Stephanie Williams (Australian footballer)
| Stephanie Williams | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stephanie Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory | ||
| Original team(s) | Darwin Football Club (NTFL), Geelong Falcons (NAB League Girls) | ||
| Draft | No.27, 2020 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | 6 February 2021, Geelong vs. Collingwood, at Victoria Park | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021–2022 | Geelong | 4 (0) | |
| S7 (2022)–2023 | Richmond | 5 (0) | |
| Total | 9 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Stephanie Williams is an Australian rules footballer playing for Richmond in the AFL Women's league. Williams was recruited by Geelong with the twenty seventh selection in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.[1][2][3] Williams is an Indigenous Australian of Larrakia and Iwaidja descent.[4]
Early football
[edit]Williams played for the Darwin Football Club in their under 18s division as a junior, where she was named as best on ground in their premiership victory, and later the Geelong Falcons and Central Allies in the professionally run leagues.[5]
AFLW career
[edit]Williams debuted for Geelong in the second round of the 2021 AFL Women's season.[6] On debut, Williams collected 5 disposals and 2 tackles.[7] In May 2022, Williams was traded to Richmond in exchange for Ingrid Houtsma.[8]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[9]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2021 | Geelong | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Collings, Tom (4 December 2020). "Lucky Number 27". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Brave Steph all class at Buffetes". ntnews.com.au. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "NAB AFL Women's Draft". womens.afl. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Black, Sarah (15 March 2021). "NAB Pathways: Young Cat's journey from Darwin to Geelong". womens.afl. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Black, Sarah (25 September 2020). "How a draft prospect's world was turned upside down". womens.afl. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ King, Tom (5 February 2021). "A Tale of Two Debutants". krockfootball.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Collingwood WFC vs Geelong WFC - Player Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Welcome Steph Williams". Richmond. Telstra. 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Stephanie Williams - Player Stats By Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Stephanie Williams's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
- Stephanie Williams at AustralianFootball.com
