Bonnie Toogood

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Bonnie Toogood
Bonnie Toogood 2023.jpg
Toogood post-match with Essendon in 2023
Personal information
Full name Bonnie Toogood
Date of birth (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 26)
Original team(s) Mornington (SEFNL)
Draft No. 11, 2017 rookie draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs  vs. ‹See Tfd› Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Key forward
Club information
Current club ‹See Tfd› Essendon
Number 8
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018–2022 (S6) ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 37 (29)
2022 (S7)– ‹See Tfd› Essendon 21 (23)
Total58 (52)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Bonnie Toogood (born 8 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Contents

Early life

Toogood was educated at Melbourne Grammar [1] and then Melbourne Girls Grammar. [2]

AFL Women's career

Toogood playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018 Bonnie Toogood 04.02.18.jpg
Toogood playing for the Western Bulldogs in 2018

Western Bulldogs (2018–2022 (S6))

Toogood was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and eleventh overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft. [3] She made her debut in the twenty-six point win against ‹See Tfd› Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season. [4] Toogood was one of two round 2 nominees for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award the following week after recording ten disposals and three tackles in her side's win over the Brisbane. [5] She was named one of the Western Bulldogs' best players in the opening match of the 2021 AFL Women's season, [6] kicking 2 goals [7] and 1 behind, while also collecting 9 disposals and 3 marks. [8] It was revealed that Toogood had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season. [9]

Essendon (2022 (S7)–present)

Toogood moved to ‹See Tfd› Essendon at the conclusion of 2022 AFL Women's season 6, and was named the Bombers' co-captain in August 2022.

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
2018 # ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 2885244206419140.60.35.52.58.02.41.81
2019 ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 28610194231060.20.03.20.73.91.71.00
2020 ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 8442181129991.00.54.52.87.32.32.32
2021 ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 899554288226231.00.66.03.19.12.92.63
Career271991356319864520.70.35.02.37.32.41.96

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

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