Brittany Bonnici

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Brittany Bonnici
Brittany Bonnici (Helmet) 03.02.17.jpg
Bonnici playing for Collingwood in February 2017
Personal information
Full name Brittany Bonnici
Date of birth (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s) St Kilda Sharks (VFLW)
Draft No. 27, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Collingwood  vs. Carlton, at IKON Park
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 8
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017– Collingwood 66 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Brittany Bonnici (born 3 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Early life and state football

Bonnici first played competitively with the under-11 boys of the Wallan Football Club. She has since then toured New Zealand as the vice-captain of the Australian AFL High Performance Academy, captained Victoria Metro Youth Girls to a national title in 2015, was selected three times for the Youth Girls All-Australians, and played for Melbourne in the 2015 exhibition match. Following a bad run of concussions in 2015, she only played two senior games for St Kilda Sharks in 2016. As a result of the concussions, she also started wearing a helmet during her games. [1]

AFL Women's career

Bonnici made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton. [2] After round 6, she was nominated for the season's Rising Star award. [3]

Collingwood re-signed Bonnici for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. [4]

Collingwood re-signed Bonnici for the 2019 season during the trade period in June 2018. [5]

Bonnici had a successful season for Collingwood in 2021, awarded with her maiden All-Australian blazer, named on the interchange bench. [6] [7] She led the league for marks and disposals. [8] Because of this, she was selected in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team. [9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season [10]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Collingwood 87004618648320.00.06.62.69.11.14.60
2018 Collingwood 871045337814240.10.06.44.711.12.03.40
2019 Collingwood 870271178816440.00.310.12.412.62.36.31
2020 Collingwood 8701954213725300.00.113.66.019.63.64.37
2021 Collingwood 811021738325660§380.00.215.77.523.35.5§3.512
2022 (S6) Collingwood 88221114115226440.30.313.95.119.03.35.512
2022 (S7) Collingwood 80
2023 Collingwood 810111394418329650.10.113.94.418.32.96.512
2024 Collingwood 89401186318116640.40.013.17.020.11.87.18
Career668879834111391943410.10.112.15.217.32.95.252

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