Selina Goodman

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Selina Goodman
Personal information
Full name Selina Goodman
Date of birth (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Gold Coast, Queensland
Original team(s) Coolangatta Tweed Heads (QWAFL) [1]
Draft No. 98, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane
vs.  Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017 Brisbane 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Selina Goodman (born 11 January 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Women's.

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Early life

Goodman was born in 1996 on the Gold Coast, Queensland. She was playing for Coolangatta Tweed Heads when she was drafted. [1]

Gold Coast, Queensland City in Queensland, Australia

The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the state capital Brisbane and immediately north of the border with New South Wales. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 569,997, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, making it the largest non-capital city, and Queensland's second-largest city.

Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The team currently competes in the AFL Queensland league.

AFLW career

Goodman was recruited by Brisbane with the number 98 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017. [3]

The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's competition recruited players prior to the competition's inaugural season in 2017.

Casey Fields

Casey Fields is a $30 million, 70 hectare multi-sports complex in the City of Casey at Cranbourne East a southeastern suburb of Melbourne. The complex is home to Australian rules football, cricket, netball, tennis, cycling, golf and rugby football.

Goodman was delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2017 season. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions . Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "SELINA GOODMAN". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions". Herald Sun . 5 February 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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