Cynthia Hamilton

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Cynthia Hamilton
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)
Original team(s) Queanbeyan (AFL Canberra)
Draft No. 11, 2022 AFL Women's draft
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/forward
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 10
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022 (S7)– Sydney 21 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Cynthia Hamilton (born 2 April 2004) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She won Sydney's best and fairest award in 2022 season 7, the club's inaugural AFLW season.

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Football

Pre-AFLW

Before her time in the AFLW, Hamilton played numerous sports including judo (in which she was a national junior representative), basketball and OzTag. [1] She began playing Australian football at the age of 10. She played for Belconnen then Queanbeyan in AFL Canberra competitions, and was a member of the Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy. [1]

She played for the Allies at both the 2021 and 2022 underage championships. She was named in All-Australian squads at both and won the Allies MVP award at the former. [2] [3] [4]

AFLW

Hamilton was drafted by Sydney with pick 11 in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. She played nine games and scored three goals in her debut season, receiving a Rising Star nomination for a 19-disposal effort in the final round of the home-and-away season. [5] That year, she won Sydney's inaugural AFLW best and fairest award. [6]

Personal life

Hamilton was born on 2 April 2004, [7] daughter of Josie and Kelly Hamilton. [8] Her older sister Lexi has played for Gold Coast and North Melbourne in the AFLW, and currently plays alongside her at Sydney. [9] Another older sister, Jayde, has played in the VFL Women's for North Melbourne. [10] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Samaras, Denholm (14 July 2021). "Local star Cynthia Hamilton cracks U19 AFLW All Australian side". Canberra Daily. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Vics dominate AFLW U19 All-Aus team". AFL Victoria. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Williams, Peter (4 May 2022). "Goody crowned AFLW U18s MVP as All-Australian team announced". Rookie Me Central. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Alvaro, Michael (21 April 2022). "Hamilton tests mettle against the best". Rookie Me Central. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Former judo star Swan, Port defender nab round 10 Rising Star noms". AFL Women's. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Dinjaski, Melanie (12 November 2022). "Former Queanbeyan Tigers star Cynthia Hamilton wins Sydney Swans' club champion award". The Canberra Times . Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Cynthia Hamilton at AustralianFootball.com
  8. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (3 October 2020). "Hamilton clan hoping lightning strikes twice on draft night". The Age . Melbourne . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sisters doing it for the red and white". Sydney Swans. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Williams, Peter (20 June 2022). "2022 AFLW Draft: Others to Watch – Allies". Rookie Me Central. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "#18 Jayde Hamilton". Rookie Me Central. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.


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