Phoebe McWilliams | |
Birth Date: | 1985 8, df=y |
Originalteam: | St Kilda Sharks (VWFL) |
Draftpick: | Priority signing, 2016, |
Debutdate: | Round 1, 2017 |
Debutstadium: | Thebarton Oval |
Height: | 178 cm |
Position: | Center half forward |
Guernsey: | 37 |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Games Goals1: | 14 (14) |
Years2: | 2019–2022 (S6) |
Games Goals2: | 31 (21) |
Years3: | 2022 (S7)– |
Games Goals3: | 4 (1) |
Games Goalstotal: | 49 (36) |
Statsend: | 2022 season 7 |
Careerhighlights: | AFLW
2022 (S6)State
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Phoebe McWilliams (born 31 August 1985) is an Australian rules footballer playing for in the AFL Women's competition.
She was signed as a priority player before the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut against at Thebarton Oval in round one of the 2017 season. McWilliams played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games, and was Greater Western Sydney's top goal-kicker with seven goals.[1]
Greater Western Sydney signed McWilliams for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[2]
In May 2018, McWilliams accepted an offer from expansion club Geelong to play with the club in the 2019 season.[3]
In June 2022, McWilliams was traded by Geelong to Carlton ahead of the seventh season of the AFL Women’s competition.[4]
Statistics are correct to the end of 2022 season 6.https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Phoebe%2BMcWilliams/19911|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017| style="text-align:center;"|| 3 || 7 || 7 || 1 || 25 || 17 || 42 || 13 || 9 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 3.6 || 2.4 || 6.0 || 1.9 || 1.3 || 0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018| style="text-align:center;"|| 3 || 7 || 7 || 3 || 31 || 23 || 54 || 16 || 16 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 4.4 || 3.3 || 7.7 || 2.3 || 2.3 || 2|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019| style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 6 || 3 || 4 || 27 || 9 || 36 || 19 || 13 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 4.5 || 1.5 || 6.0 || 3.2 || 2.2 || 1|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020| style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 30 || 25 || 55 || 16 || 11 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 5.0 || 4.2 || 9.2 || 2.7 || 1.8 || 0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021| style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 9 || 4 || 7 || 54 || 24 || 78 || 30 || 16 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 6.0 || 2.7 || 8.7 || 3.3 || 1.7 || 0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (S6)| style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 10 || 10 || 3 || 39 || 21 || 60 || 23 || 18 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 3.9 || 2.1 || 6.0 || 2.3 || 1.8 |||- |- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 45 !! 35 !! 19 !! 206 !! 119 !! 325 !! 117 !! 83 !! 0.8 !! 0.4 !! 4.6 !! 2.6 !! 7.2 !! 2.6 !! 1.8 !! |}
Prior to her AFLW career, McWilliams was communications co-ordinator for the Melbourne Cricket Club.[5] To allow more time to concentrate on her football career, McWilliams became a freelance journalist.[6]