Three Sydney Swans AFLW players have been recognised for their outstanding 2025 campaigns after being included in the 2025 AFLW All-Australian squad.

Utility Zippy Fish and midfielders Montana Ham and Laura Gardiner have been named in the squad of 42 players, with the final team of 22 announced at the W Awards on Monday, 24 November.

Gardiner enjoyed a stellar campaign, averaging 31.7 disposals at 56.6% efficiency, 14.3 contested possessions, 3.8 clearances, 9.6 tackles and 3.8 score involvements. 

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Meet Laura Gardiner - The Engine Room

Meet Laura Gardiner, Sydney Swans midfielder and ‘The Engine Room’. In our fourth and final episode of our AFLW mini-series, presented by IVE Group, we meet Laura who talks about her relentless work rate, record-breaking disposals, and how she brings consistency to the midfield. The Sydney Swans and IVE Group worked together last season, with IVE assisting with signage and fan engagement activities. We’ve expanded the partnership in 2025 to grow the AFLW audience through a content series aimed at profiling our athletes.

Ham's inclusion in the squad follows a career-best season, where she averaged 18.9 disposals at 58.6% disposal efficiency and 8.5 contested possessions.

She booted seven goals from 12 games, and her best performance came in Round 2 against the Gold Coast Suns, where she recorded 27 disposals, 10 marks, and kicked two majors.

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"You're playing for the entire club" - Ham

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A contender for the NAB AFLW Rising Star Award, Fish has been named in the squad following an impressive debut season. After equalling the record for the most disposals in a debut AFLW game in Round 1, Fish went on to play every game in 2025, averaging 21.2 disposals at 74.4% disposal efficiency. 

Gardiner will be vying for her second All-Australian blazer after being named in the final team in 2023, while it will be a maiden inclusion for Ham and Fish.

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Telstra AFLW Rising Star: Zippy Fish stars in Round 2

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AFLW All Australian panel: Andrew Dillon (Chair), Gemma Bastiani (AFL Media and ABC), Jason Bennett (Seven Network), Laura Kane (AFL Executive General Manager Football Operations), Katie Loynes (Former player GWS/Carlton), Kate McCarthy (former player Bris/St Kilda/Haw and Channel Seven), Erin Phillips (Former Adel/PA player and AFL Performance Lead), Eliza Reilly (CODE Sports), Michael Whiting (AFL Media) and Megan Waters (Fox Footy).