Familiar faces dominate 2022 ECU Souwest Jets squad

After making their first finals berth since 1997 during the 2021 WANL season, the ECU Souwest Jets are set to take on 2022 with plenty of familiar faces returning to the hangar. The Jets took to social media to announce their Open and 20/U squads for the 2022 WANL season after holding trials in Busselton last month. After spending the 2021 season as a specialist coach recovering from her ACL injury, former West Coast Fever midcourter Ingrid Colyer has joined the Open squad, who look to redeem themselves from the nerves of their first WANL finals campaign in 24 years. Another new face joining the Open squad is Sophie Eastaugh, who comes into the squad following a stint with the East Freo Sharks, joining her sister Ella, who retains a spot on the squad as a training partner while she continues her ACL recovery. Jill McIntosh medallist and club Best & Fairest winner Ruth Aryang leads the familiar faces returning to the Jets hangar, along with Brooke Gibson, Brooke O’Connor, Riley Culnane, Brooke Repacholi, Simone Dalkin, Shaye Skraha, Giselle Taylor, Cassie Farquhar-Reid and Elycce Webb. Brianna Newnham, Rebecca Tuckey, Chelsie Doncon and Hannah Cadolo all depart the squad for 2022. The 20/U team also has a number of familiar faces returning as they look to improve on a less-than-ideal 2021 campaign. New faces joining the 20/U Jets squad include Daisy De Morton, Tessa Kilchenmann, Rachel Kilchenmann, Molly Miller and Abbey Pitts, along with Ebony Buegge, Rebekah Cook, Abbey Hall, Sage Murphy and Chloe Rogers who join the squad as training partners. The likes of Lilah Edmunds, Giaan Evans, Nyrobi Zuiderwyk and Isobel Legros return to the line-up while Zoe Bajaky and Katie Martin retain their spots as training partners. Departing the Jets 20/U squad are Devin Cunninghame, Abbey Morgan, Sophie Stratford, Jessi Whitehead, Ella Dowsett, Ella Griffin, Abbey Westra and Jasmine Nielsen.