Paige Parker

Paige Parker (born 5 July 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

For the softball player, see Paige Parker (softball).
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Paige Parker
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995[1]
Original team(s) Coorparoo (QWAFL)[1]
Draft No. 9, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Brisbane
vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 1
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019 Brisbane 4 (0)
2020– Gold Coast 7 (1)
Total 11 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Parker was raised in Brisbane's northern suburb of Bracken Ridge to a family of Indigenous Australian (Quandamooka) descent.[2] She attended St John Fisher College throughout her upbringing and excelled in touch football where she plays for the Brisbane Broncos and represents Australia at the World Cup level.[3] She also played Australian rules football in her youth and was playing for Coorparoo in the AFL Queensland Women's League when she was drafted by Brisbane with the ninth pick in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[1]

AFLW career

Parker made her debut in the Lions' round 1 game against Greater Western Sydney at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex on 3 February 2019.[4] Following the 2019 season, she joined the Gold Coast Suns.[5]

References
  1. "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. "AFLPlayer's Indigenous Map 2019" (PDF). aflplayers.com.au. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "Your Broncos NRL Touch Premiership Teams". broncos.com.au. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. Fielding, Josie (1 February 2019). "AFLW Team: Five Lions set to debut". Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. Boswell, Tom (12 April 2019). "Gold Coast Suns swoop on Paige Parker after Brisbane Lions failed to offer her an AFLW contract". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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