Firey Louise Stephenson primed to spark in AFLW
Louise Stephenson of the Giants trains in isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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GWS defender Louise Stephenson is extinguishing threats on and off the AFLW field, having spent her pre-season studying to be a firefighter.
Stephenson s dad was a firey and she wanted to follow in his footsteps, but growing up did not believe it was an option for women.
The foundation Giant s eyes were opened when she moved to Sydney. Having completed a 14-week intensive course at Fire and Rescue NSW s academy, Stephenson is now working in the CBD fire station alongside dual international Ruan Sims.
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AFLW season kicks off with a focus on attack, and the most goals for an opening round in league history
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Fremantle s Gemma Houghton was one of four players to kick three goals in round one.
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Round one of the AFLW season is in the books, and the opening seven games provided a welcome return to football after an absence of nearly 11 months.
With no expansion teams added for 2021, the focus was on the existing 14 teams, and how much improvement could be seen nearly a full year after the previous season was shut down because of COVID.
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AFLW reshuffles early rounds of 2021 season amid border restrictions
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The Eagles will host the Crows in Perth in the opening round of the 2021 season.
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The AFLW has made several changes to the opening two rounds of its fixtures amid state border restrictions.
Key points:
West Coast will host Adelaide in Perth and Melbourne will travel to the Gold Coast to play the Suns in round one
The Giants will face West Coast in Adelaide in round two
AFLW head Nicole Livingstone says the league is trying to be as adaptable as possible with is fixturing
AFLW star Ebony Marinoff to face Tribunal
Ebony Marinoff of the crows takes a mark.
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Star Adelaide Crows midfielder Ebony Marinoff has been referred directly to the Tribunal for the front-on contact that fractured the neck of Greater Western Sydney recruit Brid Stack.
Stack was rushed to hospital on Sunday after she was hurt attempting to make a tackle during the fourth quarter of the AFLW practice match at Adelaide s Norwood Oval on Sunday.
Scans confirmed Stack had suffered a stable fracture of the C7 vertebra but no injury to the surrounding nerves.
The 34-year-old from Ireland was discharged from hospital on Sunday night and does not require surgery, but will wear a neck brace in the short-term.