Aimee Schmidt Explained

Aimee Schmidt
Birth Date:	16 April 1993
Originalteam:	Coastal Titans (WAWFL)
Draftpick:	No. 17, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:	Round 1, 2017
Debutstadium:	Thebarton Oval
Height:	173 cm
Position:	Forward / ruck
Guernsey:	7
Years1:	2017–2021
Games Goals1:	23 (10)
Years2:	2022–
Games Goals2:	26 (13)
Games Goalstotal:	49 (23)
Statsend:	the 2023 season
Careerhighlights:	West Coast leading goalkicker 2022

Aimee Schmidt (born 16 April 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. She previously played for Greater Western Sydney.

AFLW career

Schmidt was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their third selection and seventeenth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[1] She made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.^[3]

Schmidt left Greater Western Sydney in June 2021 and joined West Coast as a free agent.^{[4] [5]} She made her debut for West Coast in round 1 of the 2022 season, against Fremantle.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Your Latest GIANTS. Zell. Alison. 12 October 2016. GWSgiants.com.au. Bigpond. 24 November 2017.
2. News: AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women’s competition. 3 February 2017. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 24 November 2017.
3. Web site: Aimee Schmidt. AustralianFootball.com. 24 November 2017.
4. Web site: Schmidt to Return West. Telstra. Greater Western Sydney. 9 June 2021.
5. Web site: AFLW: Schmidt signs on. Emma. Henderson. Telstra. West Coast. 9 June 2021.
6. Web site: Woodcock . Mitchell . Reilly . Eliza . AFLW 2022: Fremantle Dockers name six debutants for western derby clash against West Coast Eagles . PerthNow . 12 January 2022.