Player Watch #7 Ally Morphett - 2023 All-Australian

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Ally Morphett

Recruited from: GWS Giants
Height: 188cm
DOB: 11/11/2003
Position: Ruck/forward

Coach Scott Gowans said:

“Ally is a ruck who can also play forward. She is an extremely competitive player with strong hands and a booming kick, and she is quite athletic for her height.

“We identified Ally’s talent early on, but at such a young age we thought she may have needed more time to develop. After watching her play against the Western Bulldogs last season, we witnessed her take several towering marks against some of the game’s best athletes. We knew at that point she was ready to take her career further and join us at the Sydney Swans.”

Ally Morphett comes to Sydney after the club traded draft pick 29 with GWS. The 18-year-old is one of the top NSW/ACT talents, with seven games of AFLW experience to her name.

Five more for Sydney Swans AFLW

The Sydney Swans have added a further five athletes to their AFLW list, with Bridie Kennedy, Sarah Skinner, Paige Sheppard, Eliza Vale and Ally Morphett to pull on the red and white.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Kiama Chris]

Ally Morphett comes to Sydney after the club traded draft pick 29 with GWS. The 18-year-old is one of the top NSW/ACT talents, with seven games of AFLW experience to her name.

Five more for Sydney Swans AFLW

The Sydney Swans have added a further five athletes to their AFLW list, with Bridie Kennedy, Sarah Skinner, Paige Sheppard, Eliza Vale and Ally Morphett to pull on the red and white.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

188cm and strongly built! Takes a mark. Kicks long. You beauty!

 

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2022 Training Week 1

Week One of AFLW Training wraps up

See all the photos from the training fields as the Sydney Swans inaugural AFLW team wrapped up week one of training.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Drunkcat]

I follow Ally as she is a Wagga girl, so i watched all giants games last year, now i will follow Sydney games this year, Ally has a big future

 

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I follow Ally as she is a Wagga girl, so i watched all giants games last, now i will follow Sydney games this year, Ally has a big future

Welcome to the Bloods

 

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[RampeRobe]

Just watching the replay, she looks like she has really sharpened up and is fit!

 

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Bravo Ally

 

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Ally Morphett reaps benefits of huge off-season transformation with AFLW Rising Star nomination​

‘I promised him that I would go away in the off-season and work 10 times harder.’

Young Swan reaps benefits of huge off-season transformation

‘I promised him that I would go away in the off-season and work 10 times harder.’

7news.com.au

 

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Ally Morphett is building an All-Australian season
Swans ruck Ally Morphett once again proved just how far she has come against West Coast on Sunday. Winning nine disposals, 15 hitouts and four clearances in the first quarter alone, Morphett finished the game with 20 disposals and a game-high 33 hitouts and 10 clearances, playing a vital role in Sydney's second-ever win. Her athleticism to move from the tap to essentially becoming an extra midfielder for the Swans has totally changed the dynamic of the side's midfield group and is allowing it to maintain control in games for longer periods of time.

ICYMI, R4: Disciplined Dees, big Swan is flying, Lion back roaring

Gemma Bastiani recaps all the action from an eventful round four of the NAB AFLW competition

www.afl.com.au

 

[Kiama Chris]

From the Mongrel. From Doc's AFLW review. I don't believe it's paywalled.

Ally Morphett is All-Australian

After her dominant performance in round one against the Giants, a few of us asked where she could sit among the competition’s best rucks. She’s currently the front-runner to take the ruck mantle in the All-Australian side, and this week only further enhanced her claims to the throne.

It’s interesting reflecting on last season; she was dropped a couple of times and, by large, was a massive letdown for the Swans in a season where they had very few stars and had been flogged constantly.

The story following her nomination for the Rising Star award was inspiring. You could’ve seen that her fitness was not up to scratch, but credit to her for identifying the flaw in her game and even more so for going back and working on it over the off-season.

To the game, she destroyed Lauren Wakfer in the ruck contest and around the ground – 34 hitouts, ten clearances, and 20 disposals is an awesome display. But to further ram the point home about how dominant she has been this season – she currently averages 61 ruck contests per game, averaging 33.8 hitouts and seven to advantage. On top of that, she averages seven clearances per game.

It has been an enormous transformation over the last 12 months, and by the end of the season, we could very well be saying Ally Morphett is the best ruck in the competition. She’s got the tank, she’s got the skill set and the hunger around the contest.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Just popped up on my FB feed that the Morph injured her wrist over the weekend, possibly gone for the season.......

 

[kangle4]

Crappy news. Hopefully she's already done enough to win the rising star and maybe AA.

 

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[Magbrix]

Part of the major bummer of having such a short season - you're one relatively minor injury away from missing most of it. Hopefully Ally takes the good from this season - fitness base, involvement and midfield drive - to really power on next year. Wishing her all the best with her recovery!!

 

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Signed

 

[TheMase]

Signed

Great news, great to see a decent commitment too!

 

[Ticky009]

YES!! Best news ever!!

 

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“It really feels like one club and it feels really special to be here."​

“It really feels like one club and it feels really special to be here. - Morphett

Hear from Sydney Swans ruck Ally Morphett following a strong 2023 AFLW campaign

www.sydneyswans.com.au

 

[Callipygian]

heck YES!!!!

 

[Ticky009]

* YES!!!!

I know right? Never have I been more relieved and thrilled in our AFLW trade period.