Kalinda Howarth

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Kalinda Howarth
Personal information
Full name Kalinda Howarth
Nickname(s) Kindy
Date of birth (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Gold Coast, Queensland
Original team(s) Coolangatta Tweed (QAFLW)
Draft No. 31, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2020, Gold Coast  vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Blacktown International Sportspark
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 35
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018 Brisbane 00 0(0)
2020–2023 Gold Coast 35 (20)
2024– Collingwood 00 0(0)
Total35 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Kalinda Howarth (born 2 August 1999) is an Australian rules footballer with the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was previously listed at the Brisbane Lions in 2018 and played for the Gold Coast Suns from 2020 to 2023. Howarth is a dual Gold Coast leading goalkicker and was named in the 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team.

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Early life

Howarth was born on the Gold Coast [1] into a family of Indigenous Australian (Yuin) descent [2] and attended Helensvale State High School throughout her upbringing. [3] She grew up a passionate rugby league supporter and played touch rugby, soccer and basketball throughout her childhood. [4] At the age of 12, her brother convinced her to try Australian rules football with the Southport Sharks. [5] She later switched clubs to play for Labrador and eventually Coolangatta Tweed in the top level Queensland competition in the lead up to her draft year. At the age of 17, Howarth kicked the premiership-winning goal for Coolangatta Tweed in the 2016 QAFLW grand final. [6] Howarth signed with the Gold Coast Suns Academy. She was also named on the half forward line in the 2017 Under 18 All-Australian team following her strong performance at the national championships. [7]

Howarth named Lance Franklin as her football idol growing up and wears the number 23 guernsey in recognition of her desire to play like him. [8]

AFL Women's career

Brisbane and return to QAFLW (2018–2019)

Howarth was selected by Brisbane with the 31st pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft but was delisted a year later without making her AFLW debut. She then joined Bond University and impressed with 31 goals in 15 games to win the QAFLW leading goal kicker award for 2019 [9] and finish in second place in the league best and fairest voting. [10] Her performance led to draft pre-selection by Gold Coast, her hometown club, to be a part of its inaugural AFLW list. [11]

Gold Coast (2020–2023)

She made her AFL Women's debut against Greater Western Sydney in round 1 of the 2020 AFL Women's season. [12] In the inaugural women's QClash between intrastate rivals Gold Coast and Brisbane, Howarth kicked three of the Suns' four goals against her former side and drew comparisons to Geelong forward Steve Johnson following her performance. [13] She was also named the AFLW's Round 3 AFL Women's Rising Star nominee for her efforts. [14] Three weeks later, Howarth kicked a career-high four goals and was voted best on ground in her team's 25-point win over West Coast, [15] which ultimately secured a place in the finals for the Suns. [16] She was named in the 2020 AFLW All-Australian team for her season performance. [17]

Collingwood (2024–present)

During the trade period ahead of the 2024 season, Howarth was traded to Collingwood as part of a three-club deal also involving Brisbane, with Collingwood parting with a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick of that year's draft as part of the trade. [18]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season. [19]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Brisbane 190———————————————
2020 Gold Coast 2379254177110161.30.37.72.410.11.42.34
2021 Gold Coast 23933822310523100.30.39.12.611.72.61.13
2022 (S6) Gold Coast 2392374239725170.20.38.22.610.82.81.90
2022 (S7) Gold Coast 23967792110023180.70.88.82.311.12.62.05
2023 Gold Coast 2310010515510.00.010.05.015.05.01.00
2024 Collingwood 350———————————————
Career3520152998938886620.60.48.52.511.12.51.812

Honours and achievements

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  2. ↑ "AFLW Round 1 holding special significance for Indigenous SUNS". goldcoastfc.com.au. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Youth Girls Squad Named". aflsportsready.com.au. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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  6. ↑ "AFL calls top young male and female players to Melbourne for shot at the big time". ABC Australia. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "AFLW: Vic Country dominates U18 All Australian side". AFL.com.au. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Buddy-like arc to Queensland gun's game". AFL.com.au. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Suns coach likens AFLW star to Cats legend". 7news.com.au. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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