Britt Tully Explained

Britt Tully
Fullname:	Brittany Tully
Birth Date:	3 May 1993
Originalteam:	Gungahlin (AFL Canberra)
Draftpick:	No. 80, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:	Round 1, 2017
Debutstadium:	Thebarton Oval
Height:	163 cm
Position:	Midfielder
Years1:	2017–2021
Games Goals1:	29 (4)
Statsend:	the 2021 season
Careerhighlights:	AFL Canberra Women's premiership: 2016 4× Mary Ann Bainrot Medal (AFL Canberra Women's best and fairest): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 5× AFL Canberra Women's team of the year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017(c), 2018 AFL Canberra Women's team of the decade: 2007–2017 4× Gungahlin Jets best and fairest: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 Coach and Ainslie tricolours best and fairest 2019 5× ACT representative: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 (c) 3× NSW/ACT representative: 2014, 2016 GWS Southern(c) representative team Winter series 2018

Brittany Tully (born 3 May 1993) is an Australian rules footballer and softballer.

Tully plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL Women's competition and retired in 2021. She was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their tenth selection and eightieth 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] and ranked second for tackles and third in clearances in the league.^[4] She placed 3rd in the GWS Best & Fairest Gabriel Trainor Medal in 2017.^[5]

Tully won the best and fairest of AFL Canberra Women's for three consecutive years, between 2016 and 2018.^[6]

Tully was listed as an inactive player for GWS for personal reasons in 2019 but has now been recontracted to resume with GWS for the 2020 season.^[7] In June 2021, she retired.^[8]

She plays for Boomerangs Softball Club in Canberra and played for the ACT Diamonds in the Softball Australia National Competition (Gillies Shield) from 2012 to 2016.^[9] She was an Australian Schoolgirls representative in 2010.^[10]

AFLW statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season^[11] |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|| 16 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 53 || 19 || 72 || 5 || 28 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 7.6 || 2.7 || 10.3 || 0.7 || 4.0 |- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 7! 0! 2! 53! 19! 72! 5! 28! 0.0! 0.3! 7.6! 2.7! 10.3! 0.7! 4.0|}

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: Britt Tully. AustralianFootball.com. 24 November 2017.
4. Book: Slattery. Geoff. See What We Created Celebrating the Inaugural Season of the NAB AFL Women's Competition. 30 April 2017. Slattery Media Group. Melbourne, Victoria. 171. First.
5. Web site: Buckley. James. Giant-hearted Jessica Dal Pos wins Gabrielle Trainor Medal to cap off AFL Women's season. The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 2017. 31 March 2017.
6. Web site: AFLW: All the state league winners. Sarah. Black. Telstra Media. Australian Football League. 26 September 2018.
7. Web site: Ellie Brush and Britt Tully re-sign with GWS Giants for 2020. Jasper. Lindell. The Canberra Times. 19 April 2019.
8. Web site: GIANTS Announce Delistings. Telstra. Greater Western Sydney. 9 June 2021.
9. Web site: ACT. Softball. ACT v WA lineup. Facebook. Softball ACT. 12 December 2017.
10. Web site: Australia. School Sports. SSA Softball Results 2010. School Sport Australia. School Sport Australia. 12 December 2017.
11. Web site: Britt Tully. Australian Football. 4 December 2017. en.