Brooke Lochland

Brooke Lochland (born 3 May 1991) is an Australian rules footballer, playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition, and former speed skater.

Brooke Lochland
Lochland in June 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-03) 3 May 1991
Original team(s) Melbourne University (VFL Women's)
Draft No. 53, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs
vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Height 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 1
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Western Bulldogs 20 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Lochland took up inline skating at age four and competed in world championships as a teenager. At age 16, she moved to the Netherlands to pursue a career as a long track speed skater.[1] Despite finishing sixth in the 2011–12 World Cup mass start event,[2] she missed out on qualifying for the Sochi Winter Olympics and retired from the sport in 2014. Upon returning to Australia later that year, Lochland switched to football having previously played as a junior. After two impressive seasons with Montmorency, she joined Melbourne University in the VFL Women's competition for the 2016 season.[3]

AFL Women's career

Lochland was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their seventh selection and fifty-third overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[4] She made her debut in the 32-point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[5] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.[6]

In 2018, Lochland kicked seven goals during the Bulldogs' round 4 encounter with Carlton, the most by an AFL Women's player in a single match.[7] She finished the home-and-away season having kicked twelve goals from seven matches, clinching the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award for the year.[8] She would share in team success when the Western Bulldogs went on to win the premiership by defeating Brisbane in the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final, as well as gaining more individual recognition via selection in the All-Australian team.

Lochland sustained a leg injury in a 2019 practice match against Collingwood and subsequently underwent surgery to repair her fractured right fibula.[9][10] After several weeks on the sideline, she recovered faster than expected[11] in time to play the last three games of the AFLW season,[12] returning for her club's one-point loss to Melbourne in round 5.[13][14] During the post-season trade period, Lochland signed a one-year contract with the Bulldogs.[15]

AFLW statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season.[12]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Led the league for the season only
Led the league after the Grand Final only
Led the league after season and Grand Final
AFLW playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Western Bulldogs 17124717647320.10.36.72.49.11.04.60
2018 Western Bulldogs 1812674229634251.50.89.32.812.04.33.13
2019 Western Bulldogs 131214519490.30.74.71.76.31.33.00
Career 18 14 10 135 44 179 45 66 0.8 0.6 7.5 2.4 9.9 2.5 3.7 3

References
  1. "Triple Threat — Brooke Lochland". AFLPA. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. "Essent ISU World Cup Mass Start Ladies". 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "Star ice-skater makes instant impact in women's footy". afl.com.au. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. "Lambert top pick, 19 added to women's team". WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. "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 26 October 2017.
  6. "Brooke Lochland". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. "Breakout Dog destroys Blues". AFL.com.au. 23 February 2018.
  8. "AFL WOMEN'S PREMIERSHIP SEASON - EVERY GOALKICKER". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. "Surgery for Lochland". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. "UPDATE: Leading goalkicker ruled out for 6-8 weeks". AFLW. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  11. Phelan, Jason (7 February 2019). "Injured Dogs star eyes quick AFLW return". The Courier. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  12. "Brooke Lochland". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  13. "2019 AFL Women's Match Centre: WB v MELB". AFLW. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  14. "Round six preview: Race for finals heating up in penultimate week". AFLW. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  15. "Lochland, Berry re-commit to the Bulldogs". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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