Australian rules footballer
| Steph Wales | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stephanie Wales | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Original team(s) | Casey (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 32, 2022 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, S7, Essendon vs. Hawthorn, at Marvel Stadium | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck / Key forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| S7 (2022)– | Essendon | 21 (4) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Stephanie Wales is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Wales was recruited by Essendon with the 32nd pick in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. She is the twin sister of Hawthorn player Lucy Wales.
AFL Women's career
Wales debuted for the Bombers in the opening round of season seven, playing in Essendon's inaugural AFL Women's team. On debut, she collected four disposals and 12 hitouts. Wales earned a nomination for the AFL Women's season seven Rising Star award in round 8 after accumulating 21 hitouts and seven tackles against Sydney.
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 9, S7 (2022).
| G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
| B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| S7 (2022) | Essendon | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 7 | 20 | 112 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 12.4 | |
| Career | 9 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 7 | 20 | 112 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 12.4 | |||
Honours and achievements
References
- Laughton, Max (29 June 2022). "Swans take 'Cripps-like' mid first; Test cricket great's daughter joins childhood club: AFLW Draft wrap". Fox Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Bombers ruck and Giants defender earn R8 Rising Star noms". womens.afl. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- "AFLW Team Selection: Round 1 v Hawthorn". essendonfc.com.au. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- "Essendon WFC vs Hawthorn WFC - Player Stats". Australian Football. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- "Stephanie Wales – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
External links
- Steph Wales's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Steph Wales at AustralianFootball.com
- Steph Wales on Instagram
| Essendon Football Club (AFL Women's) – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie-listed players |
| AFL Women's club games record holders | |
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| Italics denote league record holder |
| Inaugural Essendon Football Club AFL Women's team | |
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| Full-back | |
| Half-back | |
| Centre | |
| Half-forward | |
| Full-forward | |
| Ruck | |
| Interchange | |
| Coach | |
| Essendon defeated Hawthorn 7.11 (53) to 4.3 (27), round 1, 2022 season 7 at Marvel Stadium | |
| 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Rising Star nominees | |
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| ← 2022 (S6) Italics denote winner 2023 → |