Gabrielle Colvin | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 1 March 1991 | ||
Original team(s) | Darebin Falcons (VFLW) | ||
Draft | No. 77, 2019 AFL Women's draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2020, Melbourne vs. North Melbourne, at Casey Fields | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Melbourne | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2020– | Melbourne | 27 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Gabrielle Colvin (born 1 March 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Colvin was drafted by Melbourne with their third selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2019 AFL Women's draft. [1] She made her debut against North Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2020 season. [2]
Colvin was raised in Wagga Wagga where she played netball before taking up Australian rules. [3]
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