Delma Gisu

Australian rules footballer (born 1996)

Australian rules footballer

Delma Gisu
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Townsville, Queensland
Original team(s)	Wilston Grange Gorillas
Draft	No. 65^[1]
Debut	15 March 2019, Greater Western Sydney vs. Geelong, at UNSW Canberra Oval
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018–2019	Greater Western Sydney	1 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Delma Gisu (born 2 July 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

Early life

Delma Gisu was born in 1996 in Townsville, Queensland. She was playing for the Wilston Grange Gorillas when she was drafted.^[1] She was the first Torres-Strait Islander to be drafted into the AFLW.^[2]^[3]

AFLW career

Gisu was recruited by Greater Western Sydney as the number 65 pick^[1] in the 2018 AFL Women's draft. Previously, she was named in the inaugural Winter Series team of the Gold Coast Suns in May 2018.^[4]

Greater Western Sydney signed Gisu for the 2019 season during the trade period in October 2018.^[5] She made her debut in the AFLW in the final round of the 2019 AFLW season against Geelong.^[6]

In April 2019, Gisu was delisted by Greater Western Sydney.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "GIANTS Welcome Eight AFLW Draftees - GWSGIANTS.com.au".
^ "ABC Indigenous on Twitter".
^ "GWS AFLW Draftee Delma Gisu hopes to inspire more female Torres Strait Islanders to play footy". 28 October 2018.
^ "Milestone occasion as Winter Series squad announced - goldcoastfc.com.au".
^ "AFLW Draft: Who did your club select? - AFL.com.au".
^ Chrysanthos, Natassia (14 March 2019). "Torres Strait trailblazer: Giant dream to become reality for Gisu". The Age. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
^ "AFLW Trade and Signing Period wrap: Saints and Suns swoop on last day". AFL Women's. Telstra Media. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.