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Hannah Dunn
Hannah Dunn (born 19 August 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Port Adelaide in the AFL Women's competition. Early life Dunn was raised in Canberra and attended Daramalan College throughout her upbringing. She began playing football in 2010 for the Queanbeyan Tigerettes in the AFL Canberra competition and became the first female player to reach 100 appearances for the club. AFLW career Despite missing out on selection in the 2016 AFL Women's draft, Dunn trained with Greater Western Sydney as a back-up player in 2016 preseason period. She made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. It was her only match for the Giants and she was delisted at the end of the 2017 season. Dunn was drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 22 in the 2019 AFL Women's draft and played six AFLW matches for the club in 2020. She was named co-captain of the club in January 2021, and sole captain the following season. On 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFL Canberra
AFL Canberra is the name of the local governing body for and premier competition of Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory (and the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales). It acts as an umbrella to several competitions beneath it. These competitions are Seniors First Grade, Seniors Second Grade, Thirds, Fourths and a Rising Stars League. A women's league, the Australian Capital Territory Women's Australian Football League operates separately though most AFL Canberra clubs also field women's teams. History The league was founded as the Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League in 1924 with founding members Acton and Queanbeyan. The following year, the premiership was contested by 4 clubs including Canberra, Federal and Duntroon. By 1926 the competition had gained popularity and was contested by 5 clubs. AFL Canberra was once a very popular local league, however since the introduction of the Swans and matches featuring AFL clubs being played at M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 AFL Women's Season
The 2017 AFL Women's season was the inaugural season of the AFL Women's competition, the new highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 3 February until 25 March, and comprised a 7-game home-and-away season followed by a grand final featuring the top two clubs. The new league was established featuring the women's teams of eight Australian Football League (AFL) clubs – , , , , , , , and . The inaugural premiership was won by , after it defeated by six points in the 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final. Premiership season Home-and-away matches The full fixture was released on Friday 9 December 2016. Notable features of the draw include: * and featured in the league's first ever match, the match was initially scheduled to be held at Collingwood's home Olympic Park Oval, but was moved in January 2017 to the higher capacity Ikon Park due to higher than expected interest. *, Carlton, and the each had four ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Western Sydney Giants (AFLW) Players
The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park which represents the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales and Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The Giants compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), and entered the league in 2012 as the competition's 18th active club. The club train at the WestConnex Centre in the Olympic Park and play most home matches at Sydney Showground Stadium, also located within the Olympic Park precinct. In addition it plays four home matches per season at Manuka Oval in Canberra as part of a deal with the ACT Government. The Giants commenced competing in the AFL in March 2012. Despite struggling initially in the competition and claiming two consecutive wooden spoons, the club reached finals for the first time in 2016 and qualified for its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Canberra
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1991 Births
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2019 AFL Women's Draft
The 2019 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the 14 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's 2020 season. At the conclusion of the period clubs were required to have 27 senior-listed and three rookie-listed players. Expansion club signing period First period Prior to the completion of the 2019 season, future expansion clubs , , and were permitted to pre-list up to 10 players from their women's academies or designated development zones. A maximum of seven of these players could be open-age signings who had nominated for the 2018 AFL Women's draft but not been selected. A final three spots were reserved for three junior players of minimum draft age (born in 2001) and who hailed from the clubs' designated development regions. Second period From 8 April expansion clubs , , and will have an 11-day window until 18 April to sign players who played for existing clubs during the 2019 season. These clubs can sign a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast Suns
The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since the 2011 season, having been founded as the league's 17th active club by a consortium formerly known as "GC17" and being granted a licence to join the AFL on 31 March 2009. The team play home matches at Carrara Stadium (known for commercial purposes as "Metricon Stadium") and have their training and administrative facilities located at the adjacent Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre. The club is one of two AFL clubs based in Queensland, the other being its main rival, the Brisbane Lions. The Suns also field teams in the AFL Women's competition and the Victorian Football League. History Foundation The first application for a license by a Gold Coast team to enter the AFL was made in 1996 by the wealthy and popular Gold Coast based Southp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Sports (Australia)
Fox Sports Australia Pty Limited (formerly Premier Media Group Pty Limited) is the division of Foxtel that owns and operates the Fox Sports television networks and digital properties in Australia. The group operates nine Fox Sports Channels as well as Fox Sports News, Fox Cricket, Fox League, Fox Footy, Watch AFL and Watch NRL. Fox Sports channels are available via Foxtel or Kayo. The group's main competitors are beIN Sports, ESPN, Optus Sport and Stan Sports. Unlike Fox Sports (United States) the group is not owned directly by the Fox Corporation. However News Corp which holds a 65% stake in Foxtel is Fox Corporation's sister company. History Early years Launch Fox Sports started life as the Premier Sports Network (later just Premier Sports) as the only fully operational local channel at the launch of Australia's first pay-television service, Galaxy. Premier Sports' backers included American company Prime International, which later became part of Liberty Media. The serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Western Sydney Giants
The Greater Western Sydney Giants (officially the Greater Western Sydney Football Club and colloquially known as the GWS Giants or simply GWS) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Sydney Olympic Park, which represents the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales and Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The Giants compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), and entered the league in 2012 as the competition's 18th active club. The club train at the WestConnex Centre in the Olympic Park and play most home matches at Sydney Showground Stadium, also located within the Olympic Park precinct. In addition it plays four home matches per season at Manuka Oval in Canberra as part of a deal with the ACT Government. The Giants commenced competing in the AFL in March 2012. Despite struggling initially in the competition and claiming two consecutive wooden spoons, the club reached finals for the first time in 2016 and qualified for its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thebarton Oval
Thebarton Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia currently used for a variety of sports including Australian rules football. It was the home ground of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Torrens Football Club, West Torrens between 1922 and 1989, and since 2008 has been the home of the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) now called the Adelaide Footy League. The SANFL was granted 5 million dollars from the State Government towards developing Thebarton Oval for South Australian Football in 2020 however, controversially, and at odds with local residents in 2022 the Australian Football League (a body based in Melbourne which changed its name from the Victorian Football League in 1990) member, the Adelaide Football Club, Adelaide Crows Football Club are moving to take over Thebarton Oval, demolish the Bob Hank Stand and remove the Oval and neighboring Kings Park to build their facilities, which is being supported by the City of West T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 AFL Women's Draft
The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football league for women's Australian rules football, female players. The 2017 AFL Women's season, first season of the league ... competition recruited players prior to the competition's inaugural season in 2017. Draftees and signings over the period were required to have a minimum age qualification of 18. Prior to the draft itself each club was allowed to sign two marquee players from any state across the country at an increased salary. In addition, they were permitted to sign a number of priority players with existing connections to the club, and up to two rookie players who had not played competitive Australian rules football within the previous three years. All remaining players entered the draft and became eligible to be selected by any team based in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
