Steph Wales | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Stephanie Wales | ||
Date of birth | 30 May 2003 | ||
Original team(s) | Casey (VFLW) | ||
Draft | No. 32, 2022 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, S7, Essendon vs. Hawthorn, at Marvel Stadium | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck / Key forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Essendon | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
S7 (2022)– | Essendon | 21 (4) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Stephanie Wales is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Wales was recruited by Essendon with the 32nd pick in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. [1] She is the twin sister of Hawthorn player Lucy Wales. [2]
Wales debuted for the Bombers in the opening round of season seven, playing in Essendon's inaugural AFL Women's team. [3] On debut, she collected four disposals and 12 hitouts. [4] Wales earned a nomination for the AFL Women's season seven Rising Star award in round 8 after accumulating 21 hitouts and seven tackles against Sydney. [2]
Updated to the end of round 9, S7 (2022). [5]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
S7 (2022) | Essendon | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 7 | 20 | 112 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 12.4 | |
Career | 9 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 7 | 20 | 112 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 12.4 |
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