Melissa Caulfield Explained

Melissa Caulfield
Birth Date:29 May 1988
Originalteam: (WAWFL)
Draftpick:No. 77, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2017
Debutstadium:VU Whitten Oval
Height:167 cm
Position:Midfielder / forward
Years1:2017–2019
Games Goals1:20 (5)
Years2:2020–2022
Games Goals2:13 (3)
Games Goalstotal:33 (8)
Statsend:the 2022 season

Melissa Caulfield (born 29 May 1988) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's competition. Caulfield was drafted by Fremantle with their tenth selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played the first two matches of the year before missing the round three match against . She returned for the round four match against [3] and played every match for the remainder of the year apart from the last round of the season, and finished with five matches.[4] In March 2022, Caulfield retired to focus on work and travel.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 100 per cent WA talent drafted to Freo. 12 October 2016. FremantleFC.com.au. Bigpond. 2 September 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. 2 September 2017.
  3. News: AFLW Teams Round 4: Full squads named for fourth week of AFL Women’s competition. 23 February 2017. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 2 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Melissa Caulfield. AustralianFootball.com. 2 September 2017.
  5. Web site: AFLW: Caulfield announces retirement. Emma. Henderson. Telstra Media. West Coast. 24 March 2022.