Kalinda Howarth (born 2 August 1999) is an Australian rules footballer with the Collingwood Football Club in the

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(AFLW). She was previously listed at the

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in 2018 and played for the Gold Coast Suns from 2020 to 2023. Howarth is a dual Gold Coast leading goalkicker and was named in the

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Early life

Howarth was born on the

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into a family of

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(

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) descent and attended Helensvale State High School throughout her upbringing. She grew up a passionate

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supporter and played

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, soccer and

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throughout her childhood. At the age of 12, her brother convinced her to try Australian rules football with the

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. She later switched clubs to play for

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and eventually Coolangatta Tweed in the top level Queensland competition in the lead up to her draft year. At the age of 17, Howarth kicked the premiership-winning goal for Coolangatta Tweed in the 2016 QAFLW grand final. Howarth signed with the Gold Coast Suns Academy. She was also named on the half forward line in the 2017 Under 18 All-Australian team following her strong performance at the national championships. Howarth named

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as her football idol growing up and wears the number 23 guernsey in recognition of her desire to play like him.

AFL Women's career

Brisbane and return to QAFLW (2018–2019)

Howarth was selected by with the 31st pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft but was delisted a year later without making her AFLW debut. She then joined Bond University and impressed with 31 goals in 15 games to win the QAFLW leading goal kicker award for 2019 and finish in second place in the league best and fairest voting. Her performance led to draft pre-selection by , her hometown club, to be a part of its inaugural AFLW list.

Gold Coast (2020–2023)

She made her AFL Women's debut against in round 1 of the

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. In the inaugural women's

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between intrastate rivals Gold Coast and Brisbane, Howarth kicked three of the Suns' four goals against her former side and drew comparisons to forward Steve Johnson following her performance. She was also named the AFLW's Round 3 AFL Women's Rising Star nominee for her efforts. Three weeks later, Howarth kicked a career-high four goals and was voted best on ground in her team's 25-point win over , which ultimately secured a place in the finals for the Suns. She was named in the 2020 AFLW All-Australian team for her season performance.

Collingwood (2024–present)

During the trade period ahead of the 2024 season, Howarth was traded to as part of a three-club deal also involving Brisbane, with Collingwood parting with a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick of that year's draft as part of the trade.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

* AFL Women's All-Australian team:

* 2× Gold Coast leading goalkicker: 2020, 2021 * AFL Women's Rising Star nominee:

* AFL Women's 22under22 team: 2020

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howarth, Kalinda 1999 births Living people Australian rules footballers from the Gold Coast, Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Gold Coast Football Club (AFLW) players 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people