Yvonne Bonner

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Yvonne Bonner
Personal information
Born (1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 38)
Original team Donegal
Draft 2018 rookie signing
Debut Round 1, 2019, Greater Western Sydney  vs. Brisbane, at Moreton Bay Sports Complex
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 31
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019–2021 Greater Western Sydney 11 (7)
2023 Adelaide 10 (6)
Total21 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Source: AustralianFootball

Yvonne Bonner (born 14 April 1987) [1] is a Gaelic football and Australian rules football player. [2] She currently plays for Adelaide in the AFL Women's, and has previously played for Greater Western Sydney.

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Bonner played her first ladies' Gaelic football match in 2002. [3] She plays for the Donegal county team. [4] Bonner was recruited to play for the Greater Western Sydney Giants AFLW team in 2018. [5] Bonner played her first AFLW game on 3 February 2019. [6]

She spent the 2021 season on the inactive list due to travel and residency complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic, [7] and did not return for the 2022 seasons.

She returned in 2023 with Adelaide after they picked in the supplementary draft. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Women List - 27 - Yvonne Bonner". Greater Western Sydney Giants. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Yvonne Bonner: Donegal woman signs Aussie Rules deal with Sydney Giants". BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Donegal's Yvonne Bonner very much up for Down Under". The Irish Times . 11 October 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Gunn, Louise (22 September 2018). "Yvonne Bonner among four Ulster ladies footballers targetting AFL contracts". The Irish Times . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Hart, Chloe (4 February 2019). "Irish Gaelic football star Yvonne Bonner set to make her mark in AFLW with GWS debut against Brisbane". ABC News (Australia) . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Staunton and Bonner kick impressive goals AFLW season opener for GWS Giants". RTÉ News and Current Affairs . No. 3 February 2019. Raidió Teilifís Éireann . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Black, Sarah (18 December 2020). "Another Irish star pulls out of 2021, former WNBL player comes in". Australian Football League . Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "AFLW 2023 Draft: Crows add more Irish flavour". Adelaide Football Club. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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