Megan Fitzsimon

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Megan Fitzsimon
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Fitzsimon with Melbourne in February 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-10) 10 August 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Bairnsdale
Original team(s) Gippsland Power (NAB League Girls)
Draft No. 35, 2020 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2021, Melbourne  vs. Gold Coast, at Metricon Stadium
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfield / forward
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 24
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Melbourne 34 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Megan Fitzsimon (born 10 August 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). After a junior career with the Gippsland Power in the NAB League Girls competition, Fitzsimon was selected by Melbourne with the club's fourth selection and the thirty fifth selection overall in the 2020 AFL Women's draft. [1] She made her debut against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium in the opening round of the 2021 season. [2]

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