Georgia Walker | |
Fullname: | Georgia Walker |
Birth Date: | 7 December 1998 |
Birth Place: | Rye, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Seaford (VFLW) |
Draftpick: | 2016 free agent |
Debutdate: | Round 2, 2017 |
Debutstadium: | South Pine Sports Complex |
Height: | 166 cm |
Position: | Midfielder / Defender |
Years1: | 2017 |
Games Goals1: | 2 (0) |
Statsend: | the 2017 season |
Georgia Walker (born 7 December 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Born in Rye, Walker started playing with the boys of her local club. In 2015, Walker joined the Dandenong Stingrays and was the captain of the youth girls in her two years with the club. At the same time she also played for Rye Youth Girls and for Seaford in the starting VFLW season.[1] [2] She won the Youth Girls Academy Challenge premiership with the Dandenong Stingrays, beating the Sandringham Dragons in the grand final,[3] with Walker winning the best on the ground award.[4]
After playing for in the inaugural AFLW season, Walker joined the Southern Saints before their first VFLW season.[5]
After not being selected in the draft, Walker was signed by as a late injury replacement, following Collingwood's Canadian recruit Kendra Heil suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[6] She made her debut in round 3, 2017, in a match at South Pine Sports Complex against .[7]
Walker was delisted by Collingwood ahead of the 2018 season.[8]
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season.[9]
|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|style="text-align:center;"|| 31 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.5 || 1.5 || 4.0 || 0.0 || 1.5|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 2! 0! 0! 5! 3! 8! 0! 3! 0.0! 0.0! 2.5! 1.5! 4.0! 0.0! 1.5|}