Rebecca Webster

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Rebecca Webster
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Webster with Geelong in February 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-22) 22 October 2000 (age 23)
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (NAB League Girls)
Draft No. 7, 2018 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Geelong  vs. Collingwood, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender [1]
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 21
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Geelong 50 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Rebecca Webster (born 22 October 2000) is an Australian rules footballer with the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

Contents

Webster played with Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup and Melbourne University in the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition. [2] She was subsequently drafted with selection number seven by Geelong in the 2018 AFL Women's draft, [1] and made her AFLW debut during the first round of the 2019 season, against Collingwood at GMHBA Stadium. [3] She played only four games for Geelong in the 2019 AFLW season, though later that year won the club's VFL Women's best and fairest award. [4]

Webster currently studies a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business – Sport Management at Deakin University. [5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2022 season 7. [6]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Geelong 21401111526440.00.05.07.712.71.01.00
2020 Geelong 2160040377721160.00.06.76.212.93.52.70
2021 Geelong 21923884813622250.20.39.85.315.12.42.80
2022 (S6) Geelong 211032818716814630.30.28.78.716.81.46.32
2022 (S7) Geelong 2111241138119426400.20.410.37.417.62.43.65
Career40710333268601871480.20.38.36.715.02.23.77

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References

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  5. "Changing the game: Deakin celebrates women in sport". Deakin Life. Deakin University. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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