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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
Rankings
CurrentSteady 4th (as of October 2022[1])
International Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best result3rd (2017)
Websiteaflengland.org

The Great Britain women's national Australian rules football team is known as the Great Britain Swans.[2] 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.

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.[3]

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

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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

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International Cup

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Main article: Australian Football International Cup
Great Britain International Cup results
Year Finish P W-L-D PF PA %
2017[4] 6/11 5 3-2-0 225 106 212.26

AFL Europe Championship

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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)

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Scores and results list Great Britain's points tally first.

2016

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Date Opposition For Against Venue Winner Status
18/08/2016 Ireland Republic of Ireland 2.1 (13) 1.6 (12) Motspur Park, London Great Britain AFL Europe Championship
18/08/2016 European Crusaders Europe 8.7 (55) 0.0 (0) Motspur Park, London Ireland AFL Europe Championship
19/08/2016 Ireland Republic of Ireland 1.2 (8) 1.2 (8) Motspur Park, London Draw AFL Europe Championship
19/08/2016 European Crusaders Europe 84.6 (30) 0.0 (0) Motspur Park, London Ireland AFL Europe Championship
20/08/2016 Ireland Republic of Ireland 1.2 (8) 0.2 (2) Motspur Park, London Great Britain AFL Europe Championship

2017

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Date Opposition For Against Venue Winner Status
20/05/2017 London All-Stars 4.7 (31) 0.1 (1) Peckham Rye, London Great Britain London Footy Carnival
20/05/2017 Ireland Republic of Ireland 3.4 (22) 2.2 (14) Peckham Rye, London Great Britain London Footy Carnival
21/05/2017 Canada Canada 0.0 (0) 3.4 (22) Motspur Park, London Canada London Footy Carnival
06/08/2017 Pakistan Pakistan 20.22 (142) 0.0 (0) Ransford Oval, Melbourne Great Britain AFL International Cup
09/08/2017 Fiji Fiji 5.3 (33) 3.6 (24) Peninsula Grammar School, Melbourne Great Britain AFL International Cup
13/08/2017 Canada Canada 0.3 (3) 4.10 (34) Plenty War Memorial Park, Melbourne Canada AFL International Cup
15/08/2017 Ireland Republic of Ireland 2.3 (15) 3.5 (23) McAllister Oval, Melbourne Ireland AFL International Cup
18/08/2017 USA United States 5.2 (32) 4.1 (25) McAllister Oval, Melbourne Great Britain AFL International Cup

2018

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Date Opposition For Against Venue Winner Status
25/08/2018 London All-Stars 2.8 (20) 1.3 (9) Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Field, London Great Britain International Friendly


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Footy News Women's World Rankings post 2022 European Championships - World Footy News".
  2. ^ "AFL England National Program - Great Britain Swans". AFL England. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ "2016 AFL Europe Championships • AFL Europe". 23 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Results for Women's International Cup".
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