Courtney Wakefield Explained

Courtney Wakefield
Birth Date:29 March 1987
Originalteam: (VFLW)
Debutdate:Round 1, 2020
Height:180 cm
Years1:2020–2022 (S7)
Games Goals1:30 (31)
Games Goalstotal:30 (31)
Statsend:2022 season 7
Careerhighlights:

Courtney Wakefield (born 29 March 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Wakefield signed with Richmond during the first period of the 2019 expansion club signing period in May.[1] She made her debut against at Ikon Park in the opening round of the 2020 season.[2] Wakefield won the team's inaugural goalkicking award, after kicking four goals over the six-match season. Wakefield achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average tackles inside 50 in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 2.2 a game.[3] In November 2022, Wakefield announced her retirement from football.[4]

Statistics

|-| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020|style="text-align:center;"|| 8 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 27 || 5 || 32 || 19 || 13 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 5.4 || 1.0 || 6.4 || 3.8 || 2.6|- | scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|style="text-align:center;"|| 8 || 9 || 10 || 6 || 49 || 18 || 67 || 23 || 26 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 5.4 || 2.0 || 7.4 || 2.6 || 2.9|-| scope="row" text-align:center | 2022 (S6)| | 8 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 17 || 9 || 26 || 9 || 15 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 4.3 || 2.3 || 6.5 || 2.3 || 3.8|-| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (S7)|style="text-align:center;"|| 8 || 12 || 14 || 10 || 70 || 34 || 104 || 36 || 42 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 5.8 || 2.8 || 8.7 || 3.0 || 3.5|-|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career[5] ! 30! 31! 19! 163! 66! 229! 87! 96! 1.0! 0.6! 5.4! 2.2! 7.6! 2.9! 3.2|}

Notes and References

  1. News: Spiteri . Tate . Wakefield becomes ninth AFLW Tiger . 7 February 2020 . richmondfc.com.au . . 16 May 2019.
  2. News: Round 1 AFLW teams and expert tips. 6 February 2020. The Age. Fairfax Media. 7 February 2020.
  3. Web site: All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut. womens.afl. 19 June 2021. 19 June 2021. Black. Sarah.
  4. Web site: Wakefield announces AFLW retirement. Inaugural VFLW and AFLW Tiger, Courtney Wakefield has called time on her AFLW career after four excellent seasons in the yellow and black.. Telstra. . 13 November 2022. 14 November 2022.
  5. Web site: Courtney Wakefield - Player Stats By Season. 6 March 2021.