Kirsten McLeod explained

Kirsten McLeod
Birth Date:30 May 1994
Originalteam:Cranbourne (VFL Women's)
Draftpick:No. 28, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2017
Debutstadium:VU Whitten Oval
Height:161 cm
Position:Forward
Guernsey:6
Years1:2017–
Games Goals1:39 (25)
Statsend:the 2023 season
Careerhighlights:
  • Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker

2020

  • AFLW Premiership Player: 2017

Kirsten McLeod (born 30 May 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. McLeod was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their fourth selection and twenty-eighth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played six matches in her debut season and kicked four goals.[3] It was revealed that McLeod had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 8 out 9 possible games for the club that season.[4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[5]

|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row | 2017 || || 6| 6 || 4 || 8 || 26 || 16 || 42 || 3 || 14 || 0.6 || 1.3 || 4.3 || 2.7 || 7.0 || 0.5 || 2.3 || 0|-| scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2018# || || 6| 4 || 3 || 1 || 14 || 3 || 17 || 5 || 10 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 3.5 || 0.8 || 4.3 || 1.3 || 2.5 || 0|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row | 2019 || || 6| 6 || 2 || 5 || 24 || 4 || 28 || 7 || 11 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 4.0 || 0.6 || 4.6 || 1.7 || 1.8 || 0|-| scope=row | 2020 || || 6| 6 || 5 || 5 || 38 || 5 || 43 || 13 || 11 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 6.3 || 0.8 || 7.1 || 2.2 || 1.8 || 0|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row | 2021 || || 6| 2 || 7 || 2 || 43 || 6 || 49 || 12 || 17 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 5.4 || 0.8 || 6.1 || 1.5 || 2.1 || 0|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 30 !! 21 !! 21 !! 145 !! 34 !! 179 !! 40 !! 63 !! 0.7 !! 0.7 !! 4.8 !! 1.1 !! 6.0 !! 1.3 !! 2.1 !! 0|}

Notes and References

  1. News: Lambert top pick, 19 added to women's team. 12 October 2016. WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. 26 October 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. 26 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Kirsten McLeod. AustralianFootball.com. 26 October 2017.
  4. Web site: 25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0. 16 June 2021. 17 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Kirsten McLeod. Australian Football. 15 February 2021.