Brittany Bonnici
Brittany Bonnici (born 3 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
| Brittany Bonnici | |||
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_03.02.17.jpg.webp) Bonnici playing for Collingwood in February 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brittany Bonnici | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1997 | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda Sharks (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 27, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 1, 2017, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at IKON Park | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Collingwood | 30 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2021. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life and state football
Bonnici first played competitively with the under-11 boys of the Wallan Football Club. She has since then toured New Zealand as the vice-captain of the Australian AFL High Performance Academy, captained Victoria Metro Youth Girls to a national title in 2015, was selected three times for the Youth Girls All-Australians, and played for Melbourne in the 2015 exhibition match. Following a bad run of concussions in 2015, she only played two senior games for St Kilda Sharks in 2016. As a result of the concussions, she also started wearing a helmet during her games.[1]
AFL Women's career
Bonnici made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton.[2] After round 6, she was nominated for the season's Rising Star award.[3]
Collingwood re-signed Bonnici for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[4]
Collingwood re-signed Bonnici for the 2019 season during the trade period in June 2018.[5]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season.[6]
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 64 | 8 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 78 | 14 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 17 | 88 | 16 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 42 | 137 | 25 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 19.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Career | 28 | 1 | 3 | 257 | 110 | 367 | 63 | 130 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 8 | ||
References
- Swersky, Tiarne (10 March 2017). "Bonnici's living the dream". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
- "Match Centre - Carlton vs. Collingwood". AFL. Telstra Media. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Black, Sarah (14 March 2017). "Tenacious Pie, Demon defender earn AFLW Rising Star nods". AFL. Telstra Media.
- "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017.
- Lechucki, Meagan (4 June 2018). "AFLW: Pies pocket early picks". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Brittany Bonnici - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brittany Bonnici. |
- Brittany Bonnici's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Brittany Bonnici at AustralianFootball.com