Maddy Collier

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Maddy Collier
Collier in May 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 28)
Original team(s) UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Stingrays (SWAFL)
Debut Round 1, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Adelaide, at Thebarton Oval
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 14
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Greater Western Sydney 15 (0)
2020–2022 West Coast 19 (3)
S7 (2022)– Sydney 05 (0)
Total 39 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Maddy Collier (born 14 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Sydney in the AFL Women's competition. Collier was recruited by Greater Western Sydney as a priority player in September 2016.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to Adelaide at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.[3]

In April 2019, Collier joined expansion club West Coast.[4] It was revealed Collier signed on with West Coast on 25 June 2021.[5]

In March 2022 it was announced that Collier will join expansion club Sydney, with the signing being officially confirmed in May.[6][7] She was announced in August 2022 as one of Sydney's inaugural co-captains.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zell, Alison (24 November 2017). "Maddy Makes History". Greater Western Sydney Football Club. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Maddy Collier". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ Dickinson, Rhys (16 April 2019). "AFLW: West Coast signs triple threat". West Coast. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ Henderson, Emma (25 June 2021). "AFLW: Star trio pen new deals". West Coast Eagles Media. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ^ Reilly, Eliza (21 March 2022). "AFLW 2022: West Coast utility Maddy Collier returns home to join Sydney Swans". The West Australian.
  7. ^ "Day three's expansion signings: Five new Swans put pen to paper". AFL Women's. Telstra Media. 26 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Follow the leader: Who's captaining your club this season?". AFL Women's. Telstra Media. 25 August 2022.

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