
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Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFLW) players
Living people
1995 births
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Sportswomen from Western Australia
People from Mandurah
West Coast Eagles (AFLW) players
Australian lesbian sportswomen
LGBTQ people from Western Australia
LGBTQ players of Australian rules football
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