Sophie Casey

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Sophie Casey
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Casey playing for Collingwood in February 2018
Personal information
Full name Sophie Casey
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Holbrook, New South Wales
Original team(s) Eastern Devils (VFLW)
Draft 2016 free agent: Collingwood
Debut Round 1, 2017, Collingwood  vs. Carlton, at IKON Park
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2023 Collingwood 63 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Sophie Casey (born 22 October 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Early life and state football

Born in Holbrook, New South Wales, [1] Casey was introduced to footy with Auskick. [1] She played for three years with the Riverina Lions in the Canberra League, while attending university in Wagga Wagga. [1] She then joined the VFLW club, Eastern Devils. [1]

AFL Women's career

After being overlooked in the inaugural AFLW draft, [2] Casey was signed by Collingwood as a free agent. [3] She made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton. [4] In her second match of the season, Casey was cited for a high hit with the shoulder on Melbourne player Meg Downie, which caused Downie to lose consciousness. The match review panel set the ban at three matches, but allowed it to become two with an early guilty plea. [5] [6] The day following the incident, Casey contacted Downie to apologise. [7] She scored her first goal on 12 March 2017, against Greater Western Sydney. [8]

Collingwood re-signed Casey for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. [9]

In May 2018, Casey was re-signed by Collingwood for the 2019 season. [10]

In December 2023, Collingwood announced they won't be offering Casey a contract for the 2024 AFL Women's season. [11]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season. [12]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Collingwood 22510714217130.20.01.42.84.21.42.6
2018 Collingwood 223009514080.00.03.01.74.70.02.7
2019 Collingwood 22700208282150.00.02.91.14.00.32.1
2020 Collingwood 227102221437120.10.03.13.06.11.01.7
2021 Collingwood 2210002331549170.00.02.33.15.40.91.7
2022 (S6) Collingwood 22100040286811170.00.04.02.86.81.11.7
2022 (S7) Collingwood 22110050328213190.00.04.52.97.51.21.7
2023 Collingwood 2210003420548230.00.03.42.05.40.82.3
Career6320205159364571240.030.03.32.55.80.92.0

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kohlhagen, Brett (18 November 2016). "Holbrook's Sophie Casey ready for shot at big time in AFL Women's league". The Border Mail .
  2. ↑ Prime, Toby (13 October 2016). "Eastern Devils provide seven players to AFL Women's competition in mixed results for VFL club". Monash Leader .
  3. ↑ Sewell, Eliza (2 November 2016). "Collingwood targets strong ball users and good decision makers in its AFLW side". Herald Sun .
  4. ↑ "Match Centre - Carlton vs. Collingwood". AFL . Telstra Media. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (13 February 2017). "AFLW: Collingwood's Sophie Casey cited for hit on Meg Downie; Brianna Davey cleared". The Age .
  6. ↑ "Collingwood's Sophie Casey gets two-week ban from AFL Women's for hit on Demons' Meg Downie". ABC News . 13 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Wood, Lauren (14 February 2017). "Sophie Casey apologises to Meg Downie for bump that knocked out the Melbourne defender". Herald Sun .
  8. ↑ Marsden, Matt (12 March 2017). "Match report: Magpies kick highest AFLW score but percentage boost not enough". Girls Play Footy.
  9. ↑ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL . Telstra Media. 26 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Collingwood re-sign host of players". The Women's Game. 28 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Pies confirm list changes". Collingwood . Telstra. 8 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sophie Casey - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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