Indy Tahau

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Indy Tahau
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22)
Original team(s) South Adelaide (SANFLW)
Draft No. 37, 2020 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 4, 2021, Brisbane  vs. Adelaide, at Hickey Park
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Utility
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 10 [1]
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021–2022 (S6) Brisbane 19 (0)
2022 (S7)– Port Adelaide 14 (5)
Total33 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Indy Tahau (born 22 October 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Adelaide in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has previously played for Brisbane.

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Early life

Tahau was raised by New Zealand parents in Cunnamulla, Queensland to the age of nine where she played junior rugby league before moving to Adelaide and taking up Australian rules. [2] [3]

AFLW

Tahau was playing for South Adelaide in the SANFL Women's League when Brisbane drafted her with the 37th pick in the 2020 AFL Women's draft.

She made her debut in the Lions' round 4 game against Adelaide at Hickey Park on 21 February 2021, [4] and at the end of that season played in Brisbane's premiership in just her eighth game of AFLW football. [5]

Ahead of 2022 season 7, after 19 games with the Lions, she joined new AFLW club Port Adelaide as an expansion signing. [6]

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References

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  2. Tahau commits to Port Adelaide AFLW
  3. Indy Tahau Blazes Own Trail From Cunnamulla To AFLW GF By Michael Whiting on Apr 16, 2021
  4. Black, Sarah (20 February 2021). "TEAMS: Dog, Eagle to make 2021 debuts, top Crow returns". AFL Women's . Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. "Indy Tahau — player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. Anderson, Jamie (18 May 2022). "South Australian duo to return home". Port Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.