Soccer
Western United duo Jaclyn Sawicki and Angala Beard have been named in the Philippine squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sawicki has long been a member of the team, while Beard has been selected for the first time having previously played for the Matildas. She is eligible to represent the Philippines through her mother, who is from Cebu.The squad will be cut to 23 players for the tournament.
Football
Keilor’s Sarah Grunden was named in the under-23 all-stars game that will take on an under-18 Australian team. The All-Stars squad was selected from nominations supplied by all Victorian AFLW clubs. Grunden’s Calder Cannons teammate Kayley Kavanagh was also named in the under-23 team. Western Jets duo Kristie Lee Weston-Turner and Kiera Whiley were named in the Australian under-18. The match was set for Sunday.
Football
Five Western Jets players were named in the Vic Metro squads for the under-18 and under-16 national championships which got underway earlier this month. Werribee Districts Logan Morris is one of two Western Jets players named, along with Bacchus Marsh’s Lucca Grego named in the under-18 squad. There were three Western Jets players named in the squad, including the son of gun. Thomas McGuane, who plays at Keilor, has been named in the squad alongside Williamstown’s Finnegan Davis and Point Cook’s Thomas Burton. McGuane is the son of Collingwood premiership player Mick McGuane.
Football
Seven Western Jets players had the chance to push their case to be named in the Vic Metro squad for the under-18 girls national championships. A trial match between two Vic Metro squads was played on the long weekend, to help pick the final squad. Kiera Whiley, Stella Cossey, Tamara Henry, Megan Smart, Lou-Lou Field, Sarah Grieves and Krystal Russell were among those to play in the game.
