Greta Bodey (born 11 July 1995) is an

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er playing for

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in the

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competition (AFLW). Bodey was raised in Brisbane. She came to the sport much later than average after playing

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for much of her life for clubs including

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and aspired to play for the Matildas. First taking part in Australian rules in 2019, she played for Saints in Cairns while on placement and

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in the

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before being selected by Brisbane as an other-sport rookie ahead of the 2020 AFLW season. Bodey made her

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debut in

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's round 1 game against

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on 8 February 2020.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * AFL Women's premiership player ():

Individual *

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: S7 (2022) * Brisbane leading goalkicker: 2022

References

External links

* * 1995 births Living people Sportswomen from Queensland Australian rules footballers from Queensland Brisbane Lions (AFLW) players Sportspeople from Brisbane {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub