Steph Cain

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Steph Cain
Stephanie Cain 2018.jpg
Cain playing for Fremantle in 2018
Personal information
Full name Stephanie Cain
Date of birth (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 27)
Original team(s) Swan Districts (WAWFL)
Draft No. 109, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle  vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 20
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2022 Fremantle 44 (4)
S7 (2022)– Essendon 18 (1)
Total62 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Stephanie Cain (born 4 June 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2017 to 2022.

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AFL Women's career

Cain was drafted by Fremantle with their 14th selection and 109th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. [1] She made her debut in the 32-point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. [2] She played every match in her debut season except for the Round 5 match Collingwood against due to being omitted, [3] and finished with six matches. [4] She was delisted at the end of the 2017 season. [5] In October she was subsequently redrafted by Fremantle with their first pick in the 2017 draft. Cain ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in the opening quarter of the first game of the 2020 AFL Women's season, causing her to miss the remainder of the season. [6] [7]

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