Rebecca Beeson

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Rebecca Beeson
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Beeson playing for Greater Western Sydney in February 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Sydney
Original team(s) University NSW (SWAFL)
Draft No. 32, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Greater Western Sydney  vs. Adelaide, at Thebarton Oval
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 6
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017– Greater Western Sydney 50 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Rebecca Beeson (born 20 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition.

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Early life

Beeson grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales before her family temporarily relocated to Perth, Western Australia when she was 12 years of age. [1]

Whilst living in Perth, Beeson joined a local Youth Girls competition for Australian rules football and developed a passion for the sport. [2]

Beeson was drafted by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with their fourth selection and thirty-second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. [3]

Beeson is of Taiwanese descent from her maternal side. [4]

AFLW

Beeson made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to Adelaide at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. [5] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games. [6]

Beeson received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award for her performance in round 1 of the 2018 season. [7]

After a standout season in 2019, Beeson was awarded the Gabrielle Trainor Medal as the best and fairest player at the Greater Western Sydney Giants. She was also recognised for her breakout season by being named in the initial squad for the AFL Women's All-Australian team. [8]

Beeson missed the entire 2022 season (season 7) due to ongoing concussion effects but returned to the field in round one of the 2023 season. [9] She brought up her 50 game milestone in the final round of the season against Port Adelaide. [10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 4, 2021. [11]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Greater Western Sydney 673238357310150.40.35.45.010.41.42.10
2018 Greater Western Sydney 672152257713160.40.17.43.611.01.92.30
2019 Greater Western Sydney 6703605411414220.00.48.67.716.32.03.15
2020 Greater Western Sydney 6701575511214190.00.18.17.916.02.02.71
2021 Greater Western Sydney 641146499510200.30.311.512.323.82.55.0
Career3268253218471611920.20.37.96.814.71.92.96

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References

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  2. ↑ paul (17 February 2017). "Beeson ready for first AFL Women's home game". AFL NSW / ACT. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Zell, Alison (12 October 2016). "Your Latest GIANTS". GWSgiants.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ↑ (PDF) https://cdn.aflplayers.com.au/app/uploads/2017/07/Multicultural-Guidelines-2017-web.pdf.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia) . News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rebecca Beeson". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Black, Sarah (6 February 2018). "AFLW: Pie, Giant nominated for Rising Star". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "New midfielder takes out Giants' best and fairest". afl.com.au. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "'Mumford-like' ruck, long-awaited return could mean Giant strides in 2023". afl.com.au. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "'It's a Big Milestone': Beeson". gwsgiants.com.au. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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