Cynthia Hamilton Explained

Cynthia Hamilton
Birth Date:2 April 2004
Originalteam:Queanbeyan (AFL Canberra)
Draftpick:No. 11, 2022 AFL Women's draft
Height:168cm
Position:Midfielder/forward
Guernsey:10
Years1:2022 (S7)–
Games Goals1:21 (10)
Statsend:the 2023 season
Careerhighlights:

Cynthia Hamilton (born 2 April 2004) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She won Sydney's best and fairest award in 2022 season 7, the club's inaugural AFLW season.

Football

Pre-AFLW

Before her time in the AFLW, Hamilton played numerous sports including judo (in which she was a national junior representative), basketball and OzTag.[1] She began playing Australian football at the age of 10. She played for Belconnen then Queanbeyan in AFL Canberra competitions, and was a member of the Greater Western Sydney Giants Academy.[1]

She played for the Allies at both the 2021 and 2022 underage championships. She was named in All-Australian squads at both and won the Allies MVP award at the former.[2] [3] [4]

AFLW

Hamilton was drafted by with pick 11 in the 2022 AFL Women's draft. She played nine games and scored three goals in her debut season, receiving a Rising Star nomination for a 19-disposal effort in the final round of the home-and-away season.[5] That year, she won Sydney's inaugural AFLW best and fairest award.[6]

Personal life

Hamilton was born on 2 April 2004, daughter of Josie and Kelly Hamilton.[7] Her older sister Lexi has played for and in the AFLW, and currently plays alongside her at Sydney.[8] Another older sister, Jayde, has played in the VFL Women's for .[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Local star Cynthia Hamilton cracks U19 AFLW All Australian side. Canberra Daily. Samaras. Denholm. 14 July 2021. 2 October 2023.
  2. News: Vics dominate AFLW U19 All-Aus team. AFL Victoria. 8 July 2021. 2 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Goody crowned AFLW U18s MVP as All-Australian team announced. Rookie Me Central. Williams. Peter. 4 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220504061544/https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2022/05/04/goody-crowned-aflw-u18s-mvp-as-all-australian-team-announced/. 4 May 2022. 2 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Hamilton tests mettle against the best. Rookie Me Central. Alvaro. Michael. 21 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220421020006/https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2022/04/21/hamilton-tests-mettle-against-the-best/. 21 April 2022. 2 October 2023.
  5. News: Former judo star Swan, Port defender nab round 10 Rising Star noms. AFL Women's. 31 October 2022. 2 October 2023.
  6. News: Former Queanbeyan Tigers star Cynthia Hamilton wins Sydney Swans' club champion award. subscription. The Canberra Times. Dinjaski. Melanie. 12 November 2022. https://archive.today/20231002095706/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7979300/former-queanbeyan-tiger-wins-sydney-swans-top-gong/. 2 October 2023. 2 October 2023.
  7. News: Hamilton clan hoping lightning strikes twice on draft night. The Age. Melbourne. Cherny. Daniel. 3 October 2020. 2 October 2023.
  8. News: Sisters doing it for the red and white. Sydney Swans. 22 October 2022. 2 October 2023.
  9. Web site: 2022 AFLW Draft: Others to Watch – Allies. Rookie Me Central. Williams. Peter. 20 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220707104307/https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2022/06/20/2022-aflw-draft-others-to-watch-allies/. 7 July 2022. 2 October 2023.
  10. Web site:
    1. 18 Jayde Hamilton
    . Rookie Me Central. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002125628/https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/jayde-hamilton/. 2 October 2023. 2 October 2023.