Emma Swanson

Emma Swanson
Swanson with West Coast in January 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s)	East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft	Marquee player 2016: Greater Western Sydney
Debut	Round 3, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Fremantle, at Blacktown ISP Oval
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	13
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2019	Greater Western Sydney	13 (0)
2020–	West Coast	42 (8)
Total		55 (8)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2017	The Allies	1 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. ^2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights
West Coast captain: 2020–
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Emma Swanson (born 27 February 1995) is an Australian rules footballer and the captain of the West Coast Eagles in the AFL Women's competition.

Amateur career

Swanson is originally from Mandurah, Western Australia. She has played state league football for the Peel Thunderbirds and East Fremantle in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL).[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 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] She injured her hamstring in the week leading up to round one, and consequently did not make her debut until round three.[5] Nonetheless, Swanson was listed in the 2017 All-Australian squad.[6]

Greater Western Sydney signed Swanson for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[7]

Expansion club West Coast signed Swanson for their inaugural season in 2020.[8] 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.[9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[10]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Greater Western Sydney	17	5	0	1	52	28	80	13	14	0.2	0.0	10.4	5.6	16.0	2.6	2.8
Career			5	0	1	52	28	80	13	14	0.0	0.2	10.4	5.6	16.0	2.6	2.8

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.[11]

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.[12]

References

1. "Melbourne women's player profiles". Melbourne FC. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
2. "WEST COAST EAGLES WOMEN'S PLAYER PROFILES". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
3. "PLAYER PROFILES WOMEN'S ALL-STARS MATCH: MELBOURNE". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
4. Matthews, Bruce. "Sixteen of the best: women's marquees named". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
5. "GWS Giants marquee Emma Swanson returns for AFLW clash with Fremantle", The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
6. "AFLW Lions and Crows dominate All Australian squad". AFL.com.au. BigPond. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
7. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
8. Dickinson, Rhys (12 April 2019). "AFLW: Eagles swoop on Swanson". West Coast. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
9. Henderson, Emma (28 June 2021). "AFLW: Swanson signs new deal". westcoasteagles.com.au.
10. "Emma Swanson–player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
11. 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.
12. "Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles".

External links

• Emma Swanson's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
• Emma Swanson at AustralianFootball.com