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Georgia Gourlay
Gourlay with Collingwood in February 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 26)
Original team(s)
TAC Cup
)
Draft No. 32, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2020 Collingwood 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Georgia Gourlay (born 23 March 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Early life and state football

Gourlay started out in sports as a

TAC Cup, being considered an "outstanding leader with silky skills to match".[5][6] She also signed with Casey Demons for their VFL Women's (VFLW) season alongside Jordyn Allen and Maddie Shevlin.[4][6][7]

AFL Women's career

Gourlay was drafted by Collingwood with the club's seventh selection and the 32nd pick overall in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[8] The coach Wayne Siekman said that "she is a fantastic person with great resilience."[9] She made her debut along with seven other players in a loss to Geelong at GMHBA Stadium in the opening round of the 2019 season.[10][11][12] She went on to play five games in 2019.[1][13] In round 4 of the 2020 AFL Women's season, Gourlay ruptured her right anterior cruciate ligament during training, for a third time.[13][14] In August 2020, Gourlay was delisted by Collingwood.[15]

Personal life

Gourlay grew up supporting

long lasting rivalry with Collingwood, the club that drafted her.[4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct the end of the 2020 season.[16]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
Behinds
 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Collingwood 32 5 0 0 23 1 24 9 6 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.2 4.8 1.8 1.2
2020 Collingwood 32 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 5 0 0 23 1 24 9 6 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.2 4.8 1.8 1.2

References

  1. ^
    Telstra Media
    . Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. Cranbourne Star News
    . Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ "WA Turn the Tide on Vic Metro to Win Title". AFL Community. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ^
    Telstra Media
    . Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. ^ McEvoy, Simon (22 February 2018). "Dandenong Stingrays unveil their 2018 TAC Cup girls squad". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ^
    Dandenong Star Journal
    . Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. Telstra Media
    . Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. ^ "AFLW draft: Casey Demons Georgia Gourlay selected by Collingwood". Herald Sun. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. Telstra Media. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original
    on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  10. Telstra Media
    . Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Match Details: 2019 R1 Geelong WFC vs Collingwood WFC". Australian Football. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. Telstra Media
    . Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  13. ^
    Telstra Media
    . Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  14. ^ Wood, Lauren; Williams, Rebecca (2 March 2020). "Collingwood suffer double blow as ACL injuries mount in AFLW". The Australian. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  15. Telstra Media
    .
  16. ^ "Georgia Gourlay – Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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