Tayla Bresland

Tayla Bresland
Bresland playing for Fremantle in January 2018
Personal information
Born	(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 29)
Original team	Peel Thunder (WAWFL)
Draft	No. 52, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Fremantle  vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2020	Fremantle	17 (1)
2021–2022 (S6)	West Coast	08 (0)
Total		25 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 season 6.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Tayla Bresland (born 4 February 1996) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.

AFLW career

Fremantle

Bresland was drafted by Fremantle with their seventh selection and fifty-second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. ^[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two 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 to finish with seven matches. ^[3]

West Coast

In August 2020, Bresland was traded to West Coast for the 46th pick of the 2020 AFL Women's draft. ^[4] In March 2022, Bresland retired to focus on her career as a carpenter and Air Force Reservist. ^[5]

References

1. "100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo". FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
2. "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia) . News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
3. "Tayla Bresland". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
4. Dickinson, Rhys (11 August 2020). "AFLW: Bresland lands in the nest". West Coast Eagles . Telstra Media.
5. Henderson, Emma (23 March 2022). "AFLW: Bresland announces retirement". West Coast . Telstra Media.

External links

• Tayla Bresland's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
• Tayla Bresland at AustralianFootball.com