Tori Groves-Little

Tori Groves-Little (born 13 October 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

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Tori Groves-Little
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000
Original team(s) Coorparoo (QWAFL)
Draft No. 56, 2018 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 2, 2019, Brisbane
vs. Fremantle, at Fremantle Oval
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Wing/Half-back
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019 Brisbane 2 (0)
2020– Gold Coast 1 (0)
Total 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Groves-Little grew up in Logan, Queensland and attended Beenleigh State High School throughout her teenage years.[1] She played junior football for the Beenleigh Buffaloes in the local Queensland competition in her younger years.[2] She joined the Gold Coast Suns academy program at the age of 16[3] and became the youngest player to win the QWAFL best and fairest award at the age of 17.[4] Later that year she was drafted by Brisbane with the 56th pick in the 2018 AFL Women's draft.[5]

AFLW career

Groves-Little made her AFLW debut in the Lions' round 2 game against Fremantle at Fremantle Oval on 10 February 2019.[6] Following the 2019 season, she joined the Gold Coast Suns.[7]

References
  1. Black, Sarah (7 October 2018). "Groves-Little a one of a kind draft prospect". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. Cormack, Michael (8 August 2015). "Beenleigh Buffaloes player Tori Groves-Little stars at national AFL Schoolgirls championships". Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. Cheadle, Josh (12 June 2019). "Tori's story: from competitive skipping to AFLW". goldcoastfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. Wingard, Ant (17 September 2018). "Groves-Little becomes youngest ever QWAFL Best and Fairest winner". AFL Queensland. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. Arnold, Rikki-Lee (7 February 2019). "Tori Groves-Little in frame for her AFLW debut against Fremantle". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. "Gold Coast Suns sign Brisbane Lions young gun for AFLW team". Gold Coast Bulletin. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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