Claudia Whitfort | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 31 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia [1] | ||
Original team(s) | Casey Demons (VFLW)/St Marys (NTFL)/St Kilda | ||
Draft | No. 30, 2017 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut | Round 5, 2018, Melbourne vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields | ||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Gold Coast | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018–2019 | Melbourne | 4 (0) | |
2020–2021 | St Kilda | 10 (2) | |
2022– | Gold Coast | 30 (5) | |
Total | 44 (7) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
AFL Players' Association 22Under22 squad 2021 | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Claudia Whitfort (born 31 July 1999) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for Melbourne and St Kilda.
Whitford was born in Melbourne and raised in Mount Eliza, Victoria on the Mornington Peninsula. [1] She was an athlete at Box Hill Athletics Club [1] and Mornington Little Athletic Centre. She played netball for the Peninsula Waves Netball Club in the Victorian Netball League and represented Victoria three years in a row. [1]
She also played football with the Casey Demons (VFLW) and off-season with St Mary's Football Club (NTFL) but her main focus was netball until she began playing for the Southern Saints (St Kilda VWFL) forging a reputation as a hard-hitting pressure tackler and hard ball winner.
Whitfort was drafted by Melbourne with the club's fourth selection and the 30th pick overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft. [2]
She made her debut in the six point win against Brisbane at Casey Fields in round 5 of the 2018 season. [3] [4]
In April 2019, Whitfort was traded to expansion club St Kilda. [5]
In June 2021, Whitfort was traded to the Gold Coast in exchange for pick #36. [6]
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