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Alyce Parker
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Holbrook, New South Wales
Original team(s) Thurgoona Bulldogs (TDFL)
Draft No. 12, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Greater Western Sydney vs. Brisbane, at Moreton Bay Sports Complex
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Greater Western Sydney 49 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights

Junior

Source: AustralianFootball.com

Alyce Parker (born 15 August 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Early life and junior football

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Parker was born and raised in Holbrook, New South Wales[1] An active participant in numerous sports, she first tried Australian Rules in year seven and became a standout women's player at the Holbrook Football Netball Club and later the Thurgoona Football Club in nearby Albury, New South Wales.[2]

Parker was recruited by Greater Western Sydney Giants with pick 12 in the 2018 draft.[3]

AFLW

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Parker made her AFLWdebut in round one of the 2019 season.[3] She was a two-time Under-18 All Australian as a junior and received a nomination for the rising star award for her debut game against Brisbane.[2][4] The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Parker obtain her first AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named on the interchange bench.[5][6] In the 2021 AFL Women's season, Parker was awarded with her second consecutive All-Australian blazer, named in the rover position.[7][8] Parker achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average contested possessions in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 14.9 a game, the highest number ever recorded in the AFLW to that point.[9]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[10]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Greater Western Sydney 3 7 0 3 67 47 114 13 29 0.0 0.4 9.6 6.7 16.3 1.9 4.1 0
2020 Greater Western Sydney 3 7 0 2 100 48 148 19 20 0.0 0.3 14.3 6.9 21.1 2.7 2.9 6
2021 Greater Western Sydney 3 9 1 2 141 74 215 27 46 0.1 0.2 15.7 8.2 23.9 3.0 5.1 14
Career 23 1 7 308 169 477 59 95 0.1 0.3 13.4 7.3 20.7 2.6 4.1 6

References

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  1. ^ Alyce Parker reflects on Giants' slow start to the AFLW season By Georgia Smith for the Border Mail 4 October 2023
  2. ^ a b "AFLW: From Holbrook to Greater Western Sydney, the incredible rise of Alyce Parker". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "AFLW 2019: GWS Giants set to blood three debutants: Haneen Zreika, Alyce Parker, Yvonne Bonner". Fox Sports. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ Chrysanthos, Natassia (6 February 2019). "Giants debutant secures AFLW Rising Star nomination in round one". The Age. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. ^ McGowan, Marc (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history". Fox Sports. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ^ "REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team". womens.afl. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ Zita, David (20 April 2021). "Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ Black, Sarah (19 June 2021). "All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Alyce Parker". Australian Football. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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