Naomi Ferres | |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1997 |
Originalteam: | Western Spurs (VFL Women's) |
Draftpick: | No. 3, 2017 AFLW rookie draft |
Debutdate: | Round 1, 2018 |
Debutstadium: | VU Whitten Oval |
Height: | 164 cm |
Position: | Midfielder |
Guernsey: | 16 |
Years1: | 2018– |
Games Goals1: | 56 (1) |
Statsend: | the 2023 season |
Careerhighlights: |
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Naomi Ferres (born 26 October 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Ferres was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with the club's first selection and the third pick overall in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft from the VU Western Spurs .[1] She was upgraded to the Bulldogs' main playing list following an injury to Kimberley Ebb and subsequently made her debut in the twenty-six point win against at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2] [3] Ferres received a nomination for the 2018 AFL Women's Rising Star award in the Bulldogs' round 7 win over .[4]
Ferres went on to win the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final and took a crucial mark in the defensive 50 just before the siren to deny the Brisbane Lions a chance to tie the game. It was revealed that Ferres had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 8 out of 9 games for the club that season.[5]
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[6]
|-| scope=row | 2018 || || 16| 8 || 0 || 0 || 35 || 24 || 59 || 11 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.4 || 3.0 || 7.4 || 1.4 || 2.3 || 0|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row | 2019 || || 16| 7 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 20 || 43 || 6 || 19 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 3.3 || 2.9 || 6.1 || 0.9 || 2.7 || 0|-| scope=row | 2020 || || 16| 6 || 0 || 0 || 31 || 29 || 60 || 9 || 16 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.2 || 4.8 || 10.0 || 1.5 || 2.7 || 0|- style=background:#EAEAEA| scope=row | 2021 || || 16| 8 || 0 || 0 || 44 || 44 || 88 || 14 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.5 || 5.5 || 11.0 || 1.8 || 2.1 || 0|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 29 !! 1 !! 0 !! 133 !! 117 !! 250 !! 40 !! 70 !! 0.1 !! 0.0 !! 4.6 !! 4.0 !! 8.6 !! 1.4 !! 2.4 !! 0|}