Brittany Bonnici (born 3 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
| Brittany Bonnici | |||
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_03.02.17.jpg) Bonnici playing for Collingwood in February 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brittany Bonnici | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1997 | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda Sharks (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 27, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at IKON Park | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Collingwood | 57 (4) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life and state football edit
Bonnici first played competitively with the under-11 boys of the Wallan Football Club. She has since then toured New Zealand as the vice-captain of the Australian AFL High Performance Academy, captained Victoria Metro Youth Girls to a national title in 2015, was selected three times for the Youth Girls All-Australians, and played for Melbourne in the 2015 exhibition match. Following a bad run of concussions in 2015, she only played two senior games for St Kilda Sharks in 2016. As a result of the concussions, she also started wearing a helmet during her games.[1]
AFL Women's career edit
Bonnici made her debut in round 1, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton.[2] After round 6, she was nominated for the season's Rising Star award.[3]
Collingwood re-signed Bonnici for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[4]
Collingwood re-signed Bonnici for the 2019 season during the trade period in June 2018.[5]
Bonnici had a successful season for Collingwood in 2021, awarded with her maiden All-Australian blazer, named on the interchange bench.[6][7] She led the league for marks and disposals.[8] Because of this, she was selected in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team.[9]
Statistics edit
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2023 season[10]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 64 | 8 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 78 | 14 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 17 | 88 | 16 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Collingwood | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 42 | 137 | 25 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 19.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 2021 | Collingwood | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 83 | 256† | 60§ | 38 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 15.7 | 7.5 | 23.3† | 5.5§ | 3.5 | 12 |
| 2022 (S6) | Collingwood | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 41 | 152 | 26 | 44 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.9 | 5.1 | 19.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 2022 (S7) | Collingwood | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Collingwood | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 44 | 183 | 29 | 65 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 4.4 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 6.5 | |
| Career | 57 | 4 | 8 | 680 | 278 | 958 | 178 | 277 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 16.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 32 | ||
References edit
- ^ Swersky, Tiarne (10 March 2017). "Bonnici's living the dream". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Match Centre - Carlton vs. Collingwood". AFL. Telstra Media. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Black, Sarah (14 March 2017). "Tenacious Pie, Demon defender earn AFLW Rising Star nods". AFL. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period". AFL. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Lechucki, Meagan (4 June 2018). "AFLW: Pies pocket early picks". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team". womens.afl. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Zita, David (20 April 2021). "Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Nice, Chris (3 April 2021). "Behind the stats: Young mid reigns supreme, chart-topping Saints surprise". St Kilda. Telstra. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
Georgia Patrikios ended the home-and-away season equal-second in the league for the most touches, just seven behind Collingwood's Brittany Bonnici.
- ^ Black, Sarah (19 June 2021). "All-Star stats team: Shock leaders, lone Lion makes the cut". womens.afl. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Brittany Bonnici - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links edit
- Brittany Bonnici's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Brittany Bonnici at AustralianFootball.com