Davies delighted to re-commit to Giants

The Thirroul talent juggles full-time netball and Australian football commitments. However, her schedule is set to get even busier after re-signing with the Giants' AFLW squad.

For now, Davies will continue to play for East Coast Eagles in the Sydney AFL competition. The 25-year-old - who is part of the Giants Netball Academy - is also club captain for South Coast Blaze in their inaugural Premier League campaign.

"I'm very busy. I've never been busier to be honest," Davies told the Mercury.

"It's the first time I've ever played club football so it's been a really great experience for me and is really helping with the development of my game. So my weeks are crazy. I don't really have a spare day or spare hour. But it's really helping with my netball and football. To be honest, I feel fitter than ever which is cool.

"I'm very lucky to have full support from GWS Giants in regard to my netball. All of the coaches work really closely together with programming, they're really flexible and very understanding.

"We have a lot of cross code athletes in our Giants footy team and they've very supportive of all of us. I love doing both."

Coming from a netball background, Davies joined GWS on a rookie contract in 2018 before getting her first taste of AFLW action last season, playing two games.

She is one of 25 Giants players to re-commit to the club this week, signing a fresh one-year deal.

"I'm so excited and I'm looking forward to next season," she said.

"This will be my third year in AFLW. It's been a very different experience for me, not coming from a football background at all. I feel like these last couple of years, I've really started to improve my skills and my game, and I feel like next season will be really cool to see where I'm at."

Those first two games proved to be a learning curve for Davies, who can't wait to keep building in 2021.

"AFLW is tough, it's intense. The girls are getting stronger, fitter and faster. It was a bit of a shock at first with how fast the game was. But I feel like I warmed into the game and now I'm ready to go," Davies said.

"It's a big goal for me to get more than two games and put myself up there every single week for selection. It would be awesome to get more than two games and continue to practise my skills and improve my game, which has been a big part of my journey coming into football. I'm really excited to see how I go and how the team goes."