Georgia Walker

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Georgia Walker
Personal information
Full name Georgia Walker
Date of birth (1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Rye, Victoria
Original team(s) Seaford (VFLW)
Draft 2016 free agent: Collingwood
Debut Round 2, 2017, Collingwood  vs. Brisbane, at South Pine Sports Complex
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017 Collingwood 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2017 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Georgia Walker (born 7 December 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Early life and state football

Born in Rye, Walker started playing with the boys of her local club. In 2015, Walker joined the Dandenong Stingrays and was the captain of the youth girls in her two years with the club. At the same time she also played for Rye Youth Girls and for Seaford in the starting VFLW season. [1] [2] She won the Youth Girls Academy Challenge premiership with the Dandenong Stingrays, beating the Sandringham Dragons in the grand final, [3] with Walker winning the best on the ground award. [4]

After playing for Collingwood in the inaugural AFLW season, Walker joined the Southern Saints before their first VFLW season. [5]

AFL Women's career

After not being selected in the draft, Walker was signed by Collingwood as a late injury replacement, following Collingwood's Canadian recruit Kendra Heil suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury. [6] She made her debut in round 3, 2017, in a match at South Pine Sports Complex against Brisbane. [7]

Walker was delisted by Collingwood ahead of the 2018 season. [8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season. [9]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Collingwood 31200538030.00.02.51.54.00.01.5
Career200538030.00.02.51.54.00.01.5

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References

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