Charlie Thomas (Australian footballer)

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Charlie Thomas
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Thomas pre-match with West Coast in 2025
Personal information
Full name Charlotte Thomas
Born (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 22)
Original teams Subiaco, (WAFLW)
Draft No. 3, 2021 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2022 (S6), West Coast  vs. Fremantle, at Fremantle Oval
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position Tall utility
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 3
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022 (S6)– West Coast 54 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2025.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Charlotte Thomas (born 5 September 2003) is an Australian rules footballer and the co-captain of the West Coast Eagles in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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AFL Women's career

Thomas played 6 games for Subiaco Football Club in the WAFL Women's in 2020, and 1 game in 2021, being injured for most of that season with a fractured arm. [1] [2] [3]

In the 2021 AFL Women's draft, Thomas was picked by the West Coast Eagles with pick number 3. [4] The guernsey number assigned to her was number 3, which was presented to her at West Coast's 2022 AFLW season launch by Andrew Gaff, who has the number 3 guernsey on the men's team. [3]

Thomas played her first AFLW game on 8 January 2022, against Fremantle in round 1 of 2022 season 6. [5] The role she plays is as a tall utility. [2]

Thomas was appointed co-captain of West Coast ahead of the 2025 AFL Women's season, alongside Bella Lewis. [6] Aged just 21 at the time of appointment, she is the youngest captain in AFLW history. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Charlie Thomas". WAFL. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "The AFLW Draft File: Pick No. 3 – Charlie Thomas". West Coast Eagles. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Woodcock, Mitchell (8 January 2022). "AFLW 2022: West Coast draftee Charlie Thomas part of exclusive Eagles' club ahead of debut". The West Australian. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "NAB AFL Women's Draft". womens.afl. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Woodcock, Mitchell; Reilly, Eliza (7 January 2022). "AFLW 2022: Fremantle Dockers name six debutants for western derby clash against West Coast Eagles". PerthNow. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 Black, Sarah (1 August 2025). "The premiership Eagles helping guide AFLW's youngest captains". afl.com.au/aflw. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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