Alyce Parker

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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
YearsClubGames (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).

Contents

Early life and junior football

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

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

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
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Greater Western Sydney 3703674711413290.00.49.66.716.31.94.10
2020 Greater Western Sydney 37021004814819200.00.314.36.921.12.72.96
2021 Greater Western Sydney 39121417421527460.10.215.78.223.93.05.114
Career231730816947759950.10.313.47.320.72.64.16

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