Isabella Grant (born 21 September 2001) is an

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er playing for in the

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(AFLW). She was drafted with the forty-seventh selection in the 2020 AFL Women's draft by the under the Father-daughter rule. She was educated at

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Early football

Grant began her junior career at Spotswood Football Club in the

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in 2016. She played in the Under 15 girls division, and then continued playing for the next four years, where she won three premierships and a best and fairest medal, won while playing in the Under 15s division. She kicked 12 goals for her club in 2017, the highest out of anyone playing in the team. She was also nominated for the U18 best and fairest award in 2017. Grant began playing for the

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in the

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in 2019. She played 6 games and kicked 1 goal, while averaging17.2 disposals a game. Grant was named on the half-forward flank in the

girls team of the year for 2019. She represented Vic Metro in the 2019 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships, having a standout game against Vic Country where she kicked 3 goals.

AFLW career

Grant missed out on the

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due to an ongoing foot injury. She debuted in the 3rd round of the

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, where she collected 8 disposals and 1 mark. She only had one more game for the season, before being omitted. It was revealed that Grant had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 2 games with the club that season.

Statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Isabella 2001 births Living people Western Bulldogs (AFLW) players Western Jets players (Talent League Girls) Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)