Gemma Houghton

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Gemma Houghton
Houghton, Gemma, Alberton Oval, 2022 September 3.jpg
Houghton playing for Port Adelaide in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Western Australia [1]
Draft 2016 free agent: Fremantle
Debut Round 1, 2017, Fremantle  vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 27
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2022 (S6) Fremantle 46 (40)
2022 (S7)– Port Adelaide 14 (20)
Total60 (60)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Gemma Houghton (born 31 December 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Houghton was recruited by Fremantle as a free agent in October 2016. [2] She had never played AFL before, having been found through a talent search open to all athletes. She previously played high level basketball. [3]

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Houghton 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. [4] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches. [5]

Playing for the Swan Districts Football Club in the 2018 WAFL Women's competition, Houghton won the Mandy McSherry Medal, the teams best and fairest award. [6]

After only playing two games in 2018, Houghton played in all eight of Fremantle's games in 2019, kicking 9 goals to be the club's leading goalkicker. Her athleticism and strong marking was recognised with selection in the 2019 [7] and 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian teams. [8] The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Houghton obtain her second AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named in the half forward position. [9] [10]

Her brother Joel Houghton was drafted by Fremantle in the 2009 AFL draft, but did not play an AFL game. He played for Perth, Swan Districts and East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

On 10 May 2022, Houghton signed with expansion club Port Adelaide for 2022 AFL Women's season 7 [11] and scored their inaugural goal in Round 1.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season. [5]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Fremantle 2773536266211280.40.75.13.78.91.64.00
2018 Fremantle 27200404340.00.02.00.02.01.52.00
2019 Fremantle 2789851227325351.11.06.42.89.13.14.43
2020 Fremantle 27741054247826200.61.47.73.411.13.72.92
2021 Fremantle 2710158733510827261.50.87.33.510.82.72.68
Career343131218107325921130.90.96.43.19.62.73.313

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References

  1. ↑ Port Adelaide Player Profile - Gemma Houghton
  2. ↑ "AFLW: Freo finalise list". Fremantle FC. Bigpond. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "How Gemma Houghton found her way to Freo". Fremantle FC. Fox Footy. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "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 2 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Gemma Houghton". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Swans appoints Aboriginal and Multicultural Development Officer". Swan Districts Football Club. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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