SWAN Districts went a long way to securing a finals position in the WAFLW competition and a home first semi-final with the strong six-point win to South Fremantle on Sunday.
Third position in the women’s competition went on the line for the round 15 match up at home on Sunday with both Swans and the Bulldogs coming into the match-up in impressive form.
In the end it was Swan Districts who prevailed 5.4 (34) to 4.4 (28) with the result improving Swans to a 9-4 record for the season.
Taylah Edwards and Adi Griffith both kicked two goals each in the win for Swan Districts with Emily McGuire adding another major.
Jaime Henry has stepped up remarkably in the midfield for Swans since the absence of Carys D’Addario.
She produced a career-best performance on Sunday with 39 possessions, eight tackles and six marks.
Tyla Fitzgerald also gathered 18 disposals, Kayley King 16, Luka Davis 16, Summer Ajduk 14, Indiana West 12, Jemma Sly 12 and Lauren Quaife 10 to go with 32 hit outs and five tackles in the ruck.
South Fremantle got off to a good start with the first goal of the contest at the 11-minute mark through Marie Polimeno but then Swan Districts answered with goals to Griffith and Edwards to be leading by seven points at quarter-time.
It then took eight minutes of the second quarter for a goal to be kicked and that saw Swan Districts push their lead out to 12 points when Edwards added a second of the day.
South Fremantle answered through young gun Alira Fotu and not only did she kick one to bring the Bulldogs back within six points, she added another soon after to tie scores up.
In the end Swans went into the half-time break with a one-point lead before the only goal of the third quarter went the way of the home team thanks to Griffith and her second saw the black-and-whites lead by seven points at three quarter-time.
That lead grew to a match winning 13 points to start the fourth term with a goal to Emily McGuire.
Even with a goal in response from the Bulldogs to Annalie Polimeno, Swans held on for the important six-point victory.
