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Evie Gooch

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Evie Gooch
Gooch playing for Fremantle in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-15) 15 October 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAWFL)
Draft No. 10, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club West Coast
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2021 Fremantle 23 (1)
2022– West Coast 17 (1)
Total 40 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Evangeline Gooch (born 15 October 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

W-League career

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In 2015–16 Gooch was a reserve goalkeeper for the Perth Glory soccer team. She was an unused substitute in five matches.[1]

AFL Women's career

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Gooch was drafted by Fremantle with their second selection and tenth overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[2] She made her debut in the twenty-six point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.[3]

Gooch was traded to West Coast in the late stages of the 2021 trade period, on 9 June 2021, in exchange for pick 38.[4] She made her debut for West Coast in round 1 of the 2022 season, against Fremantle.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Australia - E. Gooch - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Women Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ Cherney, Daniel (18 October 2017). "2017 AFLW draft: Isabel Huntington goes at pick No.1 to Western Bulldogs". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ Salemme, kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ^ Henderson, Emma (9 June 2021). "AFLW: Eagles excited by Evie". West Coast. Telstra.
  5. ^ Woodcock, Mitchell; Reilly, Eliza (7 January 2022). "AFLW 2022: Fremantle Dockers name six debutants for western derby clash against West Coast Eagles". PerthNow. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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